Colangelo: Raptors Will Draft One of Five Players

This afternoon, Bryan Colangelo revealed a list of five players that the Raptors will choose from with the ninth selection in the 2009 NBA draft. With the ninth pick, the Raptors miss out on a few high calibre players, but because the draft is relatively deep, especially for lottery teams, they will surely select a projectable player with loads of potential. Colangelo’s list includes: DeMar Derozan , University of Southern California Gerald Henderson , Duke University James Johnson , Wake Forest University Jrue Holiday , University of California in Los Angeles Jonny Flynn , Syracuse University DDR throwing it down To read a detailed article on the Raptors’ Draft preview, please go to Mike Ulmer’s blog at Raptors.com . I have repeated over and over these past few weeks that the Raptors need an athletic wing. All of these players, with the exception of Flynn, fulfill this category. I believe Bryan Colangelo and company have their eyes on DeRozan . ... (link)