Canadian Pride | The Toronto Raptors

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It's been a long time since I've made a basketball dynasty, but I've been active in the hockey and baseball dynasty forums. With the recent success of the Toronto Raptors, I've been somewhat inspired to startup another Raptors association! And with that, I bring you Canadian Pride | The Toronto Raptors!

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Raptors Reveal Opening Night Roster
Rookie Caboclo to Remain with Club

2014-2015 Toronto Raptors Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
5	Bruno Caboclo	SF	18	6'9"	200	$500K
10	Demar Derozan	SG	24	6'7"	216	$10.1M
2	Landry Fields	SF	25	6'7"	215	$6.25M
50	Tyler Hansbrough	C	27	6'9"	250	$2.61M
44	Chuck Hayes	C	30	6'6"	250	$5.95M
15	Amir Johnson	PF	26	6'9"	210	$7.05M
3	James Johnson	PF	26	6'9"	248	$2.5M
7	Kyle Lowry	PG	27	6'0"	205	$12.0M
92	Lucas Nogueira	C	21	6'11"	222	$534K
54	Patrick Patterson	PF	24	6'9"	235	$5.83M
31	Terrence Ross	SF	22	6'6"	195	$2.79M
34	Greg Stiemsma	C	28	6'11"	260	$2.70M
17	Jonas Valanciunas	C	21	6'11"	231	$3.68M
21	Greivis Vasquez	PG	26	6'6"	211	$6.50M
23	Louis Williams	SG	27	6'1"	175	$5.22M

Dwayne Casey and the Toronto Raptors revealed their opening night roster to the public earlier this morning.

Following a season that saw their first playoff birth in a long time, the Raptors will welcome in the Boston Celtics to the Air Canada Centre on October 31st with a roster that features the likes of Kyle Lowry, Demar Derozan and Jonas Valanciunas.

The most surprising player on the roster come its reveal was 2014 first round pick Bruno Caboclo. The 6'9" swing man from Brazil was expected to begin the season in the NBA D-League to give him a period to adjust to the North American style of the game, but Dwayne Casey and company elected to keep the Brazilian on the team along with fellow Brazilian Lucas Noguiera.

The Raptors prepare for their opening night contest against the Celtics, as the Air Canada Centre is expected to be sold out, with attendance rates skyrocketing after last season's success.

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Coming Out Strong: Raptors Start Season Off Strong Against Celtics
Derozan Drops 28 In Season Opener

After falling to the Brooklyn Nets in Game 7 of last years playoffs, the Toronto Raptors came out strong on opening night, proving that last year's strong campaign was no fluke.

The Boston Celtics rolled into the Air Canada Centre for their first regular season game, but got a handful of something else, falling to a strong Raptors squad 121-93.

Raptors small forward Demar Derozan adopted his new position well, scoring 28 points against Jeff Green, who had trouble guarding him all night.

Louis Williams was spectacular off the bench for Dwyane Casey and his crew, shooting 6-9 from the field, good enough for 16 points in just 13 minutes of action, his first with the Toronto squad.

It was a good shooting night for the whole Raptors team, who shot a combined 55% (49-89). "We moved the ball well and found the open man," said point guard Kyle Lowry, who had 15 points on 33 minutes from the floor.

Celtics center Brandon Bass had a team high 23 points, who shot 46% the whole night.

