Season 2006-2007 began with some luck favoring Toronto as they jump 5 places in the NBA Draft Lottery and won the 1st overall pick. The Raptors traded Rafael Araujo to the Utah Jazz for Kris Humphries and Robert Whaley, in June 8, 2006. Also, the Toronto Raptors traded Matt Bonner, Eric Williams. Team has gone for a makeover by changing their color scheme and uniforms for upcoming season, the original dinosaur logo has been downplayed and the purple elements of the team jerseys have been removed in favor of the newer "paw-print" logo and the color red. So be amongst the first one the get the glimpse of the team's new look, Buy Toronto Raptors online tickets and catch the action LIVE!!
Toronto Raptors are the only NBA franchise based in Canada and outside of the United States. The Toronto Raptors came into existence on September 30, 1993 to become the 28th team in the NBA league and the establishment of this club it marked the NBA’s first step beyond the borders of the United States.
In 1995 Isiah Thomas was named the General Manager of the Toronto Raptors club and Detroit Pistons assistant Brendan Malone was named as the Raptor's first head coach. During the 1995 season, the Toronto Raptors had the first pick of the draft and they picked Chicago Bulls BJ Armstrong but as BJ threatened not to come to camp, he was moved to the Golden State Warriors for Carlos Rogers and Victor Alexander. in the 1995 NBA entry draft Raptors' selected Damon Stoudamire from Arizona and he was named as Rookie of the Year in 1995-96 season , averaging 19 points and 9.3 assists per game. Another historical moment was beating the Bulls by 72-10 despite being a first-year franchise.
season 1997-1998 witnessed numerous injuries in the Raptor’s team and Toronto Raptors’ performance limped. during the 1999 draft, Raptors’ picked Jonathan Bender for veteran Antonio Davis from the Indiana Pacers. Team showed some signs of improvement and succeeded in attracting many fans around Toronto.
During season 2000-2001, Alvin Williams scored three quarters of his points in the 4th quarter during regular season. Raptors’ also managed to find a place in the playoffs without much difficulty but then got eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.
2001-02, The Raptors had another competitive season, Carter was the most voted for the All-Star game. Despite of losing 17 of their next 18 games they managed to win 12 of their last 14 games, finding a spot in the playoff but this magical comeback did not gave much chance to the fans to cheer for their NBA basketball team as Raptors were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs. In season 2004-2005, Toronto Raptors finished 4th in Atlantic Division and11th in Eastern Conference.
Despite of very disappointing 2005-2006 season, the Raptors set a record for registering 129-103 win over the Knicks. The Raptors’ fans are success starved. Though Raptors have struggled but they can always bounce back and reach upto the expectations
