The Toronto Raptors drafting 29th means they are at the mercy of the teams ahead of them — which, of course, is most of the league. The picks in the late-lottery and the latter half of the first round don’t necessarily follow “best available prospect” drafting strategies. Some teams may be looking for players to make an immediate impact, or draft-and-stash candidates, draft-for-need picks, or long term projects. In other words, teams drafting in this late-first round range (and beyond) are often in different phases of their development timeline, which leads to vastly different thinking.
Based on several mock drafts, I had the following names on my not-so-big-board for the Raptors at the no.