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<span>2002–2006: Another period of struggle</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2002–2006:_Another_period_of_struggle-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2006–2010:_Chris_Bosh_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2006–2010:_Chris_Bosh_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>2006–2010: Chris Bosh era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2006–2010:_Chris_Bosh_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010–2013:_Rebuilding" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010–2013:_Rebuilding"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>2010–2013: Rebuilding</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010–2013:_Rebuilding-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013–present:_The_Masai_Ujiri_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–present:_The_Masai_Ujiri_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>2013–present: The Masai Ujiri era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–present:_The_Masai_Ujiri_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2013–2018:_The_DeRozan_and_Lowry_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–2018:_The_DeRozan_and_Lowry_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.1</span> <span>2013–2018: The DeRozan and Lowry era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–2018:_The_DeRozan_and_Lowry_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2018–2019:_First_championship_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2018–2019:_First_championship_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.2</span> <span>2018–2019: First championship season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2018–2019:_First_championship_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2019–2021:_Pandemic-shortened_seasons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019–2021:_Pandemic-shortened_seasons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.3</span> <span>2019–2021: Pandemic-shortened seasons</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019–2021:_Pandemic-shortened_seasons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2021–2024:_The_Pascal_Siakam_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021–2024:_The_Pascal_Siakam_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.4</span> <span>2021–2024: The Pascal Siakam era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021–2024:_The_Pascal_Siakam_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2024–present:_The_Scottie_Barnes_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2024–present:_The_Scottie_Barnes_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.5</span> <span>2024–present: The Scottie Barnes era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2024–present:_The_Scottie_Barnes_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Season-by-season_record" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Season-by-season_record"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Season-by-season record</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Season-by-season_record-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Logos_and_uniforms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Logos_and_uniforms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Logos and uniforms</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Logos_and_uniforms-sublist" class="cdx-button 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class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Uniforms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uniforms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Uniform_evolution" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uniform_evolution"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>Uniform evolution</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uniform_evolution-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015_redesign" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015_redesign"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.2</span> <span>2015 redesign</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015_redesign-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2017_onward" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017_onward"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.3</span> <span>2017 onward</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2017_onward-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Jersey_sponsors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Jersey_sponsors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.4</span> <span>Jersey sponsors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Jersey_sponsors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Throwback_and_other_jerseys" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Throwback_and_other_jerseys"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.5</span> <span>Throwback and other jerseys</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Throwback_and_other_jerseys-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arenas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arenas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Arenas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arenas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personnel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personnel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Personnel</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Personnel-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Personnel subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Personnel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_roster" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_roster"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Current roster</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_roster-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Retained_draft_rights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retained_draft_rights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Retained draft rights</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retained_draft_rights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Retired_numbers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retired_numbers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Retired numbers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retired_numbers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Basketball_Hall_of_Famers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Basketball_Hall_of_Famers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Basketball Hall of Famers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Basketball_Hall_of_Famers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-FIBA_Hall_of_Famers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#FIBA_Hall_of_Famers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>FIBA Hall of Famers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-FIBA_Hall_of_Famers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Head_coaches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Head_coaches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Head coaches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Head_coaches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Awards and records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Broadcasters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Broadcasters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Broadcasters</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Broadcasters-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Broadcasters subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Broadcasters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Radio" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Radio"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.2</span> <span>Radio</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Radio-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fanbase_and_marketing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fanbase_and_marketing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Fanbase and marketing</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Fanbase_and_marketing-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Fanbase and marketing subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Fanbase_and_marketing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Partnership_with_Drake" 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id="toc-Community_service" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Community_service"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Community service</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Community_service-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rivalries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rivalries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Rivalries</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Rivalries-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Rivalries subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Rivalries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-New_Jersey/Brooklyn_Nets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Reptors" title="Toronto Reptors – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Toronto Reptors" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81" title="Таронта Рэптарс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Таронта Рэптарс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B7" title="Таронта Рэптарз – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Таронта Рэптарз" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%81" title="Торонто Раптърс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Торонто Раптърс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF_%CE%A1%CE%AC%CF%80%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%82" title="Τορόντο Ράπτορς – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τορόντο Ράπτορς" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B2" title="تورنتو رپترز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تورنتو رپترز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptors_de_Toronto" title="Raptors de Toronto – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Raptors de Toronto" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_Toronto_Raptors" title="Na Toronto Raptors – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Na Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%86%A0%EB%A1%A0%ED%86%A0_%EB%9E%A9%ED%84%B0%EC%8A%A4" title="토론토 랩터스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="토론토 랩터스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%B8_%D5%8C%D5%A5%D5%BA%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%BD" title="Տորոնտո Ռեպտորս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Տորոնտո Ռեպտորս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="टोरंटो रैपटर्स – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="टोरंटो रैपटर्स" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%95_%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A1" title="טורונטו ראפטורס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="טורונטו ראפטורס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="ტორონტო რაპტორსი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ტორონტო რაპტორსი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_%22Raptors%22" title="Toronto "Raptors" – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Toronto "Raptors"" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81" title="Торонто Репторс – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Торонто Репторс" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8B_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D" title="ടൊറോണ്ടോ റാപ്റ്റേഴ്സ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ടൊറോണ്ടോ റാപ്റ്റേഴ്സ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="टोराँटो रॅप्टर्स – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="टोराँटो रॅप्टर्स" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2" title="تورونتو رابتورز – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="تورونتو رابتورز" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2" title="تورنتو رپتورز – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="تورنتو رپتورز" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81" title="Торонто Рэпторс – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Торонто Рэпторс" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" title="トロント・ラプターズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="トロント・ラプターズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%9F%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%9F%E0%A9%8B_%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B8" title="ਟੋਰਾਂਟੋ ਰੈਪਟਰਸ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਟੋਰਾਂਟੋ ਰੈਪਟਰਸ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81" title="Торонто Рэпторс – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Торонто Рэпторс" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Toronto Raptors" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Basketball_current_event.svg/60px-Basketball_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2024–25 Toronto Raptors season">2024–25 Toronto Raptors season</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Toronto_Raptors_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Toronto Raptors logo"><img alt="Toronto Raptors logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Toronto_Raptors_logo.svg/200px-Toronto_Raptors_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Toronto_Raptors_logo.svg/300px-Toronto_Raptors_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Toronto_Raptors_logo.svg/400px-Toronto_Raptors_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="303" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1995<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Toronto Raptors</b><br />1995–present<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Arena</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto, Ontario</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Team colours</th><td class="infobox-data">Red, black, purple, gold, white<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CE1141; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000000; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#393A96; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#B4975A; color:black;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main sponsor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sun_Life_Financial" title="Sun Life Financial">Sun Life Financial</a><sup id="cite_ref-RaptorsSunLife_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RaptorsSunLife-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Masai_Ujiri" title="Masai Ujiri">Masai Ujiri</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Webster" title="Bobby Webster">Bobby Webster</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Darko_Rajakovi%C4%87" title="Darko Rajaković">Darko Rajaković</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ownership</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment">Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Raptors_905" title="Raptors 905">Raptors 905</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Conference titles</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>7</b> (<a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired numbers</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">15</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/raptors">www<wbr />.nba<wbr />.com<wbr />/raptors</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #D3D3D3;" colspan="2"> <table class="kit"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Kit_body_torontoraptors_association2021.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Association jersey"><img alt="Association jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_association2021.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Association</b></div> </div></td><td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #eeeeee;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Kit_body_torontoraptors_icon2021.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Icon jersey"><img alt="Icon jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #eeeeee"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_icon2021.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Icon</b></div> </div></td><td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Kit_body_torontoraptors_statement2021.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Statement jersey"><img alt="Statement jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_statement2021.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Statement</b></div> </div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Kit_body_torontoraptors_city2122.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="City jersey"><img alt="City jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_city2122.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>City</b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Toronto Raptors</b> are a Canadian professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> team based in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>. The Raptors compete in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic Division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a>. The team plays its home games at <a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a>, which it shares with the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL). The team was founded in 1995 as part of the NBA's <a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_the_National_Basketball_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Expansion of the National Basketball Association">expansion</a> into Canada, along with the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a>. Since the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02 season</a>, the Raptors have been the only Canadian-based team in the league, as the Grizzlies <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies_relocation_to_Memphis" title="Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis">relocated</a> from Vancouver to <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis, Tennessee</a>. </p><p>As with most expansion teams, the Raptors struggled in their early years, but after the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> through a <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">draft-day trade in 1998</a>, the franchise set league-attendance records and made the <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">NBA playoffs</a> in <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_playoffs" title="2000 NBA playoffs">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">2001</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_playoffs" title="2002 NBA playoffs">2002</a>. Carter was instrumental in leading the team to their first playoff series win in 2001, where they advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals. During the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2002–03 Toronto Raptors season">2002–03</a> and <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2003–04 Toronto Raptors season">2003–04 seasons</a>, they failed to make significant progress, and Carter was traded in 2004 to the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>. </p><p>After Carter left, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> emerged as the team leader. For the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2006–07 Toronto Raptors season">2006–07 season</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Colangelo" title="Bryan Colangelo">Bryan Colangelo</a> was appointed as general manager, and through a combination of Bosh, 2006 first overall draft pick <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Andrea Bargnani</a>, and a revamp of the roster, the Raptors qualified for their <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">first playoff berth in five years</a>, capturing the Atlantic Division title. In the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2007–08 Toronto Raptors season">2007–08 season</a>, they also advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">playoffs</a> but failed to reach the postseason in each of the next five seasons. Colangelo overhauled the team's roster for the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2009–10 Toronto Raptors season">2009–10 season</a> in a bid to persuade pending free agent Bosh to stay, but Bosh departed to sign with the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> in July 2010, ushering in yet another era of rebuilding for the Raptors. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Masai_Ujiri" title="Masai Ujiri">Masai Ujiri</a> replaced Colangelo in 2013 and helped herald a new era of success, led by a backcourt duo of <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a>. The Raptors returned to the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">playoffs</a> the following year and became a consistent playoff team in every year of Ujiri's tenure. Under Ujiri, the team also won five Division titles and registered their most successful regular season in <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2017–18 Toronto Raptors season">2018</a>. However, the team's failure to reach the NBA Finals prompted Ujiri to fire head coach <a href="/wiki/Dwane_Casey" title="Dwane Casey">Dwane Casey</a> after the <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018 playoffs</a> concluded and to trade DeRozan for <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Kawhi Leonard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Green_(basketball)" title="Danny Green (basketball)">Danny Green</a> later that summer, as well as to acquire <a href="/wiki/Marc_Gasol" title="Marc Gasol">Marc Gasol</a> before the <a href="/wiki/Trade_(sports)#NBA_2" title="Trade (sports)">trade deadline</a>. Toronto also saw the break-out of <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a>, the 27th overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016 NBA draft</a>, who won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">NBA Most Improved Player</a> that year. In the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019 playoffs</a>, the Raptors won their first <a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Eastern Conference</a> title and advanced to their first <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, where they won their first NBA championship. </p><p>After the Raptors won their first championship, Leonard left in free agency. After Lowry's departure via trade in 2021, Siakam became the face of the franchise until 2024 when Siakam was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>, leaving <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a> as the new face of the franchise. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3></div> <p>On November 1, 1946, the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Huskies" title="Toronto Huskies">Toronto Huskies</a> hosted the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knickerbockers</a> at <a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Gardens" title="Maple Leaf Gardens">Maple Leaf Gardens</a> in Toronto, in what was the first game played in NBA history (as the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a>). However, the Huskies folded after the initial <a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season" title="1946–47 BAA season">1946–47 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toronto did not host another NBA game until the 1970s, when the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Braves" title="Buffalo Braves">Buffalo Braves</a> (predecessor to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>) played a total of 16 regular season games at Maple Leaf Gardens from 1971 to 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Interest to move or expand an NBA franchise to Toronto grew during the late-1980s; with former NBA commissioner <a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">David Stern</a> later describing the expansion to Toronto as a "safe step," given the market size and the likelihood of success in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NBA organized two exhibition games in 1989 and 1992 with an attendance of over 25,000 people each, both in the newly built <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Centre" title="Rogers Centre">SkyDome</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NBA began to seriously consider expansion into Toronto after they received an unsolicited application fee from the Palestra Group, headed by <a href="/wiki/Larry_Tanenbaum" title="Larry Tanenbaum">Larry Tanenbaum</a>. The Palestra Group was one of several seeking an NBA franchise, with Professional Basketball Franchise (Canada) Inc. (PBF) formally submitting an application for a Toronto-based team on April 23, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-cbcnewsarch_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbcnewsarch-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, in July, the NBA Expansion Committee visited various existing and proposed stadium sites along with the bid contenders. On September 30, 1993, the committee recommended conditionally awarding PBF the franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creation">Creation</h3></div> <p>The team was formalized on November 4, 1993, when the NBA Board of Governors endorsed the decision of Expansion Committee and awarded its 28th <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports_league_organization" title="Professional sports league organization">franchise</a> to a group headed by Toronto businessman <a href="/wiki/John_Bitove" title="John Bitove">John Bitove</a> for a then-record expansion fee of US$125 million.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cbcnewsarch_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbcnewsarch-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bitove and <a href="/wiki/Allan_Slaight" title="Allan Slaight">Allan Slaight</a> of <a href="/wiki/Slaight_Communications" title="Slaight Communications">Slaight Communications</a> each owned 44 per cent, with the <a href="/wiki/Scotiabank" title="Scotiabank">Bank of Nova Scotia</a> (10 per cent), <a href="/wiki/David_Peterson" title="David Peterson">David Peterson</a> (1 per cent), and Phil Granovsky (1 per cent) being minority partners.