The Toronto Raptors (English: Toronto Raptors) are a professional NBA basketball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are divided into the Atlantic Division of the NBA Eastern Conference. The home court is located at Scotiabank Arena and is shared with the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs. In 1995, the NBA created the Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies to expand in Canada. The Grizzlies moved to Memphis, Tennessee during the 2001-02 NBA season, making the Raptors the only Canadian team in the league. Team.
The Raptors, like other newly expanded NBA teams, faced some difficulties in their early days. They reversed the situation by signing Vince Carter in the 1998 NBA Draft. Under the leadership of Vince Carter, the Raptors made the playoffs for three consecutive seasons in 2000, 2001, and 2002, including advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time in the 2001 playoffs. In the 2002-2004 season, the Raptors had no significant record, and Vince Carter was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2004.
After Vince Carter left, Chris Bosh became the leader of the Raptors. In the 2006-07 season, Brian Colangelo became the general manager of the Raptors. He, Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani led the reorganized team into the 2007 and 2008 playoffs. In the 2009-10 season, Colangelo reorganized the team again and persuaded Bosh to stay with the Raptors. In July 2010, Bosh left the Raptors and signed with the Miami Heat, causing the Raptors to once again need to rebuild.
In 2013, Masai Uklay replaced Colangelo and helped build a Raptors team centered around two guards in Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan. Under Ujiri's management, the Raptors became a regular in the playoffs. In the 2017-2018 season, the Raptors won the best record in team history. The frustration of being repeatedly blocked from the Eastern Conference playoffs by LeBron James' Cavaliers prompted Ujiri to fire then-head coach Dwayne Casey and trade DeMar DeRozan in the summer of 2018 for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, and Marc Gasol was traded from the Memphis Grizzlies in mid-season. Taking advantage of James' transfer to the Lakers, the Raptors won the district championship for the first time in the 2019 playoffs, advanced to the championship game for the first time, and finally succeeded in winning the first championship in team history.
The Raptors, like other newly expanded NBA teams, faced some difficulties in their early days. They reversed the situation by signing Vince Carter in the 1998 NBA Draft. Under the leadership of Vince Carter, the Raptors made the playoffs for three consecutive seasons in 2000, 2001, and 2002, including advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time in the 2001 playoffs. In the 2002-2004 season, the Raptors had no significant record, and Vince Carter was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2004.
After Vince Carter left, Chris Bosh became the leader of the Raptors. In the 2006-07 season, Brian Colangelo became the general manager of the Raptors. He, Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani led the reorganized team into the 2007 and 2008 playoffs. In the 2009-10 season, Colangelo reorganized the team again and persuaded Bosh to stay with the Raptors. In July 2010, Bosh left the Raptors and signed with the Miami Heat, causing the Raptors to once again need to rebuild.
In 2013, Masai Uklay replaced Colangelo and helped build a Raptors team centered around two guards in Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan. Under Ujiri's management, the Raptors became a regular in the playoffs. In the 2017-2018 season, the Raptors won the best record in team history. The frustration of being repeatedly blocked from the Eastern Conference playoffs by LeBron James' Cavaliers prompted Ujiri to fire then-head coach Dwayne Casey and trade DeMar DeRozan in the summer of 2018 for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, and Marc Gasol was traded from the Memphis Grizzlies in mid-season. Taking advantage of James' transfer to the Lakers, the Raptors won the district championship for the first time in the 2019 playoffs, advanced to the championship game for the first time, and finally succeeded in winning the first championship in team history.
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