TORONTO — Ja’Kobe Walter has never been to Canada before, but when he arrives in Toronto he wants to make an immediate impact.

Walter was drafted 19th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday. The six-foot-five, 195-pound guard from McKinney, Texas, said he had high expectations when he joins his new team.

“I’m just trying to make an immediate impact in any way I can,” said Walter in a video conference from the draft floor in New York City. “Whatever they need me to do coming in, I’m gonna do it for them and really just try to bring that winning intensity.”