The 2009âÂÂ10 Toronto Raptors season was the 15th season of the Canadian franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Raptors were the busiest team in preseason transactions, replacing the previous season's entire roster with the exception of Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani, José Calderón, Patrick O'Bryant and Marcus Banks. Although the Raptors were chasing the fourth playoff seed at one point, they capitulated after the All-Star break, and eventually lost the eighth and final playoff spot to Chicago. Following the season, Bosh would sign as a free agent with the Miami Heat.
The Raptors entered the 2009âÂÂ10 NBA season in a state of flux: they had failed to qualify for the 2009 NBA Playoffs; it was Jay Triano's first full season in charge; and there was much uncertainty over the futures of perennial All-Star and captain Chris Bosh (who was into the final year of his contract), as well as Shawn Marion and Anthony Parker, both of whom could possibly become free agents before the season began. The roster shakeup began on 9 June 2009, when three-point specialist Jason Kapono ended his two-year tenure with the Raptors, and was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the aggressive veteran forward Reggie Evans. Toronto then drafted DeMar DeRozan with the ninth pick, enabling them to fill a spot on the wings. The other major roster change came in the form of signing free agent Hedo TürkoÃÂlu; this led to a sign-and-trade agreement involving four teams, with Toronto landing Devean George (who was later traded for Marco Belinelli) and Antoine Wright, while trading Marion, Kris Humphries and Nathan Jawai. Around the same time, Parker signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Indiana point guard Jarrett Jack was signed to back up José Calderón and former Raptor Radoslav Nesteroviàwas brought back to the fold. Finally, Carlos Delfino and Roko Ukiàwere moved to the Milwaukee Bucks for Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems. It became increasingly clear that Colangelo, in securing a credible nucleus for the future, was doing this to persuade Bosh to stay.
The Raptors opened their season with a 101âÂÂ91 home win over LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers. Bosh and Andrea Bargnani recorded impressive numbersâÂÂwith Bosh leading the league in rebounds and free throw attempts, and also as one of the top scorersâÂÂbut the Raptors were slow off the blocks, going 7âÂÂ8 in their first 15 games. In that period, although the Raptors was fourth in the league in number of points scored per game, they were second last in the league in number of points allowed per game as well. Newcomer Wright criticised the team for being unfocused in pre-game preparations, and appealed to team captain Bosh to change that. The Raptors persisted in being one of the worst defensive teams in the league, and their descent culminated in a 146âÂÂ115 drubbing by the Atlanta HawksâÂÂthe second worst defeat in franchise historyâÂÂbringing their record to 7âÂÂ13. They were soon ranked last in most points allowed per 100 possessions, earning a defensive rating that was 10.8% worse than the second-last team, which was the largest disparity in NBA history. The team held a meeting to clear up communication issues among teammates, and this was followed by three consecutive wins.
TürkoÃÂlu was having difficulty adapting to his new team, while injuries were also an issue for the Raptors: Evans had yet to feature with more than a third of the season gone, while Calderón missed a dozen after 20 games into the season. This, however, allowed front court role players like Johnson and Weems to pick up more minutes, and Jack to start at the point. Toronto compiled a 5-game winning streakâÂÂits best in yearsâÂÂto climb back into the playoff race, and found themselves 16âÂÂ17 to round off the year after a bad start to December, and .500 after 36 games. They were able to maintain this record for the next few games, beating premier teams such as the San Antonio Spurs, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers along the way, while Bosh continued leading the league in double doubles and was only one of three players to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds a game. By the time the All-Star break arrived, the team had a 29âÂÂ23 record, going 18âÂÂ6 after the emergency team meeting in mid-December, which was the second best in the league after Cleveland.
