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. The Raptors, along with the

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, became expansion teams in the NBA during the 1995–96 season, and were the first teams in the league (or its predecessor the

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) to play in Canada since the 1946–47

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. Retired All-Star point guard, and former

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legend

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became the team's General Manager. The Raptors revealed a new primary logo of a dinosaur playing basketball, and got new pinstripe uniforms with the logo on the front of their jerseys, adding purple and red to their color scheme. In the 1995 NBA expansion draft, the Raptors selected veteran players like B.J. Armstrong, Oliver Miller, Willie Anderson, Tony Massenburg,

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and

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. However, Armstrong refused to play for the Raptors, and was traded to the

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in exchange for second-year forward Carlos Rogers and

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. The team also signed free agents, former All-Star guard

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, and three-point specialist

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. The Raptors received the seventh overall pick in the

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, and selected point guard

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from the

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, and also hired Brendan Malone as their first ever head coach. In their NBA regular season debut on November 3, 1995, the Raptors defeated the

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at the

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, 94–79, but went on a 7-game losing streak afterwards, and held a 13–34 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Anderson, and Alexander to the

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in exchange for

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, and then traded Massenburg, and Pinckney to the

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in exchange for second-year forward Sharone Wright, while Salley was released to free agency, and later on signed with the

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. The Raptors finished their inaugural season in last place in the Central Division with a record of 21 wins and 61 losses. Stoudamire averaged 19.0 points, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, contributed 133 three-point field goals, and was named the

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, and named to the

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; he also won the Most Valuable Player award in the NBA Rookie Game during the NBA All-Star weekend in

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. In addition, Murray finished second on the team in scoring, averaging 16.2 points per game, led the Raptors with 151 three-point field goals, and finished tied in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting, while Miller provided the team with 12.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, and Robertson contributed 9.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Off the bench, Tabak provided with 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, while Rogers also contributed 7.7 points per game, and Earl contributed 7.5 points per game. Following the season, Malone was fired as head coach after only one season with the Raptors, while Murray signed as a free agent with the

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, Miller signed with the

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, and Robertson retired after ten seasons in the NBA. The Raptors' new logo would remain in use until 2008, where they changed the background of the logo from purple to red, while the original logo with the dinosaur lasted until 2015; the new pinstripe uniforms lasted until 1999.

Offseason

Expansion draft

The team's roster was then filled as a result of an

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in 1995. Following a

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, Toronto was given first choice and selected

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and three-point specialist B. J. Armstrong. Armstrong refused to report for training, and Thomas promptly traded him to the

for

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s Carlos Rogers and

. Thomas then selected a wide range of players in the expansion draft.

NBA draft

Subsequent to the expansion draft, Toronto was given the seventh pick, after the Vancouver Grizzlies, in the

. They selected

, a point guard out of

, around whom Thomas chose to base the franchise. The selection of Stoudamire was met with boos from fans at the

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, many of whom wanted 1995 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

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, who was taken with the next pick by the

(and, unlike Stoudamire, would not have success and be out of the league after two seasons), The Raptors' second selection was guard

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from

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, a senior and part of the recruiting class of 1991 that became known as The Fab Five.

Roster

Roster notes

* Point guard Keith Jennings was on the

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due to a preseason knee injury, and missed the entire regular season. * Point guard B.J. Tyler was on the injured reserve list due to permanent nerve damage, after accidentally falling asleep with an ice pack on his ankle, missed the entire regular season, and never played for the Raptors.

The first game

The Raptors' first ever regular season game was played on November 3, 1995, against the

at the

in front of 33,306 fans.

scored the first points in Raptors history, as he hit a three pointer to give Toronto an early 3–0 lead. The Raptors were led by Robertson, who scored a team high 30 points, as well as

, who had a double double in his first career game, scoring 10 points and adding 10 assists, as the Raptors defeated the Nets 94–79.

Regular season

The team played its first season in the Central Division,1995-96 Standings
, nba.com/history, accessed 16 June 2007. and before the inaugural season began, sales of Raptors merchandise ranked seventh in the league, marking a successful return of basketball to Canada. As GM, Isiah Thomas quickly staffed the management positions with his own personnel, naming long-time

assistant Brendan Malone as the Raptors' head coach. The Raptors concluded their inaugural season with a 21–61 win–loss record, although they were one of the nine teams to defeat the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls, who set an NBA best 72–10 win–loss regular season record. With averages of 19.0

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and 9.3 assists per game, Stoudamire also won the 1995–96

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.Damon Stoudamire Info Page
, nba.com, accessed 16 June 2007.

Highs

* December 10, 1995, The Raptors play the

for the first time. The game is held at

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in Vancouver. The Raptors win the game by a score of 93–81. * March 24, 1996 – The Raptors beat the eventual NBA Champion

by a score of 109–108, one of only ten losses the Bulls would suffer that season.

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attempted to win the game on the final shot. Though the ball went in, it did not count because the ball left his hand after the final buzzer. * March 31, 1996 – The legendary

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played his only game against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto. The

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won the game by a score of 111–106.

Stoudamire's breakout year

Stoudamire had a noteworthy

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season with the Toronto Raptors averaging 9.3 assists and 19 points. He earned the nickname "Mighty Mouse" due to the fact he stands only 5'10" (1.77 m), and that he had a

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tattoo on his right arm going into his rookie season. Damon currently holds the record of having the third-highest assist average ever by a rookie, and rookie record setter for 3-pointers with 133, breaking the 3-point record previously held by Dennis Scott. Stoudamire was ranked second in scoring among all rookies in his rookie season, and led all rookies in minutes played and assists. He received the Shick Rookie of the Month Award twice and unanimously made the Shick All Rookie First Team. That same year Stoudamire was also awarded the Rookie of the Year Award for the 1995–1996 season, receiving 76 of the 113 possible votes and the Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Rookie Game. Stoudamire holds the record for being the second-lowest draft pick (seventh overall) to ever win the Rookie of the Year Award, the lowest being

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(eighteenth overall). Damon is also known as the shortest player at 5'10" to ever win this award. He did not play the last 10 games of his rookie season due to an injury,

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in his left knee. The Raptors went 2–8 without him and finished 21–61 in his and the Raptors' rookie season.

Lows

* November 15, 1995 – The Raptors lose to the Houston Rockets by a score of 96 – 93. The loss culminates in a seven-game losing streak for the Raptors, the longest losing streak of the season. * February 29, 1996 – The seven-game losing streak was duplicated. In a loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the final score was 120 – 95. * March 29, 1996 – The Raptors suffer their worst loss of the season. The score was 126–86 in favour of the Orlando Magic. Prior to the game, Isiah Thomas and Brendan Malone got into an argument regarding playing time for rookies.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Player statistics

Regular season

Franchise firsts

Point:

Award winners

, First Team,

NBA All-Rookie Team The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for play ...

* Damon Stoudamire, NBA Rookie of the Year Award * Damon Stoudamire, NBA Schick Rookie Game, MVP

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Player Transactions Citation:

References

External links

1995-96 Toronto Raptors season at Basketball Reference
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