Toronto’s Dalano Banton has become the first Canadian player to be drafted by the Toronto Raptors.
The club added the six-foot-nine, 21-year-old prospect with the 46th-overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
The first Canadian the @Raptors have ever drafted!
With the 46th overall pick in the 2021 #NBADraft, the Raptors select Toronto-native Dalano Banton. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/emXgqPe64V
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 30, 2021
One pick later, the Raptors added Louisville’s David Johnson.
TORONTO BOUND
With the 47th overall pick in the 2021 #NBADraft, the @Raptors select David Johnson. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/KnoqsaiAyC
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 30, 2021
More to come.
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