The history of the team Toronto Raptors began when the PBF (professional basketball franchise) decided to expand the game beyond the United States, which meant Toronto having it’s own basketball team. In 1994, fans were questioned on their choice of team name. The choices were between a list of 10 names, which included Beavers, Bobcats, Dragons, Grizzlies, Hogs, Scorpions, T-Rex, Tarantulas, Terriers and Raptors. The team eventually drafted top college basketball players, due to the NBA draft lottery in 1998. This led to their best game season from 1998 to 1999 in which they won 46% of their games. However by the 2002 to 2003 season, the team suffered many injuries leading to many failures. They have had many ups and downs, with 2007- 2008, 2010-2011, and 2014-2015 being recognized as the important years, by losing and gaining people.
The Toronto Raptors always attempt to keep the ball within their team’s hands or in the basketball net.
The Toronto Raptors 2017 – 2018 team consists of guards, such as Lorenzo Brown, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, along with forwards like Bruno Caboclo and Serge Ibaka. Every player has their own statistics for every game that are calculated throughout the season. Presently, they have 11 games for their NBA preseason. The Toronto Raptors will be playing the Clippers, Trail Blazers, Pistons, Bulls, 76ers, Spurs, Warriors and Lakers in the month of October 2017. The Raptors started off the season with a win against the Clippers, with a score of 121 to 113.
Toronto Raptor’s competitor from the Golden State Warriors (Stephen Curry)
The Toronto Raptors have also made many contributions to the community. The Toronto Raptors have their own basketball development programs. This includes basketball academy, raptors clinic, training camp, coaches’ open house and other development partners.
Helping people will always add to success
References:
http://www.nba.com/raptors/history/raptors_history.html/
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/toronto-raptors/