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-arenawars_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arenawars-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sports_betting" title="Sports betting">Wagering on NBA games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> nearly cost Toronto the expansion franchise, due to strict league rules at the time that prohibited gambling. However, an agreement was reached whereby the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Lottery_and_Gaming_Corporation" title="Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation">Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation</a> (OLG), which is the provincial lottery corporation that regulates gambling in Ontario, agreed to stop offering wagering on all NBA games in exchange for a donation by the Raptors of $5 million in its first three years and $1 million annually afterwards to its charitable foundation to compensate OLG for its loss of revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, played their first game on November 3, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Naming_the_team">Naming the team</h4></div> <p>Initial sentiment was in favour of reviving the Huskies nickname, but team management realized it would be nearly impossible to design a logo that did not substantially resemble that of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> to avoid confusion with that team.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, a nationwide contest was held to help name the team and develop their colours and logo. Over 2,000 entries were narrowed down to eleven prospects: Beavers, Bobcats, Dragons, Grizzlies, Hogs, Raptors, Scorpions, T-Rex, Tarantulas, Terriers and Towers (the eventual runner-up).<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final selection—<i>Toronto Raptors</i>—was unveiled on Canadian national television on May 15, 1994:<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the choice was influenced by the popularity of the <a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)" title="Jurassic Park (film)">1993 film adaption</a> of the 1990 <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a> novel <i><a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(novel)" title="Jurassic Park (novel)">Jurassic Park</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Crichton" title="Michael Crichton">Michael Crichton</a>; The name "Raptor" is a common informal name for the <i><a href="/wiki/Velociraptor" title="Velociraptor">Velociraptor</a></i>, a species of dinosaur featured in the film. On May 24, 1994, the team's logo and first general manager, <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a>, were revealed at a press conference.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the deal, Thomas received an option to purchase part of the team, reportedly for under market value.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-double_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-double-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He would purchase 4.5 per cent in May 1995<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a further 4.5 per cent in December 1995,<sup id="cite_ref-double_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-double-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> half each from Bitove and Slaight, decreasing their share to 39.5 per cent.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team's colours of bright red, purple, black, and silver were also revealed; "Naismith" silver was chosen to honour Canadian <a href="/wiki/James_Naismith" title="James Naismith">James Naismith</a>, the inventor of basketball.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team originally competed in the <a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NBA)" title="Central Division (NBA)">Central Division</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9596stand_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9596stand-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and before the inaugural season began, sales of Raptors merchandise ranked seventh in the league, marking a successful return of professional basketball to Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1995–1999:_Struggles_of_a_new_franchise"><span id="1995.E2.80.931999:_Struggles_of_a_new_franchise"></span>1995–1999: Struggles of a new franchise</h3></div> <p>As general manager, Isiah Thomas quickly staffed the management positions with his own personnel, naming long-time <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> assistant <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Malone" title="Brendan Malone">Brendan Malone</a> as the Raptors' head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team's roster was then filled as a result of an <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_expansion_draft" title="1995 NBA expansion draft">expansion draft in 1995</a>. Following a <a href="/wiki/Coin_flipping" title="Coin flipping">coin flip</a>, Toronto was given first choice and selected <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">three-point</a> specialist <a href="/wiki/B._J._Armstrong" title="B. J. Armstrong">B. J. Armstrong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Armstrong refused to report to the club, and Thomas promptly traded him to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> for <a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">power forwards</a> <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Rogers_(basketball)" title="Carlos Rogers (basketball)">Carlos Rogers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Victor_Alexander" title="Victor Alexander">Victor Alexander</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thomas then selected a wide range of players in the expansion draft, including veterans <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kersey" title="Jerome Kersey">Jerome Kersey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Willie Anderson (basketball)">Willie Anderson</a> and his former Pistons teammate <a href="/wiki/John_Salley" title="John Salley">John Salley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Subsequent to the expansion draft, the Raptors landed the seventh pick in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery" title="NBA draft lottery">NBA draft lottery</a>, behind their fellow 1995 expansion club, the Vancouver Grizzlies. Thomas selected <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a>, a point guard out of <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Arizona Wildcats men's basketball">Arizona</a>, around whom the franchise would seek to construct its near future.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the selection of Stoudamire was met with <a href="/wiki/Booing" title="Booing">boos</a> from fans at the <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995 NBA draft</a> at the SkyDome in Toronto, many of whom wanted <a href="/wiki/Ed_O%27Bannon" title="Ed O'Bannon">Ed O'Bannon</a> of <a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball" title="UCLA Bruins men's basketball">UCLA</a>, an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Final Four</a> <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">Most Valuable Player</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RogersCentre_Toronto_Sept1-05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/RogersCentre_Toronto_Sept1-05.jpg/220px-RogersCentre_Toronto_Sept1-05.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/RogersCentre_Toronto_Sept1-05.jpg/330px-RogersCentre_Toronto_Sept1-05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/RogersCentre_Toronto_Sept1-05.jpg/440px-RogersCentre_Toronto_Sept1-05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1353" /></a><figcaption>SkyDome, known as <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Centre" title="Rogers Centre">Rogers Centre</a> since 2005, was the original venue for Raptors home games from 1995 to 1999</figcaption></figure> <p>In the team's first official NBA game, <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Robertson" title="Alvin Robertson">Alvin Robertson</a> scored the first NBA points in Raptors history,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Stoudamire recorded 10 points and 10 assists in a 94–79 victory over the New Jersey Nets.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors concluded their inaugural season with a 21–61 win–loss record,<sup id="cite_ref-9596stand_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9596stand-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although they were one of the few teams to defeat the Chicago Bulls, who set a then all-time NBA best 72–10 win–loss regular season record.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With averages of 19.0 <a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">points</a> and 9.3 <a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">assists</a> per game, Stoudamire also won the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96</a> Rookie of the Year Award.<sup id="cite_ref-stoudinfo_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stoudinfo-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November of the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97 season</a>, Bitove sold his ownership interest in the team to Slaight for $65 million after Slaight had activated a <a href="/wiki/Shotgun_clause" title="Shotgun clause">shotgun clause</a> in their partnership agreement,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> giving Slaight 79 per cent control of the team,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and remaining minority partner of the <a href="/wiki/Scotiabank" title="Scotiabank">Bank of Nova Scotia</a> (10 per cent), Thomas (9 per cent) Peterson (1 per cent) and Granovsky (1 per cent).<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Slaight subsequently acquired the 1 per cent, which had been owned by both Peterson and Granovsky, who had died a year earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-arenawars_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arenawars-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-goesforcontrol_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goesforcontrol-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In their second season the team put up a 30–52 record and selected <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">centre</a> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a> with the second overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996 NBA draft</a>. By the end of the season, Camby earned a berth on the NBA's All-Rookie Team, while Stoudamire continued to play well, averaging 20.2 points and 8.8 assists per game.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9697_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9697-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As in the previous season, the Raptors were one of only 11 teams to topple the eventual 1997 champions, the Chicago Bulls.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9697_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9697-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors also defeated the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> and Miami Heat, all of which were eventual Conference finalists.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9697_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9697-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Raptors struggled against teams who were not of championship calibre, including three losses to the 15–67 <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9697_40-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9697-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98 season</a>, the team suffered numerous injuries and slid into a 17-game losing streak.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9798_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9798-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Thomas' attempts to execute a letter of intent with Slaight to purchase the team failed, he resigned his position with the team in November and sold his 9 per cent stake in the team to Slaight.<sup id="cite_ref-goesforcontrol_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goesforcontrol-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vacates_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vacates-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rapsleafsdeal_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rapsleafsdeal-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This left Slaight with 90 per cent and the Bank of Nova Scotia with 10 per cent.<sup id="cite_ref-vacates_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vacates-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thomas was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Glen_Grunwald" title="Glen Grunwald">Glen Grunwald</a> as general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Thomas gone, Stoudamire immediately sought a trade.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 13, 1998, he was shipped to the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Walt_Williams" title="Walt Williams">Walt Williams</a> and Carlos Rogers for <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Kenny Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Williams" title="Alvin Williams">Alvin Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Trent" title="Gary Trent">Gary Trent</a>, two first-round draft choices, a second-round draft choice and cash.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9798_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9798-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anderson refused to report to Toronto and was traded to the Celtics with <a href="/wiki/%C5%BDan_Tabak" title="Žan Tabak">Žan Tabak</a> and <a href="/wiki/Popeye_Jones" title="Popeye Jones">Popeye Jones</a> for <a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dee_Brown_(basketball,_born_1968)" title="Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)">Dee Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers_(basketball)" title="Roy Rogers (basketball)">Roy Rogers</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Thomas_(basketball)" title="John Thomas (basketball)">John Thomas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9798_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9798-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the trading deadline was over, the Raptors became the youngest team in the league with an average age of 24.6 years.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9798_42-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9798-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had five rookies on their roster, including the 18-year-old <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a>, who at the time was the youngest player in the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9798_42-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9798-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inexperienced Raptors struggled throughout the season and their regular season record regressed to 16–66.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 12, 1998, Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd., the owners of the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>, purchased 100 per cent of the Raptors and the arena the team was building, Air Canada Centre, from Slaight and the Bank of Nova Scotia; Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. later renamed itself Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE).<sup id="cite_ref-rapsleafsdeal_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rapsleafsdeal-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLSE paid a reported $467 million, made up of $179 million for the team and $288 million for the arena.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998 NBA draft</a>, in what became a defining move for the franchise, Grunwald traded the team's fourth overall pick <a href="/wiki/Antawn_Jamison" title="Antawn Jamison">Antawn Jamison</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> for <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a>, who was selected fifth overall.<sup id="cite_ref-vincebio_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vincebio-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To bring further credibility to the Raptors, Grunwald traded Marcus Camby to the New York Knicks for <a href="/wiki/Charles_Oakley" title="Charles Oakley">Charles Oakley</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-rap9899_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9899-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a veteran with <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">playoff</a> experience. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Willis" title="Kevin Willis">Kevin Willis</a>, another veteran acquired from the trade, solidified the centre position, while the coaching staff temporarily rotated Brown, Williams and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Christie" title="Doug Christie">Doug Christie</a> to play point guard. Both Christie and Williams became talented players in their own right; Christie developed into one of the elite defenders in the NBA,<sup id="cite_ref-rap9899_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9899-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Williams improved his play on the offensive end. New coach <a href="/wiki/Butch_Carter" title="Butch Carter">Butch Carter</a> was also credited with much of the team's turnaround during the lockout-shortened <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998–99 season</a>. Although the team did not make the <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">playoffs</a>, many were optimistic with the impressive performances of Rookie of the Year Carter<sup id="cite_ref-vincebio_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vincebio-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a much improved McGrady. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1999–2002:_Success_during_the_Vince_Carter_era"><span id="1999.E2.80.932002:_Success_during_the_Vince_Carter_era"></span>1999–2002: Success during the Vince Carter era</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Canada_Centre_and_CN_Tower_from_Bay_St.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Air_Canada_Centre_and_CN_Tower_from_Bay_St.jpg/220px-Air_Canada_Centre_and_CN_Tower_from_Bay_St.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Air_Canada_Centre_and_CN_Tower_from_Bay_St.jpg/330px-Air_Canada_Centre_and_CN_Tower_from_Bay_St.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Air_Canada_Centre_and_CN_Tower_from_Bay_St.jpg/440px-Air_Canada_Centre_and_CN_Tower_from_Bay_St.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>The Raptors moved to <a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a> (then known as Air Canada Centre) in 1999</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999 NBA draft</a>, believing that the Raptors still lacked a strong <a href="/wiki/Frontcourt" class="mw-redirect" title="Frontcourt">frontcourt</a> presence, Grunwald traded first-round draft pick <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Bender" title="Jonathan Bender">Jonathan Bender</a> for a power forward, <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Davis" title="Antonio Davis">Antonio Davis</a> of the Indiana Pacers. Davis quickly entered the Raptors starting line-up and he would develop into an All-Star in the coming years. Conversely, Bender would only play nine seasons and would be out of the league by age 29.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the backcourt, Carter, Christie, and <a href="/wiki/Dell_Curry" title="Dell Curry">Dell Curry</a> played at the <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a> position and Alvin Williams and <a href="/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues" title="Muggsy Bogues">Muggsy Bogues</a> at point guard. The rotation of Davis, Oakley, and Willis in the frontcourt and Carter's and McGrady's improvement helped the team make its first-ever <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_playoffs" title="2000 NBA playoffs">playoff</a> appearance, fulfilling a promise Carter had made to fans in the previous season.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9900_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9900-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lacking significant postseason experience, Toronto was defeated 3–0 by the New York Knicks in the first round.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9900_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9900-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nonetheless, team improvements and the rise of Carter—who emphatically won the 2000 NBA <a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">Slam Dunk Contest</a><sup id="cite_ref-vincebio_52-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vincebio-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—attracted many fans around Toronto, many of whom were previously not basketball fans. The season was also the first full year played at the Air Canada Centre, after having played four years at the cavernous SkyDome, which was better suited to <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rap9900_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap9900-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, the Raptors concluded the season with a 45–37 record.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Still, playoff failures and Butch Carter's media altercations surrounding Camby led Grunwald to replace Carter prior to the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01 season</a> with <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> coach and player with more than 30 years of coaching experience.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team roster was also largely revamped, including the signing of veteran playmaker <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> on a four-year contract.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0001_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0001-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Alvin Williams later emerged as a clutch performer,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jackson was traded to allow Williams more playing time.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0001_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0001-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2000 off-season, free-agent McGrady opted to leave the Raptors in a sign-and-trade deal worth $67.5 million over six years, while giving a conditional draft pick as part of the agreement to the Orlando Magic for a first-round draft pick.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lipofsky_Vince_Carter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Lipofsky_Vince_Carter.jpg" decoding="async" width="183" height="300" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="183" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a>, drafted fifth in the <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998 NBA draft</a>, played his first six seasons in the NBA with the Raptors</figcaption></figure> <p>As predicted by analysts, the team easily secured a berth in the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">2001 NBA playoffs</a> with a franchise-high 47 wins. The Raptors won their first ever playoff series as they defeated New York 3–2, advancing to the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs#.281.29_Philadelphia_76ers_vs._.285.29_Toronto_Raptors" title="2001 NBA playoffs">Eastern Conference semifinals</a> for the first time in franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0001_58-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0001-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilkens was praised for having Williams defend shooting guard <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> and Carter defend small forward <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a>, the two major Knicks offensive threats. The series with <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> was a landmark for the Raptors in terms of performance and entertainment value. The Sixers relied on <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> for their respective offensive and defensive abilities, along with steady help from <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a>. Toronto was the more balanced team with Carter, Alvin Williams and Davis providing much of the offensive game and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Childs_(basketball)" title="Chris Childs (basketball)">Chris Childs</a> and Jerome Williams on defence. The series came down to the last few seconds of Game 7, when Carter's potential series-winning shot rolled off the rim.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carter was later widely criticized for attending his graduation ceremony at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina" title="University of North Carolina">University of North Carolina</a> on the morning of Game 7, as he scored only 20 points on 6-for-18 shooting after a 39-point performance in Game 6.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the loss, the season is generally considered a watermark for the franchise, given the Raptors' franchise high of 47 wins and advancing beyond the first round of the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0001_58-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0001-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The relocation of the Vancouver Grizzlies to <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> in 2001, as the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>, left Toronto as the NBA's only Canadian team.