A lot has happened in the past year and a bit for the Raptors. Tim Leiweke was hired, BC was reassigned, Masai was hired, and BC left the building. That was all off the court. On the court has seen dramatic changes as well.
This was the Raptors line up at the end of the 2012-13 season (34-48):
PG: Lowry, Telfair, JL3
SG: DeRozan, Anderson, Fields
SF: Gay, Ross, Kleiza, Pietrus
PF: Amir, Acy, Bargnani*
C: Valanciunas, Gray
*Injured
Draft pick situation: none in 2013, all first rounders moving forward
Prospects: Zubcic
This was the Raptors line up at the end of the 2013-14 season (48-34):
PG: Lowry, Vasquez, Stone, Buycks
SG: DeRozan, Salmons, De Colo
SF: Ross, Fields, Novak
PF: Amir, Patterson, Hansbrough
C: Valanciunas, Hayes
Draft pick situation: all first rounders moving forward, plus lower of DEN/NYK 2016
Prospects: Zubcic
This is still an unfinished line up heading in to 2014-15:
PG: Lowry, Stone*, Buycks*
SG: DeRozan, Williams, Fields
SF: Ross, Novak, Bruno
PF: Amir, Patterson, Hansbrough
C: Valanciunas, Hayes, Bebe
*Not guaranteed contract
Draft pick situation: all first rounders moving forward, plus lower of DEN/NYK 2016
Prospects: Daniels, Zubcic
Restricted free agents: Patterson, Vasquez, De Colo
This is what Toronto has on the books for 2015-16:
PG: Lowry,
SG: DeRozan
SF: Ross, Novak, Bruno
PF: Patterson
C: JV, Bebe
$42M committed + 1st round pick
So what are the points here?
1. The Raptors have come a long way in a short amount of time.
2. 3 players who ended the 2012-13 season on the roster were no longer in the NBA last year.
3. Only 5 players remain who ended the 2012-13 season today.
4. The team is on the right track for sustainable growth and contention.
Enjoy the ride Raptor fans!
The team is no longer looking for quick fixes and short cuts only to maybe reach the playoffs.
This was the Raptors line up at the end of the 2012-13 season (34-48):
PG: Lowry, Telfair, JL3
SG: DeRozan, Anderson, Fields
SF: Gay, Ross, Kleiza, Pietrus
PF: Amir, Acy, Bargnani*
C: Valanciunas, Gray
*Injured
Draft pick situation: none in 2013, all first rounders moving forward
Prospects: Zubcic
This was the Raptors line up at the end of the 2013-14 season (48-34):
PG: Lowry, Vasquez, Stone, Buycks
SG: DeRozan, Salmons, De Colo
SF: Ross, Fields, Novak
PF: Amir, Patterson, Hansbrough
C: Valanciunas, Hayes
Draft pick situation: all first rounders moving forward, plus lower of DEN/NYK 2016
Prospects: Zubcic
This is still an unfinished line up heading in to 2014-15:
PG: Lowry, Stone*, Buycks*
SG: DeRozan, Williams, Fields
SF: Ross, Novak, Bruno
PF: Amir, Patterson, Hansbrough
C: Valanciunas, Hayes, Bebe
*Not guaranteed contract
Draft pick situation: all first rounders moving forward, plus lower of DEN/NYK 2016
Prospects: Daniels, Zubcic
Restricted free agents: Patterson, Vasquez, De Colo
This is what Toronto has on the books for 2015-16:
PG: Lowry,
SG: DeRozan
SF: Ross, Novak, Bruno
PF: Patterson
C: JV, Bebe
$42M committed + 1st round pick
So what are the points here?
1. The Raptors have come a long way in a short amount of time.
2. 3 players who ended the 2012-13 season on the roster were no longer in the NBA last year.
3. Only 5 players remain who ended the 2012-13 season today.
4. The team is on the right track for sustainable growth and contention.
Enjoy the ride Raptor fans!
The team is no longer looking for quick fixes and short cuts only to maybe reach the playoffs.
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