2015–16 Toronto Raptors season

The 2015–16 Toronto Raptors season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marked the Raptors' first 50-win season since their inception in the league, a franchise-best, besting their record (49–33) of the previous season. On May 1, 2016, the Raptors defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA 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 since 2001. In the semifinals, the Raptors survived the third-seeded Miami Heat in a tough seven-game series, marking the first time the team advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. However, they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the eventual NBA champions, in six games.

Draft

Roster

All-Star Game

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.

Standings

Preseason

|-style="background:#bfb;" |1 |October 4 |L. A. Clippers |93–73 |Kyle Lowry (26) |Jonas Valančiūnas (12) |Carroll, DeRozan, Lowry, Ross (2) |Rogers Arena<br />19,000 |1–0 |-style="background:#fbb;" |2 |October 5 |@ Golden State |87–95 |DeMarre Carroll (15) |Jonas Valančiūnas (10) |DeMar DeRozan (4) |SAP Center<br />18,223 |1–1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |3 |October 8 |@ L. A. Lakers |105–97 |Kyle Lowry (25) |Luis Scola (7) |Kyle Lowry (6) |Citizens Business Bank Arena<br />8,123 |2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" |4 |October 12 |Minnesota |112–105 |Kyle Lowry (40) |DeMarre Carroll (8) |Cory Joseph (4) |Air Canada Centre<br />19,277 |3–1 |-style="background:#fbb;" |5 |October 14 |@ Minnesota |87–89 |Johnson, Wright (11) |Anthony Bennett (8) |Joseph, Wright (3) |Canadian Tire Centre<br />15,522 | 3–2 |-style="background-color:#bfb;" |6 |October 18 |Cleveland |87–81 |Jonas Valančiūnas (12) |Bismack Biyombo (10) |Kyle Lowry (8) |Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 |4–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" |7 |October 23 |Washington |92–82 |DeMarre Carroll (16) |Bismack Biyombo (13) |Kyle Lowry (6) |Bell Centre<br />20,072 |5–2

Regular season standings

Regular season

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 28 | Indiana | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Jonas Valančiūnas (15) | Lowry, DeRozan (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 1–0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 30 | @ Boston | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Jonas Valančiūnas (10) | Kyle Lowry (9) | TD Garden<br />16,898 | 2–0

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | November 1 | Milwaukee | | Jonas Valančiūnas (19) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 3–0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | November 3 | @ Dallas | | Kyle Lowry (27) | Luis Scola (12) | Kyle Lowry (10) | American Airlines Center<br>20,034 | 4–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 4 | @ Oklahoma City | | DeMar DeRozan (28) | Jonas Valančiūnas (11) | DeRozan, Joseph, Patterson (3) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 5–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | November 6 | @ Orlando | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Jonas Valančiūnas (14) | Luis Scola (5) | Amway Center<br>16,578 | 5–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | November 8 | @ Miami | | Jonas Valančiūnas (17) | Biyombo, Johnson (7) | Kyle Lowry (8) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 5–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 | November 10 | New York | | DeMar DeRozan (29) | Jonas Valančiūnas (9) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 5–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 | November 11 | @ Philadelphia | | Luis Scola (21) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Wells Fargo Center<br>12,744 | 6–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | November 13 | New Orleans | | Valančiūnas, Lowry (20) | Jonas Valančiūnas (10) | DeMar DeRozan (13) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 7–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 | November 15 | @ Sacramento | | DeMar DeRozan (24) | Bismack Biyombo (6) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Sleep Train Arena<br>17,006 | 7–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 | November 17 | @ Golden State | | DeRozan, Kyle Lowry (28) | Jonas Valančiūnas (11) | DeRozan, Joseph (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 | November 18 | @ Utah | | Luis Scola (22) | Jonas Valančiūnas (9) | DeRozan, Lowry (6) | Vivint Smart Home Arena<br>18,741 | 7–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 | November 20 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kyle Lowry (25) | Carroll, Patterson (7) | Cory Joseph (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 8–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 | November 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Carroll, DeRozan (21) | Bismack Biyombo (14) | Kyle Lowry (10) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 9–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 | November 25 | Cleveland | | Kyle Lowry (27) | Bismack Biyombo (14) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,140 | 10–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 | November 28 | @ Washington | | Kyle Lowry (27) | Bismack Biyombo (16) | Cory Joseph (6) | Verizon Center<br>16,841 | 11–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 | November 29 | Phoenix | | DeMar DeRozan (29) | Biyombo, Lowry (8) | DeMar DeRozan (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 11–7

