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October 18, 2009: Raptors Fall To Celtics For Third Straight Preseason Loss
October 15, 2009: Raptors Cant Slow Down Rockets
October 14, 2009: Raptors Struck Down By Celtics In Hartford
October 11, 2009: DeRozan, Johnson Help Raptors Down Wizards
October 9, 2009: Raptors Pick Up First Preseason Win Over Timberwolves
October 7, 2009: Raptors Fall Short In Second Straight Loss To Sixers
October 6, 2009: Raptors Can't Overcome Turnovers In Sloppy Preseason Opener
October 6, 2009: Bargnani, Evans Sharp In Preseason Loss
October 7, 2009: Raptors Fall Short In Second Straight Loss To Sixers
October 9, 2009: Raptors Pick Up First Preseason Win Over Timberwolves

September 25, 2009: Future Shop Announces Major Sponsorship With MLSE
September 18, 2009: Raptors Announce 2009 Preseason Television Schedule
September 15, 2009: Air Canada Centre Goes To The Dogs - Hot Dogs That Is
September 15, 2009: Raptors Announce 2009 Preseason Television Schedule
September 11, 2009: ACC Re-Opens Bigger And Better After Summer Hiatus
September 11, 2009: ACC Improvements All About The Fans
September 3, 2009: Raptors Announce 2009-10 Broadast Schedule
September 3, 2009: RONA Teams Up With Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
August 21, 2009: Johnson Lands In Toronto After Brief Stop Over
August 18, 2009: Raptors Acquire Johnson And Weems From Milwaukee
August 13, 2009: Raptors Announce 2009 Preseason Schedule
August 4, 2009: Raptors Announce 2009-10 Schedule
July 30, 2009: Raptors Acquire Marco Belinelli
July 30, 2009: Raptors Sign Rasho Nesterovic
July 29, 2009: Q & A With Antoine Wright
July 21, 2009: Jack Brings Versatility, Leadership To Raptors
July 21, 2009: Raptors Sign Jarrett Jack To Multi-Year Contract
News Conference Video: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
July 13, 2009: Raptors Sign Jack To Offer Sheet
July 9, 2009: Four-Team Deal Fueled By Creative Number Crunching
July 9, 2009: Raptors Acquire Turkoglu, George and Wright
News Conference Video: Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Turkoglu | Colangelo
July 9, 2009: Raptors Sign First-Round Pick DeMar DeRozan
July 8, 2009: Raptors Summer League Games On NBA Broadband Service
July 8, 2009: Bargnani The Latest Piece In Colangelo�s Long-Term Plan
July 2, 2009: Raptors Announce 2009 Las Vegas Summer League Roster
July 1, 2009: Raptors Announce Basketball Staff Additions
June 29, 2009: Raptors Extend Qualfying Offer To Mensah-Bonsu
June 29, 2009: Raptors To Be Affiliated With The Erie BawHawks Of The NBA D-League
June 26, 2009: Raptors Introduce First-Round Pick DeMar DeRozan In Toronto
News Conference Video: Part 1 | Part 2
June 25, 2009: Raptors Select DeRozan In First Round Of 2009 NBA Draft
Video: Watch the pick | Colangelo | Triano | DeRozan & Sager | 1-on-1
June 25, 2009: DeRozan Ready To Soar With Raptors
June 23, 2009: Colangelo Identifies Five Potential Picks For Raptors
News Conference Video: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
June 23, 2009: Colangelo, Raptors Prepare For Unpredictable Draft
June 22, 2009: Raptors Summer League Schedule Announced
June 17, 2009: DeRozan's Story Poised For Exciting New Chapter
Video: Workout Review - Masai Ujiri | DeRozan | 1-on-1 with DeRozan
June 16, 2009: Laid-Back Evans Ready To Make His Mark With Raptors
Video: Reggie Evans
June 16, 2009: Raptors Extend Qualifying Offer To Delfino
June 15, 2009: Virk Joins MLSE's Broadcast And Content Team
June 9, 2009: Evans Brings "Fear Factor" To Raptors
June 9, 2009: Raptors Acquire Evans From Philadelphia
Colangelo News Conference Video: Part 1 | Part 2
June 5, 2009: Raptors Name Iavaroni, English Assistant Coaches
Video: Triano | Iavaroni | English
June 4, 2009: Chris Bosh, Masai Ujiri To Take Part In Basketball Without Borders
June 1, 2009: Bosh To Produce CD & DVD For Warner Music Canada
May 24, 2009: Calderon To Sit Out For Spain This Summer
May 21, 2009: Triano Named To Lead USAB Summer Mini-Camp
May 19, 2009: Colangelo Pleased With Lottery Results
May 19, 2009: Colangelo Says Hell Be Content With Whatever Draft Pick He Lands
May 18, 2009: Rogers, TSN Reach Agreement on TSN2
May 15, 2009: Raptors Could Use A Lucky Bounce
May 12, 2009: Seniors In Spotlight On Day 2 Of Workouts
Video: Workout Review - Jim Kelly | Danny Green | Terrence Williams
May 11, 2009: Strange Start To Workouts At ACC
Video: Tyrese Rice | Jeff Pendergraph
May 11, 2009: Jay Triano Named Head Coach
News Conference Video: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 1-on-1 with Triano | 1-on1 with Colangelo
April 28, 2009: Calderon Undergoes Surgery
April 20, 2009: Colangelo Addresses Media After Disappointing Season
News Conference Video: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
April 16, 2009: Bargnani Shines As Bright Spot In Tough Season
April 16, 2009: Players Hoping Triano Sticks Around
News Conference Video: Triano | Marion | Bargnani | Bosh | Parker | Calderon

