Terrence Ross became a member of the Toronto Raptors in the June 2012 draft. Bryan Colangelo, using what turned out to be his last first-round selection as the team’s General Manager, chose the University of Washington swingman with the #8 pick.
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The usual array of NBA commentators were baffled by the pick, with the consensus of opinion being that Ross would still have been on the board in the mid-teens, so why didn’t Colangelo trade down? Or select monster centre Andre Drummond, who was quickly snapped up by the Detroit Pistons and has become an All-Star?