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 | December 2 | @ Atlanta | | Kyle Lowry (31) | Luis Scola (9) | Kyle Lowry (5) | Philips Arena<br>12,559 | 12–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 | December 3 | Denver | | DeMar DeRozan (34) | Bismack Biyombo (7) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 12–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 | December 5 | Golden State | | Kyle Lowry (41) | Patrick Patterson (10) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,160 | 12–9 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 22 | December 7 | L.A. Lakers | | Kyle Lowry (26) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | DeRozan, Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,163 | 13–9 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 | December 9 | San Antonio | | DeMar DeRozan (28) | Luis Scola (8) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 14–9 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 | December 11 | Milwaukee | | DeMar DeRozan (27) | Luis Scola (8) | Kyle Lowry (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 15–9 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 | December 13 | Philadelphia | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Cory Joseph (4) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 16–9 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 26 | December 14 | @ Indiana | | DeRozan, Lowry (20) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Kyle Lowry (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>16,598 | 16–10 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 27 | December 17 | @ Charlotte | | DeMar DeRozan (31) | Bismack Biyombo (18) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,817 | 16–11 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 28 | December 18 | @ Miami | | DeMar DeRozan (30) | Bismack Biyombo (15) | James Johnson (5) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 17–11 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 29 | December 20 | Sacramento | | DeMar DeRozan (28) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Kyle Lowry (4) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 17–12 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 | December 22 | Dallas | | DeMar DeRozan (28) | Bismack Biyombo (20) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 18–12 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 31 | December 26 | @ Milwaukee | | DeMar DeRozan (22) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Kyle Lowry (9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>16,329 | 19–12 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 32 | December 28 | @ Chicago | | Kyle Lowry (28) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kyle Lowry (9) | United Center<br>21,898 | 19–13 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 | December 30 | Washington | | DeMar DeRozan (34) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 20–13

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 34 | January 1 | Charlotte | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Jonas Valančiūnas (13) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 21–13 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 35 | January 3 | Chicago | | DeMar DeRozan (24) | Jonas Valančiūnas (9) | Kyle Lowry (10) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 21–14 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 36 | January 4 | @ Cleveland | | Kyle Lowry (23) | Jonas Valančiūnas (8) | Kyle Lowry (10) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 21–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 37 | January 6 | @ Brooklyn | | Jonas Valančiūnas (22) | Jonas Valančiūnas (11) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Barclays Center<br>14,544 | 22–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 | January 8 | @ Washington | | DeMar DeRozan (35) | Kyle Lowry (10) | Kyle Lowry (4) | Verizon Center<br>17,064 | 23–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 | January 9 | @ Philadelphia | | Kyle Lowry (25) | Jonas Valančiūnas (9) | DeRozan, Lowry (5) | Wells Fargo Center<br>14,100 | 24–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 | January 14 | @ Orlando | | Kyle Lowry (24) | DeMar DeRozan (11) | Kyle Lowry (7) | The O2 Arena (London, England)<br>18,689 | 25–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 41 | January 18 | Brooklyn | | Kyle Lowry (31) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 26–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 42 | January 20 | Boston | | DeMar DeRozan (34) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 27–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 43 | January 22 | Miami | | DeMar DeRozan (33) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 28–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 44 | January 24 | LA Clippers | | Kyle Lowry (21) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 29–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | January 26 | Washington | | Kyle Lowry (29) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Cory Joseph (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 30–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 | January 28 | New York | | DeRozan, Lowry (26) | Jonas Valančiūnas (18) | Kyle Lowry (10) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 31–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 | January 30 | Detroit | | DeMar DeRozan (29) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | DeRozan, Joseph (4) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 32–15

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 48 | February 1 | @ Denver | | DeMar DeRozan (24) | Jonas Valančiūnas (8) | DeMar DeRozan (4) | Pepsi Center<br>10,007 | 32–16 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 49 | February 2 | @ Phoenix | | Kyle Lowry (26) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Joseph, Lowry (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>15,897 | 33–16 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 50 | February 4 | @ Portland | | Kyle Lowry (30) | Jonas Valančiūnas (11) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Moda Center<br>19,393 | 34–16 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 51 | February 8 | @ Detroit | | Kyle Lowry (25) | Jonas Valančiūnas (8) | Kyle Lowry (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,103 | 35–16 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 | February 10 | @ Minnesota | | DeMar DeRozan (35) | Jonas Valančiūnas (7) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Target Center<br>11,171 | 35–17 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |-style="background:#fbb;" | 53 | February 19 | @ Chicago | | Kyle Lowry (27) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Kyle Lowry (8) | United Center<br>21,849 | 35–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 | February 21 | Memphis | | DeMar DeRozan (21) | Jonas Valančiūnas (13) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 36–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 | February 22 | @ New York | | DeRozan, Lowry (22) | Kyle Lowry (11) | Kyle Lowry (11) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,812 | 37–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 | February 24 | Minnesota | | DeMar DeRozan (31) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 38–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 | February 26 | Cleveland | | Kyle Lowry (43) | Jonas Valančiūnas (9) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 39–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 | February 28 | @ Detroit | | Terrence Ross (27) | Bismack Biyombo (7) | DeMar DeRozan (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,201 | 39–19

