252 - Tyler Hansbrough - Last Year: 208Īnd now Chuck Hayes' spiritual brother! To be fair, Hansbrough is a far, far more reckless and absurd player than Hayes. Sure, the Raptors ended up with him as cap ballast for the Rudy Gay trade, but we may as well enjoy his presence. My favourite recent Hayes moment came in Game 5 of the playoffs last year when he hit a hilarious, almost-by-accident runner. He's also impossible to move in the post. He's the oldest player on the Raptors - coming in at a surprising 31 years old (he looks 45). Landry Fields Septem278 - Chuck Hayes - Last Year: 230Ĭhuck Hayes does not give a shit about rankings. At least he has a sense of humour about his tumble down the standings:Ģ93!? Pshhhh, what does know about sports anyway.? Now, however, he's mostly known for his massive contract, a deal offered only as a ploy to block the Knicks from signing Steve Nash. He was once a bright spot on the pre-Carmelo Knicks, throwing up decent scoring and rebounding numbers and showing loads of potential. He got traded straight up for former Most Improved Player, Aaron Brooks. He was tossed into that disastrous Portland-Dallas-Denver trade that saw Raymond Felton end up on the Trailblazers. He's 6'7'' and has shown some modest 3-point range ( career average of 36 percent). He's a late first round pick (26th overall in 2011), and he turns 24 in October. I'll be honest, I can't figure Jordan Hamilton out. A 355 ranking doesn't offer much consolation after that.
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Still, there was once a time not long ago, when Tommy Heinsohn could be heard comparing Stiemsma to Bill Russell. Stiemsma is the last Raptor to be signed to the team, and there's a good chance he'll get the call to play backup centre minutes (and act as injury insurance for Jonas Valanciunas). Right? 355 - Greg Stiemsma - Last Year: 350 That's gotta count for something (the height and wingspan part, I mean). He is tall, he has a huge wingspan, and he has awesomely big hair. Having been drafted 16th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft (just one spot behind noted NBA superhero Giannis Antetokounmpo), hopes are high for Lucas "Bebe" Nogueira.
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Hey now, that's potential you can build on. Having not played a single minute of NBA basketball (and after being ranked as the worst player in the NBA by the digital wizards behind the NBA 2K15 game), Caboclo finds himself already 45 players ahead of the curve. Here's hoping he can stay in the league, on the Raptors or somewhere else. Here are the things we know about Will Cherry: he's tough, he's a competitor, and he was once a rival to NBA All-Star Damian Lillard. Let's tiptoe into these end of bench warrens of the league and take stock: 484 - Will Cherry - Last Year: NR As they've counted down the upper (OK, lower echelon) of NBA players, some Raptors names have come up. Mad scientist Henry Abbott, along with Ethan Strauss, kicked the list off last week by dropping the names of players 500 to 401. Yesterday marked the crossing of the midway point for the annual ESPN NBA Rank of all 500 players in the league.