Toronto Raptors’ first draft pick reflects on team’s journey

Toronto Raptors’ first draft pick reflects on team’s journey

May 28, 2019 5:36 pm EST.

Damon Stoudamire, the Toronto Raptors’ first draft pick, tells Lindsay Dunn about watching the franchise evolve since the team first tipped off over twenty years ago.

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