Sunday's NBA draft lottery could be a huge day in Raptors history

Weather’s role in wildfires in Atlantic Canada | SaltWire #weather #climatechange #wildfireseasonLong before the season even starts, one of the biggest moments of the Raptors’ 30th anniversary campaign will take place on Sunday afternoon — and it won’t be on the basketball court. That’s when the franchise will be able to map out a more certain direction after finding out the results of the NBA’s draft lottery.

Toronto will be represented on stage by Barnes and has less than a 50/50 shot at keeping the pick , including 37.2% odds of jumping into the top four. That’s better than the 29.9% odds of keeping the pick the team would have had if it finished seventh-worst in the standings, but far from the 63.9% odds with which fifth-worst San Antonio enters Sunday.

If the pick heads to San Antonio, Toronto will be free to take its time building back up, knowing its 2025 first-round pick, in a draft class considered far stronger than this one, will not be going to the Spurs. Should Toronto move up or stay at sixth, though, tanking next year becomes a mostly non-sensical option because the risk of losing the pick is too great .

Unlike in many years, there is not a consensus top prospect for the June 26 first round . Zaccharie Risacher, a big man from France is currently getting the most buzz because he can shoot and defend and is said to have a good sense for the game.

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