Raptors fan here. The reason why Raptors select him was because there were at least two other teams that knew about him and scouted him pretty well, notably the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns. A lot of the picks in the 20s were draft and stash. So, there was a chance Utah might have chosen him at 23 or 35 or Phoenix at 27. Raptors were making a play at trading for 22nd pick if Ennis was still on board at 20, so they can pick Bruno at 22.
I watched a full game on youtube of his club team in Brazil. As for comparison to Giannis, Bruno is more raw. Giannis has a way more advanced floor game. I doubt Bruno will ever develop into that type of player. Bruno is more of a 3-4. His jumper is pretty good right now. Think at his very best, he is a Batum-type, a high end 3 and D player. Or if he gets even bigger, he could be a two way power forward, that can shoot 3's.
Anyway, I was very happy of you guys getting to pick Exum, as small market teams should develop their own superstars. YOu guys finally have a cornerstone player to build around. Thought he had the second most upside in the draft, besides Embiid. More selfishly, he's not going to play much against eastern conference teams. Good luck to you guys.
