Toronto Raptors forward Jonathan Mogbo rode hard work and a remarkable growth spurt into what Toronto hopes is a successful NBA career
He was 5-foot-9 in high school and calling him a basketball prospect of any acclaim would be an overstatement. He was a nobody to the basketball world, trying to carve out a small role for himself as a corner three-point shooter and tough defender on his high school team. There were times he admitted Friday during his introductory press conference with the Toronto Raptors that he actively avoided getting playing time in crucial moments.
But Toronto didn't take Mogbo as some feel-good story. It wasn't until late in the scouting process that the Raptors even realized the extent to which Mogbo and Barnes were friends, Raptors general manager Bobby Webster said Thursday. "I’m not going to go out there and try to shoot 30 threes but I’m going to do my role well, play my hardest, and be myself, that’s the most important thing," Mogbo said. "If it comes , hit an open three, I’m going to showcase that. So, just believing in that."
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