2011–12 Toronto Raptors season

The 2011–12 Toronto Raptors season was the 17th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season start was delayed, and the season schedule was compressed due to the 2011 NBA lockout. The Raptors finished the season with a 23–43 record and did not make it to the playoffs.

One of the biggest lowlights of the season was dropping the season series against the eventual all-time NBA worst 7-59 Charlotte Bobcats.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
• December 26: Toronto started the regular season with a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | December 18 | Boston Celtics | | Andrea Bargnani (16) | Ed Davis (10) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,721 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 | December 21 | @ Boston Celtics | | Andrea Bargnani (20) | DeMar DeRozan (10) | Jerryd Bayless<br>James Johnson (3) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 0–2 |-

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 | December 26 | @ Cleveland | | José Calderón<br>DeMar DeRozan (15) | Amir Johnson (13) | José Calderón (11) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 2 | December 28 | Indiana | | DeMar DeRozan (22) | Amir Johnson (10) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 3 | December 30 | @ Dallas | | Andrea Bargnani (30) | Andrea Bargnani (7) | José Calderón (7) | American Airlines Center<br>20,307 | 1–2

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 4 | January 1 | @ Orlando | | Andrea Bargnani (28) | Andrea Bargnani (7) | José Calderón (13) | Amway Center<br />18,846 | 1–3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 5 | January 2 | @ New York | | Andrea Bargnani<br>DeMar DeRozan (21) | Rasual Butler<br>Jamaal Magloire (10) | José Calderón (12) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 6 | January 4 | Cleveland | | Andrea Bargnani (31) | James Johnson (8) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre<br>14,468 | 3–3 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 7 | January 6 | New Jersey | | José Calderón (19) | Amir Johnson (10) | José Calderón (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,771 | 3–4 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 8 | January 7 | @ Philadelphia | | Andrea Bargnani (21) | Amir Johnson (14) | José Calderón (7) | Wells Fargo Center<br>14,522 | 3–5 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 9 | January 9 | Minnesota | | Andrea Bargnani (31) | Amir Johnson (11) | José Calderón (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>14,097 | 4–5 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 10 | January 10 | @ Washington | | Andrea Bargnani (22) | Amir Johnson (10) | José Calderón (8) | Verizon Center<br>14,077 | 4–6 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 11 | January 11 | Sacramento | | Leandro Barbosa (24) | Andrea Bargnani (10) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre<br>14,323 | 4–7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 12 | January 13 | Indiana | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Ed Davis (10) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,302 | 4–8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 13 | January 14 | @ Chicago | | DeMar DeRozan (15) | Amir Johnson (13) | José Calderón (8) | United Center<br>21,962 | 4–9 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 14 | January 16 | @ Atlanta | | Leandro Barbosa (22) | Ed Davis (11) | José Calderón (11) | Philips Arena<br>11,050 | 4–10 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 15 | January 18 | @ Boston | | Gary Forbes (18) | Ed Davis (9) | José Calderón (4) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 4–11 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 16 | January 20 | Portland | | James Johnson (23) | Ed Davis (10) | José Calderón (13) | Air Canada Centre<br>17,537 | 4–12 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 17 | January 22 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Leandro Barbosa (19) | DeMar DeRozan<br>Aaron Gray (8) | Jerryd Bayless (5) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 4–13 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 18 | January 24 | @ Phoenix | | Andrea Bargnani (36) | James Johnson<br>Linas Kleiza (10) | José Calderón (11) | US Airways Center<br>15,404 | 5–13 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 19 | January 25 | @ Utah | | Andrea Bargnani<br>Linas Kleiza (25) | DeMar DeRozan (8) | José Calderón<br>Jerryd Bayless (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,802 | 6–13 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 20 | January 27 | @ Denver | | Leandro Barbosa (19) | Aaron Gray (11) | Linas Kleiza (4) | Pepsi Center<br>18,855 | 6–14 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 21 | January 29 | @ New Jersey | | DeMar DeRozan (27) | Ed Davis (9) | José Calderón (9) | Prudential Center<br>14,319 | 7–14 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 22 | January 31 | Atlanta | | Jerryd Bayless (14) | Ed Davis (11) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,117 | 7–15

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 23 | February 1 | @ Boston | | Jerryd Bayless (14) | Ed Davis (12) | José Calderón (7) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 7–16 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 24 | February 3 | Washington | | Leandro Barbosa (19) | Amir Johnson (13) | José Calderón (17) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,382 | 8–16 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 25 | February 5 | @ Miami | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Ed Davis (8) | James Johnson (4) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,802 | 8–17 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 26 | February 6 | @ Washington | | Linas Kleiza<br>Jerryd Bayless (30) | Amir Johnson (10) | James Johnson (6) | Verizon Center<br>14,687 | 8–18 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 27 | February 8 | Milwaukee | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Linas Kleiza (8) | José Calderón (15) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,291 | 8–19 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 28 | February 10 | Boston | | DeMar DeRozan (21) | Amir Johnson (12) | José Calderón (14) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,207 | 9–19 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 29 | February 12 | L. A. Lakers | | José Calderón (30) | Ed Davis (8) | DeMar DeRozan (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,311 | 9–20 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 30 | February 14 | New York | | José Calderón (25) | Linas Kleiza (11) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,092 | 9–21 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 31 | February 15 | San Antonio | | DeMar DeRozan (29) | Amir Johnson (7) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,999 | 9–22 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 32 | February 17 | Charlotte | | DeMar DeRozan (24) | Amir Johnson (15) | José Calderón (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,575 | 9–23 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 33 | February 22 | Detroit | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Aaron Gray (12) | José Calderón (15) | Air Canada Centre<br>17,125 | 10–23 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 34 | February 28 | @ Houston | | DeMar DeRozan (17) | Ed Davis (15) | José Calderón (7) | Toyota Center<br>13,337 | 10–24 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 35 | February 29 | @ New Orleans | | Jerryd Bayless<br>DeMar DeRozan (21) | Amir Johnson (7) | José Calderón (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,527 | 11–24

