Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They are based in Toronto. They were started in 1995. They play their home games at Scotiabank Arena. They are the only NBA team currently playing in Canada.
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| Conference | Eastern | |||
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| Division | Atlantic | |||
| Founded | 1995[1] | |||
| History | Toronto Raptors 1995–present[2][3] | |||
| Arena | Scotiabank Arena | |||
| Location | Toronto, Ontario | |||
| Team colours | Red, black, silver, gold, white[4][5] | |||
| Main sponsor | Sun Life Financial[6] | |||
| President | Masai Ujiri | |||
| General manager | Bobby Webster | |||
| Head coach | Darko Rajakovic | |||
| Ownership | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment[7] | |||
| Affiliation(s) | Raptors 905 | |||
| Championships | 1 (2019) | |||
| Conference titles | 1 (2019) | |||
| Division titles | 7 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020) | |||
| Retired numbers | (6) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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For the 2019 season, the Raptors won the Eastern Conference Dinals for the first time in the team's history.[8] Because of this, they also got the chance to play in the NBA Finals for the first time in their history.[9] They won the NBA Finals against the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors in six games and became the first Canadian team to win an NBA Final.[10][11] Kawhi Leonard was named the Finals MVP for the second time in his career.
Toronto Raptors Media
SkyDome, known as Rogers Centre since 2005, was the original venue for Raptors home games from 1995 to 1999
The Raptors moved to Scotiabank Arena (then known as Air Canada Centre) in 1999
Vince Carter, drafted fifth in the 1998 NBA draft, played his first six seasons in the NBA with the Raptors
A game between the Raptors and the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2004–05 season. The Raptors were moved to the NBA's Atlantic Division prior to the start of that season.
After the trade of Vince Carter in 2004, Chris Bosh became the face of the Raptors franchise until 2010
Jose Calderon with the Raptors during the 2005–06 season. The Raptors signed Calderon as a free agent in the 2005 off-season as a backup for Mike James.
Anthony Parker (#18) and Jorge Garbajosa (#15) with the Raptors during the 2006–07 season. Parker and Garbajosa were signed by the Raptors in the 2006 off-season.
Kyle Lowry was acquired by the Raptors in a trade with the Houston Rockets during the 2012 off-season
The Air Canada Centre during the 2014 first-round playoffs between the Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets
Jonas Valančiūnas with the Raptors in the first round of the 2015 playoffs against the Washington Wizards
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References
- ↑ "Laying the Groundwork for the NBA in Toronto". Raptors.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ↑ "NBA.com/Stats–Toronto Raptors seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ↑ "History: Team by Team" (PDF). 2018-19 Official NBA Guide. NBA Properties, Inc. October 8, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ↑ NBA Media Ventures, LLC (December 19, 2014). "Raptors Unveil New Primary Logo". Press release. https://www.nba.com/raptors/press-releases/logo_121914. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Toronto Raptors Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ NBA Media Ventures, LLC (July 6, 2017). "Toronto Raptors and Sun Life Financial Announce Ground-Breaking, Expanded Partnership". Press release. https://www.nba.com/raptors/raptors-sunlife-announce-partnership. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Management". Raptors.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ Wolstat, Ryan (26 May 2019). "Raptors headed to NBA Finals after thrilling win over Bucks". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ↑ Westoll, Nick (25 May 2019). "Toronto Raptors beat Milwaukee Bucks to win NBA Eastern Conference finals". Global News. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ↑ Ewing, Lori (13 June 2019). "Toronto Raptors Win NBA Finals, Make History As 1st Canadian Champions". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ Westoll, Nick (13 June 2019). "Raptors make NBA history by defeating Warriors to win Finals". Global News. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
Other websites
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