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2017–18 Toronto Raptors season

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2017–18 Toronto Raptors season
Division champions
Head coachDwane Casey
General managerBobby Webster
OwnersMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Cavaliers 0–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTSN, Sportsnet
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

The 2017–18 Toronto Raptors season was the 23rd season of the Canadian franchise in the North American National Basketball Association (NBA).

On June 28, 2017, the Raptors promoted assistant general manager Bobby Webster to general manager, while Masai Ujiri remained team president.[1] Webster's promotion came over a month after their previous general manager, Jeff Weltman, left the Raptors to become the President of Basketball Operations for the Orlando Magic, with the Raptors acquiring a second-round pick in 2018 in order for them to release Weltman early. However they would later trade that selection, their first round pick, and DeMarre Carroll to the Brooklyn Nets for the rights to Justin Hamilton.

On April 6, 2018, the Raptors set new franchise records for total wins in a season with 57, home wins in a season with 33, and clinched the 1st seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time in franchise history. They would end the season with a record 59 wins and 34 home wins. They would end up winning their 4th division title in 5 years.

In the playoffs, the Raptors faced the eighth seeded Washington Wizards in the first round, winning in six games. They advanced to the semifinals where they faced the Cleveland Cavaliers once again, the team that had eliminated them in the past two NBA playoffs. Just like last season, the Raptors were swept in four games by the Cavaliers. It is also the third time in four seasons that the Raptors were swept in the playoffs, having been swept by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2015 Playoffs. They have now lost 10 straight playoff games to the Cavaliers. This sweep marked the 1st time the top seeded conference team was swept in a playoff series since 2015, where the Atlanta Hawks were also swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals. The Raptors also became the first top-seeded conference team since the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2013 to have not advanced to the conference finals, and the first in NBA history to get swept in the Semifinals.

Following yet another disappointing playoff appearance, head coach Dwane Casey was fired on May 11, 2018.[2]

Offseason

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Draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 23 OG Anunoby SF  United Kingdom Indiana

Roster

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2017–18 Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 3 Anunoby, OG 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1997–07–17 Indiana
G 4 Brown, Lorenzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1990–08–26 NC State
G 10 DeRozan, DeMar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–07 USC
F 9 Ibaka, Serge 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–09–18 Republic of the Congo
G 7 Lowry, Kyle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986–03–25 Villanova
F 34 McKinnie, Alfonzo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–09–17 Green Bay
F 0 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–03–18 Skyline HS (TX)
F 13 Miller, Malcolm (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993–03–06 Holy Cross
C 92 Nogueira, Lucas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–07–26 Brazil
C 42 Pöltl, Jakob 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–10–15 Utah
G 24 Powell, Norman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–05–25 UCLA
G 22 Richardson, Malachi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–01–05 Syracuse
F 43 Siakam, Pascal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–04–02 New Mexico State
C 17 Valančiūnas, Jonas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992–05–06 Lithuania
G 23 VanVleet, Fred 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994–02–25 Wichita State
G 55 Wright, Delon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–04–26 Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2018–04–11

Standings

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Division

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Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
cToronto Raptors5923.72034‍–‍725‍–‍1612–482
xBoston Celtics5527.6714.027‍–‍1428‍–‍1312–482
xPhiladelphia 76ers5230.6347.030‍–‍1122‍–‍199–782
New York Knicks2953.35430.019‍–‍2210‍–‍316–1082
Brooklyn Nets2854.34131.015‍–‍2613‍–‍281–1582

Conference

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Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1cToronto Raptors *5923.72082
2xBoston Celtics5527.6714.082
3xPhiladelphia 76ers5230.6347.082
4yCleveland Cavaliers *5032.6109.082
5xIndiana Pacers4834.58511.082
6yMiami Heat *4438.53715.082
7xMilwaukee Bucks4438.53715.082
8xWashington Wizards4339.52416.082
9Detroit Pistons3943.47620.082
10Charlotte Hornets3646.43923.082
11New York Knicks2953.35430.082
12Brooklyn Nets2854.34131.082
13Chicago Bulls2755.32932.082
14Orlando Magic2557.30534.082
15Atlanta Hawks2458.29335.082

