The Raptors were the unluckiest team at the NBA lottery as they came in with the third best chance to win the lottery (15.5%) and get the first overall draft pick and instead they dropped down to the 5 pick in the draft. This means the Raptors will need to do a lot of research on the second teer of the prospect as Derrick Williams and Kyrie Irving will be off the board by the time the Raptors will be picking and maybe even Kamba Walker will be off the board so they will have to find a gem with a little less sparkle that will be an outstanding player like a go to guy in crunch time and also be able to be a great one-two punch with DeMar DeRozan to help this team grow into a playoff contender sooner than later. I feel this way because if the Raptors find the right guy for the NBA he can make a bigger impact than other sports as their are only 5 players on the court at one time and playing something like 2/3 of a game instead of just being one of the guys in other sports. So realistically the Raptors have to go after the best available player on the board according to the people in charge of decision making for the Raptors instead of going after a certain position to be filled.
So who will be the decision maker for the Raptors at that time on June 23Rd will be Bryan Colangelo who has reportedly been resigned by the Raptors on a two-year-deal with an option likely on the end to make it a 3 year deal. He is going to be trying to rebuild the Raptors Organization into a playoff team which the Raptors have not been in since the 2007-08 season with the team he has put together has a 183-227 record over his 5 season in control with the Raptors having 47 win season in year one which makes the 4 seasons look much worst as they have a 146-192 during that time.
So the return of Bryan Colangelo brings lots of question with it like will he be willing to pull the plug on Jay Triano and if so would be Mike D'Antoni next in line. Will Colangelo be able to pull the cord on his first draft pick as a Raptors GM meaning Andrei Bargnani and shipping him out and really starting something new. What kind of free agents will he be able to attracted to Toronto to make this team better short and long term because if he fails to get the job done this season he will mostly walking the plank so it might be a smart move to get some fresh ideas in the head coach position.
Take your time and think because U need to make the right choice
Tom Mehegan
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