2016–17 Toronto Raptors season

The 2016–17 Toronto Raptors season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 25, 2017, the team clinched a team-record fourth straight berth to the NBA playoffs. They finished the regular season with a 51–31 record as the 3rd seed. In the playoffs, the Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the First Round of the playoffs in six games, facing the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the Semifinals, whom they met in last season's Eastern Conference finals and lost to in six games. However, the Raptors would be swept by the Cavaliers in four games making it the second time in three years that the Raptors were swept in the playoff, having been swept by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2015 Playoffs.

2016–17 Toronto Raptors season
Head coachDwane Casey
General managerMasai Ujiri
OwnersMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Cavaliers 0–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTSN, Sportsnet
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
19Jakob PöltlC  AustriaUtah
127Pascal SiakamPF  CameroonNew Mexico State

Standings

Division

Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
cBoston Celtics5329.64630‍–‍1123‍–‍1811–582
xToronto Raptors5131.6222.028‍–‍1323‍–‍1814–282
New York Knicks3151.37822.019‍–‍2212‍–‍295–1182
Philadelphia 76ers2854.34125.017‍–‍2411‍–‍307–982
Brooklyn Nets2062.24433.013‍–‍287‍–‍343–1382

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1cBoston Celtics *5329.64682
2yCleveland Cavaliers *5131.6222.082
3xToronto Raptors5131.6222.082
4yWashington Wizards *4933.5984.082
5xAtlanta Hawks4339.52410.082
6xMilwaukee Bucks4240.51211.082
7xIndiana Pacers4240.51211.082
8xChicago Bulls4141.50012.082
9Miami Heat4141.50012.082
10Detroit Pistons3745.45116.082
11Charlotte Hornets3646.43917.082
12New York Knicks3151.37822.082
13Orlando Magic2953.35424.082
14Philadelphia 76ers2854.34125.082
15Brooklyn Nets2062.24433.082

Record vs opponents

Eastern ConferenceWestern Conference
Atlantic DivisionNorthwest Division
TeamHomeAwayTeamHomeAway
Boston114–106107–97101–94104–109Denver105–102113–111*
Brooklyn116–104132–113119–109103–95Minnesota124–110109–112
New York118–107116–10192–91110–97Oklahoma City102–123112–102
Philadelphia122–95113–104123–11489–94Portland112–10695–91
Utah101–93104–98
8–06–24–14–1
Division14–2Division8–2
Central DivisionPacific Division
TeamHomeAwayTeamHomeAway
Chicago122–120*118–123*94–105Golden State121–127111–121
Cleveland91–94112–116117–12198–83L.A. Clippers118–109115–123
Detroit109–91101–10287–75105–102L.A. Lakers113–80123–114
Indiana116–91111–10090–108Phoenix103–11591–99
Milwaukee122–100102–86105–9994–101Sacramento91–9699–102
6–34–52–31–4
Division10–8Division3–7
Southeast DivisionSouthwest Division
TeamHomeAwayTeamHomeAway
Atlanta128–84121–12599–105Dallas100–7894–86
Charlotte90–85106–110113–11178–113Houston122–129115–102
Miami96–8796–9489–104101–84Memphis120–10599–101
Orlando113–114131–112109–7994–102New Orleans108–106*94–87
Washington96–105113–103114–106San Antonio106–10882–110
5–45–43–23–2
Division10–8Division6–4
Conference34–18 (home: 19–7; Away: 15–11)Conference17–13 (home: 9–6; Away: 8–7)
Overall51–31 (home: 28–13; Away: 23–18)

(* game decided in overtime)

