2023–24 Toronto Raptors season
Head coachDarko Rajaković
General managerBobby Webster
PresidentMasai Ujiri
OwnersMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ArenaScotiabank Arena
Results
Record9–11 (.450)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTSN
Sportsnet

The 2023–24 Toronto Raptors season is the 29th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 21, 2023, the Raptors fired head coach Nick Nurse after five seasons with the team.[1] On June 13, 2023, the Raptors hired Darko Rajaković as their head coach.[2] The Raptors attempt to improve on their 41–41 record from the previous season during which they failed to make the playoffs after being eliminated in a play-in game by the Bulls.

Draft

Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
1 13 Gradey Dick SG American Kansas

The Raptors entered this draft with a first round pick.[3]

Roster

Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 5 Achiuwa, Precious 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1999-09-19 Memphis
F 3 Anunoby, O.G. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1997-07-17 Indiana
F 4 Barnes, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-01 Florida State
F/C 25 Boucher, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-01-11 Oregon
G 1 Dick, Gradey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-11-20 Kansas
G 22 Flynn, Malachi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-05-09 San Diego State
G 0 Freeman-Liberty, Javon Injured (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-10-20 DePaul
F 8 Harper, Ron Jr. Injured (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2000-04-12 Rutgers
C 35 Koloko, Christian 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-06-20 Arizona
F/C 2 McDaniels, Jalen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-31 San Diego State
G 24 Nowell, Markquis (TW) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-12-25 Kansas State
F 32 Porter, Otto Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1993-06-03 Georgetown
C 19 Pöltl, Jakob 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-10-15 Utah
G 17 Schröder, Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993-09-15 Germany
F 43 Siakam, Pascal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-04-02 New Mexico State
G/F 14 Temple, Garrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986-05-08 LSU
G/F 33 Trent, Gary Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1999-01-18 Duke
F 21 Young, Thaddeus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988-06-21 Georgia Tech
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: October 25, 2023

Standings

Division

Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Boston Celtics154.789–9–06–48–119
Philadelphia 76ers127.6323.07–35–44–219
New York Knicks127.6323.06–36–41–219
Brooklyn Nets99.5005.56–53–41–318
Toronto Raptors911.4506.56–53–60–620

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Boston Celtics *154.789–19
2Orlando Magic *145.7371.019
3Milwaukee Bucks *136.6842.019
4Philadelphia 76ers127.6323.019
5New York Knicks127.6323.019
6Miami Heat118.5794.019
7Indiana Pacers98.5295.017
8Cleveland Cavaliers109.5265.019
9Atlanta Hawks99.5005.518
10Brooklyn Nets99.5005.518
11Toronto Raptors911.4506.520
12Charlotte Hornets611.3538.017
13Chicago Bulls614.3009.520
14Washington Wizards316.15812.019
15Detroit Pistons217.10513.019

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log
Total: 4–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 8 Sacramento W 112–99 Gary Trent Jr. (22) Scottie Barnes (7) Flynn, Schröder (5) Canada Rogers Arena
18,654		 1–0
2 October 15 Cairns W 134–93 Javon Freeman-Liberty (15) Chris Boucher (8) Pascal Siakam (5) Scotiabank Arena
18,141		 2–0
3 October 17 @ Chicago W 106–102 Pascal Siakam (22) Malachi Flynn (7) Schröder, Trent Jr. (4) United Center
15,815		 3–0
4 October 20 Washington W 134–98 Scottie Barnes (23) Jakob Pöltl (9) Dennis Schröder (11) Scotiabank Arena
18,426		 4–0
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[4][5]

