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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 pair helped the Raptors go 12–2 during the month and recorded a franchise-record 11-game win streak. On February 22, he became the winningest player in Raptors history, passing Chris Bosh and Morris Peterson with his 233rd career win. With 22 points, he helped the Raptors defeat the New York Knicks 122–95.
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Scotiabank Arena, which it shares with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Toronto Raptors and is currently on the team 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: 0.0: Denotes the Toronto Raptors statistics leader
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.
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 Raptors went on to win the series in six games to move on to the second round. In Game 1 of the Raptors' second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Valančiūnas recorded 21 points and 21 rebounds in a 113–112 overtime loss. It marked the best double-double performance by a Raptors player in the franchise's playoff history.
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.