2020–21 Toronto Raptors season

The 2020–21 Toronto Raptors season is the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2019–20 Raptors finished the season with a 53–19 record (in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and lost in the Conference semifinals to the Boston Celtics.

2020–21 Toronto Raptors season
Head coachNick Nurse
General managerBobby Webster
PresidentMasai Ujiri
OwnersMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ArenaAmalie Arena[1]
Results
Record10–12 (.455)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTSN
Sportsnet

For the 2020–21 season, the Raptors are playing a shortened 72-game season, as the season start was delayed until December. On November 20, 2020, the Raptors announced that they would be beginning the 2020–21 season at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, (the home of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning) due to travel restrictions placed by the Canadian government due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If the Raptors are prevented from playing their home games in Toronto for the entire season, it would be the first season since 1995 (prior to the expansion of the Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies) not to have NBA regular-season games played in Canada.

Draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 29 Malachi Flynn PG USA San Diego State
2 59 Jalen Harris SG USA Nevada

The Raptors held one first-round pick and one second-round pick in the draft. Because the Raptors had the second-best record in the league, their selections were made at 29th in the first and second round, respectively. With the 29th pick, they selected Malachi Flynn.[2] With the 59th pick, they selected Jalen Harris.[3]

Roster
Roster listing
Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 3 Anunoby, OG  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1997-07-17 Indiana
F/C 46 Baynes, Aron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1986-12-09 Washington State
G/F 95 Bembry, DeAndre' 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-07-04 Saint Joseph's
F/C 25 Boucher, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-01-11 Oregon
G 0 Davis, Terence 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-16 Mississippi
G 8 Flynn, Malachi (GL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-05-10 San Diego State
G 2 Harris, Jalen (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-09-14 Nevada
G/F 5 Johnson, Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1996-05-29 Arizona
G 7 Lowry, Kyle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1986-03-25 Villanova
G 22 McCaw, Patrick  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1995-10-25 UNLV
G 24 Powell, Norman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-05-25 UCLA
F 43 Siakam, Pascal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-04-02 New Mexico State
G 21 Thomas, Matt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-08-04 Iowa State
G 23 VanVleet, Fred 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1994-02-25 Wichita State
F 18 Watanabe, Yuta (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-10-13 George Washington
G 1 Watson, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-12-30 Fresno State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 3, 2021

Standings

Division
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Philadelphia 76ers 16 7 .696 0.0 10–2 6–5 4–1 23
Brooklyn Nets 14 10 .583 2.5 10–5 4–5 3–1 24
Boston Celtics 12 9 .571 3.0 5–3 7–6 1–4 21
Toronto Raptors 10 12 .455 5.5 6–5 4–7 2–2 22
New York Knicks 10 13 .435 6.0 4–5 6–8 1–3 23

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Philadelphia 76ers * 16 7 .696 – 23
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 14 8 .636 1.5 22
3 Brooklyn Nets 14 10 .583 2.5 24
4 Boston Celtics 12 9 .571 3.0 21
5 Indiana Pacers 12 11 .522 4.0 23
6 Atlanta Hawks * 10 12 .455 5.5 22
7 Toronto Raptors 10 12 .455 5.5 22
8 New York Knicks 10 13 .435 6.0 23
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 10 13 .435 6.0 23
10 Charlotte Hornets 10 13 .435 6.0 23
11 Orlando Magic 9 14 .391 7.0 23
12 Chicago Bulls 8 13 .381 7.0 21
13 Miami Heat 8 14 .364 7.5 22
14 Washington Wizards 5 14 .263 9.0 19
15 Detroit Pistons 5 17 .227 10.5 22

Record vs opponents
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlantic Division Northwest Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Boston 114–126 Feb 12Mar 4 Denver
Brooklyn 123–117 Minnesota Feb 14 Feb 19
New York 100–83 Oklahoma City
Philadelphia Feb 21Feb 23 93–100 Portland 111–112
Utah
1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
Division 2–2 Division 0–1
Central Division Pacific Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Chicago Feb 28 Golden State 105–106
Cleveland L.A. Clippers
Detroit Mar 2 L.A. Lakers
Indiana 107–102114–129 Phoenix 115–123
Milwaukee 108–115 Feb 16Feb 18 Sacramento 124–126 144–123
0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2
Division 1–2 Division 1–3
Southeast Division Southwest Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Atlanta Feb 6 Dallas 116–93
Charlotte 111–108116–113 Houston Feb 26
Miami 102–111101–81 Feb 24 Memphis Feb 8
Orlando 115–102 123–108 New Orleans 99–113 116–120
Washington Feb 10 San Antonio 114–119
4–1 1–0 1–1 0–2
Division 5–1 Division 1–3
Conference 8–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–2) Conference 2–7 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–5)
Overall 10–12 (Home: 6–5; Road: 4–7)

(* game decided in overtime)

Game log

Preseason
2020 pre-season game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 10–12 (Home: 6–5; Road: 4–7)
December: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
January: 7–9 (Home: 5–4; Road: 2–5)
February: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 February 2 @ Orlando W 123–108 Fred VanVleet (54) Kyle Lowry (10) Kyle Lowry (10) Amway Center
3,211		 9–12
22 February 5 @ Brooklyn W 123–117 Pascal Siakam (33) Pascal Siakam (11) Kyle Lowry (7) Barclays Center
0		 10–12
23 February 6 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
24 February 8 @ Memphis FedExForum
25 February 10 @ Washington Capital One Arena
26 February 12 @ Boston TD Garden
27 February 14 Minnesota Amalie Arena
28 February 16 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
29 February 18 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
30 February 19 @ Minnesota Target Center
31 February 21 Philadelphia Amalie Arena
32 February 23 Philadelphia Amalie Arena
33 February 24 @ Miami American Airlines Arena
34 February 26 Houston Amalie Arena
35 February 28 Chicago Amalie Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via free agency

Waived

Re-signed
Date Player Contract terms Ref.
November 24 Fred VanVleet 4 year $85 million [4]
November 25 Chris Boucher 2 year $13.5 million [5][6]
December 1 Oshae Brissett 2 year minimum deal [7][8]
December 20 Paul Watson Jr. 1 year minimum deal [9][10]

Additions
Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
November 24 Aron Baynes 2 year $14.3 million Phoenix Suns [11][12]
November 29 DeAndre' Bembry 2 year $4 million Atlanta Hawks [13][14]
Alex Len 1 year $2.3 million Sacramento Kings [15][16]
December 1 Henry Ellenson 2 year minimum deal Brooklyn Nets [8][17]
Alize Johnson 1 year (Exhibit 10) Indiana Pacers [8][18]
December 20 Yuta Watanabe Two-way contract Memphis Grizzlies [8][10][17][19]

Subtractions
Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
November 24 Marc Gasol Unrestricted free agent Los Angeles Lakers [20]
November 25 Serge Ibaka Los Angeles Clippers [21]
December 3 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Minnesota Timberwolves [22]
December 18 Malcolm Miller Utah Jazz [23]
November 26 Dewan Hernandez Waived [24]
December 20 Oshae Brissett [10][25]
Alize Johnson
Henry Ellenson
January 19 Alex Len [26]

References
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