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The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario.

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada. When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian-based team in the NBA. They originally played their home games at the SkyDome (since renamed Rogers Centre), before moving eastward along Bremner Boulevard to Scotiabank Arena (formerly Air Canada Centre) in 1999.

The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They were established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada. When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian-based team in the NBA.

The Raptors play their home games at Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded by John Bitove and was owned by Larry tanenbaum between 1998 and 2011. Tanenbaum is now chairman of MLSE and Bitove is executive vice-president & CEO of MLSE, overseeing both entities.

The Raptors are currently coached by Nick Nurse and are captained by Kyle Lowry. They have won five division titles in 21 seasons and made seven playoff appearances, most recently during the 2018–19 season where they reached their first NBA Finals becoming runner up to champion Golden State Warriors.

They were established in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada.

The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They were established in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada.

Awayne Ellington, an American-Canadian player on the Raptors, became the first player born outside the United States to win an NBA Championship when Toronto won the 2019 NBA Finals.

The Raptors are the only Canadian-based team in the NBA, and one of two NBA teams located outside the United States.

The Raptors, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, joined the NBA as an expansion team in 1995. The Grizzlies moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 2001, leaving the Raptors as the only Canadian-based team in the NBA.

The Raptors play their home games at the Scotiabank Arena, located in Toronto, Ontario. The team is currently owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., which also owns the Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), Toronto FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Mississauga Stampede of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

The team was originally founded in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada.

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada. When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian-based team in the NBA. They originally played their home games at the SkyDome (since renamed Rogers Centre), before moving eastward along Bremner Boulevard to the Air Canada Centre in 1999.

Like most expansion teams, the Raptors struggled in their early years; but after winning their first division championship in 2006, they qualified for their first playoff appearance in franchise history and advanced to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 2016. The Raptors hold several NBA records including most wins in a single season at 59, most home wins and road wins in a single season with 33 and 24 respectively and are currently second overall behind only Chicago for best regular season record set at 56–26. They are also one of two NBA teams to win an NBA championship outside of its home market (the other being San Antonio).

The Raptors play their home games at the Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada.

The franchise was founded by John Bitove and Isiah Thomas.

In 1995, the Raptors were founded by a group led by Bitove and Thomas. The NBA, seeking to expand its footprint in Canada, awarded the franchise to Toronto on September 30, 1996, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. The Raptors played their first game on November 3, 1995 at SkyDome against the New Jersey Nets, though they lost the game 106–94. They finished the inaugural season 33–49, good enough for sixth place in the Central Division but failing to make the playoffs; their biggest success that year was winning the season series against the then-defunct Charlotte Hornets 3–1.

Thomas was instrumental in leading a bid to purchase an NBA expansion franchise for Toronto, which was awarded to the group in 1993.

In 1994, the Raptors began play as an expansion team in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The Raptors finished last in the conference in their first two seasons, but they were two games short of a playoff berth during their third season. Led by point guard Damon Stoudamire and forwards Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, they qualified for the playoffs in 2000. Though they did not make it past the first round, their run served as a rallying point for the city of Toronto and a symbol of hope for a struggling Canadian economy. In 2001, they lost Carter to free agency but won their first division title with McGrady as their star player.

The Raptors began play in the 1995–96 NBA season.

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games at the Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada.

Since 2006–07, the Raptors have been the only Canadian-based team in the league, as the Vancouver Grizzlies relocated from Vancouver to Memphis, Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies. They are currently owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., which also owns the Maple Leafs and FC soccer club.