The Toronto Raptors 2006–07 season was the twelfth

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(NBA) season for the

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basketball

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. Following a poor 2005–06 season,

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greatly revamped the team roster during the pre-season but continued to build the team around All-Star

Chris Bosh Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft. Bos ...

. Despite a sluggish start, the 2006–07 season transformed into a

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year for Toronto. The Raptors captured their first

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title, finished third in the Eastern Conference, made the

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for the first time in five years, equalled their best ever regular season record (47-35) of the 2000-01 team (a franchise record eventually surpassed by the 2014–15 team that won 49 games and the 2017–18 team that won 59 games), and secured home court advantage for the first time in franchise history. However, the Raptors met the

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in the first round of the playoffs and were defeated four games to two. At the end of the regular season, head coach Sam Mitchell and Colangelo were named

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and

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respectively. The Raptors also changed their colour scheme which is still in use today.

Pre-season

NBA Draft

Pre-season trades

Before the season, Toronto won the NBA Draft Lottery and were awarded the 1st overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. To prepare for their draft choice, the Raptors traded Rafael Araújo for

Kris Humphries Kristopher Nathan Humphries (born February 6, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA for the Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, New Je ...

and

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, and traded

Matt Bonner Matthew Robert Bonner (born April 5, 1980), also known as the Red Rocket or Red Mamba, is an American former professional basketball player. Bonner played college basketball for the University of Florida before being selected by the Chicago Bu ...

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and a second round pick for Rasho Nesterovič and cash considerations. The 1st overall pick was used to select Italian

Andrea Bargnani Andrea Bargnani (; born 26 October 1985) is an Italian former professional basketball player. The 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) power forward-center played for Benetton Treviso in the Italian LBA and the EuroLeague before being selected first ...

, making him the first European drafted number one overall. Maurizio Gherardini was hired as the club's vice-president and assistant general manager, making him the first European elevated to an NBA executive job. Promising small forward

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was traded for point guard

T. J. Ford Terrance Jerod Ford Sr. (born March 24, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Having been awarded numerous top basketball accolades in high school and college, Ford entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected eighth overall ...

and cash considerations, while

was rewarded with a three-year extension.

Roster

Regular season

continued to surround Bosh with complementary players, and signed two-time Euroleague

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. Spanish international

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and former

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champion Fred Jones were also signed from

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. The Raptors concluded pre-season transactions by re-signing veteran

Darrick Martin Darrick David Martin (born March 6, 1971) is an American basketball coach, most recently head coach for the Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League. He played basketball for more than a decade, shuttling between the Continental Basketball Association ( ...

. With this new lineup, Toronto looked to maintain a team who could both pass and shoot the ball, but was also stronger defensively than the 2005–06 roster.Smalls, Anthony
"The Rebirth of the Raptors"
, nba.com, 12 April 2007, accessed 25 April 2007. As a showcase of their new roster, on 15 October 2006, the 119 points by Toronto marked the third highest total in a pre-season game in franchise history. The Raptors finished the pre-season with a 7–1 win–loss record, which was the best record in the league and a franchise record.

Push for playoffs

The first half of the season produced mixed results as Toronto struggled towards the .500 mark after a dismal 2–8 start. Bosh's consistent performances however ensured he was named an All-Star starter in the

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on 25 January 2007. He received the most votes after

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among all Eastern Conference forwards. A day later, the Raptors hit the .500 mark for the first time since the 2003–04 season after defeating the

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at the

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. On 2 February, the Raptors went 24–23, the first time since 2001–02 that they had been over .500 this late in a season. As a result, the Raptors won three NBA Eastern Conference awards for the month of January: Player of the Month (Bosh), Rookie of the Month (Bargnani) and Coach of the Month ( Sam Mitchell). On 4 February, the Raptors' 122–110 home win against the

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represented a season-high in points for the Raptors. Within the same week, Bosh's career-high 41 points in a win against the

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prompted an unheard of event at the Air Canada Centre—chants of "

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" by the home fans. This chant was repeated in a win against

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ten days later—to the disbelief of Carter—a game which also saw the team break franchise records for the most home wins and highest home winning percentage entering the All-Star break. After the break, Colangelo traded Jones for

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, a versatile guard. Luke Jackson was also signed to provide depth to Toronto's bench. Following a win against the

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on 1 April 2007, Toronto clinched a playoff berth for the first time in five years. They then claimed their first division title when they defeated the

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five days later, winning the Atlantic Division crown. Another franchise record was set when Toronto won the next game against the Bulls, this time for most home wins. The Raptors were eventually seeded third in the Eastern Conference, marking one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history in terms of league standing and defensive ranking. Throughout the season, they were lauded for playing solid defense and good sharing and moving of the ball. José Calderón, Bargnani, Dixon and

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turned in reliable performances from the bench while Ford and Bosh ran the offence with consistent numbers. And in Parker and Garbajosa, the Raptors had two very versatile players who could both defend and attack. Furthermore, in contrast to previous seasons, the Raptors were able to win games despite injuries to key players such as Bosh, Bargnani, Parker, Ford and Garbajosa. Colangelo, Gherardini and Mitchell were also largely credited for transforming Toronto's fortunes.