Record vs opponents

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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlantic Division Northwest Division
Team Home Away Team Home Away
Boston 111–91 96–78 94–95 99–110 Denver 114–110 111–129
Brooklyn 120–87 116–112 114–113* 116–102 Minnesota 109–104 109–115
New York 107–84 113–88 100–108 132–106 Oklahoma City 125–132 107–124
Philadelphia 128–94 102–86 114–109 111–117 Portland 130–105 99–85
Utah 93–97 109–100
8–0 4–4 3–2 2–3
Division 12–4 Division 5–5
Central Division Pacific Division
Team Home Away Team Home Away
Chicago 117–100 119–114 124–115 122–98 Golden State 125–127 112–117
Cleveland 133–99 129–132 106–112 L.A. Clippers 106–117 91–96
Detroit 96–91 123–94 121–119* 108–98 L.A. Lakers 123–111 101–92
Indiana 120–115 92–73 104–107 106–99 Phoenix 126–113 115–109
Milwaukee 131–127* 119–122* 129–110 Sacramento 108–93 102–87
8–1 6–3 3–2 3–2
Division 14–4 Division 6–4
Southeast Division Southwest Division
Team Home Away Team Home Away
Atlanta 111–98 106–90 112–78 108–93 Dallas 122–115* 93–98
Charlotte 126–113 103–98 129–111 123–103 Houston 108–105 129–113
Miami 89–90 115–112 109–116* Memphis 101–86 116–107
Orlando 112–101 117–104 93–86 New Orleans 122–118 125–116
Washington 96–107 100–91 119–122 102–95 San Antonio 86–83 97–101
7–2 7–2 5–0 3–2
Division 14–4 Division 8–2
Conference 40–12 (home: 23–3; Away: 17–9) Conference 19–11 (home: 11–4; Away: 8–7)
Overall 59–23 (home: 34–7; Away: 25–16)

(* game decided in overtime)

Game log

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Preseason

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2017 pre-season game log
Total: 3–2 (home: 1–0; road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 3–2 (home: 1–0; road: 2–2)
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

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2017–18 game log
Total: 59–23 (home: 34–7; road: 25–16)
October: 4–2 (home: 2–0; road: 2–2)
November : 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)
December : 11–3 (home: 6–0; road: 5–3)
January : 10–5 (home: 6–3; road: 4–2)
February : 9–2 (home: 6–1; road: 3–1)
March : 12–4 (home: 6–2; road: 6–2)
April : 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