August 15, 2008: Raptors announce Preseason Schedule
August 6, 2008: Raptors announce Regular Season Schedule | 2008-09 Schedule
July 30, 2008: Raptors Announce Portion Of Pre-season Schedule
July 29, 2008: Armstrong and Rautins to Return as Analysts
July 28, 2008: Raptors Sign Free Agent Will Solomon
July 16, 2008: Raptors Sign Roko Ukic
July 12, 2008: Raptors Add Herbert To Coaching Staff
July 11, 2008: Raptors Sign Nathan Jawai
July 9, 2008: Raptors Resign Jose Calderon | Ulmer 1-on-1 with Calderon | Deal Finalized
Video: Press Conference | Jonesy 1-on-1 with Calderon
July 9, 2008: Raptors Acquire Jermaine O�Neal and Rights to Jawai | Ulmer 1-on-1 with O'Neal | Deal Finalized
Video: Presser | Bosh on J.O. | Matt Devlin 1-on-1 with Jermaine O'Neal
July 9, 2008: Raptors Name Matt Devlin As Television Play-by-Play Announcer | Devlin Bio | Devlin Blog
July 8, 2008: Raptors Sign Free Agent Hassan Adams
July 7, 2008: Raptors Announce Roster & Schedule For Summer League Action
June 26, 2008: Raptors Select Hibbert With 17th Pick
June 23, 2008: Chris Bosh Named To USA Basketball�s Men�s Olympic Team
June 18, 2008: Raptors Release Jorge Garbajosa
June 11, 2008: Raptors To Be Affiliated With Idaho Stampede
May 21, 2008: Parker and Bargnani Surgery Updates
May 16, 2008: Rasho Nesterovic Excercises Play Option
May 15, 2008: Raptors Exercise Option On Moon

