Toronto Raptors
| Toronto Raptors | ||||
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| Conference | Eastern | |||
| 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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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.
For the 2019 season, the Raptors won the Eastern Conference Finals 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.
On November 2, 2024, the Raptors retired Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey number. Carter became the first player from the team's history to have his jersey retired.[12][13]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Raptors Unveil New Primary Logo". Raptors.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Toronto Raptors Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Toronto Raptors and Sun Life Financial Announce Ground-Breaking, Expanded Partnership". Raptors.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 6, 2017. 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.
- ↑ "Raptors will retire Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey in November". National Basketball Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ↑ "'He taught us how to fly': Raptors raise Vince Carter's No. 15 to the rafters". National Basketball Association. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