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the summer of 2001, long-term contracts were given to Alvin Williams, Jerome Williams and Davis, while former <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">NBA MVP</a> centre <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> was signed to provide Carter with good support.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0102_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0102-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors appeared to be on their way to another competitive season with a 29–21 record going into the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend">All-Star break</a><sup id="cite_ref-rap0102_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0102-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and with Carter the top vote-getter for the All-Star game for the third consecutive year.<sup id="cite_ref-vincebio_52-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vincebio-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carter then suffered a bout of <a href="/wiki/Patellar_tendinitis" title="Patellar tendinitis">patellar tendinitis</a> (also known as "jumper's knee"),<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> forcing him to miss the All-Star game and the rest of the season,<sup id="cite_ref-rap0102_67-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0102-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and without their franchise player, Toronto lost 13 consecutive games.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0102_67-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0102-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, they were able to win 12 of their last 14 games, clinching a <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_playoffs" title="2002 NBA playoffs">playoff</a> spot on the last day of the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0102_67-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0102-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The comeback featured some of the Raptors' best defence of the season, along with inspired performances by Davis and <a href="/wiki/Keon_Clark" title="Keon Clark">Keon Clark</a>. </p><p>Despite Toronto's improved defensive performances, Carter's offence was sorely missed in the first-round series against the second-seeded Detroit Pistons. In the first game, Detroit overwhelmed Toronto 83–65, largely due to <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>'s strong performance of 19 points, 20 <a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">rebounds</a>, 3 <a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">blocks</a> and 3 <a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">steals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Detroit also won Game 2, but Toronto won the next two games at home to force a deciding and tightly contested Game 5 in Detroit.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0102_67-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0102-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With 10.7 seconds left in the game, and the Raptors down 85–82 with possession of the ball, Childs raced down the court and shot a three-pointer that missed badly, apparently trying to draw a foul on the play,<sup id="cite_ref-recap20020502_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recap20020502-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> instead of passing to a wide-open Curry. In a post-game locker room interview, Childs repeatedly insisted that the Raptors had been down four points, not three. The Raptors' late-season surge was thus marred by a disappointing playoff exit; the Olajuwon experiment was also a bust, with the 39-year-old averaging career lows in minutes, points and rebounds.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, Childs, Clark and Curry left the team, ensuring a new-look team for the next season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2002–2006:_Another_period_of_struggle"><span id="2002.E2.80.932006:_Another_period_of_struggle"></span>2002–2006: Another period of struggle</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raptors_Blazers_jump_ball_2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Raptors_Blazers_jump_ball_2004.jpg/220px-Raptors_Blazers_jump_ball_2004.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Raptors_Blazers_jump_ball_2004.jpg/330px-Raptors_Blazers_jump_ball_2004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Raptors_Blazers_jump_ball_2004.jpg/440px-Raptors_Blazers_jump_ball_2004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>A game between the Raptors and the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05 season</a>. The Raptors were moved to the NBA's <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic Division</a> prior to the start of that season.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03 season</a> began with the same optimism that the Raptors exhibited in three consecutive playoff seasons, although it faded early. Carter, while voted as a starter in the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 NBA All-Star Game">2003 All-Star Game</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-vincebio_52-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vincebio-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> suffered a knee injury, while Davis expressed disinterest in Toronto and Wilkens' <i>laissez-faire</i> attitude created a team that lacked the motivation and spirit of the previous years' teams. The team was ravaged with injuries, losing an NBA record number of player games due to injury.<sup id="cite_ref-raps0203_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raps0203-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, the Raptors recorded the dubious honour of being the only team in NBA history not to dress 12 players for a single game in a season.<sup id="cite_ref-raps0203_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raps0203-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilkens was criticized heavily by the Toronto media for his inability to clamp down on his players when necessary, especially given this was the year that Wilkens overtook <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Bill Fitch</a> for the most losses by an NBA coach,<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with his loss total getting dangerously close to his win total. The Raptors ended the season with a 24–58 record<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Wilkens was fired. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise, when the Raptors were given the fourth overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003 NBA draft</a> and brought another star to Toronto in <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a>. </p><p>Canadian <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Shania_Twain" title="Shania Twain">Shania Twain</a> helped launch the new red Raptors alternate road uniform at the start of the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04 season</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-raps0304_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raps0304-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the jerseys made their debut in a 90–87 season-opening victory on October 29, 2003, against the defending Eastern Conference champions, the New Jersey Nets.<sup id="cite_ref-raps0304_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raps0304-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Davis and Jerome Williams were traded early in the season for <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> and <a href="/wiki/Donyell_Marshall" title="Donyell Marshall">Donyell Marshall</a>. After 50 games, Toronto was 25–25 and in a position to make the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_playoffs" title="2004 NBA playoffs">playoffs</a>, but injuries to key players sent the Raptors plummeting down the standings. Rose, Carter and Alvin Williams all suffered injuries as the Raptors struggled to a record of 8–24 in their remaining games.<sup id="cite_ref-raps0304_75-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raps0304-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The notable individual season performances were Carter's 22.5 <a href="/wiki/Points_per_game" title="Points per game">ppg</a>, Marshall's 10.7 <a href="/wiki/Rebound_(sports)" title="Rebound (sports)">rpg</a>, and rookie Bosh, a 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) forward-centre, averaging 11.5 ppg and 7.4 rpg and being named to the NBA All-Rookie Team.<sup id="cite_ref-boshbio_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boshbio-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williams' knee injury turned out to be career-ending. </p><p>For the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05 season</a>, the team moved into the Atlantic Division and the Raptors decided to revamp the team. Raptors' President and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment <a href="/wiki/Richard_Peddie" title="Richard Peddie">Richard Peddie</a> fired Grunwald on April 1, 2004, after the team ended the season three games short of the eighth and final playoff spot in the previous season.<sup id="cite_ref-raps0304_75-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raps0304-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Head coach <a href="/wiki/Kevin_O%27Neill_(basketball)" title="Kevin O'Neill (basketball)">Kevin O'Neill</a> and his four assistant coaches were also dismissed immediately after Grunwald's termination. Toronto interim manager Jack McCloskey said: "While the blame for that certainly does not rest on O'Neill and his staff alone, we need a change."<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Babcock" title="Rob Babcock">Rob Babcock</a> was named general manager on June 7, 2004, alongside the appointments of <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Embry" title="Wayne Embry">Wayne Embry</a> as senior advisor and <a href="/wiki/Alex_English" title="Alex English">Alex English</a> as director of player development.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)" title="Sam Mitchell (basketball)">Sam Mitchell</a>, a former NBA forward and assistant coach of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, was hired as new head coach of the Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Bosh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Chris_Bosh.jpg/170px-Chris_Bosh.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Chris_Bosh.jpg/255px-Chris_Bosh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Chris_Bosh.jpg/340px-Chris_Bosh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1126" data-file-height="1407" /></a><figcaption>After the trade of Vince Carter in 2004, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> became the face of the Raptors franchise until 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Babcock's first move as general manager was drafting centre <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Ara%C3%BAjo_(basketball)" title="Rafael Araújo (basketball)">Rafael Araújo</a>—selected eighth overall—in the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004 NBA draft</a>, in a move that was criticized by fans and analysts, considering highly touted swingman <a href="/wiki/Andre_Iguodala" title="Andre Iguodala">Andre Iguodala</a> was drafted with the next pick.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Babcock signed point guard <a href="/wiki/Rafer_Alston" title="Rafer Alston">Rafer Alston</a> to a five-year deal. After Vince Carter's annual charity game, Babcock implicitly revealed to the media that Carter's agent had asked for a trade, confirming Carter's discontent. The <i><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Sun" title="Toronto Sun">Toronto Sun</a></i> reported that Carter felt he was being misled by the Raptors' hierarchy during the general manager search and had concluded that as long as the managerial structure at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. remained intact, the Raptors would never be an elite team.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carter was finally traded mid-season, ending his six-year tenure. Toronto received <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a>, forwards <a href="/wiki/Eric_Williams_(basketball,_born_1972)" title="Eric Williams (basketball, born 1972)">Eric Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Williams_(basketball)" title="Aaron Williams (basketball)">Aaron Williams</a> and two mid-to-late future first-round picks from the New Jersey Nets. Mourning chose not to report to Toronto, forcing Babcock to buy out the remainder of his contract<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at a reported $10 million, leaving him free to sign with the Miami Heat. Eric and Aaron Williams were supposed to add defensive toughness and rebounding, but were generally under-utilized for the entire season. Analysts had predicted Babcock got the bad end of the deal,<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the trade eventually cost him his job. </p><p>Carter's departure heralded a new era for Toronto. Bosh stepped up to the role of franchise player<sup id="cite_ref-rap0405_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0405-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and performed well in his sophomore campaign, ranking tenth in the league in defensive rebounds.<sup id="cite_ref-boshbio_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boshbio-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In contrast to Bosh's emergence, Araújo struggled to keep a spot in the line-up, and became unpopular with fans and local media.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the ACC was often well-attended due to the Raptors' 22–19 home record,<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> their inability to win on the road (11–30) and a poor defensive record made Mitchell's first year as head coach unimpressive. Additionally, Mitchell had problems dealing with Alston, who openly expressed his unhappiness with Mitchell in a post-game interview.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in the season, Alston was suspended two games for "conduct detrimental to the team" for reportedly walking out of a scrimmage during practice.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notwithstanding the unrest, in their first season competing in the Atlantic Division, Toronto maintained the same regular season record of 33–49 as the previous season.<sup id="cite_ref-rap0405_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rap0405-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Calder%C3%B3n_in_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Calder%C3%B3n_in_2006.jpg/170px-Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Calder%C3%B3n_in_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Calder%C3%B3n_in_2006.jpg/255px-Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Calder%C3%B3n_in_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Calder%C3%B3n_in_2006.jpg/340px-Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Calder%C3%B3n_in_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1127" data-file-height="1410" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Calder%C3%B3n_(basketball)" title="José Calderón (basketball)">Jose Calderon</a> with the Raptors during the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06 season</a>. The Raptors signed Calderon as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> in the 2005 off-season as a backup for <a href="/wiki/Mike_James_(basketball,_born_1975)" title="Mike James (basketball, born 1975)">Mike James</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Raptors continued to rebuild during the <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005 NBA draft</a>, selecting <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Villanueva" title="Charlie Villanueva">Charlie Villanueva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Graham" title="Joey Graham">Joey Graham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roko_Uki%C4%87" title="Roko Ukić">Roko Ukić</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uro%C5%A1_Slokar" title="Uroš Slokar">Uroš Slokar</a>, with Villanueva's selection being very controversial amongst basketball pundits and Raptors fans alike.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors started their training camp by trading Alston to the Houston Rockets for <a href="/wiki/Mike_James_(basketball,_born_1975)" title="Mike James (basketball, born 1975)">Mike James</a> and signing free agent <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Calder%C3%B3n_(basketball)" title="José Calderón (basketball)">José Calderón</a> as a backup for James. Despite the infusion of new players, Toronto's overall <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06 season</a> was a disappointment; they set a franchise record by losing their first nine games<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 15 out of their first 16 games.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With losses mounting and media scrutiny intensifying, the Raptors hired ex-<a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball">Purdue</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Gene_Keady" title="Gene Keady">Gene Keady</a> as an assistant off the bench to help develop the young Raptors team and establish a defensive persona for the team. On January 15, 2006, the Raptors set a franchise points record in a 129–103 win over the Knicks when Villanueva hit a three-pointer late in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But less than a week later, the Raptors gave up an 18-point lead against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> and allowed Lakers star <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> to score 81 points, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With media scrutiny intensifying once more and the Raptors entrenched at the bottom of the league in defensive <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_percentage" title="Field goal percentage">field goal percentage</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CEO Richard Peddie fired Babcock.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2005–06 season was not a total disaster. Villanueva's play impressed both fans and former critics as he came in second in <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year</a><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and recorded 48 points in an <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">overtime</a> loss to Milwaukee Bucks, the most points scored by any rookie in franchise history and the most by a rookie in the NBA since 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bosh was also named a reserve forward for the Eastern All-Star Team in the <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006 game</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-boshbio_76-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boshbio-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the third Raptor after Vince Carter and Antonio Davis to appear in an All-Star Game. On February 27, 2006, the team named <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Colangelo" title="Bryan Colangelo">Bryan Colangelo</a>, the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Executive_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Executive of the Year Award">2004–05 NBA Executive of the Year</a>, the president and general manager of the Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Known for his success in transforming a lottery Phoenix team into a 62-win offensive juggernaut, his hiring gave hope to many fans. Still, Toronto ended the season weakly when Bosh suffered a season-ending thumb injury.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors lost ten consecutive games after Bosh's injury<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and finished the season with the fifth worst record (27–55) in the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006–2010:_Chris_Bosh_era"><span id="2006.E2.80.932010:_Chris_Bosh_era"></span>2006–2010: Chris Bosh era</h3></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07 season</a> represented a watershed year for the Raptors franchise. The roster was overhauled, including the selection of <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006 NBA draft</a> number one pick <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Andrea Bargnani</a>, the acquisition of point guard <a href="/wiki/T._J._Ford" title="T. J. Ford">T. J. Ford</a> in exchange for Villanueva, and the signing of shooting guard <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Parker" title="Anthony Parker">Anthony Parker</a> and small forward <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Garbajosa" title="Jorge Garbajosa">Jorge Garbajosa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-signs_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signs-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bosh was given a three-year contract extension,<sup id="cite_ref-signs_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signs-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Maurizio_Gherardini" title="Maurizio Gherardini">Maurizio Gherardini</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pallacanestro_Treviso" title="Pallacanestro Treviso">Benetton Treviso</a> was hired as the club's vice-president and assistant general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Toronto_raptors_0607z.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Toronto_raptors_0607z.jpg/220px-Toronto_raptors_0607z.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Toronto_raptors_0607z.jpg/330px-Toronto_raptors_0607z.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Toronto_raptors_0607z.jpg/440px-Toronto_raptors_0607z.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="853" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Parker" title="Anthony Parker">Anthony Parker</a> (No. 18) and <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Garbajosa" title="Jorge Garbajosa">Jorge Garbajosa</a> (No. 15) with the Raptors during the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07 season</a>. Parker and Garbajosa were signed by the Raptors in the 2006 off-season.</figcaption></figure> <p>The first half of the season produced mixed results as Toronto struggled towards the .500 mark.<sup id="cite_ref-rebirth_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rebirth-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the All-Star break, Bargnani continued to work on his defence and shooting (averaging 14.3 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game in 12 games for the month of February 2007), and he was selected as the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for the second straight time on March 1, 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-rotm2_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rotm2-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bargnani became the third Raptor ever to win the award twice, joining Vince Carter and Damon Stoudamire.<sup id="cite_ref-rotm2_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rotm2-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toronto ended the regular season with a 47–35 record, securing the third seed in the Eastern Conference for the <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">2007 NBA playoffs</a> along with the Atlantic Division title, as well as homecourt advantage for the first time in franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bosh was voted to start in the <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007 NBA All-Star Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors were also praised for their improved defence, ball-sharing and tremendous team chemistry.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Colangelo, Gherardini and Mitchell were credited with Toronto's turnaround this season,<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was one of the best in NBA history in terms of league standing and defensive ranking.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mitchell was subsequently named the 2006–07 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">NBA Coach of the Year</a>, the first coach in Raptors history to receive the honour,<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Colangelo was named 2006–07 Executive of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 24, 2007, the Raptors won their first playoff game in five seasons, with an 89–83 victory over the New Jersey Nets,<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost the series 4–2.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series was notable for pitting ex-Raptor Vince Carter against his former team. The Nets took home court advantage in Game 1, holding off a late Raptors rally in the fourth quarter. The Raptors pulled away in another tight game to even the series at one game apiece. When the series shifted to <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, the Nets took charge of the series, winning Games 3 and 4 in routs. New Jersey had a chance to win the series in game 5 in Toronto, but the Raptors took a 20-point lead after one quarter. Still, New Jersey chipped away and had a chance to win the game, but <a href="/wiki/Bo%C5%A1tjan_Nachbar" title="Boštjan Nachbar">Boštjan Nachbar</a>'s three-pointer missed at the buzzer. Needing to win in New Jersey to force a game 7, Toronto held a one-point lead with under a minute to play in game 6, but <a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a> hit a layup with eight seconds left to play. Toronto attempted to try for the game-winning shot, but Jefferson intercepted a pass to seal the series for the Nets. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:264px;max-width:264px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:148px;max-width:148px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jorge_Garbajosa.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Jorge_Garbajosa.JPG/146px-Jorge_Garbajosa.JPG" decoding="async" width="146" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Jorge_Garbajosa.JPG/219px-Jorge_Garbajosa.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Jorge_Garbajosa.JPG/292px-Jorge_Garbajosa.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3872" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:112px;max-width:112px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Bosh.