GM still believes Ukic will be Raptor some day
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“There is an awareness of him around the league,” said Colangelo, admitting he’s had at least one team call to enquire about obtaining him. “There is debate about a whether he’s going to fit in the NBA.
“I still think his game is more suited for the NBA.”
Ukic is known now more as a creator on the court than a scorer and there are deficiencies in his game and his body. He’s not a good enough shooter right now, he admits, and he needs to put some muscle on a slight frame.
But the Raptors remain in the forefront of his mind, too.
“They have to tell you what they plan to do with me,” he said. “For me, I just need to … make them to want me more and more. Get more mature in the game and see what happens next year, or in two years or in five years, I don’t know.”
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