Nick Smith Jr. was touted as one of the very players in the country coming into the season and was considered a future superstar by many NBA teams. But after a knee injury and a less-than-stellar freshmen season with Arkansas, his draft stock has fallen to the point where he very likely will give the Toronto Raptors a decision to make with the 13th overall pick.
Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster’s drafting style has so consistently favored potential and upside rather than immediate talent and this could cater to what a player like Nick Smith Jr. could provide in the point guard position at 6’5 with a 6’8 wingspan.
Despite some less-than-stellar statistics, is the potential worth gambling on for the Raptors with the 13th overall pick at the 2023 NBA draft? Jacob Gramegna breaks down everything you need to know about the player in today’s draft profile video on Amateur Hour Sports.
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0:00 – Overview
0:57 – Who is Nick Smith Jr.
2:08 – College Stats
3:37 – Strengths
5:43 – Weakness
9:53 – Player Comparable
10:58 – Nick Smith Jr. to the Raptors?
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5 Comments
Hell no please do not draft this guy
We aren't in a position to gamble we need a gaurd who has already shown good efficiency and shooting aswell as can have strong future with the team and thats definitely cason wallace
We must move up in draft. Who would you sign and trade
Last year Portland and raptors had rumours about 7 th pick.
Now Portland has the 3 rd overall pick. OG would help the Trail Blazers much more over the next 4 seasons than the 3 rd overall pick
Raptors need to get better and younger Trent Jr OG Pascal and Fred don’t have anymore up side. It’s time to turn these 4 guys into draft lottery. 1st round draft picks
The two I move out this year are OG and Trent Jr
The one thing I want to do next year is play Malachi Flynn a lot more under the new coach. If the Raptors can get anything out of Flynn it opens the door to trading FVF sooner rather than latter. Also we must play the snot out of Precious he has had his moments on both ends of the court in stretches let this be his breakout season
Let’s look at pieces raptors have this year
3 rd overall pick for OG
13 th overall pick
Barnes
Fred
Pascal
Late first round pick and prospect for Trent Jr
Precious
Boucher
Flynn
Porter
That’s what I want to open season with plus a signing or two
You Never Know How These Guys Will Pan Out Best Option Would Cason Wallace/Keyonte George Kobe BufkinBilal Coulibaly
Been saying we should draft him