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Chris_Bosh.JPG/110px-Chris_Bosh.JPG" decoding="async" width="110" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Chris_Bosh.JPG/165px-Chris_Bosh.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Chris_Bosh.JPG/220px-Chris_Bosh.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1722" data-file-height="3424" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Jorge Garbajosa (left) and Chris Bosh (right) during the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08 season</a>. Injuries to both players during the season derailed the possibility for the Raptors to defend their <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2007</a> <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic Division</a> title.</div></div></div></div> <p>Several changes to the roster were made before the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> campaign as Toronto sought to reproduce the same form as the previous campaign. Most notably, the Raptors acquired <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Delfino" title="Carlos Delfino">Carlos Delfino</a> in a trade with Detroit for two second-round draft picks,<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and signed <a href="/wiki/Jamario_Moon" title="Jamario Moon">Jamario Moon</a><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and three-point specialist <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kapono" title="Jason Kapono">Jason Kapono</a> as free agents.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, veteran <a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">swingman</a> Morris Peterson joined the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite being defending division champions, the Raptors were widely tipped as outside contenders for the division and conference titles.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Toronto quickly fell behind Boston in the division, as Bargnani's inability to play well consistently, along with injuries to Garbajosa (75 games), Bosh (15 games) and Ford (31 games), derailed the possibility of a smooth campaign. </p><p>The Raptors finished 41–41, six fewer wins than the previous season, but still good enough for a playoff spot as the sixth seed. They were pitted against Dwight Howard and the resurgent <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>. In Game 1, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> gave the Magic their first playoff win since <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">2003</a> as they practically led the entire game.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Howard would put up a 29–20 in Game 2, as <a href="/wiki/Hedo_T%C3%BCrko%C4%9Flu" title="Hedo Türkoğlu">Hedo Türkoğlu</a> scored the final four go-ahead points to give the Magic a 2–0 lead. The Raptors would respond with a strong Game 3 victory keyed by great point guard play from Ford and José Calderon. However, <a href="/wiki/Jameer_Nelson" title="Jameer Nelson">Jameer Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rashard_Lewis" title="Rashard Lewis">Rashard Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Bogans" title="Keith Bogans">Keith Bogans</a> keyed strong three-point shooting in Game 4 and overcame Bosh's 39 points and 15 rebounds to bring the Magic out of Toronto with a 3–1 lead. Howard would finish off the series in Game 5 as impressively as he started: 21 points, 21 rebounds, 3 blocks.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rev78_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rev78-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whereas the preceding season was considered a success, the 2007–08 campaign was considered a disappointment. Weaknesses in Toronto's game—rebounding, defence, and a lack of a swingman—were brought into sharp focus during the playoffs, and changes were expected to be made to the roster.<sup id="cite_ref-rev78_123-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rev78-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As it turned out, a blockbuster trade was agreed in principle before the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09 campaign</a>: six-time All-Star <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_O%27Neal" title="Jermaine O'Neal">Jermaine O'Neal</a> was acquired from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Ford (who had become expendable with the emergence of Calderón), <a href="/wiki/Rasho_Nesterovi%C4%87" title="Rasho Nesterović">Rasho Nesterović</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maceo_Baston" title="Maceo Baston">Maceo Baston</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hibbert" title="Roy Hibbert">Roy Hibbert</a>, the 17th pick in the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008 NBA draft</a>, giving the Raptors a potential boost in the frontcourt.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, Bargnani, who had spent the summer working on his interior game, was projected to come off the bench. The Raptors also introduced a black alternate road jersey for the season similar to the earlier purple design that was dropped a few seasons ago. It had a <a href="/wiki/Maple_leaf" title="Maple leaf">maple leaf</a> featured on the back neck of the jersey, symbolizing the Raptors as "Canada's team".<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the introduction of O'Neal, who brought home the rebounds and the blocks, and a much improved Bargnani, the Raptors were too inconsistent. Following an 8–9 start to the season, Mitchell was fired and replaced by long-time assistant <a href="/wiki/Jay_Triano" title="Jay Triano">Jay Triano</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Triano tweaked the starting line-up to no avail as the Raptors fell to 21–34 prior to the All-Star break. O'Neal and Moon were then traded to Miami for <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Shawn Marion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Banks" title="Marcus Banks">Marcus Banks</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but with the losses mounting, the Raptors soon fell out of the playoffs picture and were eliminated from contention with seven games of the regular season remaining.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors eventually finished with a 33–49 record<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and headed into the next season with a potential overhaul of the core: Marion could become a free agent; Bosh could become one after 2009–10; Parker would soon turn 35; and Bargnani had his breakthrough season. On May 12, 2009, Triano was given a three-year term for the position of head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The inevitable roster shakeup for the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10 season</a> began when Kapono was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the aggressive veteran <a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Evans" title="Reggie Evans">Reggie Evans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toronto then <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">drafted</a> <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> with the ninth pick, enabling them to fill a spot on the wings.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed by the signing of free agent Hedo Türkoğlu, which in turn led to a sign-and-trade agreement involving four teams, with Toronto landing wing players <a href="/wiki/Devean_George" title="Devean George">Devean George</a> (later traded for <a href="/wiki/Marco_Belinelli" title="Marco Belinelli">Marco Belinelli</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Wright_(basketball)" title="Antoine Wright (basketball)">Antoine Wright</a>, while releasing Marion, <a href="/wiki/Kris_Humphries" title="Kris Humphries">Kris Humphries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Jawai" title="Nathan Jawai">Nathan Jawai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around the same time, Parker headed for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Indiana point guard <a href="/wiki/Jarrett_Jack" title="Jarrett Jack">Jarrett Jack</a> was added and Nesterovič brought back to provide cover for the big men. Finally, Delfino and Ukić were moved to the Milwaukee Bucks for <a href="/wiki/Amir_Johnson" title="Amir Johnson">Amir Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Weems" title="Sonny Weems">Sonny Weems</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It became increasingly clear that Colangelo, in securing a credible nucleus for the future, was doing this to persuade Bosh to stay beyond 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the Raptors were off to a sluggish start, they picked up the pace around the All-Star break, reaching a season-high seven games above .500 and standing fifth in the Eastern Conference.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bosh was recording career-highs in points and rebounds per game.<sup id="cite_ref-boshbio_76-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boshbio-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, a season-ending injury to Bosh after the break coincided with Toronto's descent down the standings from the fifth seed to the eighth, and they ultimately relinquished their spot to <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago</a> a few games before the regular season ended.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010–2013:_Rebuilding"><span id="2010.E2.80.932013:_Rebuilding"></span>2010–2013: Rebuilding</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyle_Lowry_(17283761882).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Kyle_Lowry_%2817283761882%29.jpg/170px-Kyle_Lowry_%2817283761882%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Kyle_Lowry_%2817283761882%29.jpg/255px-Kyle_Lowry_%2817283761882%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Kyle_Lowry_%2817283761882%29.jpg/340px-Kyle_Lowry_%2817283761882%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1411" data-file-height="2139" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> was acquired by the Raptors in a trade with the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> during the 2012 off-season</figcaption></figure> <p>Before the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11 season</a> began, there was much anticipation around the league over the fates of an elite pack of free agents, featuring the likes of Bosh, <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>, <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a>. Bosh and James eventually chose to converge in Miami with Wade, and the sign-and-trade transaction that ensued resulted in the Raptors receiving two first-round draft picks and a trade exception from Miami.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to this, Toronto had <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">drafted</a> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Davis_(basketball)" title="Ed Davis (basketball)">Ed Davis</a>, also a left-handed power forward like Bosh. After Bosh left, Colangelo sought to trade Calderón, Evans and the disenchanted Türkoğlu for <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Chandler" title="Tyson Chandler">Tyson Chandler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leandro_Barbosa" title="Leandro Barbosa">Leandro Barbosa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Boris_Diaw" title="Boris Diaw">Boris Diaw</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the trade involving Chandler collapsed at the last minute, as Chandler was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> instead.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Belinelli was then traded to New Orleans Hornets for <a href="/wiki/Julian_Wright" title="Julian Wright">Julian Wright</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 13 games into the season, Jack, <a href="/wiki/David_Andersen" title="David Andersen">David Andersen</a>, and Marcus Banks to New Orleans for <a href="/wiki/Peja_Stojakovi%C4%87" title="Peja Stojaković">Peja Stojaković</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerryd_Bayless" title="Jerryd Bayless">Jerryd Bayless</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bosh's first return to Toronto was received to a chorus of boos, but not as nearly as harsh as what former Raptors Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter received upon their respective returns.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Without Bosh, Toronto as a team regressed and were only able to secure 22 wins in the regular season. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dwane_Casey" title="Dwane Casey">Dwane Casey</a>, an assistant coach with the Mavericks, was hired as the new head coach of Toronto before the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors used their number five pick to select <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a>, a centre from Lithuania in the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011 NBA draft</a>. The season was shortened by 16 regular season games due to the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_lockout" title="2011 NBA lockout">2011 NBA lockout</a>, and the Raptors finished the season with a 23–43 record. During the 2012 off-season, Colangelo tried to lure Canadian free agent and two-time MVP <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>, who had become a free agent after playing for the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>, to play for the Raptors. When Nash joined the Los Angeles Lakers instead, the Raptors acquired point guard <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> from the Houston Rockets for a future first-round pick. Lowry, combined with Valančiūnas and the eighth pick in the <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012 draft</a> <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Ross" title="Terrence Ross">Terrence Ross</a>, represented the next phase of the re-building process. On January 30, 2013, the Raptors acquired Memphis Grizzlies star <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gay" title="Rudy Gay">Rudy Gay</a> and centre <a href="/wiki/Hamed_Haddadi" title="Hamed Haddadi">Hamed Haddadi</a> as well as Pistons player <a href="/wiki/Austin_Daye" title="Austin Daye">Austin Daye</a> in a three-way deal that sent Calderón to the Detroit Pistons and Davis, along with Pistons veteran <a href="/wiki/Tayshaun_Prince" title="Tayshaun Prince">Tayshaun Prince</a> and a second-round pick to the Grizzlies. Haddadi was later traded, along with a second-round pick, to Phoenix in exchange for guard <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Telfair" title="Sebastian Telfair">Sebastian Telfair</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13 season</a> was the first season since 2009–10 that the Raptors finished the season with a winning home record (21–20), despite their overall losing record (34–48). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013–present:_The_Masai_Ujiri_era"><span id="2013.E2.80.93present:_The_Masai_Ujiri_era"></span>2013–present: The Masai Ujiri era</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013–2018:_The_DeRozan_and_Lowry_era"><span id="2013.E2.80.932018:_The_DeRozan_and_Lowry_era"></span>2013–2018: The DeRozan and Lowry era</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2014_Toronto_Raptors_fans_Air_Canada_Centre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/2014_Toronto_Raptors_fans_Air_Canada_Centre.jpg/220px-2014_Toronto_Raptors_fans_Air_Canada_Centre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/2014_Toronto_Raptors_fans_Air_Canada_Centre.jpg/330px-2014_Toronto_Raptors_fans_Air_Canada_Centre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/2014_Toronto_Raptors_fans_Air_Canada_Centre.jpg/440px-2014_Toronto_Raptors_fans_Air_Canada_Centre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1361" /></a><figcaption>The Air Canada Centre during the 2014 first-round playoffs between the Raptors and the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a></figcaption></figure> <p>During the 2013 off-season, new general manager <a href="/wiki/Masai_Ujiri" title="Masai Ujiri">Masai Ujiri</a> traded Bargnani to the New York Knicks for Marcus Camby, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Novak" title="Steve Novak">Steve Novak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quentin_Richardson" title="Quentin Richardson">Quentin Richardson</a>, a future first-round draft pick, and two future second-round picks; Camby and Richardson were both waived shortly after the trade. The Raptors also added <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Hansbrough" title="Tyler Hansbrough">Tyler Hansbrough</a>, <a href="/wiki/D._J._Augustin" title="D. J. Augustin">D. J. Augustin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Buycks" title="Dwight Buycks">Dwight Buycks</a>, and Austin Daye via free agency. On December 9, 2013, the Raptors traded Rudy Gay, <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Acy" title="Quincy Acy">Quincy Acy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Gray" title="Aaron Gray">Aaron Gray</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> for <a href="/wiki/John_Salmons" title="John Salmons">John Salmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greivis_V%C3%A1squez" title="Greivis Vásquez">Greivis Vásquez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Patterson_(basketball)" title="Patrick Patterson (basketball)">Patrick Patterson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hayes" title="Chuck Hayes">Chuck Hayes</a>, and waived Augustin.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14 season</a>, the Raptors were 6–12 before the Rudy Gay trade; after the trade they went on a 10–3 run, as they maintained their lead in the division and rose above the .500 mark for the first time in almost three years. The Raptors entered the All-Star break with a 28–24 record, and DeRozan was also selected to play in the All-Star game, being only the fourth ever Raptor to do so. On March 28, 2014, the Raptors clinched a <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">playoff berth</a> for the first time since 2008 after beating the Boston Celtics, 105–103.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 11, 2014, the Raptors lost to the New York Knicks, 108–100, but since the division rival <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> lost to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> the same night, the Raptors became Atlantic Division champions for the first time since 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They finished the regular season with a franchise-high 48 wins (.585), going 42–22 (.656) after the Gay trade, the third-best record in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors faced the Nets in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2007, when the Nets were located in New Jersey. Toronto nearly advanced to the next round, but <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> blocked a potential game-winner by Lowry in Game 7.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas_(Toronto_at_Washington_04.26.15).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas_%28Toronto_at_Washington_04.26.15%29.jpg/170px-Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas_%28Toronto_at_Washington_04.26.15%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas_%28Toronto_at_Washington_04.26.15%29.jpg/255px-Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas_%28Toronto_at_Washington_04.26.15%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas_%28Toronto_at_Washington_04.26.15%29.jpg/340px-Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas_%28Toronto_at_Washington_04.26.15%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a> with the Raptors in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015 playoffs</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15 season</a>, the Raptors were off to their best start in franchise history: a then-<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a>-leading 24–8 record by the end of 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 27, 2015, the Raptors clinched the Atlantic division title with a 94–83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. This was the second consecutive year that the Raptors clinched the Atlantic Division title.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 11, 2015, the Raptors beat the Miami Heat, Toronto's first road win over the Heat since November 19, 2008, ending a ten-game slide on Miami's home floor. The win was Toronto's 48th of the season and 22nd on the road, both tying franchise records.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four days later, the Raptors broke their franchise record with their 49th win of the season. After the 2014–15 season, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Williams" title="Lou Williams">Louis Williams</a> won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award</a>, becoming the first Raptor to do so. The Raptors faced the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015 playoffs</a> and lost four straight games as the Wizards swept the Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 25, 2015, the Raptors selected <a href="/wiki/Delon_Wright" title="Delon Wright">Delon Wright</a> with their first-round pick in the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015 NBA draft</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Norman_Powell" title="Norman Powell">Norman Powell</a> in the second round. On June 29, the Raptors announced their new <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League" title="NBA G League">NBA G League</a> (then known as the NBA D-League) team, the <a href="/wiki/Mississauga" title="Mississauga">Mississauga</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Raptors_905" title="Raptors 905">Raptors 905</a>, which began play in the 2015–16 season.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors added <a href="/wiki/DeMarre_Carroll" title="DeMarre Carroll">DeMarre Carroll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cory_Joseph" title="Cory Joseph">Cory Joseph</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bismack_Biyombo" title="Bismack Biyombo">Bismack Biyombo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Luis_Scola" title="Luis Scola">Luis Scola</a> via free agency. </p><p>The Raptors opened a new practice facility, the <a href="/wiki/OVO_Athletic_Centre" title="OVO Athletic Centre">OVO Athletic Centre</a>, originally known as the BioSteel Centre, in <a href="/wiki/Exhibition_Place" title="Exhibition Place">Exhibition Place</a>, on February 10, 2016. The Raptors hosted the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016 NBA All-Star Game</a> on February 14, 2016, and its associated weekend for the first time in its history. With a 105–97 win at home against the Atlanta Hawks on March 30, 2016, the Raptors attained their first-ever 50-win season.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following day the Raptors clinched the Atlantic Division title for the third consecutive season as a result of a Boston Celtics loss against the Portland Trail Blazers.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 56–26 record became the best Raptors regular season ever, fourth overall in the league and second only to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. Entering the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016 playoffs</a> as the East's second seed,<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Raptors were pushed to seven games by the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>, but won their first playoff series in 15 years.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another seven-game series against the Miami Heat ensued, which Toronto also won. The Raptors, who were one of the four teams that never reached the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference Finals">NBA Conference Finals</a> in their histories, appeared in the third round for the first time in their twenty-first season, facing the Cleveland Cavaliers,<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which they ultimately lost the series 4–2.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cavaliers advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> and became champions. </p><p>In preparation for their title push, the Raptors conducted a series of trades, including on February 14, 2017, when Terrence Ross and a first-round pick were traded for <a href="/wiki/Serge_Ibaka" title="Serge Ibaka">Serge Ibaka</a> from the Orlando Magic,<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on February 23, 2017, when <a href="/wiki/Jared_Sullinger" title="Jared Sullinger">Jared Sullinger</a> and two second-round picks were traded for PJ Tucker.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs" title="2017 NBA playoffs">2017 NBA playoffs</a>, the third-seeded Raptors defeated the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> during the first round 4–2, but lost to the defending champions Cavaliers in the second round 4–0. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DeMar_DeRozan_(25716541587).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/DeMar_DeRozan_%2825716541587%29.jpg/220px-DeMar_DeRozan_%2825716541587%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/DeMar_DeRozan_%2825716541587%29.jpg/330px-DeMar_DeRozan_%2825716541587%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/DeMar_DeRozan_%2825716541587%29.jpg/440px-DeMar_DeRozan_%2825716541587%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2309" data-file-height="2417" /></a><figcaption>On January 1, 2018, <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> scored a franchise-record 52 points against the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 1, 2018, DeMar DeRozan scored a franchise-record 52 points to help the Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 131–127 in overtime, matching the team record with their 12th consecutive home victory. DeRozan became the third player in Raptors history to score 50 or more in a single game—the others being <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Ross" title="Terrence Ross">Terrence Ross</a>, who each had 51.