He did not wanna be drafted by Toronto lol
The US media quickly circulated that narrative (based off of mindreading a player’s facial reaction) before CMB had a chance to speak to the media. His own words clearly paint that narrative as false. My apologies for linking to a PostMedia (toxic Republican-linked US hedge fund-owned paper pretending to be Canadian) but it was the first I found and I’ve listened to enough pundits to know the ‘CMB doesn’t want to be in Toronto’ narrative was quickly and decisively debunked
While Murray-Boyles didn’t appear thrilled with his destination, he clarified that later in his first media session.
During the broadcast of the draft, he appeared to mouth an expletive and shook his head in a scene that reminded some long-time Canadian basketball fans of the obvious displeasure star guard Steve Francis showed years ago when taken by the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Murray-Boyles quickly clarified that he had a great workout with the Raptors and the reaction was simply shock.
“Just disbelief. Toronto is the first team that I worked out for,” Murray-Boyles said. “What I said was not a bad thing. Just very thankful. That was a surreal moment. This organization has a good history.
“It was a crazy moment. Obviously thankful for the opportunity that they’re giving me. And I’m taking it full on and ready to do whatever it takes and whatever they need me to do.”