Boston Celtics (0-1) at Toronto Raptors (1-0)
Oct 30, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Boston 26 33 26 18 93 Toronto 32 25 22 42 121 Top Performers Boston Celtics Brandon Bass | 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Blk Jeff Green | 17 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl Toronto Raptors Demar Derozan | 28 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl Louis Williams | 16 Pts, 1 Reb, 5 Ast	Team Stats Comparison BOS TOR FG Made-Att 35-76 (46%) 49-89 (55%) 3PT Made-Att 0-4 (0%) 6-16 (37%) FT Made-Att 23-25 (92%) 17-19 (89%) Rebounds 37 42 Assists 14 27 Turnovers 12 7 Steals 6 9 Blocks 2 4
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Rajon Rondo 34 6-16 0-1 2-2 4 5 2 0 3 14 Marcus Smart 33 4-8 0-0 6-6 2 3 0 0 1 14 Jeff Green 33 7-16 0-2 3-3 5 1 1 0 1 17 Jared Sullinger 34 5-7 0-0 3-5 8 2 2 1 3 13 Brandon Bass 32 10-14 0-0 3-3 8 0 0 1 2 23 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Avery Bradley 14 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kelly Olynyk 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 0 Marcus Thornton 9 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Evan Turner 8 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 2 Gerald Wallace 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 James Young 9 0-1 0-0 4-4 0 2 0 0 1 4 Tyler Zeller 5 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyle Lowry 33 7-19 0-2 1-2 4 9 3 0 1 15 Terrence Ross 33 6-10 1-3 0-0 3 1 1 0 2 13 Demar Derozan 33 12-26 2-5 2-2 3 1 3 0 2 28 Amir Johnson 28 4-5 0-0 0-0 8 2 1 2 1 8 Jonas Valanciunas 34 5-8 0-0 9-10 7 1 0 1 0 19 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bruno Caboclo 7 2-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Landry Fields -- DID NOT PLAY -- Tyler Hansbrough 10 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 1 0 1 4 James Johnson 8 2-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 4 Patrick Patterson 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 1 0 2 Greivis Vasquez 12 2-3 0-1 4-4 2 6 0 0 0 8 Louis Williams 13 6-9 3-4 1-1 1 5 0 0 0 16

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Raptors Down Hawks on the Road
Derozan Continues Hot Start to Season

Demar Derozan is scorching hot to start the 2014-2015 season. After dropping 28 points against the Boston Celtics in their season opener, the Raptors shooting guard continued having the hot hand, scoring another 36 points against the Atlanta Hawks.

Due to their offensive outburst, the Raptors managed to top the Hawks 106-94 in the Hawks' home opener at Phillips Arena in Atlanta.

Derozan wasn't the only one providing points for the offence, as point guard Kyle Lowry also picked up 23 points for himself along with 12 assists, good enough for his first double-double of the season.

Paul Millsap and Al Horford each scored 23 and 22 respectively to sum up the offence for the Hawks, who also got 14 points from point guard Jeff Teague.

The outstanding difference between the two teams was the bench scoring. Toronto managed to 17 points from its bench players, while Atlanta only managed to get six points from its bench.

Former Hawks guard Louis Williams got to play against his former team for the first time in his career, and scored five points in ten minutes of action, including a three pointer in the final minute of the game that put the game out of reach for the Hawks.

Toronto Raptors (2-0) at Atlanta Hawks (0-2)
Nov 1, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 24 22 33 27 106 Atlanta 28 12 21 33 94 Top Performers Toronto Raptors Demar Derozan | 36 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk Kyle Lowry | 23 Pts, 3 Reb, 12 Ast, 1 Stl Atlanta Hawks Paul Millsap | 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stls Al Horford | 22 Pts, 19 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl	Team Stats Comparison TOR ATL FG Made-Att 44-93 (47%) 37-95 (38%) 3PT Made-Att 8-23 (34%) 3-7 (42%) FT Made-Att 10-11 (90%) 17-19 (89%) Rebounds 52 46 Assists 28 22 Turnovers 10 5 Steals 4 7 Blocks 4 3
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyle Lowry 34 9-18 5-8 0-0 3 12 1 0 3 23 Terrence Ross 37 7-14 1-4 4-4 6 4 0 0 0 19 Demar Derozan 34 16-25 1-4 3-4 9 3 2 2 4 36 Amir Johnson 30 2-6 0-0 1-1 10 1 1 1 1 5 Jonas Valanciunas 32 2-7 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bruno Caboclo 8 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Landry Fields -- DID NOT PLAY -- Tyler Hansbrough 10 0-4 0-1 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 James Johnson 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 0 Patrick Patterson 15 3-4 0-1 0-0 6 0 0 1 0 6 Greivis Vasquez 8 1-7 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 2 Louis Williams 10 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 5
Atlanta Hawks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jeff Teague 37 4-15 0-2 6-6 1 12 0 1 4 14 Kyle Korver 39 3-9 1-3 2-2 3 4 1 1 0 9 Demarre Carroll 34 8-17 2-2 2-4 6 0 1 1 0 20 Paul Millsap 35 9-19 0-0 5-5 8 4 3 0 0 23 Al Horford 33 10-19 0-0 2-2 19 1 1 0 1 19 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Pero Antic 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kent Bazemore 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Elton Brand 6 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Adreian Payne 11 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Dennis Schroeder 8 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Mike Scott 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Thabo Sefolosha 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Raptors Cruise To Third Straight Victory
Ross Injured in Win

Toronto's 108-85 victory to the Milwaukee Bucks came with a loss, as the team learned that small forward Terrance Ross strained his MCL and will be out of action for the next 1-2 weeks, leaving a gaping gap in the Toronto lineup.

