Yeah, the in-the-moment reaction is nothing here. He was a fan of them when he was younger (shared a picture of himself wearing a Raptors shirt from a few years back), and worked out with them in Toronto... generally you don't work out with teams that you don't want to be drafted by.
I'm a skeptic on the fit long-term... Like I think if you're playing him and Scottie together full-time, unless the shot improves a lot, you probably need a stretch C, and those are one of the rarest, most sought-after archetypes in the league. But... there's a significant number of draft analysts who had him as a top 6 prospect in this draft. He just tended to slide down in mock drafts due to fit concerns. If you're drafting best player available, he might have been the right choice.
My fit concerns are more longterm though. For now, he'll be the second-best P&R roll-man on the roster right from the start. Not having another roller after Poeltl was a real issue last year, and I'm looking forward to him and Shead together, between the P&R offense and their defense... I envision them blowing up so many P&Rs together. Of course, they'll need three shooters around them.
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