The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They normally play their home games at Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, but they are currently using Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida as their home during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. The team was founded in 1995 as part of the NBA's expansion into Canada, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. Since the 2001–02 season, the Raptors have been the only Canadian-based team in the league, as the Grizzlies relocated from Vancouver to Memphis, Tennessee. As with most expansion teams, the Raptors struggled in their early years, but after the acquisition of Vince Carter through a draft-day trade in 1998, the franchise set league-attendance records and made the NBA playoffs in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 1995 |
| History | Toronto Raptors, 1995–present |
| Arena | Amalie Arena (2020–21), Scotiabank Arena (1999–present) |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Team colours | Red, black, purple, gold, white |
| Main sponsor | Sun Life Financial |
| President | Masai Ujiri |
| General manager | Bobby Webster |
| Head coach | Nick Nurse |
| Ownership | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Affiliation(s) | Raptors 905 |
| Championships | 1 (2019) |
| Conference titles | 1 (2019) |
| Division titles | 7 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
About Toronto Raptors
Established as one of the first two Canadian NBA teams in 1995 alongside the Vancouver Grizzlies, they made their first playoff appearance in 2000 and won their first NBA Championship in 2019 behind NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard.
Achievement of Toronto Raptors
The team reached the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals for the first time with leading scorer Vince Carter in 2001. Their first Conference Finals came in 2016, led by Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.
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Latest information about Toronto Raptors updated on July 28 2021.
