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Vancouver Grizzlies are the NBA's 29th Franchise.

The Vancouver Basketball Group today officially became the Vancouver Grizzlies.

During ceremonies held amid totem poles at the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology, President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson and owner Arthur Griffiths announced the name and revealed the team logo of the fierce animal indigenous to Canada's westernmost province. Primary team colors will be turquoise, bronze, and red.

Below are the team's primary uniforms for the opening 1995-96 season.

The Toronto Basketball Group were last week announced as the Toronto Raptors. Their colors will be Purple, Red, Black and White. President of Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas introduced the team logo,colors and uniform.

We hope to see a new budding rivalry between these two Canadian franchises blossom over the coming years. Next week we will have the expansion draft. The Vancouver Grizzlies have won the coin toss and have elected to take the higher #6 pick in the NBA Draft. As a result the Toronto Raptors will pick first in the expansion draft. The two expansion teams will alternate selections, with Toronto selecting first, until one player is selected from each of the 27 existing franchises.