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

As third seed, the Raptors played sixth seed

in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs. The series drew much media attention as

, a former Raptor who left Toronto under acrimonious circumstances two seasons ago, was now back at the ACC as a Net.Raptors Post Up
nba.com/raptors, 21 April 2007, accessed 26 April 2007. In the opening game, while Carter was constantly booed by the home crowd and was not an offensive threat, Toronto's inexperience was evident as they too struggled offensively and were down 65–78 going into the fourth quarter. A late rally by Toronto in the fourth quarter was not enough as they eventually lost 91–96. The Raptors won game 2 89–83 at the ACC to tie the series 1–1, as Bosh recorded 25 points and a game-high 13

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. The Nets won games 3 and 4 to lead 3–1, but Toronto forced a game 6 when they narrowly won 98–96 in game 5. In that game, the Raptors set two post-season franchise records: most points going into halftime and biggest lead for a half. The attendance for the game was also a franchise record for a playoff game. In game 6, however, New Jersey won 98–97, sealing the series 4–2 and sending Toronto out of the first round. In recognition of being the chief architects of Toronto's turnaround season, on 24 April 2007, Mitchell was named 2006–07

, the first Raptors coach to receive this honour; Colangelo was later named 2006–07 Executive of the Year.Colangelo Named 2006-07 NBA Executive of the Year
nba.com/raptors, 14 May 2007, accessed 16 May 2007.

Game log

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Player statistics

Regular season

, - , , 65 , , 1 , , 25.1 , , .427 , , .373 , , .824 , , 3.9 , , .8 , , .5 , , .8 , , 11.6 , - , , 69 , , 69 , , style=";", 38.5 , , .496 , , .343 , , .785 , , style=";", 10.7 , , 2.5 , , .6 , , style=";", 1.3 , , style=";", 22.6 , - , , 77 , , 11 , , 21.0 , , .521 , , .333 , , .818 , , 1.7 , , 5.0 , , .8 , , .1 , , 8.7 , - , , 26 , , 5 , , 26.3 , , .425 , , .325 , , style=";", .932 , , 2.8 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 11.1 , - , , 75 , , 71 , , 29.9 , , .436 , , .304 , , .819 , , 3.1 , , style=";", 7.9 , , style=";", 1.3 , , .1 , , 14.0 , - , , 67 , , 60 , , 28.5 , , .420 , , .342 , , .731 , , 4.9 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 8.5 , - , , 79 , , 21 , , 16.7 , , .495 , , .290 , , .840 , , 3.1 , , .6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 6.4 , - , , 60 , , 2 , , 11.2 , , .470 , , . , , .671 , , 3.1 , , .3 , , .2 , , .4 , , 3.8 , - , , 10 , , 2 , , 12.2 , , .514 , , .308 , , .556 , , .9 , , .9 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.5 , - , , 39 , , 9 , , 22.3 , , .386 , , .317 , , .830 , , 2.1 , , 1.4 , , .8 , , .3 , , 7.6 , - , , 31 , , 0 , , 7.1 , , .351 , , .351 , , .714 , , .4 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , .0 , , 3.0 , - , , style=";", 80 , , style=";", 73 , , 21.0 , , style=";", .546 , , .000 , , .680 , , 4.5 , , .9 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , 6.2 , - , , 73 , , style=";", 73 , , 33.4 , , .477 , , .441 , , .835 , , 3.9 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 12.4 , - , , 71 , , 12 , , 21.3 , , .429 , , .359 , , .683 , , 3.3 , , .7 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.9 , - , , 20 , , 0 , , 3.6 , , .538 , , style=";", .500 , , .692 , , .7 , , .1 , , .1 , , .1 , , 1.9 , - , , 7 , , 0 , , 4.9 , , .333 , , . , , .667 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .1 , , .1 , , 1.4 , - , , 17 , , 0 , , 4.9 , , .500 , , . , , .571 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.8

Playoffs

, - , , 6 , , 3 , , 30.2 , , .478 , , .412 , , .789 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .5 , , 11.0 , - , , style=";", 6 , , style=";", 6 , , 37.0 , , .396 , , .200 , , .842 , , style=";", 9.0 , , 2.5 , , .8 , , style=";", 1.8 , , style=";", 17.5 , - , , style=";", 6 , , 1 , , 24.3 , , .507 , , .250 , , .833 , , 1.7 , , style=";", 5.3 , , .8 , , .0 , , 13.0 , - , , style=";", 6 , , 0 , , 10.5 , , .381 , , .250 , , . , , .7 , , .5 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 3.0 , - , , style=";", 6 , , 5 , , 22.7 , , .487 , , style=";", .500 , , .810 , , 1.7 , , 4.0 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 16.0 , - , , style=";", 6 , , 3 , , 18.1 , , .286 , , .000 , , .800 , , 3.3 , , .3 , , .7 , , .0 , , 2.7 , - , , style=";", 6 , , 0 , , 11.5 , , .333 , , . , , .375 , , 2.8 , , .2 , , .2 , , .3 , , 1.5 , - , , 3 , , 0 , , 3.7 , , . , , . , , style=";", 1.000 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.0 , - , , 2 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , style=";", 1.000 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.0 , - , , 5 , , 4 , , 14.2 , , .467 , , . , , style=";", 1.000 , , 4.6 , , .6 , , .0 , , .4 , , 3.4 , - , , style=";", 6 , , style=";", 6 , , style=";", 40.0 , , .419 , , .400 , , .795 , , 5.3 , , 1.0 , , style=";", 1.5 , , .3 , , 15.2 , - , , style=";", 6 , , 2 , , 30.5 , , style=";", .517 , , style=";", .500 , , .833 , , 4.5 , , .3 , , .3 , , .3 , , 6.8

References

External links

2006–07 Toronto Raptors season at Basketball Reference

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