If we’re looking for a silver lining in the Toronto Raptors dreadful year of 2017 (8 wins and 11 defeats since the calendar changed), there’s only one. The team hasn’t bargained away its draft picks, and each defeat improves their draft standing. Sad, isn’t it?
As a result, I’m going to start paying more attention to the mock drafts. The Raptors have two first-rounders, their own, currently the 22nd, and that of the Los Angeles Clippers, #24.
While I don’t expect the Clippers to fall out of the Western Conference race, meaning the pick will be of dubious value, the same can’t be said about ours.