Hoop Talk Ep. 88: NBA Draft Needs: Toronto Raptors

The Basketball Podcast BY FANS, FOR FANS!With the NBA Draft just over a month away, the 2020 NBA Lottery has been set and the draft order is officially locked in. With that, each team prepares for October as some of the best college and overseas prospects all await that fateful day in hopes of hearing their name called by Commissioner Adam Silver. In this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, the guys take a look at the Toronto Raptors.After losing Kawhi Leonard to the LA Clippers in free agency, the Raptors were left for dead by most NBA fans and were assumed to start a rebuild coming off of the 2019 NBA Championship. Regardless of the expectations, the Raptors led by Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam went on to finish second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 53-17 but were unfortunately bumped out of the NBA Playoffs in the 2nd round by the Boston Celtics. Now Toronto faces big decisions surrounding some of their key players such as Kyle Lowry, Fred Vanvleet, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka which could essentially decide the direction of the franchise moving forward. Lucky for them, they are known for having a great developmental for their young players where we have already seen significant improvement form guys like Siakam and OG Anunoby which spells well for who ever they select in this year's NBA Draft. The Raptors currently have the 29th and 59th picks in the 2020 NBA Draft which means their scouting department is going to have to show why they get the big bucks by finding some complementary talent late in both rounds. What position do the the guys believe the Toronto Raptors need to address most of all in this draft? Stay Tuned! Music Sample from: Impossible Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26UIYCRg1oOriginal Song from: The Boondocks Intro Theme song by Asheru- Judo Flip