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 7, 2018, Toronto became the first team in the league to clinch a playoff spot in the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18 season</a>, with a 121–119 overtime win over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> in Detroit, and set a new franchise record in earliest playoff qualification, doing so in only their 64th game of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 6, 2018, the Raptors became <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> regular season champions, securing the number one seed for the first time in franchise history with a 92–73 win over the Indiana Pacers, in the process also setting new records for single-season wins at 57 and home wins with 33, with three games remaining on the schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors finished the regular season with a franchise-record 59 wins, which was the second-best overall in the league behind only the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>. </p><p>The Raptors faced off the Washington Wizards in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018 NBA playoffs</a>, a rematch of the 2015 playoffs. The Raptors defeated the Wizards 4–2. The Raptors were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, becoming the first number one seed to get swept before the Conference Finals since <a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_playoffs" title="1969 NBA playoffs">1969</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite winning Coach of the Year, Casey was subsequently fired as coach on May 11.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Nurse" title="Nick Nurse">Nick Nurse</a> was promoted to replace Casey as head coach on June 14. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018–2019:_First_championship_season"><span id="2018.E2.80.932019:_First_championship_season"></span>2018–2019: First championship season</h4></div> <p>Toronto's roster underwent two major changes during the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2018–19 Toronto Raptors season">2018–19 season</a>. First, on July 18, DeRozan was traded, along with <a href="/wiki/Jakob_P%C3%B6ltl" title="Jakob Pöltl">Jakob Pöltl</a> and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick, to the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Kawhi Leonard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Green_(basketball)" title="Danny Green (basketball)">Danny Green</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-trade_168-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trade-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leonard was a two-time All-Star and two-time <a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a>, but owing to the short length of his contract, there was uncertainty over his longer-term future with the franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-wsj_169-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Secondly, during the trade deadline, the Raptors traded <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delon_Wright" title="Delon Wright">Delon Wright</a>, <a href="/wiki/C._J._Miles" title="C. J. Miles">C. J. Miles</a>, and a 2024 second-round draft pick to the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> for <a href="/wiki/Marc_Gasol" title="Marc Gasol">Marc Gasol</a>—another multiple All-Star and former Defensive Player of the Year—and signed <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Lin" title="Jeremy Lin">Jeremy Lin</a> shortly thereafter.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors got off to a 6–0 start, a franchise record.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winning their 16th game on November 23, the Raptors broke their franchise record for the best start through 20 games with a 16–4 record.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They reached the 20-win mark quicker than any time in their history when they won the 24th game of their season on December 1 against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> in Cleveland.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 13, 2019, the Toronto Raptors broke the record for most points scored in franchise history after beating the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> in Washington 140–138 points after double overtime.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1_kawhi_leonard_2019_nba_finals.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/1_kawhi_leonard_2019_nba_finals.jpg/170px-1_kawhi_leonard_2019_nba_finals.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/1_kawhi_leonard_2019_nba_finals.jpg/255px-1_kawhi_leonard_2019_nba_finals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/1_kawhi_leonard_2019_nba_finals.jpg/340px-1_kawhi_leonard_2019_nba_finals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3528" data-file-height="5118" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Kawhi Leonard</a> prepares to take a <a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">free throw</a> during Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019 Finals</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Despite resting Leonard for more than 20 games due to his injury from the previous season, the Raptors finished the regular season with the second seed in the East, and the second-best record in the league behind the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wsj_169-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors faced the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019 playoffs</a>, defeating them in five games.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the following round, the Raptors defeated the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> in a tightly contested seven-game series. In the closing seconds of Game 7 with the game tied, Leonard hit the game-winning 15-foot buzzer-beater to lift the Raptors to a 92–90 victory—the first Game 7 <a href="/wiki/Buzzer-beater" class="mw-redirect" title="Buzzer-beater">buzzer-beater</a> in NBA playoff history.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They went on to face the Bucks in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference Finals">Eastern Conference Finals</a>. After losing the first two games in Milwaukee, Toronto won the next four, advancing to the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for the first time in franchise history, and their opponents were the two-time defending champions <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Warriors, which were making their fifth consecutive finals appearance and featured multiple All-Stars, including <a href="/wiki/Splash_Brothers" title="Splash Brothers">Splash Brothers</a> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a>, were favourites to win.<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Raptors earned their first championship by defeating the Warriors 4–2, with Leonard being named Finals MVP.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In doing so, the Raptors became the first non-American team to win the NBA title (and the <a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien_Championship_Trophy" title="Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy">Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy</a>) and the first team based outside the United States to win a championship in any of the <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">four major North American sports leagues</a> since the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> won the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/1993_World_Series" title="1993 World Series">1993</a>, ending a 25-year-long drought from Canada-based major professional sports teams.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019–2021:_Pandemic-shortened_seasons"><span id="2019.E2.80.932021:_Pandemic-shortened_seasons"></span>2019–2021: Pandemic-shortened seasons</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pascal_Siakam_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pascal_Siakam_2018.jpg/170px-Pascal_Siakam_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pascal_Siakam_2018.jpg/255px-Pascal_Siakam_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Pascal_Siakam_2018.jpg/340px-Pascal_Siakam_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1997" data-file-height="2109" /></a><figcaption>In the 2019–20 NBA season, <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> was named as a starter in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game and a part of the All-NBA Second Team.</figcaption></figure> <p>The fear that Leonard would depart after only one season materialized when he signed with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nonetheless, the Raptors managed to win 53 games in <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">a season</a> shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic to secure the second seed and the second best record in the league. Their winning percentage (73.6 per cent) was the best in franchise history,<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the season also seeing Nurse being named as Coach of the Year; additionally, <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> made his first <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA</a> Second Team, as well as being a starter in the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020 NBA All-Star Game</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> making his sixth consecutive <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">all-star</a> selection. In the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">playoffs</a>—which began later than usual in August, at the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Bubble" title="2020 NBA Bubble">"Bubble"</a> in Walt Disney World in <a href="/wiki/Bay_Lake,_Florida" title="Bay Lake, Florida">Bay Lake, Florida</a> near Orlando—the Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 4–0 in the first round.<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They went down 0–2 against the Boston Celtics in the next round, before <a href="/wiki/OG_Anunoby" title="OG Anunoby">OG Anunoby</a> scored a buzzer-beater to win Toronto the third game. The series eventually went to seven games, with Boston prevailing.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to travel restrictions imposed by the Canadian government in response to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the Raptors were unable to host games in Toronto and played their home games for the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21 season</a> at <a href="/wiki/Amalie_Arena" title="Amalie Arena">Amalie Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 28, 2021, due to NBA's COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols, the Raptors suffered their first postponement, in a scheduled game versus the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>, At the time, the Raptors were fourth in the East.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They did not play again until March 3, but with five players missing due to the safety protocols, including Siakam, Anunoby, Lowry and <a href="/wiki/Fred_VanVleet" title="Fred VanVleet">Fred VanVleet</a>, as well as head coach Nurse, resulting the Raptors to tank, Toronto lost 129–105 to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors ultimately missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years. For the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021 NBA draft</a>, the Raptors jumped up to the fourth pick after having the seventh-best odds in the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021</a> <a href="/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery" title="NBA draft lottery">NBA draft lottery</a>. With the fourth pick in the 2021 NBA draft, the Raptors selected guard/forward <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a> from <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles" title="Florida State Seminoles">Florida State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021–2024:_The_Pascal_Siakam_era"><span id="2021.E2.80.932024:_The_Pascal_Siakam_era"></span>2021–2024: The Pascal Siakam era</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scottie_Barnes,_Wizards_vs_Raptors_on_October_12,_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Scottie_Barnes%2C_Wizards_vs_Raptors_on_October_12%2C_2021.jpg/220px-Scottie_Barnes%2C_Wizards_vs_Raptors_on_October_12%2C_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Scottie_Barnes%2C_Wizards_vs_Raptors_on_October_12%2C_2021.jpg/330px-Scottie_Barnes%2C_Wizards_vs_Raptors_on_October_12%2C_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Scottie_Barnes%2C_Wizards_vs_Raptors_on_October_12%2C_2021.jpg/440px-Scottie_Barnes%2C_Wizards_vs_Raptors_on_October_12%2C_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1841" data-file-height="2293" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a>, selected fourth overall in the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021 NBA draft</a>, was named the 2022 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">NBA Rookie of the Year</a> and became the face of the franchise in 2024.</figcaption></figure> <p>Before the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2021–22 Toronto Raptors season">2021–22 season</a>, the Raptors <a href="/wiki/Sign-and-trade_deal" title="Sign-and-trade deal">signed and traded</a> Lowry to the Miami Heat for <a href="/wiki/Goran_Dragi%C4%87" title="Goran Dragić">Goran Dragić</a> and <a href="/wiki/Precious_Achiuwa" title="Precious Achiuwa">Precious Achiuwa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 10, 2021, the Canadian government allowed the Raptors to return to Scotiabank Arena for the first time since March 2020, requiring spectators to show a proof of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 vaccination">COVID-19 vaccination</a> to attend.<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite a multitude of injuries to key players, the Raptors won 48 games to return to the postseason, entering the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffs" title="2022 NBA playoffs">2022 NBA playoffs</a> as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. However, the Raptors would lose to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> in the first round in six games, after going down 0–3 to start the series.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Siakam was named to his second <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a>, tying <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> and <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">Demar DeRozan</a> for the most All-NBA selections in Raptors history. <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a>, whom the Raptors had selected fourth overall in the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021 NBA draft</a>, was named the 2022 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 30, 2023, the Raptors traded <a href="/wiki/OG_Anunoby" title="OG Anunoby">OG Anunoby</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Precious_Achiuwa" title="Precious Achiuwa">Precious Achiuwa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malachi_Flynn" title="Malachi Flynn">Malachi Flynn</a> to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">RJ Barrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immanuel_Quickley" title="Immanuel Quickley">Immanuel Quickley</a> and a 2024 2nd-round pick.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024–present:_The_Scottie_Barnes_era"><span id="2024.E2.80.93present:_The_Scottie_Barnes_era"></span>2024–present: The Scottie Barnes era</h4></div> <p>On January 17, 2024, the Raptors traded <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Brown_(basketball)" title="Bruce Brown (basketball)">Bruce Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Nwora" title="Jordan Nwora">Jordan Nwora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kira_Lewis_Jr." title="Kira Lewis Jr.">Kira Lewis Jr.</a> and 3 first-round picks.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Injuries to Scottie Barnes and other key players saw the Raptors tank for the remainder of the year, ultimately finishing at the bottom of the Atlantic Division and 12th in the Eastern Conference. Despite the injuries, Scottie Barnes represented Toronto in the All-Star Game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season-by-season_record">Season-by-season record</h2></div> <p><i>List of the last five seasons completed by the Raptors. For the full season-by-season history, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Toronto_Raptors_seasons" title="List of Toronto Raptors seasons">List of Toronto Raptors seasons</a>.</i> </p><p><i><b>Note:</b> GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"> <td>Season</td> <td>GP</td> <td>W</td> <td>L</td> <td><span class="nowrap">W–L%</span></td> <td>Finish</td> <td>Playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a></td> <td>72</td> <td>53</td> <td>19</td> <td>.736</td> <td>1st, Atlantic</td> <td>Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Celtics</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a></td> <td>72</td> <td>27</td> <td>45</td> <td>.375</td> <td>5th, Atlantic</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>48</td> <td>34</td> <td>.585</td> <td>3rd, Atlantic</td> <td>Lost in First Round, 2–4 (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">76ers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>5th, Atlantic</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>25</td> <td>57</td> <td>.305</td> <td>5th, Atlantic</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Logos_and_uniforms">Logos and uniforms</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logos">Logos</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Toronto_Raptors_wordmark_2015-current.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Toronto_Raptors_wordmark_2015-current.png/150px-Toronto_Raptors_wordmark_2015-current.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Toronto_Raptors_wordmark_2015-current.png/225px-Toronto_Raptors_wordmark_2015-current.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Toronto_Raptors_wordmark_2015-current.png/300px-Toronto_Raptors_wordmark_2015-current.png 2x" data-file-width="1330" data-file-height="470" /></a><figcaption>Wordmark logo for the Raptors (2015–present)</figcaption></figure> <p>Fueled by the success of the <i><a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)" title="Jurassic Park (film)">Jurassic Park</a></i> film and the popularity of non-avian dinosaurs with younger audiences, who would grow up to be fans of the franchise, the team's first logo originally featured an aggressive-looking, featherless red <i><a href="/wiki/Velociraptor" title="Velociraptor">Velociraptor</a></i> wearing white sneakers with exposed toe-claws dribbling a silver-coloured basketball. The team's original colours were purple, bright red, black and "Naismith silver" (in honour of the Canadian inventor of basketball, <a href="/wiki/James_Naismith" title="James Naismith">James Naismith</a>). The logo proved to be very popular among fans, as by the end of 1994, the Raptors were seventh in the league in merchandise sales.<sup id="cite_ref-groundwork_12-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groundwork-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the 2008−09 season, the franchise dropped the colour purple from the original logo, making bright red the predominant colour in both the logo and the team's jerseys. </p><p>On December 19, 2014, the Toronto Raptors unveiled a new primary logo, which the team described as "a circular shield with a ball torn by the unmistakable attack of a Raptor".<sup id="cite_ref-NewRaptorsLogo_201-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewRaptorsLogo-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Court_art">Court art</h4></div> <p>The Toronto Raptors used various court art over the team's existence. For retro games, the Raptors used the Huskies logo, given that the Raptors are among the newest NBA teams. Beginning in <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2017–18 Toronto Raptors season">early 2018</a>, in some games, the Raptors use the Welcome Toronto logo, as the Raptors have strong connections with Toronto-based rapper <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>, as well as the 3D Raptors logo. <a href="/wiki/Scotiabank" title="Scotiabank">Scotiabank</a> subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Tangerine_Bank" title="Tangerine Bank">Tangerine Bank</a>'s name and logo are printed on the court as well (Tangerine Bank was formerly <a href="/wiki/ING_Direct" class="mw-redirect" title="ING Direct">ING Direct</a> Canada, until Scotiabank purchased the company in 2012 and re-branded it in 2013). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uniforms">Uniforms</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Uniform_evolution">Uniform evolution</h4></div> <p>The uniforms the Raptors unveiled prior to the 1995–96 season, and wore until 1999, had black and white tears as pinstripes, edgy asymmetric lettering, a raptor claw on one side of the shorts, a raptor biting the ‘T’ of the ‘TR’ franchise acronym on the other side; and featured a red giant and aggressive <i>Velociraptor</i> dribbling a basketball (as depicted on the franchise logo) in the middle of the jersey. The Raptors unveiled these new jerseys in 1999−2000, launching a unique road jersey that had a purple front and a black back. In 2003−04, the Raptors introduced a solid red alternate that would become the main road jersey in 2006−07 onward as purple was dropped from the team's colour scheme. From the 2008−09 season through the 2014−15 season, the Raptors unveiled their alternate black road uniforms, which were actually worn as often as the primary red ones. </p> <div style="float:left; width:25%;"> <dl><dt>1995−1998</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Kit_body_torontoraptors_throwback_white.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Home jersey"><img alt="Home jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_throwback_white.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Home</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #000000;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Kit_body_torontoraptors_throwback.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Road jersey"><img alt="Road jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #000000"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_throwback.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Road</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jerseymuseum.org/team/toronto-raptors/jerseys/">jerseymuseum.org</a><br /></small> </p> </div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="float:left; width:25%;"> <dl><dt>1999−2006</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Kit_body_torontoraptors_99home.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Home jersey"><img alt="Home jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_99home.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Home</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Kit_body_torontoraptors_99road.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Road jersey"><img alt="Road jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_99road.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Road</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Kit_body_torontoraptors_03road.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2003–05 Alt. jersey"><img alt="2003–05 Alt. jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_08road.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2003–05 <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Alternate">Alt.</span></b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jerseymuseum.org/team/toronto-raptors/jerseys/">jerseymuseum.org</a><br /></small> </p> </div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="float:left; width:25%;"> <dl><dt>2006−2015</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Kit_body_torontoraptors_03home.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Home jersey"><img alt="Home jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_08home.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Home</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Kit_body_torontoraptors_03road.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Road jersey"><img alt="Road jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_08road.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Road</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Kit_body_torontoraptors_08roadalt.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2008 Road Alt. jersey"><img alt="2008 Road Alt. jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_08roadalt.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2008 Road Alt.</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jerseymuseum.org/team/toronto-raptors/jerseys/">jerseymuseum.org</a><br /></small> </p> </div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015_redesign">2015 redesign</h4></div> <p>On August 3, 2015, the Toronto Raptors unveiled four new uniforms. The uniforms were released in partnership with <a href="/wiki/2K_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="2K Sports">2K Sports</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K16" title="NBA 2K16">NBA 2K16</a></i> video game. The team said in a press release that the new uniform designs were intended to pay tribute to the city of Toronto and to Canada as a whole, noting that the Raptors were the sole Canadian club in the NBA since the Grizzlies' move to Memphis. The main colours would remain centred on <a href="/wiki/National_colours_of_Canada" title="National colours of Canada">Canada's national colours of red and white</a>, whereas black and silver will continue to be used for trim on the white home and red road uniforms. The uniforms themselves underwent changes. Most notably, the chevrons on the side panels now point up, which the team said aligns with its current slogan of "We The North". Since being introduced as a uniform accent in 1999, the chevrons had pointed downward, the team said. In addition, at the waist-level hem of the jersey is an upside-down tag with the team's "We The North" slogan. The team said the slogan on the tag will be visible to players when they tuck in their jerseys. Additionally, the shorts now feature a maple leaf logo on the front of the waistband, and the letter "T" is now on the sides of the shorts with the Raptors' basketball claw logo below it. This is a reference to the city of Toronto's <a href="/wiki/Name_of_Toronto#Nicknames" title="Name of Toronto">"T-Dot" nickname</a>. The Raptors also have an alternate road uniform based on Drake's <a href="/wiki/OVO_Sound" title="OVO Sound">October's Very Own (OVO) Sound</a> record label.