Raptors Free Agency: 3 Players the team should sign after forward walks away

No. 2: Chuma Okeke

Sometimes injuries delay a player's growth as an NBA player, and once a player overcomes them their career can truly take off. Superstars like Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid illustrate the point, but even lower-rung examples such as Kyle Lowry or Kevon Looney were injured early in their careers but then got things on track.

At other times, injuries wipe out that important early development time and a player can't gain it back. Dylan Windler is a recent first-round pick whose first three years were devastated by injury, and now that he is back and healthy cannot regain the upside present when he was drafted.

Where will things fall for Chuma Okeke? It's a fair question after he has missed large chunks of time in three of his first four seasons. The 6'6" forward has the tools to be an impact player, with a 7-foot wingspan and solid defensive fundamentals. In his second season he was tasked with having the ball in his hands more often and he flashed some real playmaking chops.

In more recent years, when he has been on the court, Okeke has filled more of a 3-and-D role. The "3" portion of that role has been inconsistent but he takes the shot with confidence and his shot form isn't demonstrably broken. He could be worth a flier at the minimum to see if he can get his career back on track.