April 24, 2007: Sam Mitchell Named NBA Coach of the Year
May 8, 2007: Bargnani, Garbajosa Named to All Rookie First Team
May 10, 2007: Bosh Named to All-NBA Second Team
May 14, 2007: Colangelo Named Top Executive | Presser
May 14, 2007: Mitchell Named Sporting News Coach of the Year
May 21, 2007: Raptors Award Mitchell With New Contract | Presser
June 14, 2007: Raptors Name Assistant Coaches
June 15, 2007: Raptors Acquire Carlos Delfino From Pistons
June 29, 2007: Raptors Acquire Draft Rights To Giorgos Printezis
July 10, 2007: Raptors Sign Jamario Moon
July 11, 2007: Raptors Sign Jason Kapono | Presser | 1 on 1
July 11, 2007: Raptors Sign Maceo Baston | Presser | Baston thrilled
July 30, 2007: Raptors Add Masai Ujiri To Basketball Operations Staff
August 1, 2007: Raptors Games On CBC
August 2, 2007: Raptors Release 2007-08 Regular Season Schedule

The Raptors won the Atlantic Division for the first time in franchise history and entered the 2007 playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference. Take a look back at the Raptors playoff coverage of last year and years past.

2007 Playoff Central

2002 Playoff Central

2001 Playoff Central

Take a look at the Raptors draft history. Check out the galleries, scouting reports and video.

2006 Raptors Draft Index

2005 Raptors Draft Index

2004 Raptors Draft Index

Raptors Draft History

Follow the timeline and look into The Raptors past. From the expansion draft to the end of the Vince Carter era, it's all here in the Raptors History.

June 8, 2006: Raptors Acquire Kris Humphries & Robert Whaley for Araujo
June 21, 2006: Raptors Acquire Nesterovic for Bonner, Williams & Future Second Round Pick
June 22, 2006: Raptors Name Gherardini To Basketball Staff | Story | Audio: Colangelo | Part 2
June 27, 2006: Raptors Name Marc Eversley Director of Basketball Operations
June 27, 2006: Raptors Exercise Third-Year Options on Villanueva & Graham
June 30, 2006: Raptors Acquire TJ Ford in Exchange for Villanueva
June 30, 2006: FAN590 Audio: Graham | Bargnani | Tucker | Mitchell
July 1, 2006: Raptors Sign First-Round Pick Andrea Bargnani
July 7, 2006: Ford Thrilled to Be Heading to TO | FAN590 Audio: T.J. Ford Teleconference
July 13, 2006: Raptors Sign Anthony Parker Press Conference: Video
July 13, 2006: Audio: Full Press Conference | Scrum 1 | Scrum 2
July 14, 2006: Bosh Extends with Raptors | Story | Presser Video | Wallpaper
July 24, 2006: Raptors Sign Jorge Garbajosa
July 25, 2006: Raptors Sign 2006 Second Round Pick P.J. Tucker
July 26, 2006: Raptors Release Alvin Williams
July 26, 2006: Raptors Sign Fred Jones
July 27, 2006: Raptors Sign 2005 Second Round pick Uros Slokar
August 1, 2006: Raptors Release 2006-07 Season Schedule
August 3, 2006: Raptors Release 2006-07 Preseason Schedule

The Toronto Raptors announced Feb. 28, 2006 that they have named NBA Executive of the Year Bryan Colangelo as team president and general manager. Colangelo has served as general manager of the Phoenix Suns for the past 11 years, and team president for the last seven. The 40-year-old Colangelo was with the Phoenix organization for 15 years.

In case you missed the exclusive showing on Raptors NBA TV, check out Chuck Swirsky going 1-on-1 with Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo just afer he came aboard.
Chuck & the GM: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo sat down with raptors.com this week to discuss his decision to come to the Raptors, his plans for the future and much more.
Video: Colangelo on NBATV | Q&A with colangelo
Chuck Swirsky checks in this week and takes a look at the hiring of Bryan Colangelo
Colangelo Brings More than Just Experience - Paul Johnson
Raptors Unveil Bryan Colangelo as Man to Lead Franchise into the Future - Mike Ball
Colangelo Named Raptors President and General Manager - Press Release
Bryan Colangelo Leaves Suns to Take President, GM Post with the Raptors - Canadian Press