<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="float:left; width:35%;"> <dl><dt>2015−2017</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Kit_body_torontoraptors_15home.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Home jersey"><img alt="Home jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_15home.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Home</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #000000;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Kit_body_torontoraptors_15road.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Road jersey"><img alt="Road jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #000000"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_15road.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Road</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Kit_body_torontoraptors_15roadalt.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Road Alt. jersey"><img alt="Road Alt. jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_15roadalt.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Road Alt.</b></div> </div> </td> <td> <div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Kit_body_torontoraptors_15roadalt2.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Road (OVO) jersey"><img alt="Road (OVO) jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_15roadalt2.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Road (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="October's Very Own">OVO</span>)</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jerseymuseum.org/team/toronto-raptors/jerseys/">jerseymuseum.org</a><br /></small> </p> </div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017_onward">2017 onward</h4></div> <p>In 2017, as part of the NBA's partnership with Nike, each team was allotted four primary uniforms, classified as "editions".<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors made small changes to their regular home (now called "Association edition") and road (now the "Icon edition") uniforms, as well as their alternate ("Statement edition") uniforms. In addition, each franchise was also given new "City edition" uniforms, conceived by Nike as a way of commemorating each of the NBA teams' city history and pride. For the 2018–19 season, the Raptors were one of the franchises awarded "Earned edition" uniforms, by virtue of qualifying in the 2018 playoffs. The 2021−22 version of the "City edition" brought back the original Velociraptor, albeit in black and gold and facing the opposite direction. </p> <div style="float:left; width:25%;"> <p><b>Primary uniforms</b> </p> <dl><dt>(2017−2020)</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Kit_body_torontoraptors_association.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Association jersey"><img alt="Association jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_association.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Association</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #000000;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Kit_body_torontoraptors_icon.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Icon jersey"><img alt="Icon jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #000000"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_icon.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Icon</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Kit_body_torontoraptors_statement.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Statement jersey"><img alt="Statement jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_statement.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Statement</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jerseymuseum.org/team/toronto-raptors/jerseys/">jerseymuseum.org</a><br /></small> </p> </div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <dl><dt>(2020−)</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Kit_body_torontoraptors_association2021.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Association jersey"><img alt="Association jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_association2021.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Association</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #000000;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Kit_body_torontoraptors_icon2021.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Icon jersey"><img alt="Icon jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #000000"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_icon2021.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Icon</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Kit_body_torontoraptors_statement2021.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Statement jersey"><img alt="Statement jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_statement2021.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Statement</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jerseymuseum.org/team/toronto-raptors/jerseys/">jerseymuseum.org</a><br /></small> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <dl><dt>City editions (2017−)</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Kit_body_2017-18_TOR_city.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2017−18 jersey"><img alt="2017−18 jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Kit_shorts_2017-18_TOR_city.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2017−18</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Kit_body_2018-19_TOR_city.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2018−19 jersey"><img alt="2018−19 jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Kit_shorts_2018-19_TOR_city.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2018−19</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Kit_body_torontoraptors_city1920.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2019−20 jersey"><img alt="2019−20 jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_city1920.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2019−20</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Kit_body_torontoraptors_city2021.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2020−21 jersey"><img alt="2020−21 jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_city2021.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2020−21</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Kit_body_torontoraptors_city2122.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2021−22 jersey"><img alt="2021−22 jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_city2122.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2021−22</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jerseymuseum.org/team/toronto-raptors/jerseys/">jerseymuseum.org</a><br /></small> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <dl><dt>Earned editions (2018−)</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Kit_body_2018-19_TOR_earned.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2018−19 jersey"><img alt="2018−19 jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Kit_shorts_2018-19_TOR_earned.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2018−19</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Kit_body_torontoraptors_earned2021.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="2020−21 jersey"><img alt="2020−21 jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_earned2021.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>2020−21</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jerseymuseum.org/team/toronto-raptors/jerseys/">jerseymuseum.org</a><br /></small> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Jersey_sponsors">Jersey sponsors</h4></div> <p>In the 2017 off-season, the Raptors announced that Toronto-based <a href="/wiki/Sun_Life_Financial" title="Sun Life Financial">Sun Life Financial</a> is the team's jersey sponsor starting in the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2017–18 Toronto Raptors season">2017–18 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RaptorsSunLife_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RaptorsSunLife-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Throwback_and_other_jerseys">Throwback and other jerseys</h4></div> <p>On December 8, 2009, the Raptors introduced a blue-and-white <a href="/wiki/Throwback_uniform" title="Throwback uniform">throwback jersey</a> to commemorate the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Huskies" title="Toronto Huskies">Toronto Huskies</a> of the Basketball Association of America, regarded by many as the unofficial, geographical predecessor of the Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The uniforms were the same as those worn by the Huskies during the <a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_Toronto_Huskies_season" title="1946–47 Toronto Huskies season">1946–47 season</a>, with the exception of the nickname and length of the shorts. These uniforms were worn in six games in the 2009–10 season and have since been used as "retro" jerseys, worn during special "Huskies Nights". </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–17 NBA season</a>, the Raptors not only unveiled the season's "retro" uniforms in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Toronto Huskies, but also revealed a Huskies-themed throwback court.<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The franchise also launched a special red <a href="/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" title="Chinese New Year">Chinese New Year</a> jersey in celebration of the event. The Chinese New Year jersey features a stylized rendering of "Toronto" in white <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">traditional Chinese characters</a> (<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%9A%E5%80%AB%E5%A4%9A" class="extiw" title="wikt:多倫多">多倫多</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">Pinyin</a>: <i>Duōlúnduō</i>, <a href="/wiki/Wade%E2%80%93Giles" title="Wade–Giles">Wade–Giles</a>: <i>To<sup>1</sup>-lun<sup>2</sup>-to<sup>1</sup></i>) with the head of a leftward-facing (viewer's perspective) <a href="/wiki/Chinese_dragon" title="Chinese dragon">Chinese dragon</a> replacing the upper half of the first <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%9A" class="extiw" title="wikt:多">多 character</a> and the Raptors slashed basketball logo replacing much of the bottom half of the <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%80%AB" class="extiw" title="wikt:倫">倫 character</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other jerseys worn by the Raptors include a green uniform worn from the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2007–08 Toronto Raptors season">2007−08 season</a> through to the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2011–12 Toronto Raptors season">2011−12 season</a> on <a href="/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day" title="Saint Patrick's Day">St. Patrick's Day</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Raptors also wear a camouflage uniform based on the <a href="/wiki/Temperate_climate" title="Temperate climate">temperate</a> variant of <a href="/wiki/CADPAT" title="CADPAT">CADPAT</a> (Canadian Disruptive Pattern) during special events involving the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Canadian Armed Forces">Canadian Armed Forces</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as jerseys themed by <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>, such as Welcome Toronto jerseys, which are black with gold text. </p> <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> <dl><dt>Special</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Kit_body_torontoraptors_huskies.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Huskies Night (2016–17) jersey"><img alt="Huskies Night (2016–17) jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_huskies.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Huskies" title="Toronto Huskies">Huskies</a> Night (2016–17)</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #000000;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Kit_body_torontoraptors_chineseNY.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Chinese New Year (2016–17) jersey"><img alt="Chinese New Year (2016–17) jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #000000"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_chineseNY.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" title="Chinese New Year">Chinese New Year</a> (2016–17)</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Kit_body_torontoraptors_stpattys.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Saint Patrick's Day (2007–12) jersey"><img alt="Saint Patrick's Day (2007–12) jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_stpattys.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day" title="Saint Patrick's Day">Saint Patrick's Day</a> (2007–12)</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Kit_body_torontoraptors_cadpat.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CAF Appr'n (2012) jersey"><img alt="CAF Appr'n (2012) jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Kit_shorts_torontoraptors_cadpat.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; 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;">Games played </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Centre" title="Rogers Centre">SkyDome</a></td> <td>117</td> <td rowspan="3">1995–1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Gardens" title="Maple Leaf Gardens">Maple Leaf Gardens</a></td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FirstOntario_Centre" title="FirstOntario Centre">Copps Coliseum</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a></td> <td>710</td> <td>1999–2020, 2021–present </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amalie_Arena" title="Amalie Arena">Amalie Arena</a> </td> <td>37 </td> <td>2020–2021 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/OVO_Athletic_Centre" title="OVO Athletic Centre">OVO Athletic Centre</a> (Practice facility: 2016–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_roster">Current roster</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors_all-time_roster" title="Toronto Raptors all-time roster">Toronto Raptors all-time roster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors_draft_history" title="Toronto Raptors draft history">Toronto Raptors draft history</a></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; 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color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE1141, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE1141; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE1141, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE1141; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001300000000000000♠">30</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ochai_Agbaji" title="Ochai Agbaji">Agbaji, Ochai</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-04-20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Barnes, Scottie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">237 lb (108 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-08-01 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_University" title="Florida State University">Florida State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000900000000000000♠">9</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett, RJ</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">214 lb (97 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-06-14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001770000000000000♠">77</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jamison_Battle" title="Jamison Battle">Battle, Jamison</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-05-10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001250000000000000♠">25</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Boucher_(basketball)" title="Chris Boucher (basketball)">Boucher, Chris</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1993-01-11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oregon" title="University of Oregon">Oregon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠">11</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Brown_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Bruce Brown Jr.">Brown, Bruce Jr.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">202 lb (92 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1996-08-15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">Miami (FL)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/D._J._Carton" title="D. J. Carton">Carton, D. J.</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-08-05 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠">22</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ulrich_Chomche" title="Ulrich Chomche">Chomche, Ulrich</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">232 lb (105 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2005-12-30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Academy_Africa" title="NBA Academy Africa">NBA Academy Africa (SEN)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠">1</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gradey_Dick" title="Gradey Dick">Dick, Gradey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2003-11-20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001240000000000000♠">24</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Fernando" title="Bruno Fernando">Fernando, Bruno</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998-08-15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Maryland,_College_Park" title="University of Maryland, College Park">Maryland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001450000000000000♠">45</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Davion_Mitchell" title="Davion Mitchell">Mitchell, Davion</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000182880000000000♠"></span>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">202 lb (92 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998-09-05 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Baylor_University" title="Baylor University">Baylor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Mogbo" title="Jonathan Mogbo">Mogbo, Jonathan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">225 lb (102 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-10-29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Francisco" title="University of San Francisco">San Francisco</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001410000000000000♠">41</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Olynyk" title="Kelly Olynyk">Olynyk, Kelly</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1991-04-19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gonzaga_University" title="Gonzaga University">Gonzaga</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001190000000000000♠">19</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jakob_P%C3%B6ltl" title="Jakob Pöltl">Pöltl, Jakob</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">260 lb (118 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1995-10-15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah" title="University of Utah">Utah</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Immanuel_Quickley" title="Immanuel Quickley">Quickley, Immanuel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1999-06-17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001230000000000000♠">23</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Shead" title="Jamal Shead">Shead, Jamal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2002-07-24 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">Houston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001170000000000000♠">17</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Garrett_Temple" title="Garrett Temple">Temple, Garrett</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1986-05-08 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">LSU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ja%27Kobe_Walter" title="Ja'Kobe Walter">Walter, Ja'Kobe</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2004-09-04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Baylor_University" title="Baylor University">Baylor</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Darko_Rajakovi%C4%87" title="Darko Rajaković">Darko Rajaković</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mery_Andrade" title="Mery Andrade">Mery Andrade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Batiste" title="Michael Batiste">Michael Batiste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vin_Bhavnani" title="Vin Bhavnani">Vin Bhavnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Delany_(basketball)" title="Pat Delany (basketball)">Pat Delany</a></li> <li>Eric Khoury</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jama_Mahlalela" title="Jama Mahlalela">Jama Mahlalela</a></li> <li>Jim Sann</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivo_Simovi%C4%87" title="Ivo Simović">Ivo Simović</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Wade_(basketball)" title="James Wade (basketball)">James Wade</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><b>(GL)</b> On <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League#Player_allocations" title="NBA G League">assignment</a> to G League affiliate</li><li><b>(TW)</b> Two-way affiliate player</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> <hr /> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/raptors/roster/">Roster</a> <br /> Last transaction: November 25, 2024 </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retained_draft_rights">Retained draft rights</h3></div> <p>The Raptors hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee who is not signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA team. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.<sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Draft </th> <th style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Round </th> <th style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Pick </th> <th style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Player </th> <th style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Pos. </th> <th style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Nationality </th> <th style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Current team </th> <th style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Note(s) </th> <th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Ref </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired_numbers">Retired numbers</h3></div> <p>All retired numbers are hanging in the rafters at <a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Toronto Raptors retired numbers </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">No. </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Player </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Position </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Tenure </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Date </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>15</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></td> <td>1998–2004</td> <td>November 2, 2024 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The NBA retired <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>'s No. 6 for all its member teams on August 11, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball_Hall_of_Famers">Basketball Hall of Famers</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_players_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Toronto Raptors Hall of Famers </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Players </th></tr> <tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>34</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>2001–2002</td> <td>2008<sup id="cite_ref-FIBAHoF_212-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FIBAHoF-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a></td> <td>G/F</td> <td>1997–2000</td> <td>2017<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a></td> <td>C/F</td> <td>2003–2010</td> <td>2021<sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a></td> <td>G</td> <td>1998</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>15</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a></td> <td>G/F</td> <td>1998–2004</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a><sup>1</sup></td> <td>Head coach</td> <td>2000–2003<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1998<sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Keady" title="Gene Keady">Gene Keady</a></td> <td>Assistant coach</td> <td>2005–2006</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Contributors </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Embry" title="Wayne Embry">Wayne Embry</a></td> <td>General manager</td> <td>2006<sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1999<sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes:</b> </p> <ul><li><sup>1</sup> In total, Wilkens was inducted into the Hall of Fame thrice — as player, as coach and as a member of the <a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team">1992 Olympic team</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FIBA_Hall_of_Famers">FIBA Hall of Famers</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Toronto Raptors Hall of Famers </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Players </th></tr> <tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>34</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>2001–2002</td> <td>2016<sup id="cite_ref-FIBAHoF_212-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FIBAHoF-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Management">Management</h2></div> <p><b>General managers</b> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bryan_colangelo_2009.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bryan_colangelo_2009.JPG/170px-Bryan_colangelo_2009.