Shortly after the Raptors selected Indiana’s OG Anunoby with the 23rd pick, delighting Raptors fans and sexy bloggers everywhere, Toronto’s head coach Dwane Casey emerged from the war room to discuss his newest player.
Coming into the draft, Anunoby was slotted anywhere between 10 and 30 in mock drafts due to his murky injury situation — he tore his ACL in January. Casey seemed pleased that he was available when the Raptors’ turn came up.
“He’s a big time talent,” said Casey. “Probably if it wasn’t for his injury he would have went higher.