[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by octothorp

Yeah, I've seen mocks where they take Valanciunas, Kanter, Walker, Leonard, Vesely, and Knight.

Valanciunas might have the highest upside, but probably takes the longest to develop. I think BC might be looking for a more immediate impact, especially since he's on such a short contract himself.
Can't see Knight being available, I think Utah takes him at 3 (although if they don't, he falls to us and is probably automatic).
Kanter would be a more immediate impact than Valanciunas. Probably goes to Cleveland at 4 though.
Walker is probably the safest pick, but doesn't have a really high upside, IMO. Wouldn't be shocked to see the Raptors take him, and I'd be okay with it.
Leonard is my first choice, and I was really happy to hear that he had a great workout in Toronto earlier this week. A great wing defender, excellent rebounder, and supposedly one of the hardest working kids out there.
Vesely looks to me to be an awful fit for the Raptors, and I'm really surprised at how much Colangelo has been scouting him. And Ford has had him going to the Raptors in his mock for weeks. This is making me really nervous.

I agree with you, I think Knight will be gone and I hope we take Leonard with the 5th. My other hope is that we could trade Calderon or Bargnani in some sort of a package with our 5th to move up and get Derrick Williams.