2021–22 Toronto Raptors season

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2021–22 Toronto Raptors season
Head coachNick Nurse
General managerBobby Webster
PresidentMasai Ujiri
OwnersMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ArenaScotiabank Arena
Results
Record25–23 (.521)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTSN
Sportsnet
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

The 2021–22 Toronto Raptors season will be the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2020–21 Raptors finished the season with a 27–45 record (in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013. This season marked the first time since the 2012–13 season where the Raptors had their own lottery pick, and with that pick they drafted power forward Scottie Barnes from Florida State with the 4th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.[1] This season will be the first season that six-time All-Star and longtime Raptor Kyle Lowry will not be on the roster since the 2011–12 season, as he was traded in a sign-and-trade deal to the Miami Heat for Goran Dragić and Precious Achiuwa.[2] On September 10, 2021, the Canadian government granted approval for the team to play home games in Toronto for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last season they played in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida because of this.[3]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 4 Scottie Barnes SF  United States Florida State (Fr.)
2 46 Dalano Banton PG  Canada Nebraska (So.)
2 47 David Johnson PG  United States Louisville (So.)

The Raptors entered the draft with one first round pick and two second round picks. On the night of the 2021 NBA draft lottery, the team had a 7.5% chance of winning the first overall pick and ended up with the #4 pick.[4] They also gained two second round picks as a result of previous trades with Utah and Sacramento. This marked the first time that the Raptors drafted a Canadian-born player in the draft, as they selected point guard Dalano Banton from Nebraska with the 46th pick.[5]

Roster[]

Toronto Raptors roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 5 Achiuwa, Precious 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1999-09-19 Memphis
F 3 Anunoby, OG 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1997-07-17 Indiana
F 45 Banton, Dalano 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-07 Nebraska
F 4 Barnes, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-01 Florida State
C 24 Birch, Khem Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1992-09-28 UNLV
G 17 Bonga, Isaac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-08 Germany
F/C 25 Boucher, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-01-11 Oregon
G/F 11 Champagnie, Justin (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2001-06-29 Pittsburgh
G 1 Dragić, Goran Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-05-06 Slovenia
G 22 Flynn, Malachi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-05-10 San Diego State
G 13 Johnson, David Injured (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2001-02-26 Louisville
G/F 14 Mykhailiuk, Sviatoslav 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Kansas
F 43 Siakam, Pascal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-04-02 New Mexico State
G/F 33 Trent, Gary 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1999-01-18 Duke
G 23 VanVleet, Fred 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1994-02-25 Wichita State
G/F 18 Watanabe, Yuta 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-10-13 George Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 25, 2022

Standings[]

Division[]

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Philadelphia 76ers 31 19 .620 0.5 14–10 17–9 4–6 50
Brooklyn Nets 29 20 .592 2.0 12–13 17–7 6–1 49
Toronto Raptors 25 23 .521 5.5 13–12 12–11 5–5 48
Boston Celtics 27 25 .519 5.5 17–10 10–15 5–6 52
New York Knicks 24 27 .471 8.0 13–14 11–13 4–6 51

Conference[]

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Chicago Bulls * 31 18 .633 – 49
2 Miami Heat * 32 19 .627 0.0 51
3 Philadelphia 76ers * 31 19 .620 0.5 50
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 31 20 .608 1.0 51
5 Milwaukee Bucks 31 21 .596 1.5 52
6 Brooklyn Nets 29 20 .592 2.0 49
7 Charlotte Hornets 28 23 .549 4.0 51
8 Toronto Raptors 25 23 .521 5.5 48
9 Boston Celtics 27 25 .519 5.5 52
10 Atlanta Hawks 24 26 .480 7.5 50
11 New York Knicks 24 27 .471 8.0 51
12 Washington Wizards 23 26 .469 8.0 49
13 Indiana Pacers 19 33 .365 13.5 52
14 Detroit Pistons 12 37 .245 19.0 49
15 Orlando Magic 11 40 .216 21.0 51

Record vs opponents[]

