A scouting the 18 most recent draft prospect the Toronto Raptors have worked out

The Toronto Raptors do not have a pick in this year’s NBA Draft. However, that has not stopped them from doing their due diligence. Here is a breakdown of the most recent 18 workouts

As the NBA Draft quickly approaches, the Toronto Raptors find themselves without any firing power. No picks in this year’s draft, thanks to a DeMarre Carroll trade in which the Toronto Raptors were forced to expend two 2018 draft-picks in order to shed Carroll’s hefty contract.

Although they have no picks, the Raptors front office still has been relatively active, working out more than 18 prospects to this point. Of the invitees so far, a couple of key trends stuck out.

• Guard Heavy – Perhaps in preparation for Fred VanVleet’s departure, perhaps they just are looking to add depth, but to this point the Toronto Raptors have worked-out a large amount of point/combo guard prospects.
•  Not too high – Nearly all the prospects Toronto has worked out thus far have been in the late 2nd round and undrafted territory. Don’t expect the Raptors to be moving up to the high lottery, unless rumors of Masai’s interest in Shai Gilgeous Alexander turn out to be true.
• Mid-Major Darlings – The good majority of invitees are from mid-major or smaller universities. After having early success (Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet), team President Masai Ujiri appears ready to go back to the small-school well once again.

With no picks, maybe Toronto will attempt to trade, or buy, their way back into the draft. They could also be searching for undrafted candidates to give a summer-league roster spot too. Either way, here is the scouting report on the most recent 18 prospects the Raptors have worked out:

First day of workouts

Jon Elmore:     Marshall University – 6’3″ Guard

Expected range: Returned to school

Unlikely to be drafted this year, the highly productive Junior ultimately decided to return to college for another season.

Marcus Foster:     Creighton University – 6’3″ Guard

Expected range: Undrafted

A Kansas State transfer, Marcus Foster played in 130 total games during his four-year career, starting 125 of them. Foster was productive as soon as he stepped on a college campus, but required a couple of years of seasoning before he became efficient. During Foster’s season he averaged 19.8 with an 57.7-percent EFG%.

However, it won’t be Foster’s scoring that dictates his success at the next level. Allowed to play shooting guard the majority of his college career Foster averaged just 2.7 assists per game his senior season. At 6’2.5″ in shoes, he will need to play point guard at the next level and seriously improve his playmaking in order to do that.

Nana Foulland:     Bucknell – 6’9″ Traditional Power forward

Expected Range: Undrafted

A big bruiser with no perimeter game, it will be tough for Nana Foulland to carve out a niche at the next level. It’s a shame, because at the collegiate level Foulland was a very productive player.

Averaging 13 and seven over the course of his career, Foulland helped Bucknell become one of the best teams in the patriot league during his time there. While it probably won’t work out in the NBA, Foulland is likely to have a very productive career overseas.