TORONTO - It’s the dream of every aspiring young basketball player to be drafted by their hometown team, according to Dalano Banton.
And his dream was no different.
Banton made history this summer as the first Torontonian -- and first Canadian -- drafted by the Raptors when they selected him with their 46th pick, a night the 21-year-old rookie said was like double the pleasure.
“It’s just been a dream come true just to wake up and come to the Raptors facility. . . being drafted is definitely a blessing, but (to be drafted) by where you’re from is definitely like two dreams coming true at once.