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlantic Division Northwest Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Boston 97–109 Mar 28 115–83 88–104 Denver Feb 12 Mar 12
Brooklyn 103–116 Mar 1 129–131* Feb 28 Minnesota Mar 30 Feb 16
New York 90–87 120–105 113–104 Apr 10 Oklahoma City 109–110 Feb 9
Philadelphia 109–114 Apr 7 115–109 Mar 20 Portland 105–114 113–118
Utah 122–108 103–119
2–3 3–2 1–2 0–2
Division 5–5 Division 1–4
Central Division Pacific Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Chicago 108–111 Feb 3 105–111 Mar 21 Golden State 119–100 104–119
Cleveland 101–102 Mar 24 99–144 Mar 6 L.A. Clippers 116–108 Mar 16
Detroit 121–127 Mar 3 87–103 L.A. Lakers Mar 18 Mar 14
Indiana 118–100 Mar 26 97–94 97–114 Phoenix 95–99 Mar 11
Milwaukee 97–93 117–111 103–96 Sacramento 124–101 108–89
2–3 3–4 3–1 1–1
Division 5–7 Division 4–2
Southeast Division Southwest Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Atlanta Feb 4 Apr 5 106–100 Feb 26 Dallas 95–103 98–102
Charlotte 125–113 Feb 7 Feb 25 Houston Apr 8 Feb 10
Miami Feb 1 Apr 3 99–104 124–120* Memphis 91–98 126–113
Orlando 110–109 Mar 4 Apr 1 New Orleans 105–101 Feb 14
Washington 83–98 102–90 109–100 Jan 21 San Antonio 129–104 Mar 9
3–1 3–1 2–2 1–1
Division 6–2 Division 3–3
Conference 17–14 (Home: 7–7; Road: 10–7) Conference 8–9 (Home: 6–5; Road: 2–4)
Overall 25–23 (Home: 13–12; Road: 12–11)

(* game decided in overtime)