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bryan_colangelo_2009.JPG/255px-Bryan_colangelo_2009.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bryan_colangelo_2009.JPG/340px-Bryan_colangelo_2009.JPG 2x" data-file-width="963" data-file-height="1467" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Colangelo" title="Bryan Colangelo">Bryan Colangelo</a> (right) at a Raptors game in 2009. He was the team's general manager, and president of basketball operations from February 2006 to May 2013.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">GM history </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Name </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a></td> <td>1995–March 1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Grunwald" title="Glen Grunwald">Glen Grunwald</a></td> <td>March 1998–April 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_McCloskey" title="Jack McCloskey">Jack McCloskey</a></td> <td>April 2004–June 2004 (Interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Babcock" title="Rob Babcock">Rob Babcock</a></td> <td>June 2004–January 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Embry" title="Wayne Embry">Wayne Embry</a></td> <td>January 2006–February 2006 (Interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Colangelo" title="Bryan Colangelo">Bryan Colangelo</a></td> <td>February 2006–May 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Masai_Ujiri" title="Masai Ujiri">Masai Ujiri</a></td> <td>May 2013–September 2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jeff Weltman</td> <td>September 2016–May 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Webster" title="Bobby Webster">Bobby Webster</a></td> <td>June 2017–present<sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Presidents of basketball operations</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Presidents of basketball operations history </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">President </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Peddie" title="Richard Peddie">Richard Peddie</a></td> <td>1999–February 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Colangelo" title="Bryan Colangelo">Bryan Colangelo</a></td> <td>February 2006–May 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Masai_Ujiri" title="Masai Ujiri">Masai Ujiri</a></td> <td>May 2013–present </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Owners</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Ownership history </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Owner </th> <th style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bitove" title="John Bitove">John Bitove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allan_Slaight" title="Allan Slaight">Allan Slaight</a>, Isiah Thomas</td> <td>1995–1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment">Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment</a></td> <td>1998–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Toronto_Raptors_head_coaches" title="List of Toronto Raptors head coaches">List of Toronto Raptors head coaches</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_records">Awards and records</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Toronto_Raptors_seasons" title="List of Toronto Raptors seasons">List of Toronto Raptors seasons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors_accomplishments_and_records" title="Toronto Raptors accomplishments and records">Toronto Raptors accomplishments and records</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raptors_Banner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Raptors_Banner.jpg/170px-Raptors_Banner.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Raptors_Banner.jpg/255px-Raptors_Banner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Raptors_Banner.jpg/340px-Raptors_Banner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Championship banner for the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019 NBA Finals</a>, depicting the <a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien_Championship_Trophy" title="Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy">Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Since their inception in 1995, the Raptors have made the playoffs thirteen times (2000–2002, 2007, 2008, 2014–2020 and 2022), advancing past the first round six times (2001 and 2016–2020). The Raptors have won the Atlantic Division seven times (2007, 2014–2016, and 2018–2020), and the franchise record number of wins in the regular season is 59 (2018). The Raptors advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals twice (2016 and 2019). Only once did the Raptors reach and win the NBA Finals (<a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a>). Nine Raptors have been selected to play in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star game</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Davis" title="Antonio Davis">Antonio Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a>, <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Kawhi Leonard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_VanVleet" title="Fred VanVleet">Fred VanVleet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a>. With the exception of Davis, VanVleet and Barnes, these players also made All-NBA teams, while Leonard has also made the All-NBA Defensive team. Two Raptors coaches have also made the All-Star game: <a href="/wiki/Dwane_Casey" title="Dwane Casey">Dwane Casey</a> in <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Nurse" title="Nick Nurse">Nick Nurse</a> in <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020</a>. In 2020, the Raptors went on a 15-game <a href="/wiki/Winning_streak" title="Winning streak">winning streak</a> and set a new record for the longest winning streak by a <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports_in_Canada" title="Professional sports in Canada">Canadian-based professional sports</a> franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-220" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-220"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasters">Broadcasters</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Toronto_Raptors_broadcasters" title="List of Toronto Raptors broadcasters">List of Toronto Raptors broadcasters</a></div> <p>Raptors games are primarily broadcast on television by Canadian sports channels <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a>, owned by <a href="/wiki/Bell_Media" title="Bell Media">Bell Media</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Communications" title="Rogers Communications">Rogers Communications</a>, respectively. Through MLSE, the Raptors also operate the <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">Canadian version</a> of <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a> (formerly known as Raptors NBA TV), which airs reruns of Raptors telecasts along with other news and analysis programs focusing on the team and the rest of the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-star-whoswatching_221-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-star-whoswatching-221"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 2019 NBA Finals, for <a href="/wiki/Simultaneous_substitution" title="Simultaneous substitution">simultaneous substitution</a> purposes, <a href="/wiki/Citytv" title="Citytv">Citytv</a> (for games aired by Sportsnet)<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/CTV_2" title="CTV 2">CTV 2</a> (for games aired by TSN) aired the <a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a> feed.<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1_matt_devlin_jack_armstrong_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/1_matt_devlin_jack_armstrong_2019.jpg/220px-1_matt_devlin_jack_armstrong_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/1_matt_devlin_jack_armstrong_2019.jpg/330px-1_matt_devlin_jack_armstrong_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/1_matt_devlin_jack_armstrong_2019.jpg/440px-1_matt_devlin_jack_armstrong_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4299" data-file-height="2925" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Matt_Devlin_(sportscaster)" title="Matt Devlin (sportscaster)">Matt Devlin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Armstrong_(basketball)" title="Jack Armstrong (basketball)">Jack Armstrong</a> covering Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">Play-by-play</a>, 1995–98, <a href="/wiki/CITY-DT" title="CITY-DT">Citytv</a>, <a href="/wiki/CKVR-DT" title="CKVR-DT">The New VR</a>; 1998–2001 <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Shulman" title="Dan Shulman">Dan Shulman</a> (Play-by-play, 1995–2001, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Black" title="Rod Black">Rod Black</a> (Play-by-play, 1995–2005, <a href="/wiki/CTV_Television_Network" title="CTV Television Network">CTV</a>, and TSN, 2014–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Swirsky" title="Chuck Swirsky">Chuck Swirsky</a> (Play-by-play, 2001–2008, Sportsnet, and TSN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Armstrong_(basketball)" title="Jack Armstrong (basketball)">Jack Armstrong</a> (<a href="/wiki/Color_commentator" title="Color commentator">Colour</a>, 1998–present, TSN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Rautins" title="Leo Rautins">Leo Rautins</a> (Colour, 1995–present, Sportsnet; 2007–2010 <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Devlin_(sportscaster)" title="Matt Devlin (sportscaster)">Matt Devlin</a> (Play-by-play, 2008–present, TSN, Sportsnet; 2007–2010, CBC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Hamilton" title="Sherman Hamilton">Sherman Hamilton</a> (Colour, 2008–present, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a>)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Inglis" title="Mike Inglis">Mike Inglis</a> (Play-by-play, 1995–1998, <a href="/wiki/CFRB" title="CFRB">CFRB 1010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Cureton" title="Earl Cureton">Earl Cureton</a> (Colour, 1997–1998, CFRB 1010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Swirsky" title="Chuck Swirsky">Chuck Swirsky</a> (Play-by-play, 1998–2001, <a href="/wiki/CJCL" title="CJCL">Fan 590</a>; TV simulcast of play-by-play, 2001–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Armstrong_(basketball)" title="Jack Armstrong (basketball)">Jack Armstrong</a> (Colour, 1998–2001, Fan 590; 2013–present, <a href="/wiki/CHUM_(AM)" title="CHUM (AM)">TSN Radio 1050</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Rautins" title="Leo Rautins">Leo Rautins</a> (TV simulcast of colour, 2001–2004, Fan 590)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Romanuk" title="Paul Romanuk">Paul Romanuk</a> (Play-by-play, 2004–2005, Fan 590)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Paul Jones (sportscaster)">Paul Jones</a> (Colour, 1995–1997, CFRB 1010; 2004–2005, 2015–present, Fan 590; Play-by-play, 2005–2015, Fan 590; 2013–present, TSN Radio 1050)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Smith_(sportscaster)" title="Eric Smith (sportscaster)">Eric Smith</a> (Colour, 2005–2015, Fan 590; Play-by-play, 2015–present, Fan 590)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Devlin_(sportscaster)" title="Matt Devlin (sportscaster)">Matt Devlin</a> (TV simulcast of play-by-play, 2013–present, TSN Radio 1050)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Hamilton" title="Sherman Hamilton">Sherman Hamilton</a> (Colour, 2013–present, TSN Radio 1050)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fanbase_and_marketing">Fanbase and marketing</h2></div> <p>The Raptors have enjoyed a consistent fanbase throughout their history. They set NBA attendance records in their 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons when they made the playoffs. Attendance dipped slightly between 2003 and 2006. This improved during the 2006–07 regular season to an average of 18,258 fans (13th in the league), 92.2 per cent of capacity at the Air Canada Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the success of the 2006–07 season, Toronto became one of the league leaders in season ticket sales for the 2007–08 season.<sup id="cite_ref-225" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-225"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raptor_dancing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Raptor_dancing.jpg/220px-Raptor_dancing.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Raptor_dancing.jpg/330px-Raptor_dancing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Raptor_dancing.jpg/440px-Raptor_dancing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1001" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption>The Raptor mascot, a red featherless <i><a href="/wiki/Velociraptor" title="Velociraptor">Velociraptor</a></i> donning basketball shoes and a jersey numbered 95, after the last two digits of the year of the Raptors' establishment, rallying the crowd during a game.</figcaption></figure> <p>Another successful run starting in 2013–14 led to a spike in the Raptors' support. For the 2014–15 season, the team sold out the 12,500 season tickets, the first time it occurred since 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-226" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-226"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Public watchings of the Raptors games, particularly during the playoffs, started being held in 2014 at <a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Square" title="Maple Leaf Square">Maple Leaf Square</a>, which the fans nicknamed "Jurassic Park". MLSE decided to endorse this practice by setting up concession stands and branded sponsorships at the square with naming rights sold to <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company_of_Canada" title="Ford Motor Company of Canada">Ford Motor Company's Canadian operations</a>, along with increased security. At times, footage from the square is broadcast to the Raptors locker room.<sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jp_228-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jp-228"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The victorious Game 7 against the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> on the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016 playoffs</a> was the most-watched Raptors broadcast ever and the biggest television audience in Canada that day, averaging 1.53 million viewers with a peak of 2.63 million.<sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This record has since been broken during the Raptors' victorious <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019 playoff run</a>, averaging 7.7 million viewers with a peak of 10 million.<sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The value of the Raptors franchise has risen over the years. In 1998, the franchise was bought for US$125 million. With the continued popularity of the Raptors, the value of the franchise doubled from US$148 million in 2000 to $297 million in 2004. The value of the franchise grew again from $315 million in 2006 to $373 million in 2007, and $400 million in 2008. By 2018, <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> estimated the Raptors were worth $1.4 billion, 12th in the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-232" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-232"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-233" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-233"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-234" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-234"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_mascots" title="List of NBA mascots">List of NBA mascots</a></div> <p>The Raptor <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascot</a>, the North Side Crew, and DJ 4 Korners provide in-arena entertainment at Scotiabank Arena during game day.<sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-239" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-239"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 2013–14 season, a new "<a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> Zone" was created in the lower bowl. Limited edition shirts were given away to fans sitting in the Drake Zone.<sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Giveaways are sometimes bundled with tickets to encourage attendance. Further, whenever Toronto scores more than 100 points in a home game and wins, fans can redeem their ticket for a <a href="/wiki/Mozzarella" title="Mozzarella">cheese</a> or <a href="/wiki/Pepperoni" title="Pepperoni">pepperoni</a> pizza slice at standalone <a href="/wiki/Pizza_Pizza" title="Pizza Pizza">Pizza Pizza</a> locations throughout Ontario for the business day after the game that was played. This is part of a promotion made by the Raptors' official pizza sponsor.<sup id="cite_ref-241" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-241"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, beginning in the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2018–19 Toronto Raptors season">2018–19 season</a>, the promotion added an extra requirement of purchasing a first slice before receiving the free second slice, though it requires using the Pizza Pizza mobile app instead of using a Raptors ticket, allowing Raptors fans who did not attend the game to receive a free second slice after purchasing a first slice.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Pizza_Promo_242-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Pizza_Promo-242"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beginning in the same NBA season, <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Canada" title="McDonald's Canada">McDonald's Canadian operations</a> also offer fans in Ontario using the McDonald's Canada mobile app, regardless of game attendance, a free medium-sized serving of <a href="/wiki/French_fries" title="French fries">French fries</a> with a minimum C$1 purchase of another item the next day after when the Raptors make at least a dozen successful three-pointers in home or away games regardless of outcome.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Pizza_Promo_242-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Pizza_Promo-242"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The promotion was then expanded to include McDonald's locations throughout the rest of Canada the following season,<sup id="cite_ref-243" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-243"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but excluded McDonald's restaurants located in <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> because the chain was already running a similar promotion with the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> in that province.<sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Partnership_with_Drake">Partnership with Drake</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id=""We_The_North"_re-branding"><span id=".22We_The_North.22_re-branding"></span>"We The North" re-branding</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nets_vs_Raptors_Game_2_2014_playoffs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Nets_vs_Raptors_Game_2_2014_playoffs.jpg/220px-Nets_vs_Raptors_Game_2_2014_playoffs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Nets_vs_Raptors_Game_2_2014_playoffs.jpg/330px-Nets_vs_Raptors_Game_2_2014_playoffs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Nets_vs_Raptors_Game_2_2014_playoffs.jpg/440px-Nets_vs_Raptors_Game_2_2014_playoffs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4672" data-file-height="3104" /></a><figcaption>Toronto-based hip-hop musician <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> stands courtside during the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">2014 playoffs</a>. Drake was named the "global ambassador" for the Raptors in September 2013.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the lead-up to the team's 20th anniversary season in 2015 and its hosting of the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016 All-Star Game</a>, the Raptors began the process of re-branding itself. On September 30, 2013, Toronto-based rapper <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> was announced as the new "global ambassador" for the Toronto Raptors, thereby joining the executive committee of his hometown's NBA team.<sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2014, the Raptors unveiled a new imaging campaign developed by the agency <a href="/wiki/Sid_Lee" title="Sid Lee">Sid Lee</a>, "We The North", built around a <a href="/wiki/Manifesto" title="Manifesto">manifesto</a> that was meant to embrace the team's trait of being an "outsider" from the "north side", and the accompanying feelings of players and fans.<sup id="cite_ref-gandm-wethenorth_246-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gandm-wethenorth-246"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "We The North" campaign was originally to be launched during the 2015–16 season; however, the launch was hastened so it would be ready in time for the 2014 playoffs, taking into account the poor performance of Canada's other pro sports teams at the time. An introductory commercial was quickly filmed, which featured the manifesto as narration, scenes of local basketball players in various outdoor locations around the city, and ended with a scene displaying a black, waving flag with the motto written on it. The campaign was immediately embraced by fans during the playoffs and following season; the launch commercial was viewed over 500,000 times in the two days following its release, "We The North"-branded shirts and flags became a common sight at games, while Ryerson University (now <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Metropolitan_University" title="Toronto Metropolitan University">Toronto Metropolitan University</a>) sports marketing professor Cheri Bradish compared the campaign to <a href="/wiki/Molson" class="mw-redirect" title="Molson">Molson</a>'s former "<a href="/wiki/I_Am_Canadian" title="I Am Canadian">I Am Canadian</a>" <a href="/wiki/Alcohol_advertising" title="Alcohol advertising">alcohol advertising</a> campaign in how it resonated with the country.<sup id="cite_ref-gandm-wethenorth_246-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gandm-wethenorth-246"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-torstar-wethenorth_247-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-torstar-wethenorth-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 19, 2014, the Raptors soft-launched a new logo also designed by Sid Lee, which features a basketball with claw marks. The new logo was officially implemented during the 2015–16 season.<sup id="cite_ref-NewRaptorsLogo_201-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewRaptorsLogo-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The logo's introduction was marred by a disorganized launch, which saw a black and white version initially shown before the eventual unveiling of coloured versions later in the day, mixed reviews for the design itself, with some (especially on the black and white version) comparing it to that of the Brooklyn Nets, and despite teasing merchandise with the new logo, not releasing any until at least mid-2015.<sup id="cite_ref-torstar-raptorsbaffled_248-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-torstar-raptorsbaffled-248"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were also alleged tensions between MLSE staff and Drake surrounding the new design—in particular, the performer had pushed for the team to change its primary colour from red to gold (a colour seen in one of the official variants of the logo unveiled that day). In a response on Twitter, Drake distanced himself from the "execution" of the new logo.<sup id="cite_ref-gandm-newlogo2015_249-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gandm-newlogo2015-249"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Welcome_Toronto">Welcome Toronto</h4></div> <p>In 2018, Drake unveiled the Welcome Toronto program with the Raptors. As a part of the program, the Raptors wore "city edition" uniforms for six home games throughout the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18 season</a>. As a salute to the earlier We the North campaign, the uniforms feature a gold <a href="/wiki/Chevron_(insignia)" title="Chevron (insignia)">chevron</a> with "NORTH" written across it. The six Welcome Toronto home games also featured an <a href="/wiki/OVO_Sound" title="OVO Sound">OVO</a>-themed black-and-gold home court, with chevrons pointing north.<sup id="cite_ref-WelTT_250-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WelTT-250"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the Welcome Toronto home games, it was also announced that the Raptors and OVO would donate $1 million in order to refurbish local community basketball courts, as well as another $2 million to <a href="/wiki/Canada_Basketball" title="Canada Basketball">Canada Basketball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WelTN_251-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WelTN-251"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Community_service">Community service</h3></div> <p>The Raptors <a href="/wiki/Foundation_(nonprofit)" title="Foundation (nonprofit)">Foundation</a> was the charitable arm of the Raptors, dedicated to assisting Ontario's registered <a href="/wiki/Charitable_organization" title="Charitable organization">charities</a> that support programs and sports initiatives for at-risk children and youth. The Foundation strove to lift spirits and change lives for young people by supporting local and provincial organizations that provide recreational, educational and other youth-oriented activities. Through its community ties and with the help of its corporate partners, donors, Raptors players and volunteers, the Foundation had successfully raised more than $14 million between 1995 and 2007, and reached out to thousands of other charities.