TORONTO (AP) " For the second straight year, the Toronto Raptors have looked West. Toronto followed it selection of the Utes' Delon Wright with the 20th overall pick last year by taking 7-foot-1 center Jakob Poeltl with the ninth pick Thurday night. Toronto acquired the pick in a 2013 deal that sent Andrea Bargnani to the New York Knicks. His versatility may also prove important for Toronto next season, with starting power forward Scola a possible departure from the team. Poeltl, the first Austrian drafted in the NBA, should add depth to the Raptors' frontcourt with the possible departures of free-agent forwards Bismack Biyombo and Luis Scola.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 24, 2016 00:56 UTC