The Raptors took something of a risk with the #23 draft pick this past summer. Ogugua Anunoby, better known as OG, was enjoying a dandy freshman year with the Indiana Hoosiers. Then he landed badly in a game against Penn State and blew out his right knee. He had been projected as a lottery selection, but an injury as serious as his was enough to scare off a bunch of NBA teams.
Masai Ujiri and his scouts must have been pinching themselves when Anunoby was still on the board. They snapped him up, even knowing he wouldn’t be on the court on Day 1.