Raptors select forward Allen Graves 19th overall in NBA Draft

After qualifying for the playoffs for the primary time in 4 seasons, the Toronto Raptors have added one more piece to their younger core.

The Raptors chosen forward Allen Graves out of Santa Clara 19th overall in the NBA Draft on Tuesday.

A six-foot-nine, 220-pound forward from Ponchatoula, La., Graves did slightly little bit of every part in his lone 12 months at Santa Clara. He completed his freshman season averaging 11.8 factors, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.9 blocks in 22.6 minutes per recreation.

Graves labored off the bench for almost all of the 2025-26 season, beginning in solely 4 of 35 video games, however completed third in scoring for the Broncos, helped by his 51.2 field-goal share and 41.3 three-point share.

An analytics darling, Graves led the West Coast Conference with a 139.1 offensive ranking, a 29.6 participant effectivity ranking, .266 win shares per 40, and a 13.4 field plus-minus. His field plus-minus was the fifth greatest in Division I.

He was the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.

A flexible defender able to guarding two by means of 4, he joins a Raptors group that prioritized flexibility on that finish, spearheaded by the duo of Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles.

The Raptors even have the fiftieth overall choose, with the draft’s second spherical scheduled for Wednesday night time.