When Duke big man Khaman Maluach was still on the board at the 9th overall selection in the 2025 NBA Draft, it seemed like a match made in heaven for the Raptors to be all over that pick.
For months, the rumors pointed to Maluach's seamless fit in the Masai Ujiri system, as an African prospect, and overall, addressing a major issue blatantly missing from the Raptors' identity ... that being a sense of youth and upside at the center position.
And while those like myself saw it as easy to view Maluach as the quick and simple solution to those problems, this year's Summer League is highlighting an even brighter young player in Ulrich Chomche.