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Toronto Raptors: Ranking the last 10 first-round picks

By Holden Walter-Warner

TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 12: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the San Antonio Spurs dribbles the ball as Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors defends during the second half of an NBA game at Scotiabank Arena on January 12, 2020 in Toronto, Canada. 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. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 12: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the San Antonio Spurs dribbles the ball as Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors defends during the second half of an NBA game at Scotiabank Arena on January 12, 2020 in Toronto, Canada. 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. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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9. Delon Wright

A year after taking Caboclo with the 20th overall pick, the Raptors held the same exact pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. This time, they selected guard Delon Wright out of Utah following two appearances on the first-team All-Pac-12 squad and two appearances on the Pac-12 All-Defensive team.

Wright spent much of his rookie season traveling between the NBA squad and the D-League team. He did receive an opportunity towards the end of the season, though, and scored 19 points in an April win over the Indiana Pacers.

His second season was supposed to be a step forward, and in some ways, it was. He doubled his average minutes and bumped his scoring to 5.6 points per game. But a shoulder injury did him in and he played in the same 27 games he played in during his rookie season.

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His best year as a Raptor came in 2017-18, when he played in a career-high 69 games, averaging 8.0 points and 2.9 assists per game. He even recorded his first double-double in a January win over the Chicago Bulls, scoring a then career-high 25 points in the process.

Amidst a step back in 2018-19, however, the Raptors decided to include Wright in the package that landed them Marc Gasol at the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline. That deal led to the team’s first NBA title, so it’s hard to say they erred in trading Wright away.

In four seasons with the team, Wright averaged 6.7 points per game, making seven starts overall. Last summer he was traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Dallas Mavericks, where he’s a nightly rotational player off the bench.

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