2016–17 Toronto Raptors season
The 2016–17 Toronto Raptors season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 25, 2017, the team clinched a team-record fourth straight berth to the NBA playoffs. They finished the regular season with a 51–31 record as the 3rd seed. In the playoffs, the Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the First Round of the playoffs in six games, facing the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the Semifinals, whom they met in last season's Eastern Conference finals and lost to in six games. However, the Raptors would be swept by the Cavaliers in four games making it the second time in three years that the Raptors were swept in the playoff, having been swept by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2015 Playoffs.
2016–17 Toronto Raptors season | |
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Head coach | Dwane Casey |
General manager | Masai Ujiri |
Owners | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Results | |
Record | 51–31 (.622) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Cavaliers 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | TSN, Sportsnet |
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 9 | Jakob Pöltl | C | Austria | Utah |
1 | 27 | Pascal Siakam | PF | Cameroon | New Mexico State |
Standings
Division
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Boston Celtics | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 30–11 | 23–18 | 11–5 | 82 |
x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 28–13 | 23–18 | 14–2 | 82 |
New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 19–22 | 12–29 | 5–11 | 82 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 17–24 | 11–30 | 7–9 | 82 |
Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |
Record vs opponents
Eastern Conference | Western Conference | ||||||
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Atlantic Division | Northwest Division | ||||||
Team | Home | Away | Team | Home | Away | ||
Boston | 114–106 | 107–97 | 101–94 | 104–109 | Denver | 105–102 | 113–111* |
Brooklyn | 116–104 | 132–113 | 119–109 | 103–95 | Minnesota | 124–110 | 109–112 |
New York | 118–107 | 116–101 | 92–91 | 110–97 | Oklahoma City | 102–123 | 112–102 |
Philadelphia | 122–95 | 113–104 | 123–114 | 89–94 | Portland | 112–106 | 95–91 |
Utah | 101–93 | 104–98 | |||||
8–0 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||||
Division | 14–2 | Division | 8–2 | ||||
Central Division | Pacific Division | ||||||
Team | Home | Away | Team | Home | Away | ||
Chicago | 122–120* | 118–123* | 94–105 | Golden State | 121–127 | 111–121 | |
Cleveland | 91–94 | 112–116 | 117–121 | 98–83 | L.A. Clippers | 118–109 | 115–123 |
Detroit | 109–91 | 101–102 | 87–75 | 105–102 | L.A. Lakers | 113–80 | 123–114 |
Indiana | 116–91 | 111–100 | 90–108 | Phoenix | 103–115 | 91–99 | |
Milwaukee | 122–100 | 102–86 | 105–99 | 94–101 | Sacramento | 91–96 | 99–102 |
6–3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | ||||
Division | 10–8 | Division | 3–7 | ||||
Southeast Division | Southwest Division | ||||||
Team | Home | Away | Team | Home | Away | ||
Atlanta | 128–84 | 121–125 | 99–105 | Dallas | 100–78 | 94–86 | |
Charlotte | 90–85 | 106–110 | 113–111 | 78–113 | Houston | 122–129 | 115–102 |
Miami | 96–87 | 96–94 | 89–104 | 101–84 | Memphis | 120–105 | 99–101 |
Orlando | 113–114 | 131–112 | 109–79 | 94–102 | New Orleans | 108–106* | 94–87 |
Washington | 96–105 | 113–103 | 114–106 | San Antonio | 106–108 | 82–110 | |
5–4 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||||
Division | 10–8 | Division | 6–4 | ||||
Conference | 34–18 (home: 19–7; Away: 15–11) | Conference | 17–13 (home: 9–6; Away: 8–7) | ||||
Overall | 51–31 (home: 28–13; Away: 23–18) |
(* game decided in overtime)
Game log
Pre-season
Regular season
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October: 2–1 (home: 2–1; road: 0–0)
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November
: 10–5 (home: 4–2; road: 6–3)
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December
: 10–4 (home: 5–2; road: 5–2)
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January
: 8–9 (home: 6–4; road: 2–5)
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February
: 6–5 (home: 4–1; road: 2–4)
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March
: 10–6 (home: 5–3; road: 5–3)
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April: 5–1 (home: 2–0; road: 3–1)
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2016–17 season schedule |
Playoffs
2017 playoff game log Total: 4–6 (home: 2–3; road: 2–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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2017 playoff schedule |
Roster
2016–17 Toronto Raptors roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transactions
Re-signed
Player | Signed |
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DeMar DeRozan[1] | 5-year contract worth $139 million |
Additions
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Jared Sullinger[2] | 1-year contract worth $6 million | Boston Celtics |
Jarrod Uthoff[3] | Iowa Hawkeyes | |
Fred VanVleet[4] | Wichita State Shockers | |
Yanick Moreira[5] | UCAM Murcia | |
Drew Crawford[5] | Bnei Herzliya |
Subtractions
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Bismack Biyombo[6] | 4-year contract worth $72 million | Orlando Magic |
James Johnson[7] | 1-year contract worth $4 million | Miami Heat |
Luis Scola[8] | 1-year contract worth $5.5 million | Brooklyn Nets |
Anthony Bennett[9] | 2-year contract worth $2.1 million | Brooklyn Nets / Fenerbahçe |
Terrence Ross | Traded | Orlando Magic |
Jared Sullinger | Traded | Phoenix Suns |
References
- "Raptors re-sign DeMar DeRozan". nba.com/magic. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- "Raptors Sign Jared Sullinger". nba.com/raptors. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- "Raptors Sign Jarrod Uthoff". nba.com/raptors. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- "Raptors sign Fred VanVleet". nba.com/raptors. July 18, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- "Raptors sign free agents Drew Crawford, Yanick Moreira". nba.com/raptors. August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- "Magic sign Bismack Biyombo". nba.com/magic. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- "Heat announce free agent signings". nba.com/heat. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Brooklyn Nets sign Luis Scola and Greivis Vasquez". nba.com/nets. July 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- "Brooklyn Nets sign Anthony Bennett". nba.com/nets. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.