Demar Derozan and Kyle Lowry each picked up 27 points for the Raptors, who streaked to their third straight win to start the season. 11 assists for Lowry was enough to give him back to back double-doubles, his second on the season.

Brandon Knight scored 19 points for the Bucks, who fell to 0-3 to start the new season.

The Raptors will return home from their brief two game road trip to take on the Miami Heat. It will be their first look at the Heat, who will be without King James this season after he signed with the Cavaliers in the offseason.

Toronto Raptors (3-0) at Milwakee Bucks (0-3)
Nov 2, 2014 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 29 22 29 28 108 Milwakee 20 17 23 25 85 Top Performers Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry - 27 Pts, 6 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl Demar Derozan - 27 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Blk Milwakee Bucks Brandon Knight - 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl Jerryd Bayless - 16 Pts, 6 Ast	Team Stats Comparison TOR MIL FG Made-Att 41-80 30-87 3PT Made-Att 8-14 1-6 FT Made-Att 18-22 24-32 Rebounds 42 58 Assists 23 16 Turnovers 11 16 Steals 10 6 Blocks 8 3
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyle Lowry 27 9-14 2-4 7-7 6 11 3 0 4 27 Terrence Ross 35 5-11 1-2 2-2 4 2 1 0 1 13 Demar Derozan 37 10-13 4-4 3-4 3 3 0 2 3 27 Amir Johnson 31 0-7 0-0 2-2 8 2 1 1 0 2 Jonas Valanciunas 17 3-9 0-1 2-2 9 0 1 2 1 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bruno Caboclo 8 2-4 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 Landry Fields -- DID NOT PLAY -- Tyler Hansbrough 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 2 4 James Johnson 9 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 2 Patrick Patterson 20 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 2 0 4 Greivis Vasquez 9 1-4 0-1 1-4 2 3 1 0 0 3 Louis Williams 12 6-8 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 13
Milwakee Bucks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Brandon Knight 31 7-18 0-3 5-6 5 4 1 0 1 19 Jerryd Bayless 28 5-18 0-0 6-6 0 6 0 0 3 16 Jared Dudley 32 4-9 1-1 1-3 7 1 0 1 4 10 Ersan Ilyasova 34 3-8 0-0 4-4 11 2 1 1 0 10 John Henson 35 1-7 0-0 2-6 19 0 2 0 2 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Giannis Antetokounmpo 18 4-7 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 18 Damien Inglis 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 1 0 2 Kendall Marshall 8 0-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 0 O.J. Mayo 6 1-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 2 3 Khris Middleton 11 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Zaza Pachulia 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 0 1 2 Nate Wolters 5 2-5 0-0 3-3 1 1 0 0 0 7

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Raptors Squeeze Past Heat
Raptors Come Back in Fourth Quarter

