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All NBA Scouts should be fired that missed drafting this guy....
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Totally agree he’s insanely good and last night 11/14 three pointers unbelievable. It’s awesome to see an undrafted player too now hold the Raptors franchise single game point record.
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Yes, he had a terrific night...but he is not at the same level as Vince Carter or Demar Derozan.
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I started watching him with more interest in the season when Toronto won the title. He played very well, he was a key player in the conquest. Decisive and courageous, always risking in difficult times.
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SPANKYSN said:
You missed the point, he wasn’t drafted which means all those high paid scouts don’t know a good player when they see one.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_VanVleet
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You are absolutely right in that regard. He definitely is a diamond in the rough.
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Most people (especially Americans) don't know that the Raptors are owned by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE).
MLSE owns the NHL Leafs and their AHL affiliate the Marlies, the MLS TFC and several minor soccer teams that feed into them.
They wanted to duplicate this type of organisational structure for the NBA so have a minor league team called Raptors 905 that plays in the Toronto suburbs in the NBA G League and is filled with un-drafted and lower drafted guys that they sign and develop. Freddie was one of those. This gives them time to find those diamonds in the rough and do some polishing and developing.
Most NBA teams just use it to dump short timers that they might use and just want developed players out of college, but the Raptors have turned it into a long term development project. Freddie is one of the guys who has really benefited from this. Another is Terence Davis who unfortunately is now facing domestic violence charges but was amazing last year.
MLSE owns the NHL Leafs and their AHL affiliate the Marlies, the MLS TFC and several minor soccer teams that feed into them.
They wanted to duplicate this type of organisational structure for the NBA so have a minor league team called Raptors 905 that plays in the Toronto suburbs in the NBA G League and is filled with un-drafted and lower drafted guys that they sign and develop. Freddie was one of those. This gives them time to find those diamonds in the rough and do some polishing and developing.
Most NBA teams just use it to dump short timers that they might use and just want developed players out of college, but the Raptors have turned it into a long term development project. Freddie is one of the guys who has really benefited from this. Another is Terence Davis who unfortunately is now facing domestic violence charges but was amazing last year.
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Many undrafted players have started to show themselves recently. They get a chance and go to a new level. The draft is held for well-advertised players. This indicates poor scouting.
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Guy is a beast glad he is a raptor for the longterm