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List of Toronto Raptors seasons. Scotiabank Arena, formerly Air Canada Centre, has served as the home arena of the Toronto Raptors since the 1998–99 season. This is a list of seasons completed by the Toronto Raptors National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise. They are the only franchise not based in the United States to win the NBA title ...
The 1997–98 NBA season was the Raptors' third season in the National Basketball Association. In the 1997 NBA draft, the Raptors selected high school basketball star Tracy McGrady with the ninth overall pick, and acquired second-year forward John Wallace from the New York Knicks in a three-team trade during the off-season.
The final selection—Toronto Raptors—was unveiled on Canadian national television on May 15, 1994: the choice was influenced by the popularity of the 1993 film adaption of the 1990 science fiction novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton; The name "Raptor" is a common informal name for the Velociraptor, a species of dinosaur featured in the film.
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Toronto Raptors all-time roster. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared on the roster for the Toronto Raptors NBA franchise.
Brendan Malone was the first head coach of the Raptors from 1995 to 1996. Sam Mitchell was the head coach for the Raptors from 2004 to 2008. Jay Triano was the head coach from 2009 to 2011. Dwane Casey was the longest-serving head coach from 2011 to 2018. Nick Nurse was the coach of the Raptors from 2018 to 2023.
For the next 1996–97 season he moved to Budućnost Podgorica where he sporadically played in a number of games. A 7 ft 3 in center , Radojević signed a national letter of intent to play for Ohio State University 's men's basketball in the early part of 1997.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Raptors' second season in the National Basketball Association. The Raptors had the second overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and drafted Marcus Camby from the University of Massachusetts, and started their season with new head coach Darrell Walker.