Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com
The Raptors welcomed another University of Utah player to the team when they selected Jakob Poeltl with the ninth pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. The seven-footer became the first Austrian to be selected in the draft, and was the first Utah player selected in the lottery since Andrew Bogut went first overall in 2005.
Poeltl was a college teammate of Delon Wright’s and the two remain close. Wright said he kept in touch with Poeltl throughout the pre-draft process, speaking with him six or seven times, and that he “screamed” when he heard the Raptors had selected him.