The defending champions Toronto Raptors has been home to many memorable superstars over the years, with the likes of Vince Carter, DeMar DeRozan, and Kyle Lowry just to name a few. Category:Players who wear/wore number 30 | Basketball Wiki | Fandom. With regards to the 1999 NBA Draft, although there was a handful of members who became multi time All-Stars or All-NBA level players, it wasn't exactly a barn burner of a draft class. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. That Kevin Durant might not play until late in the series or perhaps not even at all matters. Paul Eboua, 6’8” PF, VL Peraso. Remembered more for his horrid contract, his "Ball" interview and his terrible Pizza Pizza commercial, it is amazing that somehow the Raptors were able to convince the Phoenix Suns to swap Leonardo Barbosa for him a year later. Some people will argue DeRozan's star level with analytics, but as Charles Barkley says, those numbers mean nothing. In any case, here’s the best of the rest, four players the Raptors could look to sign into their second two-way slot or bring into training camp. Player roster with photos, bios, and stats. Coming off of a championship-winning season, the Raptors saw Kawhi Leonard leave to Los Angeles yet they have still been one of the best teams in the league. As the 21st overall pick in the 2000 draft, Peterson finished his tenure with the Raptors with 542 games played, the second most in team history, including an ironman streak of 371 games. The Raptors bench is one of the strongest in the league with names like Norman Powell, Fred VanVleet, and Serge Ibaka. # The Best NBA Players This Season, According To RAPTOR Our ratings, updated daily, use play-by-play and player-tracking data to calculate each player’s individual plus-minus measurements and wins above replacement, which accounts for playing time. As for Zo, unlike Olajuwon, Mourning didn't even cross the border when he was traded from the Nets to Toronto as part of the Vince Carter deal. Please remember this is the same year that Bargnani went first overall. In four seasons with the Raps, Williams would play in 180 games averaging 7.9ppg, 7rpg and capturing the hearts of the over 2 million people living in Toronto. I’m not trying to subtly hint that this is the definitive list of the top 30 Toronto Raptors of all time, but it should be, even though it is by no means perfect. Many will say that McGrady should be higher on this list, but you have to take into account that TMac didn't really start to prosper until he left Toronto after his third season in a sign and trade with the Orlando Magic. Today we find out who the 30 greatest players in team history are. Toronto Raptors: Weekly NBA news, including Tom Thibodeau fired, Toronto Raptors: The full Patrick McCaw scouting report, Ranking every first round pick in team history, Toronto Raptors should make a call for Anthony Davis, Luka Doncic Continues Pursuit of Rookie of the Year Award With Late Heroics Against Wolves. For the first and only time in the team's history, the Raptors were blessed with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft. While Nash struggled during his time in LA, the fact that the Canadian icon could have played on home turf or at the very least pulled on a Raptors jersey would have been huge for the Raptors organization itself. Founded: 1995 Arena: Scotiabank Arena NBA Division: Atlantic. Harris, the NBA's reigning 3-point champion, … Global; Teams. As the team's first draft pick, the fans actually booed the diminutive point guard when then GM Isiah Thomas selected him with the seventh pick in the 1995 draft. Although his scoring stats took a dip this season (22.4ppg last year/16.2 this year) assists were the same and he rebounded better, Lowry is still one arguably one of the top ten point guards in the league when it comes to initiating the offence and guiding the team on the court. Wikis. How do you whittle down such a large list? More NBA:Player … It breaks down as follows: Point Guards – Kyle Lowry and Malachi Flynn Shooting Guards- Norman Powell… With players like LaMarcus Aldridge (6x All-Star, 5x All-NBA) and Brandon Roy (Rookie Of The Year, 3x All-Star, 2x All-NBA) available, not to mention at the time lesser thought about Rudy Gay, Rajon Rondo, Kyle Lowry and Paul Millsap, all of who either had more honored or longer careers than Il Mago, Toronto would have faired better. He is by far one of the most vocal athletes in the NBA about his faith! Twelve games, fifty-two minutes and eleven points later Adams would be traded the LA Clippers for a bag of cash and a unused 2nd round pick. His career average in steals with the Raptors was 2.1. Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and is currently on the Toronto Raptors roster: Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Toronto Raptors : x: Denotes player who is currently on the Toronto Raptors roster Best players and coaches in the history of Toronto Raptors in the NBA. So how is a player like Vince not ranked first overall? Oh what could have been. While you would never confuse Williams with an NBA All-Star, the work ethic and approach he put forth in every game, on and off the court it what earns him a spot on this list. Next Season. Two years after coming to Canada, Lowry has found himself as a four time All-Star, a constant in the playoffs and a member of the All-NBA squad. We take you through what they're up to. NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Source License. Whereas my passion lies deep for the Lakers, so to does my distaste for the Duke Blue Devils. video; trivia; popular; trending; random; Toronto Raptors. split between Central Florida and Oklahoma State, the Raptors decided to select Graham with the 16th pick in the 2005 Draft. Unfortunately the plan for Hedo to provide Chris Bosh a secondary scoring option failed as his contributions did nothing to improve the team, hitting only 11ppg in his 74 appearances. 4,927 Pages. It is important to note that without DeRozan, Lowry, and Leonard the Toronto Raptors would not have won the NBA Championship. The highest-drafted player to come in under six-feet tall is Damon Stoudamire, who was taken No. Well that plan never really panned out as Bradley was pulling splinters out of his butt for the most part of three seasons before the team dropped the dead weight in 2004. The Raptors are a franchise on the rise and poised to make a playoff run in the Eastern Conference is 2015-16. With all the moves that the Raptors have recently made, we take a look back at some of their best and most forgettable players in team history. Ok, we aren't crazy, VC is more of a 1B than he is a 2. 