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Toronto Raptors: 25 Best Players To Play For The Raptors

By Phil Watson

May 23, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A general view of the Air Canada Centre with t-shirts laid out on seats in a Canadian flag pattern prior to Toronto Raptors hosting Cleveland Cavaliers in game four of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
May 23, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A general view of the Air Canada Centre with t-shirts laid out on seats in a Canadian flag pattern prior to Toronto Raptors hosting Cleveland Cavaliers in game four of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 09: Andrea Bargnani #7 of the Toronto Raptors drives to the basket during a 102-83 Los Angeles Clipper win at Staples Center on December 9, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 09: Andrea Bargnani #7 of the Toronto Raptors drives to the basket during a 102-83 Los Angeles Clipper win at Staples Center on December 9, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Andrea Bargnani. 19. player. 81. <strong>How acquired:</strong> 1st overall pick from Benetton Treviso (Italy), 2006 NBA Draft.. PF-C. 2006-13

The Toronto Raptors made NBA history in the 2006 NBA Draft, selecting Italian big man Andrea Bargnani with the top overall pick in the draft. Bargnani was the first European player to go No. 1 overall.

He was an All-Rookie selection in 2006-07 and averaged 20 points per game one season, but the general consensus was that he didn’t play up to the level expected of a top overall draft pick.

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, second-round picks in 2014 and 2017 and a first-round selection in 2016.

In seven seasons in Toronto, Bargnani averaged 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 30.3 minutes per game, shooting .437/.361/.825.

After two injury-shortened seasons with the Knicks, Bargnani signed as a free agent with the Brooklyn Nets in July 2015.

He played in 46 games for Brooklyn last season before being waived on Feb. 20, 2016. Bargnani averaged 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game on .455/3-for-16/.825 shooting.

On July 26, 2016, Bargnani signed a two-year deal to play in Spain.

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