There was essentially nothing more the two-time National College Player of the Year award winner could have shown in his four years at Purdue. He was inarguably the best player in college basketball and one of the most unstoppable scorers the sport has seen in many years.The 7-foot-4 Canadian center shot 14-for-25 in the movement three-point shooting drill and suddenly looked like a bit of a floor spacer.
“At the least, Zach Edey may have opened scouts' imaginations at the combine with the comfort level he demonstrated making jump shots during drills,” wrotewho has Edey going to the Toronto Raptors at No. 19 in his latest mock draft. “Regardless, for a center who measures just under 7'4" in socks with a near 7'11" wingspan, his touch and footwork have gotten sharp enough for scouts to picture a useful low-post scorer and offensive rebounder.
Stylistically, though, it’s a bit of an awkward fit. Toronto already has Jakob Poeltl on the roster as a relatively similarly skilled big man and the fact that Poeltl and Kelly Olynyk are both under contract moving forward could make it tough for Edey to see playing time. The Raptors have been open to playing Olynyk as a power forward, but it's not an ideal spot in what would be a crowded frontcourt for Toronto.
The Raptors certainly could use a young big man to pair with their core moving forward, but taking a prospect like Edey at No. 19 would likely suggest a trade involving Poeltl or Olynyk is coming at some point in the not-too-distant future.
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