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He now serves as a scout for the Toronto Raptors. Some have gone as far to say that he’s the best player to put on a Raptors jersey, including team president Masai Ujiri. How quickly 26 points and 11 dimes will turn fans in your favor. Playing only twenty five games and a grand total of 113 minutes, Caboclo would be traded to the Sacramento Kings midway through the 2017-18 season. Although he was able to muster a four year, 275 game career with Toronto, there wasn't exactly the ROI that fans and management had hoped for. This isn’t the Bachelor, nor is it the playoffs, where each team is objectively a postseason-caliber team. That is why they are the three best Toronto Raptor players of all-time. Visit ESPN to view the Toronto Raptors team stats for the 2019-20 season. On the day he was traded from the Detroit Pistons to the Raptors, Williams drove through the night from Detroit to Toronto in order to make it on time for the morning shoot around. After two horrid seasons in Toronto, the Raptors suckered the Utah Jazz into taking "Hoffa", where he would last only one more season before his NBA career finished and he headed overseas were he struggled to maintain consistency for numerous clubs. # Pos. In two seasons as a Raptor, he only made 12 starts while averaging only 4.2 points per game. OG Anunoby. After playing solid, but unspectacular minutes in Houston, the Rockets traded Lowry for little used Gary Forbes and a future first round pick. Andrea Bargnani was selected by the Toronto Raptors as the first overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. Latest was Can the Raptors half-court offense improve in 2020-21? He changed Frederic Weis. The most exciting player in franchise history and still in the league today, Vinsanity was a sensation in his Raptor days. Whether it be as a team or individually, the Raptors have seen recent success with four of their five Atlantic Division titles coming in the past five years and this past season recorded their franchise single season wins record with 59. Because they had drafted Charlie Villanueva with the 7th pick to help out in the front court, the Raptors were in need of a back court or wing scoring. Let's be honest though, with no clear cut star, the 06 draft was a crap shoot. Register Start a Wiki. Some of the best players in Raptors history haven't stuck around to lead Toronto to a championship. Toronto doesn’t have the opportunity to boast about lifting the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, so winning achievements won’t necessarily cloud my judgment when it comes to deciding the difference between the 27th and 28th best players. Christie could be considered the Raptors' best defensive player ever, holding almost every steals record in team history. Influence of the Five Best Toronto Raptors Players of All-Time. When the Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championship, many viewed it as a victory for Canada.Despite this, the Canadian representation on the team was limited — consisting mostly of players from Africa, Europe, Australia, and of course, the United States.. With a new season before us, the team has changed this ever-so-slightly, but the trend remains. The following is a list of Turkish players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Raptor have two new players joining the team, and they’ve also still got many free agency issues to sort out. In many of the 2005 mock drafts, so called experts had the explosive Arizona Wildcats guard slotted anywhere between a late lottery pick to a mid first round selection. The problem was that Fields was playing for a horrible team in the Big Apple and at that time pretty much anyone reading this could have put up similar numbers. My main writing focus has been basketball related, however I also enjoy sharing my thoughts on the NHL, MLB, NFL and secretly (though I guess now, not so much) the WWE. After 107 games Landry's career would fizzle to an end. Unencumbered by any real bias, but laden with the pressure of such a tall order, I shall begin. With stats like that, why wouldn't the Raptors take Bradley with the 17th pick in the 2001 draft and pair him with Antonio Davis in the front court. Although he has yet to play 82 games in a single season for the Raptors (his only time was during his second year in the league with the Grizzlies), Lowry has shown a tough as nails attitude and approach to the game. While the money and Landry's play in New York weren't the biggest issue, the real plan for the Raptors was to try and wrangle Steve Nash away from the Lakers and the Knicks. Whether it was his offence, his defence, his leadership or his intelligence (see his buzzer beater against the Washington Wizards) Peterson proved to be the ultimate team player. The Toronto Raptors’ current roster is three players short of the 15 man limit allowed. The most LOL-worthy things the Internet has to offer. Toronto Raptors Players. It wasn't until his seventh year in the league that the current Raptors point guard had a team to be in control of. Add new page. For a franchise that hasn't had many winning seasons, the Raptors have had a number of Rookie of the Year Award winners. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Fifty Best Toronto Raptors Podcasts For 2020. One of the A little about myself…….I am a big sports fan, a lot of my life incorporates sports and fitness, whether it is playing, coaching, training, watching, reading or even video gaming. Need a game winner, just Youtube his buzzer beater against the Detroit Pistons. What was no surprise is that the Raptors gave up on their project before the four year mark. Image: NBA / Twitter. After copping the Rookie Of The Year award, Stoudamire would go on to play just one and a half more years with the team before they decided to part with their star point guard for a convoluted package that would eventually net the team Chauncey Billups (for half a season), Dee Brown, Alvin Williams and a bunch of draft picks. Not horrible, just not worth remembering. Add new page. A cerebral player on both ends, it's the passing of Gasol that's truly unlocked the non-Kawhi components of Toronto's offense. Although he may have had his early struggles to become the star player that he is, the USC product became a staple in the community and a go to 20+ point scorer on a nightly basis. , bios, and more lucas_mckeown 's board `` Raptors wallpaper, NBA players player Raptors. The roster as … DeRozan has surpassed Carter as best player to and! 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