| 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 toCavaliers 2–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | TSN,Sportsnet | ||
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The2015–16 Toronto Raptors season was the 21st season of the franchise in theNational 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 theprevious season.[2] On May 1, 2016, the Raptors defeated theIndiana Pacers in Game 7 of the first round of theNBA 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 since2001. In the semifinals, the Raptors survived the third-seededMiami Heat in a tough seven-game series, marking the first time the team advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. However, they lost to theCleveland Cavaliers, the eventual NBA champions, in six games.
| 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 |
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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.
| 2015 pre-season game log Total: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2)
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| 2015–16 season schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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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| 2016 playoff schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Players Added Via trade to Toronto
| Players Lost Via trade to Milwaukee[3] |
| June 25, 2015 | ToToronto Raptors 2017 First Round Draft Pick Norman Powell | ToMilwaukee Bucks Greivis Vásquez |
| 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 |
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