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2018 playoff game log
Total: 4–6 (home: 3–2; road: 1–4)
First round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 14 Washington W 114–106 Serge Ibaka (23) Serge Ibaka (12) Kyle Lowry (9) Air Canada Centre
19,937
1–0
2 April 17 Washington W 130–119 DeMar DeRozan (37) Jonas Valančiūnas (14) Kyle Lowry (12) Air Canada Centre
20,242
2–0
3 April 20 @ Washington L 103–122 DeMar DeRozan (23) Serge Ibaka (6) Kyle Lowry (8) Capital One Arena
20,356
2–1
4 April 22 @ Washington L 98–106 DeMar DeRozan (35) Serge Ibaka (10) DeMar DeRozan (6) Capital One Arena
20,356
2–2
5 April 25 Washington W 108–98 DeMar DeRozan (32) Jonas Valančiūnas (13) Kyle Lowry (10) Air Canada Centre
19,987
3–2
6 April 27 @ Washington W 102–92 Kyle Lowry (24) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Kyle Lowry (6) Capital One Arena
20,356
4–2
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
2018 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jakob Pöltl C 82 0 1,524 393 57 39 100 567 18.6 4.8 .7 .5 1.2 6.9
Pascal Siakam PF 81 5 1,679 364 159 62 42 589 20.7 4.5 2.0 .8 .5 7.3
DeMar DeRozan SG 80 80 2,711 315 417 85 22 1,840 33.9 3.9 5.2 1.1 .3 23.0
Kyle Lowry PG 78 78 2,510 434 537 85 19 1,267 32.2 5.6 6.9 1.1 .2 16.2
Jonas Valančiūnas C 77 77 1,727 660 81 29 69 980 22.4 8.6 1.1 .4 .9 12.7
Serge Ibaka PF 76 76 2,093 478 62 29 99 959 27.5 6.3 .8 .4 1.3 12.6
Fred VanVleet PG 76 0 1,520 184 243 68 19 656 20.0 2.4 3.2 .9 .3 8.6
OG Anunoby SF 74 62 1,481 184 55 52 14 438 20.0 2.5 .7 .7 .2 5.9
Norman Powell SG 70 18 1,062 119 89 37 16 385 15.2 1.7 1.3 .5 .2 5.5
C. J. Miles SF 70 3 1,337 152 55 37 21 699 19.1 2.2 .8 .5 .3 10.0
Delon Wright PG 69 4 1,433 198 200 72 33 555 20.8 2.9 2.9 1.0 .5 8.0
Lucas Nogueira C 49 3 418 87 22 23 43 122 8.5 1.8 .4 .5 .9 2.5
Malcolm Miller SF 15 4 126 15 3 1 2 38 8.4 1.0 .2 .1 .1 2.5
Lorenzo Brown PG 14 0 139 15 13 5 0 32 9.9 1.1 .9 .4 .0 2.3
Alfonzo McKinnie SF 14 0 53 7 1 1 1 21 3.8 .5 .1 .1 .1 1.5
Bruno Caboclo SF 2 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 3.5 .5 .5 .5 .0 .0
Nigel Hayes-Davis SF 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 3.0
Malachi Richardson SG 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 5.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kyle Lowry PG 10 10 361 43 85 15 0 174 36.1 4.3 8.5 1.5 .0 17.4
DeMar DeRozan SG 10 10 354 36 40 5 6 227 35.4 3.6 4.0 .5 .6 22.7
OG Anunoby SF 10 10 238 21 7 6 4 79 23.8 2.1 .7 .6 .4 7.9
Serge Ibaka PF 10 9 260 59 11 1 13 87 26.0 5.9 1.1 .1 1.3 8.7
Jonas Valančiūnas C 10 9 244 105 12 4 15 146 24.4 10.5 1.2 .4 1.5 14.6
C. J. Miles SF 10 1 227 24 8 7 3 96 22.7 2.4 .8 .7 .3 9.6
Delon Wright PG 10 0 215 22 23 15 9 86 21.5 2.2 2.3 1.5 .9 8.6
Pascal Siakam PF 10 0 179 36 8 1 6 66 17.9 3.6 .8 .1 .6 6.6
Jakob Pöltl C 9 0 140 36 6 3 4 49 15.6 4.0 .7 .3 .4 5.4
Fred VanVleet PG 6 1 114 10 13 0 0 41 19.0 1.7 2.2 .0 .0 6.8
Norman Powell SG 6 0 40 2 2 0 0 12 6.7 .3 .3 .0 .0 2.0
Lucas Nogueira C 5 0 24 1 1 0 0 1 4.8 .2 .2 .0 .0 .2
Lorenzo Brown PG 4 0 29 6 2 0 1 9 7.3 1.5 .5 .0 .3 2.3

Transactions

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Free agency

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Trades

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May 25, 2017 To Toronto Raptors
Least favorable 2018 second round pick
To Orlando Magic
Jeff Weltman (President of Basketball Operations)
July 8, 2017[3] To Toronto Raptors
Justin Hamilton
To Brooklyn Nets
DeMarre Carroll
2018 first round pick
2018 second round pick
July 14, 2017[4] To Toronto Raptors
Draft rights to Emir Preldžić
C. J. Miles
To Indiana Pacers
Cory Joseph

Re-signed

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Player Signed Contract
Kyle Lowry[5] July 7, 2017 3-yr/$90M
Serge Ibaka[6] July 7, 2017 3-yr/$64M

Additions

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Player Signed Contract Former team
Alfonzo McKinnie[7] July 9, 2017 Windy City Bulls (G League)
Malcolm Miller[7] July 9, 2017 Two-way contract Germany Alba Berlin
Lorenzo Brown[8] July 25, 2017 Two-way contract Grand Rapids Drive (G League)
K. J. McDaniels[9] August 22, 2017 Brooklyn Nets

Subtractions

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Player Reason New Team
P. J. Tucker[10] Unrestricted free agent Houston Rockets
Patrick Patterson[11] Unrestricted free agent Oklahoma City Thunder
K. J. McDaniels[9] Waived Grand Rapids Drive

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto Raptors promote Bobby Webster to GM". NBA.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Toronto Raptors part ways with coach Dwane Casey". NBA.com.
  3. ^ "Brooklyn Nets Acquire Demarre Carroll and Draft Picks from Toronto". NBA.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Raptors Complete Trade With Indiana". NBA.com. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Raptors Re-Sign Kyle Lowry". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Raptors Re-Sign Serge Ibaka". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Raptors Sign Malcolm Miller and Alfonzo McKinnie". NBA.com. July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "Raptors Sign Lorenzo Brown". NBA.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Raptors Sign K.J. McDaniels". nba.com. August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  10. ^ "Rockets Sign Free Agent P.J. Tucker". NBA.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "Thunder Signs Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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