Joshua Primo of Toronto was the first of two Canadians to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft in 2021. Primo turned 18 on December 24, 2020, making him the NCAA’s top division’s youngest player. Primo spent one season in high school in West Virginia before returning home to finish his prep career at Royal Crown Academic School. Primo spent one season in high school in West Virginia before returning home to finish his prep career at Royal Crown Academic School. Primo missed three games due to a sprained left medial collateral ligament. He declared for the Draft lottery on April 21, 2021, while still retaining his college eligibility. Primo, however, announced on June 30 that he would remain in the draft due to a strong performance at the NBA combine.

The six-foot-six, 190-pound Primo was a 2020-21 SEC All-Freshman Team selection for the Crimson Tide, averaging 8.1 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 43.1 percent from the field. As a 16-year-old, he represented Canada at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. Primo played basketball for Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia, alongside JT Thor. He transferred to Scarborough’s Royal Crown Academic School. Primo reclassified to the 2020 class and graduated ahead of schedule. He committed to play college basketball for Alabama after being rated a five-star recruit by 247Sports. He chose the Crimson Tide over Creighton. Primo burst onto the scene this offseason with a string of impressive workouts at the NBA Draft Combine, quickly progressing from a relatively unknown prospect to a sure-fire first-round pick to a lottery pick by the storied Spurs organization. In an interview with Gilbert McGregor, San Antonio Spurs rookie Joshua Primo, a Toronto, Ontario native, stated that making Team Canada is a goal he is working toward ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Keshia, Primo’s older sister, attended the University of Buffalo, Coffeyville Community College, and Southern Connecticut State University.