2022–23 Toronto Raptors season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2022–23 Toronto Raptors season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2022–23 Toronto Raptors season | |
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| Head coach | Nick Nurse |
| President | Masai Ujiri |
| General manager | Bobby Webster |
| Owners | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Arena | Scotiabank Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 41–41 (.500) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | TSN Sportsnet |
Finishing the season as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors qualified into the play-in tournament on April 2, 2023, for the first time in franchise history. The Raptors ultimately failed to qualify for the playoffs following their loss to the 10-seeded Chicago Bulls in April 12's play-in game despite leading by 19 points.[1]
This was Nick Nurse's final season with the team as head coach; the Raptors fired him on April 21, 2023.[2]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
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| 2 | 33 | Christian Koloko | C |  Cameroon |
Arizona (Jr.) |
The Raptors entered the draft with one second-round pick acquired via trade with the San Antonio Spurs in February 2023; the pick originally belonged to the Detroit Pistons.[3] They had traded their original selections to the Spurs in such trade and Philadelphia 76ers (and eventually used by the Golden State Warriors), respectively.
Roster
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Assistant(s)
Legend
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Standings
Division
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 32–9 | 25–16 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 29–12 | 25–16 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 23–18 | 24–17 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 23–18 | 22–19 | 7–9 | 82 |
| pi – Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 34 | 48 | .415 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
| 2022–23 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 27–14; Road: 14–27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
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November: 7–7 (home: 5–1; road: 2–6)
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December: 5–10 (home: 3–6; road: 2–4)
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January: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)
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February: 8–3 (home: 5–1; road: 3–2)
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March: 7–7 (home: 6–1; road: 1–6)
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April: 3–2 (home: 1–0; road: 2–2)
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Play-in
| 2023 play-in game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
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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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| Scottie Barnes | SF | 77 | 76 | 2,678 | 512 | 371 | 83 | 61 | 1,179 | 34.8 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .8 | 15.3 |
| Chris Boucher | PF | 76 | 0 | 1,523 | 421 | 29 | 47 | 64 | 712 | 20.0 | 5.5 | .4 | .6 | .8 | 9.4 |
| Pascal Siakam | PF | 71 | 71 | 2,652 | 556 | 415 | 65 | 36 | 1,720 | 37.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | .9 | .5 | 24.2 |
| Fred VanVleet | PG | 69 | 69 | 2,535 | 280 | 495 | 123 | 38 | 1,335 | 36.7 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | .6 | 19.3 |
| OG Anunoby | SF | 67 | 67 | 2,386 | 332 | 131 | 128 | 50 | 1,124 | 35.6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .7 | 16.8 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | SG | 66 | 44 | 2,118 | 173 | 106 | 104 | 14 | 1,148 | 32.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .2 | 17.4 |
| Christian Koloko | C | 58 | 19 | 802 | 171 | 31 | 21 | 57 | 182 | 13.8 | 2.9 | .5 | .4 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | C | 55 | 12 | 1,140 | 328 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 508 | 20.7 | 6.0 | .9 | .6 | .5 | 9.2 |
| Thaddeus Young | PF | 54 | 9 | 795 | 166 | 75 | 54 | 5 | 240 | 14.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Malachi Flynn | PG | 53 | 2 | 691 | 76 | 70 | 21 | 4 | 246 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Juancho Hernangómez | PF | 42 | 10 | 614 | 123 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 122 | 14.6 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 2.9 |
| Dalano Banton | PG | 31 | 2 | 279 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 142 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .4 | .4 | 4.6 |
| Jakob Pöltl† | C | 26 | 25 | 707 | 237 | 56 | 30 | 34 | 341 | 27.2 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 13.1 |
| Jeff Dowtin | PG | 25 | 0 | 259 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 10.4 | .9 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 2.4 |
| Khem Birch | C | 20 | 0 | 162 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.1 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 2.2 |
| Will Barton† | SG | 16 | 2 | 211 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 72 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .7 | .2 | 4.5 |
| Joe Wieskamp | SF | 9 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.6 | .4 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | PF | 9 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5.3 | .8 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 2.2 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | SF | 8 | 2 | 146 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 18.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .0 | 5.5 |
| Justin Champagnie† | SF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.
Transactions
Trades
To San Antonio Spurs
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To Toronto Raptors |
[4] |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
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| July 7 | Chris Boucher | 3 year $35 million | [5] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 6 | Otto Porter Jr. | 2-yr | Golden State Warriors | [6] |
| July 8 | D. J. Wilson | 2-yr | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) | [7] |
| July 14 | Justin Champagnie | 2-yr | Raptors 905 (G League) | [8] |
| July 14 | Ron Harper Jr. | Two-way contract | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | [9] |
| July 19 | Jeff Dowtin | Two-way contract | Lakeland Magic (G League) | [10] |
| July 28 | Juancho Hernangómez | 1-yr | Utah Jazz | [11] |
| August 3 | Gabe Brown | 1-yr (Exhibit 10) | Michigan State Spartans | [12] |
| August 31 | Josh Jackson | 1-yr | Sacramento Kings | [13] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
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| July 30 | Armoni Brooks | Waived | Atlanta Hawks | [14] |
| August 29 | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | New York Knicks | [15] | |
| August 19 | Isaac Bonga | Unrestricted free agent | Bayern Munich | [16] |
| August 28 | Yuta Watanabe | Brooklyn Nets | [17] |