After hitting a season-high of six games above .500, Toronto's run of good form came to a halt after the All-Star break, due in large part to an injury to Bosh which occurred in a Feb. 17 OT loss to Memphis. The team struggled and went under .500 on 14 March 2010, going 32âÂÂ33. Their form in March continued to be patchy, and their drop in the conference rankings resulted in a close jostle with the Chicago Bulls for the eighth and final playoffs spot. Triano also adjusted the starting lineup, moving TürkoÃÂlu and DeRozan to the bench and Wright and Weems in the opposite direction. As the Bulls closed in on the Raptors, Bosh and TürkoÃÂlu suffered injuries, with the former being ruled out of the regular season five games before it ended. When Chicago subsequently routed Toronto, the eighth spot remained up for grabs until the final day of the regular season: if Toronto beat New York and Chicago lost to Charlotte, Toronto would prevail as they led the head-to-head 2âÂÂ1; however, while the Raptors defeated the Knicks, the Bulls won against the Bobcats and Chicago took the final spot, with a record of 41âÂÂ41, one win above Toronto.
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 28 | Cleveland | | Andrea Bargnani (28) | Chris Bosh (16) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre<br />20,152 | 1âÂÂ0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 30 | @ Memphis | | Chris Bosh (37) | Chris Bosh (12) | Jarrett Jack (5) | FedExForum<br />10,563 | 1âÂÂ1
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 1 | Orlando | | Chris Bosh (35) | Chris Bosh (16) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,147 | 1âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 4 | Detroit | | Chris Bosh (25) | Andrea Bargnani (12) | Jarrett Jack, Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,915 | 2âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 6 | @ New Orleans | | Chris Bosh (27) | Andrea Bargnani (9) | José Calderón (8) | New Orleans Arena<br />15,010 | 3âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 7 | @ Dallas | | Chris Bosh (26) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón (7) | American Airlines Center<br />19,977 | 3âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 9 | @ San Antonio | | Chris Bosh (32) | Chris Bosh (10) | José Calderón (9) | AT&T Center<br />17,714 | 3âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 11 | Chicago | | Chris Bosh (28) | Chris Bosh (11) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,310 | 4âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | November 13 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Chris Bosh (21) | Chris Bosh (14) | José Calderón (9) | Staples Center<br />15,615 | 5âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 15 | @ Phoenix | | Chris Bosh (25) | Chris Bosh (10) | José Calderón (7) | US Airways Center<br />16,605 | 5âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 17 | @ Denver | | DeMar DeRozan (17) | Chris Bosh (14) | José Calderón (7) | Pepsi Center<br />16,446 | 5âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 18 | @ Utah | | Chris Bosh (32) | Chris Bosh (17) | Jarrett Jack (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br />17,789 | 5âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 20 | Miami | | Chris Bosh (29) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 6âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 22 | Orlando | | Chris Bosh (22) | Andrea Bargnani (9) | Jarrett Jack (11) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,233 | 6âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | November 24 | Indiana | | José Calderón (21) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón, Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,136 | 7âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 25 | @ Charlotte | | Chris Bosh (18) | Chris Bosh (14) | José Calderón (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />13,689 | 7âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 27 | @ Boston | | Chris Bosh, Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (20) | Chris Bosh (13) | Jarrett Jack (5) | TD Garden<br />18,624 | 7âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | November 29 | Phoenix | | Chris Bosh (30) | Chris Bosh (17) | José Calderón (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,721 | 7âÂÂ11
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 1 | Washington | | Chris Bosh (22) | Chris Bosh (14) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />15,776 | 7âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 2 | @ Atlanta | | DeMar DeRozan (21) | Amir Johnson (7) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Philips Arena<br />12,272 | 7âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 4 | @ Washington | | Chris Bosh (31) | Chris Bosh (16) | José Calderón (9) | Verizon Center<br />20,173 | 8âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 | December 5 | @ Chicago | | Chris Bosh (25) | Chris Bosh (12) | Jarrett Jack (9) | United Center<br />20,481 | 9âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 8 | Minnesota | | Chris Bosh (21) | Chris Bosh (16) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />15,167 | 10âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 9 | @ Milwaukee | | Chris Bosh (26) | Chris Bosh (10) | Jarrett Jack (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />12,637 | 10âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 11 | Atlanta | | Andrea Bargnani (17) | Chris Bosh (10) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,032 | 10âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 13 | Houston | | Chris Bosh (27) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,111 | 11âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 15 | @ Miami | | Chris Bosh (28) | Andrea Bargnani, DeMar DeRozan (7) | Chris Bosh, Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (4) | American Airlines Arena<br />15,106 | 11âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 16 | @ Orlando | | Chris Bosh (20) | Chris Bosh (6) | Jarrett Jack (5) | Amway Arena<br />17,461 | 11âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 | December 18 | New Jersey | | Amir Johnson (18) | Chris Bosh (8) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />15,901 | 12âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 20 | New Orleans | | Chris Bosh (25) | Amir Johnson (12) | Jarrett Jack, Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />15,790 | 13âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 | December 23 | @ Detroit | | Andrea Bargnani (21) | Chris Bosh (9) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />19,396 | 14âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 | December 27 | Detroit | | Chris Bosh (25) | Chris Bosh (16) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 15âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | December 30 | Charlotte | | Chris Bosh (33) | Chris Bosh (13) | Jarrett Jack (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,979 | 16âÂÂ17
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 2 | @ Boston | | Chris Bosh (25) | Chris Bosh (9) | Jarrett Jack, Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (7) | TD Garden<br />18,624 | 16âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 3 | San Antonio | | Chris Bosh (22) | Chris Bosh (15) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,323 | 17âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 6 | @ Orlando | | Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (18) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón (8) | Amway Arena<br />17,461 | 18âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 | January 8 | @ Philadelphia | | Chris Bosh (29) | Chris Bosh (9) | Chris Bosh (6) | Wachovia Center<br />15,264 | 19âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 10 | Boston | | Chris Bosh (31) | Chris Bosh (13) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 19âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 11 | @ Indiana | | Chris Bosh (27) | Andrea Bargnani (17) | José Calderón (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />11,039 | 19âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 | January 15 | @ New York | | Andrea Bargnani (24) | Andrea Bargnani (12) | José Calderón (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 20âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 17 | Dallas | | Chris Bosh (23) | Chris Bosh (13) | José Calderón, Jarrett Jack (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,004 | 21âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 19 | @ Cleveland | | Chris Bosh (21) | Chris Bosh (10) | José Calderón (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 21âÂÂ21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Chris Bosh (44) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón, Jarrett Jack (5) | Bradley Center<br />12,724 | 21âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 22 | Milwaukee | | Jarrett Jack (27) | Antoine Wright (8) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,819 | 22âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 24 | L.A. Lakers | | Andrea Bargnani (22) | Chris Bosh (13) | José Calderón, Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />20,111 | 23âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 | January 27 | Miami | | Andrea Bargnani (27) | Chris Bosh (18) | José Calderón (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,265 | 24âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 | January 28 | @ New York | | Chris Bosh (27) | Chris Bosh (15) | José Calderón (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,828 | 25âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 | January 31 | Indiana | | Chris Bosh (26) | Chris Bosh (15) | Chris Bosh, José Calderón (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,715 | 26âÂÂ22
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 2 | @ Indiana | | Chris Bosh (35) | Chris Bosh (15) | José Calderón (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />11,191 | 26âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 | February 3 | New Jersey | | Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (20) | Sonny Weems (11) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />15,222 | 27âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 | February 7 | Sacramento | | Chris Bosh (35) | Chris Bosh (11) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,007 | 28âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 | February 10 | Philadelphia | | Chris Bosh (23) | Chris Bosh (12) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,651 | 29âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 17 | Memphis | | Chris Bosh (32) | Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh (10) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,829 | 29âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 19 | @ New Jersey | | Jarrett Jack (18) | Radoslav Nesterovià(7) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Izod Center<br />11,994 | 30âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 | February 20 | Washington | | Jarrett Jack (23) | Reggie Evans (7) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,149 | 31âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 24 | Portland | | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (24) | Reggie Evans, Amir Johnson (8) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,161 | 31âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 26 | Cleveland | | Andrea Bargnani, Jarrett Jack (24) | DeMar DeRozan, Reggie Evans (5) | José Calderón (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />20,107 | 31âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 28 | @ Oklahoma City | | Andrea Bargnani, Sonny Weems (14) | Amir Johnson (11) | José Calderón (7) | Ford Center<br />18,203 | 31âÂÂ27
