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Ranking every first-round pick in Toronto Raptors history

By Raju Byfield

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 17: Masai Ujiri of the Toronto Raptors sits in his seat during the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery at the New York Hilton in New York, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 17: Masai Ujiri of the Toronto Raptors sits in his seat during the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery at the New York Hilton in New York, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Toronto Raptors – Morris Peterson. (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Morris Peterson – 21st overall (2000)

Morris Peterson is one of the Toronto Raptors all-time fan favourites. Selected at 21st overall, only seven players from the entire draft class would go on to play more total minutes than Peterson. Peterson was a key role player for the Toronto Raptors who averaged over 30 minutes per game in four of his seven seasons with the Raptors. He played both shooting guard and small forward and spent a considerable amount of time in the starting lineup.

Peterson topped out at 16.8 points in the 2003-04 season. He is remembered fondly by the Toronto Raptors fan base but shot under 44-percent every season of his career. He averaged 12 points on 42-percent shooting in 542 games with the Toronto Raptors. He is currently number two all-time in games played as a Toronto Raptor. ‘Mo Pete’ as he was known to Raptors fans is fourth all-time in minutes played, sixth in field goals, fifth in field goal attempts, and second in both three-pointers made and attempted.

The 2000 NBA Draft class was a deep class lacking any truly elite talents. Kenyon Martin was considered the only sure-fire All-Star of the class and Darius Miles was the high school sensation. The only notable player drafted after Peterson was Michael Redd. Redd went on to become a star in the NBA who averaged 19 points per game. His 55.9 win shares rank fourth in the class.