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 | March 2 | Utah | | Kyle Lowry (32) | Jonas Valančiūnas (8) | Kyle Lowry (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 40–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 | March 4 | Portland | | DeMar DeRozan (38) | Jonas Valančiūnas (10) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 41–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 | March 6 | Houston | | Luis Scola (21) | Jonas Valančiūnas (10) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 41–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 | March 8 | Brooklyn | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 42–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 | March 10 | Atlanta | | DeMar DeRozan (30) | Luis Scola (12) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 43–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 | March 12 | Miami | | DeMar DeRozan (38) | DeRozan, Valančiūnas (10) | DeMar DeRozan (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 44–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 | March 14 | Chicago | | Kyle Lowry (33) | Kyle Lowry (11) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 44–21 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 | March 15 | @ Milwaukee | | Kyle Lowry (25) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Kyle Lowry (11) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>13,522 | 45–21 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 | March 17 | @ Indiana | | DeRozan, Lowry (28) | Bismack Biyombo (25) | Kyle Lowry (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,104 | 46–21 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 68 | March 18 | Boston | | Kyle Lowry (32) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | DeMar DeRozan (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 47–21 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 69 | March 20 | Orlando | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19.800 | 48–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 | March 23 | @ Boston | | DeMar DeRozan (21) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Cory Joseph (4) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 48–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 | March 25 | @ Houston | | DeMar DeRozan (18) | Jonas Valančiūnas (18) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Toyota Center<br>18,230 | 48–23 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 | March 26 | @ New Orleans | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Jonas Valančiūnas (9) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Smoothie King Center<br>17,009 | 49–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 | March 28 | Oklahoma City | | DeMar DeRozan (19) | Jonas Valančiūnas (10) | DeMar DeRozan (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 49–24 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 | March 30 | Atlanta | | DeMar DeRozan (26) | Jonas Valančiūnas (9) | Kyle Lowry (11) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 50–24

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 | April 1 | @ Memphis | | DeMar DeRozan (27) | Jonas Valančiūnas (14) | Norman Powell (5) | FedExForum<br>17,077 | 51–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 | April 2 | @ San Antonio | | Norman Powell (17) | Patrick Patterson (7) | Cory Joseph (7) | AT&T Center<br>18,418 | 51–25 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 | April 5 | Charlotte | | DeMar DeRozan (26) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 52–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 | April 7 | @ Atlanta | | DeRozan, Lowry (16) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Philips Arena<br>17,864 | 52–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 79 | April 8 | Indiana | | Norman Powell (27) | Jason Thompson (6) | Cory Joseph (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 53–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 | April 10 | @ New York | | DeMar DeRozan (27) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,812 | 54–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 81 | April 12 | Philadelphia | | Norman Powell (18) | Jonas Valančiūnas (11) | DeMar DeRozan (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 55–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 82 | April 13 | @ Brooklyn | | Norman Powell (30) | Terrence Ross (10) | Delon Wright (7) | Barclays Center<br>16,517 | 56–26

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | April 16 | Indiana | | Cory Joseph (18) | Jonas Valančiūnas (19) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | April 18 | Indiana | | Jonas Valančiūnas (23) | Jonas Valančiūnas (15) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | April 21 | @ Indiana | | DeRozan, Lowry (21) | Jonas Valančiūnas (14) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | April 23 | @ Indiana | | Jonas Valančiūnas (16) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kyle Lowry (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | April 26 | Indiana | | DeMar DeRozan (34) | Bismack Biyombo (16) | Kyle Lowry (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | April 29 | @ Indiana | | Carroll, Lowry (15) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Kyle Lowry (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | May 1 | Indiana | | DeMar DeRozan, (30) | Jonas Valančiūnas (15) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,669 | 4–3

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | May 3 | Miami | | Jonas Valančiūnas (24) | Jonas Valančiūnas (14) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 5 | Miami | | DeMarre Carroll (21) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,906 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | May 7 | @ Miami | | Kyle Lowry (33) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | DeMar DeRozan (5) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,675 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | May 9 | @ Miami | | Joseph, Ross (14) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Kyle Lowry (9) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | May 11 | Miami | | DeMar DeRozan (34) | Kyle Lowry (10) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,155 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | May 13 | @ Miami | | Kyle Lowry (36) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Kyle Lowry (3) | American Airlines Arena<br>15,797 | 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | May 15 | Miami | | Kyle Lowry (35) | Bismack Biyombo (16) | Kyle Lowry (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,257 | 4–3

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | May 17 | @ Cleveland | | DeMar DeRozan (18) | Biyombo, Johnson, Lowry (4) | DeRozan, Lowry (5) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | May 19 | @ Cleveland | | DeMar DeRozan (22) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Patrick Patterson (4) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 0–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | May 21 | Cleveland | | DeMar DeRozan (32) | Bismack Biyombo (26) | DeMar DeRozan (4) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,207 | 1–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | May 23 | Cleveland | | Kyle Lowry (35) | Bismack Biyombo (14) | Kyle Lowry (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,367 | 2–2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | May 25 | @ Cleveland | | DeMar DeRozan (14) | Jason Thompson (5) | Kyle Lowry (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,526 | 2–3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | May 27 | Cleveland | | Kyle Lowry (35) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | DeRozan, Lowry (3) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,605 | 2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References