NBA Draft 2014: Toronto Raptors fans react to Bruno Caboclo on Twitter
By Brad Rowland
With the 20th overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors were expected to be a player for former North Carolina guard and Canadian native son Tyler Ennis. However, Ennis was claimed just before Toronto went on the clock, and the Raptors responded by selecting easily the most unheralded member of the first round in Brazilian forward Bruno Caboclo.
Caboclo was pegged as potentially a second round selection, but the 6-foot-9 forward has a wingspan well over 7-feet tall, and apparently, there is some upside here. That said, the Raptors fan base and some NBA pundits on Twitter had a field day. Enjoy.
The Toronto #Raptors select Bruno Caboclo from Brazil. Wow. Didn't see that coming. Really thought Napier was going to go there. #NBADraft
— Evan Massey (@massey_evan) June 27, 2014
Who's in the what now?
— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) June 27, 2014
I'm just gonna say that the last time the Raptors took a Brazilian it was Rafael Araujo, so this can't be that bad
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) June 27, 2014
The Toronto Raptors take Bruno Caboclo at No. 20, per the commish. Googling him now...
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) June 27, 2014
Toronto going for a World Cup? RT @sam_amick: The Toronto Raptors take Bruno Caboclo at No. 20, per the commish. Googling him now...
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) June 27, 2014
Fran Fraschilla on Bruno Caboclo: "He's two years away from being two years away."
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) June 27, 2014
Or South American. RT @TasMelas: If you're a Raptors fan, seeing grainy footage of a European draft prospect is vomit-inducing. #NBADraft
— Tas Melas (@TasMelas) June 27, 2014