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2021 pre-season game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
Preseason: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 Philadelphia W 123–107 OG Anunoby (21) Justin Champagnie (10) Fred VanVleet (8) Scotiabank Arena
8,016 		1–0
2 October 7 @ Philadelphia L 113–125 OG Anunoby (22) Precious Achiuwa (8) Scottie Barnes (5) Wells Fargo Center
11,732 		1–1
3 October 9 @ Boston L 111–113 Fred VanVleet (22) Precious Achiuwa (13) Scottie Barnes (8) TD Garden
19,156 		1–2
4 October 11 Houston W 107–92 Achiuwa, Anunoby (17) Achiuwa, Wainright (7) Fred VanVleet (5) Scotiabank Arena
9,245 		2–2
5 October 12 @ Washington W 113–108 Malachi Flynn (22) Achiuwa, Champaigne (10) Scottie Barnes (7) Capital One Arena
7,048 		3–2
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 25–23 (Home: 13–12; Road: 12–11)
October: 4–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 20 Washington L 83–98 Barnes, VanVleet (12) OG Anunoby (10) Dragić, VanVleet (4) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		0–1
2 October 22 @ Boston W 115–83 Scottie Barnes (25) Precious Achiuwa (15) Fred VanVleet (9) TD Garden
19,156 		1–1
3 October 23 Dallas L 95–103 OG Anunoby (23) Precious Achiuwa (12) Fred VanVleet (5) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		1–2
4 October 25 Chicago L 108–111 OG Anunoby (22) Precious Achiuwa (11) Fred VanVleet (17) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		1–3
5 October 27 Indiana W 118–100 Fred VanVleet (26) Fred VanVleet (10) Scottie Barnes (7) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		2–3
6 October 29 Orlando W 110–109 Scottie Barnes (21) Scottie Barnes (9) Fred VanVleet (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		3–3
7 October 30 @ Indiana W 97–94 Scottie Barnes (21) Scottie Barnes (12) OG Anunoby (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10,578 		4–3
November: 5–10 (Home: 0–5; Road: 5–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 November 1 @ New York W 113–104 OG Anunoby (36) Precious Achiuwa (9) Fred VanVleet (8) Madison Square Garden
16,528 		5–3
9 November 3 @ Washington W 109–100 Fred VanVleet (33) Precious Achiuwa (10) Fred VanVleet (6) Capital One Arena
13,538 		6–3
10 November 5 Cleveland L 101–102 OG Anunoby (23) Scottie Barnes (9) Fred VanVleet (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		6–4
11 November 7 Brooklyn L 103–116 Fred VanVleet (21) Achiuwa, Anunoby (8) Fred VanVleet (8) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		6–5
12 November 10 @ Boston W 104–88 Scottie Barnes (21) Precious Achiuwa (9) Fred VanVleet (6) TD Garden
19,156 		6–6
13 November 11 @ Philadelphia W 115–109 Fred VanVleet (32) Achiuwa, Barnes (9) Fred VanVleet (7) Wells Fargo Center
20,112 		7–6
14 November 13 Detroit L 121–127 Pascal Siakam (25) Pascal Siakam (12) Pascal Siakam (7) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		7–7
15 November 15 @ Portland L 113–118 OG Anunoby (29) Scottie Barnes (8) Fred VanVleet (7) Moda Center
16,142 		7–8
16 November 18 @ Utah L 103–119 Gary Trent Jr. (31) Chris Boucher (8) Scottie Barnes (6) Vivint Arena
18,306 		7–9
17 November 19 @ Sacramento W 108–89 Pascal Siakam (32) Chris Boucher (12) Barnes, VanVleet (6) Golden 1 Center
13,159 		8–9
18 November 21 @ Golden State L 104–119 Pascal Siakam (21) Scottie Barnes (13) Fred VanVleet (7) Chase Center
18,064 		8–10
19 November 24 @ Memphis W 126–113 Gary Trent Jr. (26) Scottie Barnes (9) Fred VanVleet (7) FedEx Forum
15,409 		9–10
20 November 26 @ Indiana L 97–114 Fred VanVleet (26) Pascal Siakam (12) Barnes, Siakam, VanVleet (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,579 		9–11
21 November 28 Boston L 97–109 Fred VanVleet (27) Precious Achiuwa (9) Pascal Siakam (5) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		9–12
22 November 30 Memphis L 91–98 Pascal Siakam (20) Fred VanVleet (9) Pascal Siakam (5) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		9–13
December: 6–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 December 2 Milwaukee W 97–93 Fred VanVleet (29) Achiuwa, Siakam, Trent Jr. (8) Barnes, Siakam, VanVleet (4) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		10–13
24 December 5 Washington W 102–90 Pascal Siakam (31) Precious Achiuwa (14) Dalano Banton (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		11–13
25 December 8 Oklahoma L 109–110 Gary Trent Jr. (24) Pascal Siakam (11) Fred VanVleet (9) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		11–14
26 December 10 New York W 90–87 Gary Trent Jr. (24) Scottie Barnes (15) Fred VanVleet (11) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		12–14
27 December 13 Sacramento W 124–101 Barnes, Siakam (16) Yuta Watanabe (10) Fred VanVleet (5) Scotiabank Arena
19,463 		13–14
28 December 14 @ Brooklyn L 129–131 Fred VanVleet (31) Scottie Barnes (12) Fred VanVleet (9) Barclays Center
17,325 		13–15
— December 16 Chicago Postponed (COVID-19) [6]
29 December 18 Golden State W 119–100 Fred VanVleet (27) Barnes, Boucher (8) Fred VanVleet (12) Scotiabank Arena
7,988 		14–15
— December 20 Orlando Postponed (COVID-19) [7]
— December 22 @ Chicago Postponed (COVID-19) [8]
