{"id":355634,"date":"2026-06-24T12:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=355634"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:47:06","slug":"raptors-select-graves-nineteenth-overall-in-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/raptors-select-graves-nineteenth-overall-in-nba-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors select Graves nineteenth overall in NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Vision 6\u20199\u2033 was back, a minimum of for one night.<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Raptors chosen forward Allen Graves nineteenth overall in the primary round of the NBA Draft on Tuesday night. The six-foot-nine forward is the newest in an extended line of Raptors draft picks that were athletic forwards roughly six feet, nine inches in height like Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, and most recently Collin Murray-Boyles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig wings, they love big wings, and massive guards, so I fit right in,\u201d said Graves in a video call with reporters from Brooklyn, N.Y., where the draft was held. \u201cI do know the culture there&#8217;s great, just from my visit, being there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust knowing that I\u2019m coming right into a winning program that\u2019s getting in the fitting direction is an incredible, amazing feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graves averaged 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game for the Santa Clara Broncos last season. He also had 1.9 steals and 0.9 blocks per game in his only NCAA season, earning him the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Yr award and Sixth Man of the Yr award.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"related_videos\">\n<div class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--video\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title\">Related Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<section id=\"miniplayer-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 10 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" 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every player, they really take the time to get to know them and get to actually construct a private relationship with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Raptors team president Masai Ujiri, now president of the Dallas Mavericks, coined the expression \u201cvision 6\u20199\u201d during his tenure. Current Toronto general manager Bobby Webster said it\u2019s a philosophy that persists inside the organization to at the present time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s at all times been best available two-way players, right? I believe that\u2019s at all times been our philosophy,\u201d said Webster on the identical conference call. \u201cI believe two-way, historically within the NBA, you needed to be, you recognize, top 10 on offence, top 10 on defence, or probably top five on offence, top 10 on defence to win a title, and in order that\u2019s form of been the massive North Star that drives a whole lot of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second round of the draft goes Wednesday night and the Raptors hold the fiftieth overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>Webster said that Toronto would still like to deal with its depth at guard and centre, but that there are several options open to his front office to fulfil those needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe draft is one, free agency is one other, and trades,\u201d said Webster. \u201cSo now we\u2019ll turn our attention, obviously, to Day 2 of the draft, but then get to trades and free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Webster said that Monday\u2019s trade that sent two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and veteran Bobby Portis from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro, Kel\u2019el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis and three first-round picks cleared the table for other deals to be made across the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a certain point we wish to be opportunistic within the trade market,\u201d said Webster. \u201cWe\u2019ll look to do this over the course of the summer and even into the trade deadline next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vision 6\u20199\u2033 was back, a minimum of for one night. 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