{"id":9943,"date":"2025-06-26T04:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9943"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:26:37","slug":"toronto-raptors-select-collin-murray-boyles-9th-overall-nba-draft-pick-amid-surprise-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-raptors-select-collin-murray-boyles-9th-overall-nba-draft-pick-amid-surprise-reaction","title":{"rendered":"Raptors Select Murray-Boyles 9th Overall Amid Surprise Reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/adam-silver-congratulates-collin-murray-boyles-on-his-draft-to-toronto-raptors.jpg\" alt=\"NBA commissioner Adam Silver congratulates Collin Murray-Boyles on his draft to Toronto Raptors\" class=\"wp-image-9944\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Toronto Raptors Select Collin Murray-Boyles 9th Overall NBA Draft Pick Amid Surprise Reaction\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Collin Murray-Boyles was drafted 9th overall by the .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The South Carolina forward averaged 16.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and earned All-SEC honors for his defensive impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GM Bobby Webster said the team was open to trades but ultimately kept the pick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collin Murray-Boyles<\/strong> had what appeared to be a moment of disbelief when he heard his name as the No. 9 pick by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/short-lived-toronto-raptors-stint-for-ex-nba-2nd-overall-pick-james-wiseman\">Toronto Raptors<\/a> in the 2025 NBA Draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cameras were quick to <strong>catch the 20-year-old\u2019s reaction, which included a head shake and some mumbled words<\/strong>, which some fans took as a sign of frustration regarding the announcement. However, the South Carolina forward quickly cleared things up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Collin Murray-Boyles after getting drafted by the Raptors<br><br>\u201cFUCK\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0vZtUepkfW\">pic.twitter.com\/0vZtUepkfW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1938043993868153049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray-Boyles said with a laugh, explaining that it was all just shock, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What I said was not a bad thing by any means. I&#8217;m just very thankful for it. That was a surreal moment to hear my name called by this organization that has a good history and have really good players right now. It was a crazy moment. Obviously, thankful for the opportunity that they&#8217;re giving me and taking it full on and ready to do whatever it takes and whatever they need me to do.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Raptors general manager <strong>Bobby Webster<\/strong> wasn\u2019t concerned by the initial reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A lot of teams will tell the players that they are getting picked, (but we don&#8217;t) so I don&#8217;t think he knew. I think it was truly a reaction to it happening. Maybe we should leak it to them. He knew we had interest.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">See guys, he\u2019s happy!! \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CDwAmxLZQr\">pic.twitter.com\/CDwAmxLZQr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raptors\/status\/1938057868609007795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"webster-its-hard-to-be-productive-as-a-rookie\">Webster: \u201cIt\u2019s Hard to Be Productive As a Rookie\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Columbia native really came into his own in his second year at <a href=\"https:\/\/gamecocksonline.com\/sports\/mbball\/roster\/player\/collin-murray-boyles\/\">South Carolina<\/a>. After already showing promise as a freshman, he significantly stepped things up, <strong>putting up 16.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists over 32 games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The year before, he turned heads when he made the SEC All-Freshman Team. However, this season, he showed he wasn\u2019t just a one-year wonder.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His strong play earned him second-team All-SEC honors, and it wasn\u2019t just about scoring, as he made a <strong>real impact on defense too, averaging 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks a game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s the kind of player who\u2019s always moving, always active, and willing to do the dirty work. With that kind of energy and versatility, there\u2019s a good chance he can make an impact early as he makes the jump to the pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It\u2019s hard to be productive as a rookie. 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