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2017 NBA Draft: Live analysis and tracking rumors, picks, trades for the NBA Draft

By Lukas Harkins

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the podium and stage before the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the podium and stage before the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 19, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan during player introductions before the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan during player introductions before the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Toronto Raptors

Record in 2016-17: 51-31 (T-2nd in the Eastern Conference)

Draft picks: 23rd overall

Jonathan Givony Projections: Tyler Lydon (#23)

Lukas Harkins Projections: Jarrett Allen (#23)

Draft Outlook: “What’s going to happen with Kyle Lowry?,” is a very important question facing the Raptors this season. Their outstanding point guard is a free agent and although he has reportedly indicated he would like to return to Toronto, that is not a guarantee. The Raptors have one pick in the first round, and it seems likely they will use it on a frontcourt player. Both Jarrett Allen and Tyler Lydon (the projections above) are good offensive players, with Lydon being the one who can add a deep threat to a lineup featuring DeMar DeRozan, who is a poor three-point shooting two-guard.

#23 overall: SF OG Anunoby, Indiana

An athletic specimen of the top class, the Toronto Raptors add a wing that can help out what is an unpredictable team for next season. Kyle Lowry is approaching free agency and the team needs a high-upside wing (as that is the way the league is trending) who can hopefully become an above-average starter in a few years. Anunoby is that guy. Grade: B-.

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