The Toronto Raptors are virtually locked into the seventh spot in the draft lottery after Wednesday's victory over the Brooklyn Nets

The Toronto Raptors are attempting to land Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft by winning the NBA Draft Lottery and bettering their odds down the stretch of the regular season. But on Wednesday, the Raptors picked up a win behind its rookie class.

E nterring the night with just 10 games remaining in the 2024-25 NBA season, the Brooklyn Nets welcomed the Toronto Raptors to the Barclays Center with draft lottery implications

Jakob Poeltl had 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to their third straight win, a 108-97 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

The Nets lost to the Raptors 116-86 in a game that was essentially decided after the first quarter where Brooklyn trailed Toronto 32-18 after the first 12 minutes. Nic Claxton had one of his best games of the season for the Nets with 22 points,

Nets: OUT: Cam Johnson (rest), De'Anthony Melton (knee), Day'Ron Sharpe (knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Reece Beekman (G League), Tyson Etienne (G League), and Tosan Evbuomwan (G League).

Orlando Robinson had 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and added 12 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors rout the Brooklyn Nets 116-86 on Wednesday night.

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