Game log

Pre-season

2016–17 game log
Total: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 51–31 (home: 28–13; road: 23–18)
October: 2–1 (home: 2–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 26DetroitW 109–91 DeMar DeRozan (40)Jonas Valančiūnas (11)Kyle Lowry (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
1–0
2October 28ClevelandL 91–94 DeMar DeRozan (32)Jonas Valančiūnas (17)Kyle Lowry (4)Air Canada Centre
19,800
1–1
3October 31DenverW 105–102 DeMar DeRozan (33)Jonas Valančiūnas (9)Kyle Lowry (7)Air Canada Centre
19,800
2–1
November: 10–5 (home: 4–2; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4November 2@ WashingtonW 113–103 DeMar DeRozan (40)Jonas Valančiūnas (7)DeMar DeRozan (5)Verizon Center
19,581
3–1
5November 4MiamiW 96–87 DeMar DeRozan (34)Jonas Valančiūnas (11)Kyle Lowry (5)Air Canada Centre
19,800
4–1
6November 6SacramentoL 91–96 DeMar DeRozan (23)DeMarre Carroll (8)Kyle Lowry (10)Air Canada Centre
19,800
4–2
7November 9@ Oklahoma CityW 112–102 DeMar DeRozan (37)Kyle Lowry (9)Kyle Lowry (13)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
5–2
8November 11@ CharlotteW 113–111 DeMar DeRozan (34)Valančiūnas, Lowry (8)Kyle Lowry (6)Time Warner Cable Arena
18,107
6–2
9November 12New YorkW 118–107 DeMar DeRozan (33)Lucas Nogueira (10)Kyle Lowry (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
7–2
10November 15@ ClevelandL 117–121 Kyle Lowry (28)Jonas Valančiūnas (9)Kyle Lowry (9)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
7–3
11November 16Golden StateL 121–127 DeMar DeRozan (34)Pascal Siakam (9)Kyle Lowry (5)Air Canada Centre
21,050
7–4
12November 18@ DenverW 113–111 (OT)DeMar DeRozan (30)Jonas Valančiūnas (9)Kyle Lowry (13)Pepsi Center
12,476
8–4
13November 20@ SacramentoL 99–102 Kyle Lowry (25)Jonas Valančiūnas (14)Kyle Lowry (6)Golden 1 Center
17,608
8–5
14November 21@ L.A. ClippersL 115–123 Kyle Lowry (27)Jonas Valančiūnas (8)Lowry, DeRozan (7)Staples Center
19,060
8–6
15November 23@ HoustonW 115–102 DeMar DeRozan (24)Jonas Valančiūnas (16)Lowry, DeRozan (9)Toyota Center
18,055
9–6
16November 25@ MilwaukeeW 105–99 DeMar DeRozan (26)Siakam, DeRozan (7)Kyle Lowry (6)BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,223
10–6
17November 28PhiladelphiaW 122–95 Kyle Lowry (24)Jonas Valančiūnas (11)Kyle Lowry (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
11–6
18November 30MemphisW 120–105 Kyle Lowry (29)DeMar DeRozan (9)Kyle Lowry (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
12–6
December: 10–4 (home: 5–2; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
19December 2L.A. LakersW 113–80 Kyle Lowry (24)Siakam, Valančiūnas, Patterson, Powell (7)Kyle Lowry (7)Air Canada Centre
19,800
13–6
20December 3AtlantaW 128–84 DeMar DeRozan (21)Nogueira, Lowry (8)Kyle Lowry (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
14–6
21December 5ClevelandL 112–116 DeMar DeRozan (31)Jonas Valančiūnas (10)Kyle Lowry (9)Air Canada Centre
19,800
14–7
22December 8MinnesotaW 124–110 DeMar DeRozan (27)Jonas Valančiūnas (10)Kyle Lowry (11)Air Canada Centre
19,800
15–7
23December 9@ BostonW 101–94 Kyle Lowry (34)Valančiūnas, Patterson (10)Patrick Patterson (4)TD Garden
18,624
16–7
24December 12MilwaukeeW 122–100 DeMar DeRozan (30)Jonas Valančiūnas (13)Kyle Lowry (7)Air Canada Centre
19.800
17–7
25December 14@ PhiladelphiaW 123–114 DeMar DeRozan (31)Jonas Valančiūnas (10)Lowry, Joseph (7)Wells Fargo Center
16,192
18–7
26December 16AtlantaL 121–125 DeMar DeRozan (34)Jonas Valančiūnas (6)Kyle Lowry (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
18–8
27December 18@ OrlandoW 109–79 DeMar DeRozan (31)Jonas Valančiūnas (13)Kyle Lowry (10)Amway Center
17,251
19–8
28December 20BrooklynW 116–104 Kyle Lowry (23)Jonas Valančiūnas (14)Kyle Lowry (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
20–8
29December 23@ UtahW 104–98 Kyle Lowry (36)Jonas Valančiūnas (7)Kyle Lowry (5)Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911
21–8
30December 26@ PortlandW 95–91 Kyle Lowry (27)Jonas Valančiūnas (12)DeMar DeRozan (7)Moda Center
19,393
22–8
31December 28@ Golden StateL 111–121 DeMar DeRozan (29)Ross, Carroll (7)Kyle Lowry (11)ORACLE Arena
19,596
22–9
32December 29@ PhoenixL 91–99 Lowry, DeRozan (24)Jonas Valančiūnas (10)Kyle Lowry (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055
22–10
January: 8–9 (home: 6–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
