RAPTORS FAMILY: THE MASAI UJIRI RUMORS HAD ME UNTIL THEY MENTIONED WASHINGTON

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RAPTORS FAMILY: THE MASAI UJIRI RUMORS HAD ME UNTIL THEY MENTIONED WASHINGTON

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the first season for the Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors won just 21 games during their debut season. The 1995-1996 Toronto Raptors' inaugural season in the National Basketball Association was the first season for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors, along the Vancouver Grizzlies were two expansion teams that joined this league. It was also a first NBA season that was played outside of the United States.

Isiah Thomas, an All-Star pointguard and former Detroit Pistons legend became the team’s General Manager. He was involved in the draft that produced Damon Stoudamire. He would go on to win Rookie-of-the Year. They also acquired Tracy Murray (and Oliver Miller) in separate trades. Thomas also introduced a brand new primary logo, featuring a play by basketball dinosaur and new pinstripe jerseys with the logo. The Raptors also added red and purple to their color scheme.

Brendan Malone, the new head coach of the Raptors, won the Raptors' first game on November 3, against the New Jersey Nets at SkyDome. However, they lost seven of their next seven games.

Murray was second on the team for scoring, with an average of 16.2 points per contest. He also led the team by scoring 151 three-point field goal attempts during that season. Miller was the team's leading scorer with 12.9 points and 7.4 boards, 1.4 steals and 1.9 block per game. Robertson had 9.3 points and 4.4rebounds as well as four assists and two steals each game.

Despite their worst record in the league, they had a very high attendance, with over 17283 people per game at SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).

When was the Raptors’ first game?

On November 3, 1995, the Raptors played their first regular season against the New Jersey Nets at the SkyDome. Alvin Robertson scored the franchise's first points with 33,306 supporters in attendance. The Raptors beat the Nets 94 to 79 thanks to contributions by Damon Stoudamire (10 pts and 10 assists), and Robertson (30 points).

How many Toronto Raptors all-stars did they have?

Vince Carter, Antonio Davis (Raptors), DeMar DeRozan (5 Raptors), Kyle Lowry (4 Raptors), Kawhi Leonard (3 Raptors), Pascal Siakam (2 Raptors) and Fred VanVleet (8 Raptors All stars). Except for Davis and VanVleet who were part of this All-Star team, all the players have been selected to other NBA teams such as Leonard.

Statistics

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After Thomas attempted to execute a letter of intent with Slaight to purchase the team failed, he resigned from his position in November and sold his 9 percent stake in the team to Slaight. (en.wikipedia.org)
In November of the 1996–97 season, Bitove sold his ownership interest in the team to Slaight for $65 million after Slaight had activated a shotgun clause in their partnership agreement,[32][33] giving Slaight 79 percent control of the team, [34] (en.wikipedia.org)
This improved during the 2006–07 regular season to an average of 18,258 fans (13th in the league), 92.2 percent capacity at the Air Canada Centre. (en.wikipedia.org)
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How To

How to get the Toronto Raptors from your location

Toronto Raptors events take place at Air Canada Centre, (ACC), downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada. TTC Metro system takes you to ACC. Union Station is approximately 30 minutes away from ACC. The closest stop to ACC is Bay Street station.

Bay Street station is the best way to get to ACC if you are coming from Union Station. From there, you can follow the signs to ACC. If you arrive at ACC from another direction, please follow the signs to Bay Street station.

From Bay Street Station, follow the signs towards the ACC.

The venue can be accessed by people with disabilities. For those with disabilities, there are designated seating areas. Sign language interpretation services are also offered by the ACC.

Parking is free at the ACC. However, street parking is limited.

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