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 36 | March 2 | Memphis | | Jerryd Bayless (18) | Aaron Gray<br>Linas Kleiza (12) | José Calderón (9) | Air Canada Centre <br>18,056 | 11–25 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 37 | March 4 | Golden State | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Amir Johnson (13) | Three players (4) | Air Canada Centre <br>18,056 | 12–25 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 38 | March 5 | Orlando | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Aaron Gray (11) | James Johnson<br>José Calderón (7) | Air Canada Centre <br>15,392 | 12–26 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 39 | March 7 | Houston | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Amir Johnson (8) | José Calderón (12) | Air Canada Centre <br>14,597 | 13–26 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 40 | March 10 | @ Detroit | | DeMar DeRozan (15) | Three players (5) | Jerryd Bayless (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills <br>16,090 | 13–27 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 41 | March 11 | Milwaukee | | DeMar DeRozan (21) | Ed Davis (10) | Jerryd Bayless (6) | Air Canada Centre <br>17,316 | 13–28 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 42 | March 13 | @ Cleveland | | Jerryd Bayless (20) | Amir Johnson (9) | Jerryd Bayless (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>14,203 | 14–28 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 43 | March 14 | @ New Jersey | | Jerryd Bayless<br>James Johnson (16) | Amir Johnson (9) | Jerryd Bayless (10) | Prudential Center<br>10,701 | 14–29 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 44 | March 16 | @ Memphis | | Jerryd Bayless (28) | Andrea Bargnani<br>James Johnson (7) | Jerryd Bayless (9) | FedExForum<br>17,239 | 15–29 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 45 | March 17 | @ Charlotte | | Jerryd Bayless (29) | Ed Davis (12) | Jerryd Bayless (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,108 | 15–30 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 46 | March 20 | @ New York | | DeMar DeRozan (17) | Ed Davis (9) | José Calderón (9) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 15–31 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 47 | March 21 | Chicago | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Aaron Gray<br>Linas Kleiza (8) | José Calderón (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>17,869 | 15–32 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 48 | March 23 | New York | | DeMar DeRozan (30) | Three players (7) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 16–32 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 49 | March 24 | @ Chicago | | José Calderón<br>James Johnson (20) | Gary Forbes (13) | José Calderón (10) | United Center<br>21,841 | 16–33 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 50 | March 26 | Orlando | | Gary Forbes (21) | Jamaal Magloire (7) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,429 | 16–34 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 51 | March 28 | Denver | | Andrea Bargnani (26) | Gary Forbes (10) | José Calderón (10) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,867 | 17–34 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 52 | March 30 | Miami | | DeMar DeRozan (28) | Amir Johnson (12) | José Calderón (16) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,883 | 17–35

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 53 | April 1 | Washington | | Andrea Bargnani (18) | Andrea Bargnani<br>Aaron Gray (8) | José Calderón (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,858 | 18–35 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 54 | April 3 | Charlotte | | Andrea Bargnani (30) | Aaron Gray (9) | José Calderón (11) | Air Canada Centre<br>14,640 | 19–35 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 55 | April 4 | @ Philadelphia | | Andrea Bargnani (24) | Ed Davis (14) | José Calderón (13) | Wells Fargo Center<br>18,186 | 20–35 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 56 | April 6 | Cleveland | | DeMar DeRozan (28) | Linas Kleiza (8) | DeMar DeRozan (4) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,565 | 20–36 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 57 | April 8 | @ Oklahoma City | | José Calderón (19) | Aaron Gray (10) | José Calderón (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 20–37 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 58 | April 9 | @ Indiana | | Alan Anderson (17) | Ed Davis (10) | José Calderón (14) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,021 | 20–38 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 59 | April 11 | Philadelphia | | Alan Anderson<br>Ed Davis (13) | Ed Davis (13) | Ed Davis (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,324 | 20–39 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 60 | April 13 | Boston | | DeMar DeRozan (22) | Ed Davis (12) | Ben Uzoh (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>17,270 | 21–39 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 61 | April 15 | @ Atlanta | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Aaron Gray<br>Linas Kleiza (7) | Justin Dentmon (4) | Philips Arena<br>13,845 | 22–39 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 62 | April 16 | Atlanta | | DeMar DeRozan (22) | Ben Uzoh (10) | Ben Uzoh (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,992 | 22–40 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 63 | April 18 | @ Miami | | James Johnson (18) | Solomon Alabi<br>James Johnson (6) | Alan Anderson (3) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 22–41 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 64 | April 22 | @ Detroit | | DeMar DeRozan (16) | Solomon Alabi (10) | Gary Forbes<br>James Johnson (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,370 | 22–42 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 65 | April 23 | @ Milwaukee | | James Johnson (22) | James Johnson (13) | Gary Forbes<br>Ben Uzoh (5) | Bradley Center<br>13,867 | 22–43 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 66 | April 26 | New Jersey | | Ed Davis (24) | Solomon Alabi (19) | Ben Uzoh (12) | Air Canada Centre<br>18,161 | 23–43

Player statistics

Ragular season

Injuries

• On March 26 Jerryd Bayless had a partial tear in his left oblique muscle during a game against the Orlando Magic and was out for the remainder of the season.

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.

References