2015–16 Toronto Raptors season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2015–16 Toronto Raptors season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] This season marked the Raptors' first 50-win season since their inception in the league, a franchise-best, besting their record (49–33) of the previous season.[2] On May 1, 2016, the Raptors defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA playoffs. This was the second playoff victory in Raptors franchise history, and the first in a seven-game series. They returned to the semifinals for the first time since 2001. In the semifinals, the Raptors survived the third-seeded Miami Heat in a tough seven-game series, marking the first time the team advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. However, they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the eventual NBA champions, in six games.
| 2015–16 Toronto Raptors season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Dwane Casey |
| General manager | Masai Ujiri |
| Owners | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Results | |
| Record | 56–26 (.683) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Eastern Conference Finals (lost to Cavaliers 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | TSN, Sportsnet |
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club team |
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| 1 | 20 | Delon Wright | PG |  United States |
Utah |
| 2 | 46 | Norman Powell | SG | United States | UCLA |
Roster
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Legend
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All-Star Game
The Raptors were the hosts for the NBA All-Star game in 2016. Kyle Lowry was selected by fan voting to the starting back court for the game, and DeMar DeRozan was also chosen to play in the game as a bench player.
Standings
Preseason
Regular season standings
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Toronto Raptors | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 32–9 | 24–17 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 10–6 | 82 |
| e – New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24.0 | 18–23 | 14–27 | 8–8 | 82 |
| e – Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 35.0 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 6–10 | 82 |
| e – Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 46.0 | 7–34 | 3–38 | 2–14 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 9 | e – Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 10 | e – Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | e – Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 12 | e – Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | e – New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 14 | e – Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
| 15 | e – Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
Regular season
| 2015–16 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 32–9; road: 24–17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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November
: 9–7 (home: 3–2; road: 6–5)
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December
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January
: 12–2 (home: 8–1; road: 4–1)
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February
: 7–4 (home: 3–0; road: 4–4)
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March
: 11–5 (home: 7–3; road: 4–2)
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April
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Playoffs
Game log
| 2016 playoff game log Total: 10–10 (home: 8–3; road: 2–7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
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Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Bismack Biyombo | C | 82 | 22 | 1,808 | 655 | 29 | 19 | 133 | 454 | 22.0 | 8.0 | .4 | .2 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| Cory Joseph | SG | 80 | 4 | 2,046 | 210 | 250 | 63 | 20 | 677 | 25.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .8 | .3 | 8.5 |
| Patrick Patterson | PF | 79 | 0 | 2,020 | 342 | 94 | 53 | 32 | 543 | 25.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .7 | .4 | 6.9 |
| DeMar DeRozan | SG | 78 | 78 | 2,804 | 349 | 315 | 81 | 21 | 1,830 | 35.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 23.5 |
| Kyle Lowry | PG | 77 | 77 | 2,851 | 365 | 494 | 158 | 34 | 1,634 | 37.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 2.1 | .4 | 21.2 |
| Luis Scola | PF | 76 | 76 | 1,636 | 360 | 66 | 46 | 27 | 664 | 21.5 | 4.7 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 8.7 |
| Terrence Ross | SF | 73 | 7 | 1,747 | 185 | 56 | 54 | 25 | 720 | 23.9 | 2.5 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 9.9 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | C | 60 | 59 | 1,557 | 547 | 42 | 25 | 80 | 768 | 26.0 | 9.1 | .7 | .4 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| James Johnson | PF | 57 | 32 | 926 | 126 | 67 | 29 | 33 | 287 | 16.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .5 | .6 | 5.0 |
| Norman Powell | SG | 49 | 24 | 725 | 111 | 47 | 29 | 10 | 273 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .6 | .2 | 5.6 |
| Lucas Nogueira | C | 29 | 1 | 225 | 46 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 7.8 | 1.6 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 2.2 |
| Delon Wright | PG | 27 | 1 | 229 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 103 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 3.8 |
| DeMarre Carroll | SF | 26 | 22 | 786 | 122 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 286 | 30.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .2 | 11.0 |
| Jason Thompson† | C | 19 | 6 | 292 | 80 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 87 | 15.4 | 4.2 | .5 | .4 | .6 | 4.6 |
| Anthony Bennett | PF | 19 | 0 | 84 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Bruno Caboclo | SF | 6 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 | .3 | .2 | .3 | .2 | .5 |
- † 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 | 20 | 20 | 766 | 94 | 119 | 32 | 3 | 382 | 38.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 1.6 | .2 | 19.1 |
| DeMar DeRozan | SG | 20 | 20 | 746 | 83 | 54 | 22 | 3 | 418 | 37.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 20.9 |
| DeMarre Carroll | SF | 20 | 19 | 596 | 81 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 177 | 29.8 | 4.1 | .9 | .9 | .4 | 8.9 |
| Bismack Biyombo | C | 20 | 10 | 506 | 187 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 123 | 25.3 | 9.4 | .4 | .4 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| Patrick Patterson | PF | 20 | 9 | 583 | 77 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 153 | 29.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .4 | .5 | 7.7 |
| Cory Joseph | SG | 20 | 0 | 452 | 41 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 170 | 22.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .9 | .1 | 8.5 |
| Terrence Ross | SF | 20 | 0 | 335 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 126 | 16.8 | 1.6 | .6 | .7 | .3 | 6.3 |
| Norman Powell | SG | 18 | 3 | 206 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 68 | 11.4 | 1.5 | .3 | .7 | .1 | 3.8 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | C | 12 | 10 | 321 | 129 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 165 | 26.8 | 10.8 | .9 | .8 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| Luis Scola | PF | 11 | 9 | 140 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 12.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 2.5 |
| James Johnson | PF | 10 | 0 | 98 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9.8 | 1.5 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Jason Thompson | C | 10 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.5 | 1.1 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .8 |
| Delon Wright | PG | 9 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4.6 | .4 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Lucas Nogueira | C | 5 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.8 | 1.6 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
Transactions
Overview
| Players Added Via trade to Toronto
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Players Lost Via trade to Milwaukee[3] |
Trades
| June 25, 2015 | To Toronto Raptors 2017 First Round Draft Pick Norman Powell |
To Milwaukee Bucks Greivis Vásquez |
Free agents
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
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| DeMarre Carroll[4] | Signed 4-year contract worth $60 million | Atlanta Hawks |
| Cory Joseph[5] | Signed 4-year contract worth $30 million | San Antonio Spurs |
| Luis Scola[6] | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.9 million | Indiana Pacers |
| Bismack Biyombo[7] | Signed 1-year contract worth $5.7 million | Charlotte Hornets |
| Ronald Roberts[8] | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.4 million | San Miguel Beermen |
| Michale Kyser[9] | Signed 1-year contract worth $525K | Louisiana Tech |
| Axel Toupane[10] | Signed 1-year contract worth $525K | Strasbourg IG |
| Anthony Bennett | Signed 1-year deal worth $1.3 million | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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| Amir Johnson[11] | Signed 2-year contract worth $24 million | Boston Celtics |
| Louis Williams[12] | Signed 3-year contract worth $21 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Tyler Hansbrough[13] | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.1 million | Charlotte Hornets |
| Anthony Bennett | Waived | Brooklyn Nets |