Draft Night

Tonight’s the night. The NBA Draft. Will the Raptors appease the city’s Italian population by selecting Andrea Bargnani with the first overall pick? It seems more and more likely as the hour in question inches closer. Bargnani will be the final piece of the international pie that new GM Bryan Colangelo has been baking over the past few weeks. And this pie will have a uniquely European taste to it, with the team picking up Rasho Nesterovic at centre, Maurizio Gheradini as Assistant GM, and the just announced signing of Spanish star Jorge Garbajosa. The team just recently locked up Charlie Villanueva and Joey Graham until 2009, and they are reportedly close to signing Chris Bosh. Things are really looking up in Raptorland. Check out this video clip of Bargnani in action…



Andrea Bargnani