What to know<\/p>\n
The Raptors selected Allen Graves with the 19th overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft.<\/p>\n
Graves averaged 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during his freshman season at Santa Clara.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old won both West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year honours.<\/p>\n
Graves says he\u2019s excited to join Toronto because of the team\u2019s family culture and passionate fan base<\/p>\n
The Toronto Raptors selected forward Allen Graves with the 19th overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old out of Santa Clara University stands at 6-foot-9 and is coming off an impressive freshman season with the Santa Clara Broncos.<\/p>\n
Despite playing just one season of college basketball, Graves emerged as one of the draft\u2019s more intriguing prospects thanks to his strong analytical profile.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Last season, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game while shooting .512 from the field, .413 from three-point range, and .750 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
His performance earned him both West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year honours.<\/p>\n
Although Graves did not start regularly during his lone collegiate season, scouts have praised his well-rounded game. His ability to shoot, score, rebound, and defend makes him an intriguing addition to the Raptors\u2019 young core.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters after being selected, Graves said he\u2019s looking forward to joining an organization known for its strong support system and passionate fan base.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe family culture of it, that\u2019s what I\u2019m used to, that\u2019s what I grew up in, so knowing that that same thing is in Toronto waiting for me is an amazing feeling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Graves added that he\u2019s also excited about experiencing Toronto\u2019s \u201cbig city vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n
The NBA Draft continues Wednesday night with the second round, where the Raptors hold the 50th overall pick.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n
The NBA Draft continues with the second round, where Toronto holds the 50th overall selection.<\/p>\n
For now, Raptors fans will begin learning more about the newest member of the franchise\u2019s young core \u2014 a promising freshman who quickly turned one strong college season into a first-round NBA opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to know The Raptors selected Allen Graves with the 19th overall pick in the first round of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102538,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[37006,1394,48],"class_list":["post-102537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-allen-graves","tag-raptors","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}