2017–18 Toronto Raptors season
2017–18 Toronto Raptors season | |||
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Division champions | |||
Head coach | Dwane Casey | ||
General manager | Bobby Webster | ||
Owners | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment | ||
Arena | Air Canada Centre | ||
Results | |||
Record | 59–23 (.720) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Cavaliers 0–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | TSN, Sportsnet | ||
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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
Draft
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1 | 23 | OG Anunoby | SF | ![]() | Indiana |
Roster
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Standings
Division
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Toronto Raptors | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 34–7 | 25–16 | 12–4 | 82 |
x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 27–14 | 28–13 | 12–4 | 82 |
x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 30–11 | 22–19 | 9–7 | 82 |
New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 19–22 | 10–31 | 6–10 | 82 |
Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 15–26 | 13–28 | 1–15 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Toronto Raptors * | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 82 |
2 | x – Boston Celtics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 82 |
3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7.0 | 82 |
4 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11.0 | 82 |
6 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16.0 | 82 |
9 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 20.0 | 82 |
10 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23.0 | 82 |
11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30.0 | 82 |
12 | Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31.0 | 82 |
13 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 32.0 | 82 |
14 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 34.0 | 82 |
15 | Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35.0 | 82 |
Record vs opponents
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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
Preseason
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Pre-season: 3–2 (home: 1–0; road: 2–2)
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2017–18 season schedule |
Regular season
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October: 4–2 (home: 2–0; road: 2–2)
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November : 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)
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December : 11–3 (home: 6–0; road: 5–3)
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January : 10–5 (home: 6–3; road: 4–2)
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February : 9–2 (home: 6–1; road: 3–1)
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March : 12–4 (home: 6–2; road: 6–2)
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April : 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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2017–18 season schedule |
Playoffs
2018 playoff game log Total: 4–6 (home: 3–2; road: 1–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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2018 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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
Free agency
Trades
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
Player | Signed | Contract |
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Kyle Lowry[5] | July 7, 2017 | 3-yr/$90M |
Serge Ibaka[6] | July 7, 2017 | 3-yr/$64M |
Additions
Player | Signed | Contract | Former team |
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Alfonzo McKinnie[7] | July 9, 2017 | Windy City Bulls (G League) | |
Malcolm Miller[7] | July 9, 2017 | Two-way contract | ![]() |
Lorenzo Brown[8] | July 25, 2017 | Two-way contract | Grand Rapids Drive (G League) |
K. J. McDaniels[9] | August 22, 2017 | Brooklyn Nets |
Subtractions
Player | Reason | New Team |
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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
- ^ "Toronto Raptors promote Bobby Webster to GM". NBA.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Toronto Raptors part ways with coach Dwane Casey". NBA.com.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Acquire Demarre Carroll and Draft Picks from Toronto". NBA.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Raptors Complete Trade With Indiana". NBA.com. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "Raptors Re-Sign Kyle Lowry". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Raptors Re-Sign Serge Ibaka". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "Raptors Sign Malcolm Miller and Alfonzo McKinnie". NBA.com. July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "Raptors Sign Lorenzo Brown". NBA.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Raptors Sign K.J. McDaniels". nba.com. August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Rockets Sign Free Agent P.J. Tucker". NBA.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Thunder Signs Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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