Miami Heat (2-3) at Toronto Raptors (4-0)
Nov 5, 2014 1 2 3 4 Final Miami 16 22 28 23 89 Toronto 26 20 18 31 95 Top Performers Miami Heat Dwyane Wade | 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast Norris Cole | 18 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry | 25 Pts, 8 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Blk Louis Williams | 22 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 ASt	Team Stats Comparison MIA TOR FG Made-Att 40-88 35-74 3PT Made-Att 0-6 5-11 FT Made-Att 9-12 20-23 Rebounds 41 45 Assists 20 21 Turnovers 8 13 Steals 12 6 Blocks 5 6
Miami Heat STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Norris Cole 31 8-12 0-0 2-2 2 5 2 0 0 18 Dwyane Wade 33 13-20 0-0 3-3 5 2 0 0 1 29 Danny Granger 31 3-14 0-3 0-0 3 3 1 1 2 6 Josh McRoberts 33 2-5 0-1 2-4 10 1 3 2 1 6 Chris Bosh 36 5-11 0-0 0-0 9 0 1 1 0 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Chris Andersen 8 2-3 0-1 1-1 2 1 2 0 0 5 Mario Chalmers 17 5-11 0-0 1-2 3 5 2 0 0 11 James Ennis 7 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Jordan Hamilton 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Udonis Haslem 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Shabazz Napier 8 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 1 2
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyle Lowry 32 8-14 1-1 8-9 8 7 0 1 3 25 Louis Williams 32 8-18 2-4 4-4 3 4 0 0 1 22 Landry Fields 30 5-7 1-1 2-2 9 4 0 1 1 13 Amir Johnson 19 3-3 0-0 0-0 6 0 2 1 1 6 Jonas Valanciunas 32 2-5 0-0 2-2 5 0 2 1 1 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bruno Caboclo 16 1-5 1-3 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 3 Tyler Hansbrough 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 2 James Johnson 38 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Patrick Patterson 24 3-10 0-2 3-4 5 0 0 0 1 9 Terrance Ross -- DID NOT PLAY -- Greg Stiemsma -- DID NOT PLAY -- Greivis Vasquez 15 3-5 0-0 1-2 3 4 0 0 4 7

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Raptors' Derozan Injured in Practice
Derozan Out with Ankle Injury

A day after learning that they will be without small forward Terrence Ross for the next 1-2 weeks with a strained MCL, the Raptors were dealt another blow to their starting lineup.

Demar Derozan left Wednesday's practice with what has been diagnosed as a high ankle sprain. Derozan left the Raptors' practice with help from trainers and teammates after landing awkwardly on a block attempt.

Derozan is expected to miss the next 2-4 weeks of action, leaving a gaping hole in an already weakened Toronto lineup.

A combination of James Johnson, Louis Williams and Landry Fields is expected to cover for the Raptors until either one of Ross or Derozan is healthy enough to play full time minutes for the squad.

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Raptors Continue Hot Start, Beat Hornets
Lou Scores 29 Points off the Bench

Toronto Raptors (5-0) at Charlotte Hornets (1-4)
Nov 6, 2014 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 28 28 26 31 113 Charlotte 23 19 27 21 90 Top Performers Toronto Raptors Louis Williams | 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Blk Kyle Lowry | 22 Pts, 1 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl Charlotte Hornets Al Jefferson | 19 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast Marvin Williams | 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk	Team Stats Comparison TOR CHA FG Made-Att 45-82 36-89 3PT Made-Att 7-14 1-7 FT Made-Att 16-21 17-20 Rebounds 48 41 Assists 24 19 Turnovers 10 9 Steals 6 4 Blocks 7 5
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyle Lowry 28 9-15 1-2 3-3 1 7 1 0 4 22 Louis Williams 35 13-20 2-3 1-2 5 4 0 2 1 29 Landry Fields 22 1-8 0-1 2-2 3 2 1 1 0 4 Patrick Patterson 22 3-4 0-0 0-0 8 2 2 2 2 6 Jonas Valanciunas 30 4-6 0-0 2-4 7 2 1 0 1 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bruno Caboclo 17 5-7 1-3 2-2 6 1 0 1 1 13 Tyler Hansbrough 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 James Johnson 15 1-5 0-1 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 4 Amir Johnson 23 4-6 0-0 1-2 7 0 0 0 0 9 Terrance Ross 2 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Greg Stiemsma -- DID NOT PLAY -- Greivis Vasquez 20 4-8 2-2 3-4 4 5 1 1 1 13
Charlotte Hornets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kemba Walker 35 6-16 0-3 0-0 4 8 0 0 1 12 Lance Stephenson 29 2-9 1-1 3-4 4 1 1 2 0 8 Marvin Williams 37 8-17 0-2 2-2 6 2 3 1 3 18 Jason Maxiell 32 4-9 0-0 5-7 7 2 0 0 1 13 Al Jefferson 34 8-13 0-0 3-3 9 3 0 0 1 19 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bismack Biyombo 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 P.J. Hairston 15 2-9 0-1 2-2 1 1 0 1 0 6 Gary Neal 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Jannero Pargo 6 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 4 Brian Roberts 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Noah Vonleh 8 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2 Cody Zeller 7 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 4