The Raptors have officially signed first-round pick Malachi Flynn to his rookie contract, according to the NBA’s transactions log.
Flynn, who transferred to San Diego State after starting his college career at Washington State, had a breakout season in 2019/20 a junior. The 6’1″ point guard averaged 17.6 PPG, 5.1 APG, 4.5 RPG, and 1.8 SPG with a .441/.373/.857 shooting line in 32 games (33.4 MPG) for the Aztecs. He was named the Mountain West Player and Defensive Player of the Year.
On draft night on November 18, Flynn was the 29th player off the board, going to Toronto with the second-last pick of the first round. As a Raptors rookie, he’ll get to learn from All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry and the newly re-signed Fred VanVleet.
Assuming he signs for the full 120% of the rookie scale amount – as nearly every player does – Flynn will earn $1.95MM in 2020/21. If he plays out his full four-year rookie deal, its total value will exceed $10MM. The full breakdown on those numbers can be found right here.
It will be interesting to see if a small guard like him can do well in today’s game. He is very small. Doesn’t jump really high. Not really quick like Allen Iverson. He is a smart basketball player and can make a shot. Time will tell
Supposedly he’s the best picknroll prospect, and a player that drives winning (SDiegoSt). At the time the Raptors had MGasol but they lost him, Ibaka and DewanH… I forgot who they have instead. If they don’t PnR he could get lost like Ty Jerome.
Hope that Malachi does better in the NBA than JONNY FLYNN !!
It wouldn’t be hard to, Jonny had a very disappointing career.
I saw him play a handful of times. He’s a lesser version of Steph Curry. I think he’ll be solid pro
That’s some pretty high praise there, Johnny Superscout