2021–22 Toronto Raptors season

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 a 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]

2021–22 Toronto Raptors season
Head coachNick Nurse
General managerBobby Webster
PresidentMasai Ujiri
OwnersMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ArenaScotiabank Arena
Results
Record13–15 (.464)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTSN
Sportsnet

Draft picks
Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 4 Scottie Barnes PF  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
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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  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 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 (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

Roster
Last transaction: November 6, 2021

Standings

Division
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Brooklyn Nets 21 8 .724 0.0 10–5 11–3 6–0 29
Philadelphia 76ers 15 15 .500 6.5 6–7 9–8 0–6 30
Boston Celtics 14 14 .500 6.5 7–4 7–10 3–3 28
Toronto Raptors 13 15 .464 7.5 6–9 7–6 4–4 28
New York Knicks 13 16 .448 8.0 5–10 8–6 3–3 29

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Brooklyn Nets * 21 8 .724 – 29
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 19 11 .633 2.5 30
3 Chicago Bulls 17 10 .630 3.0 27
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 18 12 .600 3.5 30
5 Miami Heat * 17 12 .586 4.0 29
6 Charlotte Hornets 16 14 .533 5.5 30
7 Washington Wizards 15 15 .500 6.5 30
8 Philadelphia 76ers 15 15 .500 6.5 30
9 Atlanta Hawks 14 14 .500 6.5 28
10 Boston Celtics 14 14 .500 6.5 28
11 Toronto Raptors 13 15 .464 7.5 28
12 New York Knicks 13 16 .448 8.0 29
13 Indiana Pacers 13 18 .419 9.0 31
14 Orlando Magic 5 24 .172 16.0 29
15 Detroit Pistons 4 23 .148 16.0 27

Record vs opponents
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlantic Division Northwest Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Boston 97–109Mar 28 115–8388–104 Denver Feb 12 Mar 12
Brooklyn 103–116Mar 1 129–131*Jan 26 Minnesota Mar 30 Feb 16
New York 90–87Jan 2 113–104Apr 10 Oklahoma City 109–110 Feb 9
Philadelphia Dec 28Apr 7 115–109Mar 20 Portland Jan 23 113–118
Utah Jan 7 103–119
1–2 3–2 0–1 0–2
Division 4–4 Division 0–3
Central Division Pacific Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Chicago 108–111Dec 16 Dec 22Mar 21 Golden State Dec 18 104–119
Cleveland 101–102Mar 24 Dec 26Mar 6 L.A. Clippers Dec 31 Mar 16
Detroit 121–127Mar 3 Jan 14 L.A. Lakers Mar 18 Mar 14
Indiana 118–100Mar 26 97–9497–114 Phoenix Jan 11 Mar 11
Milwaukee 97–93 Jan 5Jan 15 Sacramento 124–101 108–89
2–3 1–1 1–0 1–1
Division 3–4 Division 2–1
Southeast Division Southwest Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road
Atlanta Feb 4Apr 5 Feb 1Feb 26 Dallas 95–103 Jan 19
Charlotte Jan 25 Feb 7Feb 25 Houston Apr 8 Feb 10
Miami Feb 3Apr 3 Jan 17Jan 29 Memphis 91–98 126–113
Orlando 110–109Dec 20 Apr 1 New Orleans Jan 9 Feb 14
Washington 83–98102–90 109–100Jan 21 San Antonio Jan 4 Mar 9
2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
Division 3–1 Division 1–2
Conference 10–9 (Home: 5–6; Road: 5–3) Conference 3–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–3)
Overall 13–15 (Home: 6–9; Road: 7–6)

(* 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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: 13–15 (Home: 6–9; Road: 7–6)
October: 4–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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: 4–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
29 December 16 Chicago Scotiabank Arena
30 December 18 Golden State Scotiabank Arena
31 December 20 Orlando Scotiabank Arena
32 December 22 @ Chicago United Center
33 December 26 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
34 December 28 Philadelphia Scotiabank Arena
35 December 31 L.A. Clippers Scotiabank Arena
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36 January 2 New York Scotiabank Arena
37 January 4 San Antonio Scotiabank Arena
38 January 5 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
39 January 7 Utah Scotiabank Arena
40 January 9 New Orleans Scotiabank Arena
41 January 11 Phoenix Scotiabank Arena
42 January 14 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
43 January 15 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
44 January 17 @ Miami FTX Arena
45 January 19 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
46 January 21 @ Washington Capital One Arena
47 January 23 Portland Scotiabank Arena
48 January 25 Charlotte Scotiabank Arena
49 January 26 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
50 January 29 @ Miami FTX Arena
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
51 February 1 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
52 February 3 Miami Scotiabank Arena
53 February 4 Atlanta Scotiabank Arena
54 February 7 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
55 February 9 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
56 February 10 @ Houston Toyota Center
57 February 12 Denver Scotiabank Arena
58 February 14 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
59 February 16 @ Minnesota Target Center
60 February 25 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
61 February 26 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
62 March 1 Brooklyn Scotiabank Arena
63 March 3 Detroit 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 Staples Center
69 March 16 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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]

Re-signed
Date Player Contract terms Ref.
August 6 Khem Birch 3 year $20 million [6]
August 8 Gary Trent Jr. 3 year $54 million [7]

Additions
Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
August 7 Ishmail Wainright 2 year minimum SIG Strasbourg [8]
Justin Champagnie Two-way contract Pittsburgh
August 9 Sam Dekker 1 year minimum Türk Telekom B.K. [9]
August 11 Isaac Bonga Washington Wizards [10]
August 31 Svi Mykhailiuk 2 year minimum Oklahoma City Thunder [11]

Subtractions
Date Player Reason New team Ref.
August 3 Paul Watson Waived Oklahoma City Thunder [12]
Rodney Hood Milwaukee Bucks
DeAndre' Bembry Brooklyn Nets
August 4 Aron Baynes [13]

References
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  13. "Toronto Raptors waive center Aron Baynes". NBA.com. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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