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NBA·ANALYSIS·October 15, 2026 12:03 PM ET

No Dunks hosts revisit Raptors' 2006 draft and one-and-done era

Rule change kept Greg Oden and Kevin Durant out of the pool.

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What happened: On No Dunks, J.E. Skeets and his co-hosts looked back at the 2006 NBA Draft, the first held under the league's 19-year-old age limit requiring players to be one year removed from high school. The hosts noted how the Toronto Raptors used the top overall pick on Andrea Bargnani and added European veterans like Jorge Garbajosa, Rasho Nesterovic, and Anthony Parker on the way to a 47-win division title.

Why it matters: The hosts pointed out that the new age restriction prevented high school standouts Greg Oden, Kevin Durant, and Mike Conley from entering the 2006 draft class. While Bargnani made the All-Rookie First Team alongside Garbajosa, the hosts noted he never made an All-Star team from a draft that produced five All-Stars, including No. 20 pick Kyle Lowry.

What to watch: Toronto faces the New York Knicks next in an upcoming preseason matchup with the score currently 0-0 before tipoff.

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