30 December 26 @ Cleveland L 99–144 Yuta Watanabe (26) Yuta Watanabe (13) Banton, Waters (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432 		14–16
31 December 28 Philadelphia L 109–114 Boucher, Siakam (28) Chris Boucher (19) Pascal Siakam (8) Scotiabank Arena
6,960 		14–17
32 December 31 L.A. Clippers W 116–108 Fred VanVleet (31) Pascal Siakam (19) Fred VanVleet (9) Scotiabank Arena
0 		15–17
January: 10–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 2 New York W 120–105 Fred VanVleet (35) Pascal Siakam (14) Pascal Siakam (7) Scotiabank Arena
0 		16–17
34 January 4 San Antonio W 129–104 Fred VanVleet (33) Pascal Siakam (12) Scottie Barnes (8) Scotiabank Arena
0 		17–17
35 January 5 @ Milwaukee W 117–111 Pascal Siakam (33) Precious Achiuwa (8) Pascal Siakam (6) Fiserv Forum
17,341 		18–17
36 January 7 Utah W 122–108 Fred VanVleet (37) Fred VanVleet (10) Fred VanVleet (10) Scotiabank Arena
0 		19–17
37 January 9 New Orleans W 105–101 Fred VanVleet (32) Pascal Siakam (10) Pascal Siakam (7) Scotiabank Arena
0 		20–17
38 January 11 Phoenix L 95–99 OG Anunoby (25) Chris Boucher (16) Pascal Siakam (7) Scotiabank Arena
0 		20–18
39 January 14 @ Detroit L 87–103 Fred VanVleet (24) Pascal Siakam (11) Fred VanVleet (10) Little Caesars Arena
18,011 		20–19
40 January 15 @ Milwaukee W 103–96 Pascal Siakam (30) Justin Champagnie (12) Pascal Siakam (10) Fiserv Forum
17,341 		21–19
41 January 17 @ Miami L 99–104 Chris Boucher (23) Precious Achiuwa (15) Pascal Siakam (10) FTX Arena
19,600 		21–20
42 January 19 @ Dallas L 98–102 Pascal Siakam (21) Chris Boucher (12) Fred VanVleet (12) American Airlines Center
19,218 		21–21
43 January 21 @ Washington W 109–105 Scottie Barnes (27) OG Anunoby (9) Fred VanVleet (12) Capital One Arena
14,755 		22–21
44 January 23 Portland L 105–114 Pascal Siakam (28) Chris Boucher (9) Fred VanVleet (8) Scotiabank Arena
0 		22–22
45 January 25 Charlotte W 125–113 Gary Trent Jr. (32) Pascal Siakam (9) Pascal Siakam (12) Scotiabank Arena
0 		23–22
46 January 26 @ Chicago L 105–111 Gary Trent Jr. (32) Pascal Siakam (7) Barnes, Siakam (7) United Center
20,269 		23–23
47 January 29 @ Miami W 124–120 (3OT) Gary Trent Jr. (33) OG Anunoby (14) Fred VanVleet (8) FTX Arena
19,600 		24–23
48 January 31 @ Atlanta W 106–100 Gary Trent Jr. (31) Chris Boucher (7) Fred VanVleet (11) State Farm Arena
14,168 		25–23
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 1 Miami Scotiabank Arena
50 February 3 Chicago Scotiabank Arena
51 February 4 Atlanta Scotiabank Arena
52 February 7 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
53 February 9 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
54 February 10 @ Houston Toyota Center
55 February 12 Denver Scotiabank Arena
56 February 14 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
57 February 16 @ Minnesota Target Center
58 February 25 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
59 February 26 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
60 February 28 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 1 Brooklyn Scotiabank Arena
62 March 3 Detroit Scotiabank Arena
63 March 4 Orlando Scotiabank Arena
64 March 6 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
65 March 9 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
66 March 11 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
67 March 12 @ Denver Ball Arena
68 March 14 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
69 March 16 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
70 March 18 L.A. Lakers Scotiabank Arena
71 March 20 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
72 March 21 @ Chicago United Center
73 March 24 Cleveland Scotiabank Arena
74 March 26 Indiana Scotiabank Arena
75 March 28 Boston Scotiabank Arena
76 March 30 Minnesota Scotiabank Arena
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 1 @ Orlando Amway Center
78 April 3 Miami Scotiabank Arena
79 April 5 Atlanta Scotiabank Arena
80 April 7 Philadelphia Scotiabank Arena
81 April 8 Houston Scotiabank Arena
82 April 10 @ New York Madison Square Garden
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Overview[]

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Waived

Trades[]

To Miami Heat
 To Toronto Raptors
 [2]

Free agency[]

Re-signed[]

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
August 6 Khem Birch 3 year $20 million [9]
August 8 Gary Trent Jr. 3 year $54 million [10]

Additions[]

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
August 7 Ishmail Wainright 2 year minimum SIG Strasbourg [11]
Justin Champagnie Two-way contract Pittsburgh
August 9 Sam Dekker 1 year minimum Türk Telekom B.K. [12]
August 11 Isaac Bonga Washington Wizards [13]
August 31 Svi Mykhailiuk 2 year minimum Oklahoma City Thunder [14]
TBA Juwan Morgan 10-day contract Maine Celtics (G League) [15]
Brandon Goodwin Westchester Knicks (G League)
Nik Stauskas Grand Rapids Gold (G League) [16]
Tremont Waters Wisconsin Herd (G League) [17]
D.J. Wilson Oklahoma City Blue (G League) [18]

Subtractions[]

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
August 3 Paul Watson Waived Oklahoma City Thunder [19]
Rodney Hood Milwaukee Bucks
DeAndre' Bembry Brooklyn Nets
August 4 Aron Baynes [20]
November 6 Sam Dekker Bahçeşehir Koleji (Turkey) [21]

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