33January 1@ L.A. LakersW 123–114 Kyle Lowry (41)Siakam, Valančiūnas (10)Kyle Lowry (7)Staples Center
18,997
23–10
34January 3@ San AntonioL 82–110 Kyle Lowry (26)Jakob Poeltl (9)Cory Joseph (3)AT&T Center
18,418
23–11
35January 5UtahW 101–93 Kyle Lowry (33)Jonas Valančiūnas (13)Kyle Lowry (5)Air Canada Centre
19,800
24–11
36January 7@ ChicagoL 118–123 (OT)DeMar DeRozan (36)Kyle Lowry (9)Kyle Lowry (12)United Center
21,195
24–12
37January 8HoustonL 122–129 DeMar DeRozan (36)DeMarre Carroll (8)Kyle Lowry (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
24–13
38January 10BostonW 114–106 DeMar DeRozan (41)Jonas Valančiūnas (23)Kyle Lowry (9)Air Canada Centre
19,800
25–13
39January 13BrooklynW 132–113 DeMar DeRozan (28)DeMarre Carroll (11)Kyle Lowry (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
26–13
40January 15New YorkW 116–101 DeMar DeRozan (23)Jonas Valančiūnas (16)Kyle Lowry (9)Air Canada Centre
19,800
27–13
41January 17@ BrooklynW 119–109 DeMar DeRozan (36)DeMar DeRozan (11)DeMar DeRozan (6)Barclays Center
12,874
28–13
42January 18@ PhiladelphiaL 89–94 DeMar DeRozan (25)Jonas Valančiūnas (16)DeMar DeRozan (6)Wells Fargo Center
17,223
28–14
43January 20@ CharlotteL 78–113 Kyle Lowry (24)Jonas Valančiūnas (6)Kyle Lowry (3)Spectrum Center
18,378
28–15
44January 22PhoenixL 103–115 DeMar DeRozan (22)Jonas Valančiūnas (12)Kyle Lowry (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
28–16
45January 24San AntonioL 106–108 Kyle Lowry (30)Jonas Valančiūnas (13)Joseph, Valančiūnas, Lowry, Powell (2)Air Canada Centre
19,800
28–17
46January 25@ MemphisL 99–101 Kyle Lowry (29)Jonas Valančiūnas (12)Kyle Lowry (8)FedExForum
15,904
28–18
47January 27MilwaukeeW 102–86 Kyle Lowry (32)Jonas Valančiūnas (11)Kyle Lowry (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
29–18
48January 29OrlandoL 113–114 Kyle Lowry (33)Patrick Patterson (10)Kyle Lowry (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
29–19
49January 31New OrleansW 108–106 (OT)Kyle Lowry (33)Jonas Valančiūnas (12)Kyle Lowry (10)Air Canada Centre
19,800
30–19
February: 6–5 (home: 4–1; road: 2–4)
March: 10–6 (home: 5–3; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
61March 1WashingtonL 96–105 DeMar DeRozan (24)Serge Ibaka (12)Carroll, Powell, Wright (2)Air Canada Centre
19,800
36–25
62March 3@ WashingtonW 114–106 DeMar DeRozan (32)DeMar DeRozan (13)DeMar DeRozan (5)Verizon Center
20,356
37–25
63March 4@ MilwaukeeL 94–101 Serge Ibaka (19)Jonas Valančiūnas (7)Cory Joseph (8)BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,775
37–26
64March 8@ New OrleansW 94–87 Jonas Valančiūnas (25)Jonas Valančiūnas (13)DeMar DeRozan (6)Smoothie King Center
14,543
38–26
65March 10@ AtlantaL 99–105 DeMar DeRozan (28)Jonas Valančiūnas (12)Cory Joseph (8)Philips Arena
16,078
38–27
66March 11@ MiamiL 89–104 DeMar DeRozan (17)Jonas Valančiūnas (10)Delon Wright (3)American Airlines Arena
19,745
38–28
67March 13DallasW 100–78 DeMar DeRozan (25)Jonas Valančiūnas (12)Cory Joseph (4)Air Canada Centre
19,800
39–28
68March 16Oklahoma CityL 102–123 DeMar DeRozan (22)Jonas Valančiūnas (5)Cory Joseph (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
39–29
69March 17@ DetroitW 87–75 Serge Ibaka (17)Ibaka, Tucker (9)DeRozan, Joseph (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,541
40–29
70March 19IndianaW 116–91 DeMar DeRozan (22)Jonas Valančiūnas (13)Cory Joseph (9)Air Canada Centre
19,800
41–29
71March 21ChicagoW 122–120 (OT)DeMar DeRozan (42)P. J. Tucker (12)DeMar DeRozan (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
42–29
72March 23@ MiamiW 101–84 DeMar DeRozan (40)Patrick Patterson (10)Tucker, DeRozan, Wright (3)American Airlines Arena
19,745
43–29
73March 25@ DallasW 94–86 Ibaka, DeRozan (18)P. J. Tucker (9)DeMar DeRozan (6)American Airlines Center
19,934
44–29
74March 27OrlandoW 131–112 DeMar DeRozan (36)Jonas Valančiūnas (9)Cory Joseph (13)Air Canada Centre
19,800
45–29
75March 29CharlotteL 106–110 DeMar DeRozan (28)Jonas Valančiūnas (15)DeMar DeRozan (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
45–30
76March 31IndianaW 111–100 DeMar DeRozan (40)Jonas Valančiūnas (17)Joseph, Wright (6)Air Canada Centre
19,800
46–30
April: 5–1 (home: 2–0; road: 3–1)
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
Total: 4–6 (home: 2–3; road: 2–3)
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
2017 playoff schedule

