TORONTO – Jonathan Mogbo has been selected 31st overall by the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Draft.
It was the first pick of the draft’s second round.
Mogbo averaged 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the University of San Francisco last season.
Toronto picked Baylor University swingman Ja’Kobe Walter 19th overall in the first round last night.
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The Raptors swung a trade less than an hour before picking Mogbo, reportedly sending small forward Jalen McDaniels to the Sacramento Kings for point guard Davion Mitchell and power forward Sasha Vezenkov.
McDaniels averaged 3.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 10.8 minutes of play over 50 games last season.
Mitchell had 5.3 points, 1.9 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game in 72 appearances last season.
Vezenkov averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists over 42 games in Sacramento.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 27, 2024.
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