11 games into the season NBA fans are really starting to take note of recent 33rd overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors, Christian Koloko. Koloko was relatively unheard by many going into the draft but many, especially Chicago Bulls fans, have heard of him now. Two nights ago he added on to a very positive start to his rookie season by putting up SIX blocks against the Bulls in the Raptors 113-104 win. It seemed as though Koloko would need more of learning curve to adapt to the NBA but he looks extremely comfortable in the setting and head coach Nick Nurse is showing the confidence in the player having started him every time one of the usual starters is missing through injury.
It is a wonder how so many teams passed on him in the first round and let him slip into the hands of Masai Ujiri and the Raptors in the second round but so far at least the team is reaping the rewards of thei9r selection. In this video Jacob Gramegna on his main channel Amateur Hour Sports discusses the selection, why he makes the team and their defenders like OG Anunoby better immediately and what his ceiling REALLY is in the NBA.
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0:00 – Overview
1:05 – The Raptors have done it again
2:32 – The pre draft analysis
4:28 – I was wrong about this..
5:49 – This was very surprising
6:14 – He makes everyone better
7:48 – Koloko needs to fix this
8:57 – What is his ceiling?
10:25 – Overall thoughts
See you again next time
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15 Comments
Yeah man, Koloko is looking great! Wasn't he projected to go really low in the draft, even lower than what the Raptors took him at I'm pretty sure? Maybe I'm remembering that wrong…
This team needs a trade the question is what player can Raptors trade with pics and make huge upgrade.Trent Jr is the guy you move. Trent hasn’t done enough to show he can be elite plus he can walk season end. OG I don’t want to trade him I love his defence and that plus 15 pts a game is enough for me
Trent 2 or 3 first round pics
A star 25 pts a game and term left on his deal
Do a video on what you want for Trent and the three next 1st rounders
Don’t worry his age he gets bigger and mor nasty. Let him put on 30 lbs from the gym and growth from age
Koloko is gonna be a BEAST
if we dont sign gtjr this off season then koloko is taking that center spot
Good foresight on Koloko.
You can't compare Malachi to Bruno Caboclo…. Malachi imo was a big find
Yeah Koloko has everything big, Big hands, Big feet, Big wingspan, Big height and Big weight! I mean what more can you ask for from a Center 👍🏾
Choosing Malachi over Bane still bothers me to this day. Koloko great pick.
Buddy, not only were you wrong about Koloko you were wrong about Juancho "vaccine" Hernangomez b/c he doesn't do anything. He sucks, and we should have kept Jackson.
Jacob you want my tickets for 905 opening night? Can you send me a private message
He needs to keep the ball above his head and stop bringing it down and be stronger with the dunks, maybe he's getting tired..coach needs to spread out minutes play bench more…
I’m still not out on Malachi
He looked raw in summer league, but Raptors gave threw him against other team’s big men. I doubt he goes to the G league as he’s starting and has transformed this D. We don’t have anyone else with that size. Precious’s minutes have gone down.
I can't understand why the rest of the league was sleeping on him.