Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook (R) drives to the basket against the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (Photo credit should read RONALD MARTINEZ/AFP/GettyImages)
Luck and good fortune smiled down on the Toronto Raptors for the first time in what feels like forever, as they ended up getting the No. 4 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft despite just the seventh-best odds at earning the top selection and comparatively unlikely odds at gaining a selection in that rarified air.
The Raptors haven’t had a pick this high in 15 years, when they took Andrea Bargnani with the top selection in the 2006 draft.