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As the NBA trade deadline moves more into the rearview, the talk of the offseason, more specifically the draft, is growing louder for the Toronto Raptors.
With Norman Powell departing at the trade deadline and Lowry sticking around for the remainder of this season, the team is set for the final stretch of the season. However, a 1-13 month of March and with many top players resting like Lowry, Fred VanVleet, and Pascal Siakam, many in Raptors nation are looking to the offseason.
Currently, Toronto is projected to select at No. 10 in the upcoming draft, so we decided to look at who the Raptors may choose at that spot.
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NBA scouts are getting a more complete picture of the 2021 draft field with the G League Ignite now eight games into the G League season.
As we inch closer to the All-Star break, the lottery odds for teams at the bottom of the standings are also becoming clearer.
Otherwise, the big storylines of the past week involve a projected top-10 pick opting out of the season and a breakout lottery prospect returning from injury.
1. Minnesota Timberwolves: Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State, PG/SG, Freshman)
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D Angelo Russell is hurt, head coach Ryan Saunders is out, and the Minnesota Timberwolves have the league s worst record three months after making the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 draft.
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NBA scouts are approaching an important stretch with two months left of college basketball and the G League bubble kicking off.
Despite the frustrating postponements due to COVID-19, there have been enough games played to project an entire two-round draft.
Some bigger questions remaining concern how the Ignite team will perform against veterans and whether the lottery will still include early disappointments like the Toronto Raptors and Dallas Mavericks, who ll send their pick to the New York Knicks.
The order was based on standings heading into games on Monday, Feb. 1.
1. Detroit Pistons: Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State, PG/SG, Freshman)
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The 2021 NBA draft board received an update with some teams now at least five games into the season.
A few schools and prospects haven t played at all due to either COVID-19 or eligibility concerns. But after three weeks, we have a better feel for the newcomers and whether the top returning names made improvements over the offseason.
While there is still a lot of uncertainty about the tiers and depth of this particular class, there is no doubt the top of the board looks more exciting than 2020 s.
Nos. 50-41
50. Nah Shon Hyland (VCU, SG, Sophomore)