Remembering Chris Bosh’s draft night with the Toronto Raptors

As part of Raptors Rapture’s “Chris Bosh week”, we relive the night that Chris Bosh was drafted by the Toronto Raptors.

The Toronto Raptors organization was changed in the middle of a New York City heat wave on June 26, 2003. That is the night they drafted Georgia Tech forward Chris Bosh. The team was fortunate to own the fourth pick in what has widely been considered the greatest draft in NBA history.

Wearing his best Manilla suit, Bosh heard his name called and was soon handed a purple cap, which he donned proudly. On this magical night, the franchise found what would eventually become its marquee player.

The buzz going into the draft was mostly about the phenomenal athlete playing high…