Anunoby headlines Raptors’ NBA Summer League roster

Voice of the Raptors Paul Jones joins the Jeff Blair Show to discuss why sometimes it's better for a team to wait until after the NBA Draft to find an undrafted gem, like Fred VanVleet, and hopefully Rawle Alkins out of Arizona.

The Toronto Raptors announced their roster for the 2018 NBA Summer League on Friday, with OG Anunoby headlining following a successful rookie campaign.

New head coach Nick Nurse will guide the team through the tournament, which features all 30 teams and is set to run from July 6-17 in Las Vegas.

Malachi Richardson, a first-round pick in 2016 acquired this year from the Sacramento Kings in the Bruno Caboclo trade, is an intriguing name on the roster, in addition to Alfonzo McKinnie, Malcolm Miller and Marquis Teague.

Chris Boucher, a 25-year-old Canadian forward who was waived by the Golden State Warriors this month, is also on the roster.

Rawle Alkins, a six-foot-five swingman who just finished his sophomore season with the Arizona Wildcats, was expected to be a second rounder in this year’s draft but wasn’t selected and ended up signing a training camp deal with the Raptors.

Toronto opens the preliminary round on July 6 against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Here’s a look at the full roster.

NO. PLAYER POS HT WT BIRTHDATE PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY NBA EXP.
1 Rawle Alkins G 6-5 220 10/29/1997 Arizona/USA R
3 OG Anunoby F 6-8 232 7/17/1997 Indiana/England 1
25 Chris Boucher F 6-10 200 1/11/1993 Oregon/Canada 1
32 Fuquan Edwin F 6-6 213 9/17/1991 Seton Hall/USA R
15 Tryggvi Hlinason C 7-1 260 10/28/1997 Valencia (Spain)/Iceland R
6 Augusto Lima C 6-10 235 9/17/1991 UCAM Murcia (Spain)/Brazil R
18 Jordan Loyd G 6-4 210 7/27/1993 Indianapolis/USA R
34 Alfonzo McKinnie F 6-8 215 9/17/1992 Wisconsin-Green Bay/USA 1
13 Malcolm Miller G-F 6-7 210 3/6/1993 Holy Cross/USA 1
11 Codi Miller-McIntyre G 6-3 205 6/1/1994 Wake Forest/USA R
20 Giddy Potts G 6-2 220 8/8/1995 Middle Tennessee/USA R
22 Malachi Richardson G 6-6 205 1/5/1996 Syracuse/USA 2
30 Andrew Rowsey G 5-11 180 6/18/1994 Marquette/USA R
12 Marquis Teague G 6-2 180 2/28/1993 Kentucky/USA 3
27 Shevon Thompson C 7-0 242 6/10/1993 George Mason/Jamaica R

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