The Raptors have been one of the NBA's best developmental organization thanks in part to the way their older players inspire younger rookies to stay ready
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00:00 Raptors rookie O'Shea Brissett sounded like he was making a PSA for the organization Monday night.
00:06 "I feel if you're with the Raptors and you kind of don't get where you need to be after that, that's on you," he said.
00:13 The Raptors have been one of the NBA's best developmental teams since President Messiah Jury took over the organization in 2013.
00:20 They regularly turn passed-over draft picks and undrafted free agents into rotation contributors.
00:26 Look no further than Fred Van Vliet, who famously bet on himself in 2016, and is now in line for a serious payday this offseason.
00:34 For guys like Brissett and Terrence Davis, having Van Vliet around is a physical representation of who and what they can become within the Raptors organization.
00:43 "It's a luxury most rookies don't have," Brissett said. "He's someone they can go to for advice about being ready and staying ready at all times."
00:52 And frankly, as long as the Raptors have guys like Van Vliet around, proving the path to stardom still exists, there's no better organization for guys like Brissett to be a part of.
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