<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, the Raptors Foundation merged with the other charitable arms of <a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment">MLSE's</a> other sports franchises to form the MLSE Team Up Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, the Raptors, in partnership with Drake, announced the Welcome Toronto program. The program will see the Raptors and OVO contribute $2 million to Canada Basketball over the next four years. In addition, the Raptors and OVO also announced a donation of $1 million over the next three years in order to refurbish four community basketball courts within Toronto city limits. The four courts are located at <a href="/wiki/Flemingdon_Park" title="Flemingdon Park">Flemingdon</a> Community Centre in the <a href="/wiki/North_York" title="North York">North York</a> district in the north end of the city, <a href="/wiki/Malvern,_Toronto" title="Malvern, Toronto">Malvern</a> Community Recreation Centre in the <a href="/wiki/Scarborough,_Ontario" title="Scarborough, Ontario">Scarborough</a> district in the east end of the city, Matty Eckler Community Centre in the <a href="/wiki/Riverdale,_Toronto" title="Riverdale, Toronto">Riverdale</a> neighbourhood of the <a href="/wiki/Old_Toronto" title="Old Toronto">Old Toronto</a> district just to the east of <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Toronto" title="Downtown Toronto">downtown</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thistletown" title="Thistletown">Thistletown</a> Community Centre in the <a href="/wiki/Etobicoke" title="Etobicoke">Etobicoke</a> district in the west end of the city.<sup id="cite_ref-WelTT_250-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WelTT-250"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WelTN_251-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WelTN-251"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2></div> <p>The Toronto Raptors have a rivalry with both the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Jersey/Brooklyn_Nets"><span id="New_Jersey.2FBrooklyn_Nets"></span>New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nets%E2%80%93Raptors_rivalry" title="Nets–Raptors rivalry">Nets–Raptors rivalry</a></div> <p>The New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets and the Raptors have been minor rivals since the trade of Vince Carter during the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2004–05 Toronto Raptors season">2004–05 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rivalry began to heat up as the two teams faced each other in the opening round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs, with the Nets winning the series, 4–2, after a go-ahead shot by Richard Jefferson with 8 seconds left in Game 6 ensuring a 98–97 defeat for the Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rivalry was rekindled during the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2013–14 Toronto Raptors season">2013–14 season</a> when the Nets and Raptors battled for the Atlantic Division. The Raptors won the division final but then faced the Nets in the opening round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs. Prior to Game 1 of the series, Raptors' general manager Masai Ujiri spoke at a Raptors rally outside Air Canada Centre's Maple Leaf Square. During the rally, Ujiri yelled "Fuck Brooklyn!" which found its way onto various social media platforms within minutes. Masai was fined $25,000 by the NBA for the quote and later apologized for the excessive language.<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hard-fought series lasted seven games, and was decided in the final seconds when <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> blocked Kyle Lowry's shot giving the Nets the 104–103 victory. The two teams met again in the first round of 2020 NBA Playoffs, this time with the Raptors sweeping the Nets in four games, which was the first playoff series that the Raptors swept.<sup id="cite_ref-closest_257-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-closest-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Knicks">New York Knicks</h3></div> <p>The New York Knicks and the Raptors are divisional rivals.<sup id="cite_ref-closest_257-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-closest-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Raptors made their first-ever playoff appearance during the <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1999–2000 Toronto Raptors season">1999–2000 season</a>, in which they were swept by the Knicks in the first round, 3–0. The <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2000–01 Toronto Raptors season">following season</a>, the Raptors redeemed themselves, defeating the Knicks in the first round 3–2; this effectively ended the Knicks' run as perennial <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA championship</a> contenders, which began in the early 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-259" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-259"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basketball_in_Canada" title="Basketball in Canada">Basketball in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Toronto" title="Sports in Toronto">Sports in Toronto</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/raptors/news/behindthename_081606.html">"Behind the Name: Toronto Fans Help NBA Squad Find its Identity"</a>. <i>Raptors.com</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 25,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CBC.ca&rft.atitle=Former+Raptor+arrested+on+6+warrants&rft.date=2007-02-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fsports%2Fbasketball%2Fformer-raptor-arrested-on-6-warrants-1.642632&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AToronto+Raptors" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199511030TOR.html">"New Jersey Nets at Toronto Raptors Box Score, November 3, 1995"</a>. <i>basketball-reference.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110524074920/http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199511030TOR.html">Archived</a> from the original on May 24, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080103054602/http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/postup_051120.html">Archived</a> January 3, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, nba.com/raptors, November 20, 2005, accessed April 23, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/raptors/history/200506.html">Raptors Hit Jackpot</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100219055141/http://www.nba.com/raptors/history/200506.html">Archived</a> February 19, 2010, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, nba.com/raptors, accessed April 12, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071024162000/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/charlie_villanueva/bio.html">Archived</a> October 24, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, nba.com, accessed April 12, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_colangelo_060228.html">"Colangelo Named Raptors President and General Manager"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100220083551/http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_colangelo_060228.html">Archived</a> February 20, 2010, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, nba.com/raptors, February 28, 2006, accessed April 23, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-99"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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href="http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pr_bargnani030107.html">"Bargnani Named NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090116010950/http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pr_bargnani030107.html">Archived</a> January 16, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, nba.com/raptors, March 1, 2007, accessed March 23, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-106"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-106">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/postup_041507.html">Raptors Post Up</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201021022846/http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/postup_041507.html">Archived</a> October 21, 2020, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, nba.com/raptors, April 15, 2007, accessed 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201026142635/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/raptors-bosh-voted-all-star-starter-1.658705">Archived</a> October 26, 2020, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> cbc.ca, January 25, 2007, accessed June 16, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-109"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-109">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Schuhmann, John, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/features/schuhmann.html">"Testing the Bosh Theory"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070512192930/http://www.nba.com/features/schuhmann.html">Archived</a> May 12, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, nba.com, March 23, 2007, accessed June 16, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-110"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-110">^</a></b></span> <span 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090106064609/http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/kaponoulmer_071207.html">Archived</a> January 6, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, nba.com/raptors, July 12, 2007, accessed July 13, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-119"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-119">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/hornets-ink-morris-peterson-for-4-years-1.659052">Hornets ink Morris Peterson for 4 years</a>, cbc.ca, July 23, 2007, accessed August 9, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-120"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-120">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Feschuk, Dave, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thestar.com/Sports/NBA/article/272155">"Raptors will defend crown"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121020163803/http://www.thestar.com/Sports/NBA/article/272155">Archived</a> October 20, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, thestar.com, October 31, 2007, accessed November 1, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-121"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-121">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20080420/TORORL/recap.html">Dwight Howard's 20–20 Game Leads Magic Past Raptors</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121102234046/http://www.nba.com/games/20080420/TORORL/recap.html">Archived</a> November 2, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, NBA.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-122"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-122">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" 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title="2012–13 Toronto Raptors season">2012–13</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2013–14 Toronto Raptors season">2013–14</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2014–15 Toronto Raptors season">2014–15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2015–16 Toronto Raptors season">2015–16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2016–17 Toronto Raptors season">2016–17</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2017–18 Toronto Raptors season">2017–18</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <b><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2018–19 Toronto Raptors season">2018–19</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE1141, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE1141; !important;;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2019–20 Toronto Raptors season">2019–20</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2020–21 Toronto Raptors season">2020–21</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2021–22 Toronto Raptors season">2021–22</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Toronto_Raptors_season" 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style="width:1%;background-color:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></dd> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Toronto Raptors</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NBA)" title="Central Division (NBA)">Central</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a 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title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los 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</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Annual events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">Draft</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Eligibility_for_the_NBA_draft" title="Eligibility for the NBA draft">eligibility</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_Summer_League" title="NBA Summer League">Summer League</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_Christmas_games" title="NBA Christmas games">Christmas</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day_games" title="NBA Martin Luther King Jr. Day games">Martin Luther King Jr. Day</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_weekend" title="NBA All-Star weekend">All-Star weekend</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">game</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_Global_Games" title="NBA Global Games">Global Games</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_Cup" title="NBA Cup">Cup tournament</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament" title="NBA play-in tournament">Play-in</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_playoff_series" title="List of NBA playoff series">list</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">finals</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">champions</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd>Predecessors <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">BAA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)" title="National Basketball League (United States)">NBL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">ABA</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association%E2%80%93National_Basketball_Association_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger">merger</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown_Trophy" title="Walter A. Brown Trophy">Walter A. Brown Trophy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_criticisms_and_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies">Criticisms and controversies</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_betting_scandal" title="2007 NBA betting scandal">2007 Tim Donaghy betting scandal</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_lockout" title="NBA lockout">Lockouts</a></dd> <dd>Former divisions <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Division_(NBA)" title="Eastern Division (NBA)">Eastern</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Midwest Division (NBA)">Midwest</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Western_Division_(NBA)" title="Western Division (NBA)">Western</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd>Teams <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_NBA_teams" title="List of defunct NBA teams">defunct</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_the_NBA" title="Expansion of the NBA">expansion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_relocated_NBA_teams" title="List of relocated NBA teams">relocated</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_NBA" title="Timeline of the NBA">timeline</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons">Seasons</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Suspension_of_the_2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="Suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season">2019–20 suspension</a> and <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Bubble" title="2020 NBA Bubble">bubble</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd>Records <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_regular_season_records" title="List of NBA regular season records">regular season</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_post-season_records" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA post-season records">postseason</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_records" title="List of NBA All-Star Game records">All-Star</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_NBA_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="List of all-time NBA win–loss records">win–loss records</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_NBA_players" title="Lists of NBA players">Players</a> <dl><dd>current rosters <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NBA_Eastern_Conference_team_rosters" title="List of current NBA Eastern Conference team rosters">Eastern</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NBA_Western_Conference_team_rosters" title="List of current NBA Western Conference team rosters">Western</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_foreign_NBA_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of foreign NBA players">foreign players</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_NBA" title="Race and ethnicity in the NBA">race and ethnicity</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall draft picks</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Highest-paid_NBA_players_by_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Highest-paid NBA players by season">highest paid</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_banned_or_suspended_by_the_NBA" title="List of people banned or suspended by the NBA">banned or suspended</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association" title="National Basketball Players Association">NBPA</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_head_coaches_with_400_games_coached" title="List of NBA head coaches with 400 games coached">Head coaches</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NBA_head_coaches" title="List of current NBA head coaches">current</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_player-coaches" title="List of NBA player-coaches">player-coaches</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_championship_head_coaches" title="List of NBA championship head coaches">champions</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_foreign_NBA_coaches" title="List of foreign NBA coaches">foreign</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_female_NBA_coaches" title="List of female NBA coaches">female</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Coaches_Association" title="National Basketball Coaches Association">NBCA</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_team_owners" title="List of NBA team owners">Owners</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_referees" title="List of NBA referees">Referees</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Referees_Association" title="National Basketball Referees Association">NBRA</a>)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Awards<br />and honors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien_Championship_Trophy" title="Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy">Larry O'Brien Trophy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Podoloff_Trophy" title="Maurice Podoloff Trophy">Maurice Podoloff Trophy</a></dd> <dd><a 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teams">Anniversary teams</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_retired_numbers" title="List of NBA retired numbers">Retired numbers</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_arenas" title="List of NBA arenas">Arenas</a></dd> <dd>Business <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_collective_bargaining_agreement" title="NBA collective bargaining agreement">collective bargaining agreement</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_jersey_sponsors" title="List of NBA jersey sponsors">jersey sponsors</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_salary_cap" title="NBA salary cap">salary cap</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_Store" title="NBA Store">NBA Store</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_teams_by_valuation" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA teams by valuation">team valuations</a></dd></dl></dd> 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<li><a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC" title="Toronto FC">Toronto FC</a> (<a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a>) (2005–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Argonauts" title="Toronto Argonauts">Toronto Argonauts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">CFL</a>) (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Marlies" title="Toronto Marlies">Toronto Marlies</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a>) (2005–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raptors_905" title="Raptors 905">Raptors 905</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League" title="NBA G League">NBA G League</a>) (2015–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toronto_FC_II" title="Toronto FC II">Toronto FC II</a> (<a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLSNP</a>) (2014–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMO_Field" title="BMO Field">BMO Field</a> (operator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Coliseum" title="Coca-Cola Coliseum">Coca-Cola Coliseum</a> (primary lessee)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Performance_Centre" title="Ford Performance Centre">Ford Performance Centre</a> (operator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/OVO_Athletic_Centre" title="OVO Athletic Centre">OVO Athletic Centre</a> (operator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMO_Training_Ground" title="BMO Training Ground">BMO Training Ground</a> (operator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamport_Stadium" title="Lamport Stadium">Lamport Stadium</a> (partnership)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Tanenbaum" title="Larry Tanenbaum">Larry Tanenbaum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Friisdahl" title="Michael Friisdahl">Michael Friisdahl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Cope" title="George A. Cope">George A. Cope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Lastman" title="Dale Lastman">Dale Lastman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Manning" title="Bill Manning">Bill Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_S._Rogers_III" title="Edward S. Rogers III">Edward S. Rogers III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Shanahan" title="Brendan Shanahan">Brendan Shanahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masai_Ujiri" title="Masai Ujiri">Masai Ujiri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Square" title="Maple Leaf Square">Maple Leaf Square</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leafs_Nation_Network" title="Leafs Nation Network">Leafs Nation Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>§ Joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Cadillac_Fairview" title="Cadillac Fairview">Cadillac Fairview</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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<dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Intercounty_Baseball_League" title="Intercounty Baseball League">IBL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs_(semi-pro_baseball)" title="Toronto Maple Leafs (semi-pro baseball)">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a></dt> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Toronto Raptors</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a></dt> <dd><a 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title="Overwatch League">OWL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Defiant" title="Toronto Defiant">Toronto Defiant</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Football</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">CFL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Argonauts" title="Toronto Argonauts">Toronto Argonauts</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Junior_Football_League" title="Canadian Junior Football League">CJFL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/GTA_Grizzlies" title="GTA Grizzlies">GTA Grizzlies</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Hockey</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Marlies" title="Toronto Marlies">Toronto Marlies</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Professional_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Professional Women's Hockey League">PWHL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Sceptres" title="Toronto Sceptres">Toronto Sceptres</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">OHL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Brampton_Steelheads" title="Brampton Steelheads">Brampton Steelheads</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Oshawa_Generals" title="Oshawa Generals">Oshawa Generals</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Junior_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Junior Hockey League">OJHL</a></dt> 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Blades</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Orangeville_Flyers" class="mw-redirect" title="Orangeville Flyers">Orangeville Flyers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pickering_Panthers" title="Pickering Panthers">Pickering Panthers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Buzzers" title="St. Michael's Buzzers">St. Michael's Buzzers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Stouffville_Spirit" title="Stouffville Spirit">Stouffville Spirit</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Streetsville_Derbys" title="Streetsville Derbys">Streetsville Derbys</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Jr._Canadiens" title="Toronto Jr. Canadiens">Toronto Jr. Canadiens</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Vaughan_Vipers" title="Vaughan Vipers">Vaughan Vipers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Knights" class="mw-redirect" title="Villanova Knights">Villanova Knights</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Whitby_Fury" class="mw-redirect" title="Whitby Fury">Whitby Fury</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Greater_Metro_Junior_A_Hockey_League" title="Greater Metro 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