ESPN reporting that Bennett cleared waivers, and is close to signing with Toronto. Not sure how I feel about that. As a basketball Canada fan, I really want him to succeed, but I'm not sure that Toronto's the best place for that to happen, or that he fills any sort of role here.
If it works out and he comes anywhere close to his potential (which isn't typical first-overall upside, but is definitely lottery-pick upside), it's a great story all-round. Hey, even if he becomes an multi-purpose, depth role-player and has a long career with Toronto, that's a great story.
I could probably talk myself into liking this move fairly easily. I suppose the good thing about being in Toronto is that he'll have fans who are just rooting for him to succeed, and have no expectations about living up to first-overall expectations or about offsetting the loss of an all-star player at his position.
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