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 1 | @ Houston | | Marcus Banks (15) | Radoslav Nesterovià(7) | Jarrett Jack (6) | Toyota Center<br />13,943 | 31âÂÂ28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 | March 5 | New York | | Sonny Weems (20) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu, Sonny Weems (9) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,889 | 32âÂÂ28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 7 | Philadelphia | | Jarrett Jack (20) | Chris Bosh (12) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,736 | 32âÂÂ29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 9 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Chris Bosh (22) | Andrea Bargnani (8) | Jarrett Jack (7) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 32âÂÂ30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 10 | @ Sacramento | | Andrea Bargnani (20) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (7) | Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack, Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (3) | ARCO Arena<br />13,412 | 32âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 13 | @ Golden State | | Chris Bosh, José Calderón (24) | Chris Bosh (11) | José Calderón (12) | Oracle Arena<br />17,655 | 32âÂÂ32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 14 | @ Portland | | Chris Bosh (28) | Chris Bosh (7) | José Calderón (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br />20,639 | 32âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 | March 17 | Atlanta | | Andrea Bargnani (22) | Andrea Bargnani (11) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,441 | 33âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 19 | Oklahoma City | | Chris Bosh (22) | Chris Bosh (10) | Jarrett Jack (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,351 | 33âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 20 | @ New Jersey | | Chris Bosh (36) | Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack (8) | José Calderón (8) | Izod Center<br />11,048 | 34âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 | March 22 | @ Minnesota | | Chris Bosh (21) | Chris Bosh (10) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Target Center<br />14,554 | 35âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 24 | Utah | | Chris Bosh (20) | Reggie Evans (9) | Chris Bosh, José Calderón (3) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,178 | 35âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 26 | Denver | | Chris Bosh (18) | Andrea Bargnani (15) | Chris Bosh, José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 35âÂÂ36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 28 | @ Miami | | Chris Bosh (19) | Chris Bosh (6) | José Calderón (7) | American Airlines Arena<br />19,600 | 35âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 | March 29 | @ Charlotte | | Chris Bosh (22) | Chris Bosh (11) | José Calderón (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />14,534 | 36âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 | March 31 | L.A. Clippers | | Chris Bosh (34) | Chris Bosh (11) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,106 | 37âÂÂ37
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 | April 3 | @ Philadelphia | | Chris Bosh (28) | Chris Bosh (12) | José Calderón (10) | Wachovia Center<br />13,430 | 38âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 4 | Golden State | | Chris Bosh (42) | Chris Bosh (12) | Jarrett Jack (4) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,509 | 38âÂÂ38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 6 | @ Cleveland | | Jarrett Jack (23) | Amir Johnson (10) | Jarrett Jack (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 38âÂÂ39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 7 | Boston | | Sonny Weems (21) | Antoine Wright (7) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,793 | 38âÂÂ40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 9 | @ Atlanta | | Amir Johnson, Sonny Weems (18) | Amir Johnson (13) | José Calderón (10) | Philips Arena<br />19,382 | 38âÂÂ41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 11 | Chicago | | Andrea Bargnani, Sonny Weems (18) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (19) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,515 | 38âÂÂ42 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 | April 12 | @ Detroit | | Andrea Bargnani (33) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (8) | Jarrett Jack (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />22,076 | 39âÂÂ42 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 | April 14 | New York | | Andrea Bargnani, DeMar DeRozan (24) | DeMar DeRozan (9) | Jarrett Jack (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,333 | 40âÂÂ42