Roster

2016–17 Toronto Raptors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F20Caboclo, Bruno (DL)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1995-09-21Brazil
F5Carroll, DeMarre6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1986-07-27Missouri
G10DeRozan, DeMar6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1989-08-07USC
F/C9Ibaka, Serge7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg)1989-09-18Republic of the Congo
G6Joseph, Cory6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1991-08-20Texas
G7Lowry, Kyle6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)1986-03-25Villanova
C92Nogueira, Lucas7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg)1992-07-26Brazil
F54Patterson, Patrick6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)1989-03-14Kentucky
C42Pöltl, Jakob7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg)1995-10-15Utah
G24Powell, Norman6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)1993-05-25UCLA
F43Siakam, Pascal6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)1994-02-04New Mexico State
F2Tucker, P. J.6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg)1985-05-05Texas
C17Valančiūnas, Jonas7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)265 lb (120 kg)1992-05-06Lithuania
G23VanVleet, Fred6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)1994-02-25Wichita State
G55Wright, Delon6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)1992-04-26Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to
    D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017-03-03

Transactions

Free agency

Re-signed

PlayerSigned
DeMar DeRozan[1]5-year contract worth $139 million

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Jared Sullinger[2]1-year contract worth $6 millionBoston Celtics
Jarrod Uthoff[3]Iowa Hawkeyes
Fred VanVleet[4]Wichita State Shockers
Yanick Moreira[5]UCAM Murcia
Drew Crawford[5]Bnei Herzliya

Subtractions

PlayerReason leftNew team
Bismack Biyombo[6]4-year contract worth $72 millionOrlando Magic
James Johnson[7]1-year contract worth $4 millionMiami Heat
Luis Scola[8]1-year contract worth $5.5 millionBrooklyn Nets
Anthony Bennett[9]2-year contract worth $2.1 millionBrooklyn Nets / Fenerbahçe
Terrence RossTradedOrlando Magic
Jared SullingerTradedPhoenix Suns

References