2023–24 game log
Total: 9–11 (Home: 6–5; Road: 3–6)
October: 1–3 (home: 1–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25 Minnesota W 97–94 Dennis Schröder (22) Jakob Pöltl (11) Dennis Schröder (7) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 1–0
2 October 27 @ Chicago L 103–104 (OT) Scottie Barnes (22) Scottie Barnes (10) Barnes, Schröder (10) United Center
19,555		 1–1
3 October 28 Philadelphia L 107–114 Scottie Barnes (24) Scottie Barnes (8) Dennis Schröder (10) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 1–2
4 October 30 Portland L 91–99 Barnes, Siakam (20) Scottie Barnes (12) Dennis Schröder (8) Scotiabank Arena
19,266		 1–3
November: 8–7 (home: 5–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 1 Milwaukee W 130–111 Pascal Siakam (26) Scottie Barnes (12) Dennis Schröder (11) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 2–3
6 November 2 @ Philadelphia L 99–114 Scottie Barnes (24) Jakob Pöltl (9) Dennis Schröder (10) Wells Fargo Center
19,773		 2–4
7 November 5 @ San Antonio W 123–116 Scottie Barnes (30) Scottie Barnes (11) Barnes, Schröder (6) Frost Bank Center
18,354		 3–4
8 November 8 @ Dallas W 127–116 Pascal Siakam (31) Scottie Barnes (14) Scottie Barnes (7) American Airlines Center
20,063		 4–4
9 November 11 @ Boston L 94–117 Pascal Siakam (17) Pascal Siakam (7) Precious Achiuwa (5) TD Garden
19,156		 4–5
10 November 13 Washington W 111–107 Pascal Siakam (39) Pascal Siakam (11) Pascal Siakam (7) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 5–5
11 November 15 Milwaukee L 112–128 Scottie Barnes (29) Jakob Pöltl (11) Scottie Barnes (7) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 5–6
12 November 17 Boston L 105–108 Schröder, Siakam (23) Precious Achiuwa (9) Barnes, Schröder (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 5–7
13 November 19 Detroit W 142–113 Pascal Siakam (23) Jakob Pöltl (10) Scottie Barnes (9) Scotiabank Arena
19,182		 6–7
14 November 21 @ Orlando L 107–126 Dennis Schröder (24) Jakob Pöltl (10) Pascal Siakam (8) Amway Center
18,846		 6–8
15 November 22 @ Indiana W 132–131 Pascal Siakam (36) Scottie Barnes (12) Jakob Pöltl (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,091		 7–8
16 November 24 Chicago W 121–108 O.G. Anunoby (26) Barnes, Pöltl (10) Pascal Siakam (8) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 8–8
17 November 26 @ Cleveland L 102–105 Pöltl, Siakam (18) Jakob Pöltl (13) Pascal Siakam (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 8–9
18 November 28 @ Brooklyn L 103–115 Barnes, Siakam (17) Scottie Barnes (11) Dennis Schröder (9) Barclays Center
15,844		 8–10
19 November 29 Phoenix W 112–105 Scottie Barnes (23) Precious Achiuwa (10) Dennis Schröder (12) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 9–10
December: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 December 1 New York L 106–119 Scottie Barnes (29) Jakob Pöltl (12) Dennis Schröder (9) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 9–11
21 December 6 Miami Scotiabank Arena
22 December 8 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
23 December 11 @ New York Madison Square Garden
24 December 13 Atlanta Scotiabank Arena
25 December 15 Atlanta Scotiabank Arena
26 December 18 Charlotte Scotiabank Arena
27 December 20 Denver Scotiabank Arena
28 December 22 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
29 December 23 Utah Scotiabank Arena
30 December 27 @ Washington Capital One Arena
31 December 29 @ Boston TD Garden
32 December 30 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 January 1 Cleveland Scotiabank Arena
34 January 3 @ Memphis FedExForum
35 January 5 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
36 January 7 @ Golden State Chase Center
37 January 9 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
38 January 10 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
39 January 12 @ Utah Delta Center
40 January 15 Boston Scotiabank Arena
41 January 17 Miami Scotiabank Arena
42 January 18 Chicago Scotiabank Arena
43 January 20 @ New York Madison Square Garden
44 January 22 Memphis Scotiabank Arena
45 January 26 L.A. Clippers Scotiabank Arena
46 January 28 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
47 January 30 @ Chicago United Center
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
48 February 2 @ Houston Toyota Center
49 February 4 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
50 February 5 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
51 February 7 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
52 February 9 Houston Scotiabank Arena
53 February 10 Cleveland Scotiabank Arena
54 February 12 San Antonio Scotiabank Arena
55 February 14 Indiana Scotiabank Arena
All-Star Game
56 February 22 Brooklyn Scotiabank Arena
57 February 23 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
58 February 26 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
59 February 28 Dallas Scotiabank Arena
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 1 Golden State Scotiabank Arena
61 March 3 Charlotte Scotiabank Arena
62 March 5 New Orleans Scotiabank Arena
63 March 7 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
64 March 9 @ Portland Moda Center
65 March 11 @ Denver Ball Arena
66 March 13 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
67 March 15 Orlando Scotiabank Arena
68 March 17 @ Orlando Amway Center
69 March 20 Sacramento Scotiabank Arena
70 March 22 Oklahoma City Scotiabank Arena
71 March 23 @ Washington Capital One Arena
72 March 25 Brooklyn Scotiabank Arena
73 March 27 New York Scotiabank Arena
74 March 31 Philadelphia Scotiabank Arena
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 2 L.A. Lakers Scotiabank Arena
76 April 3 @ Minnesota Target Center
77 April 5 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
78 April 7 Washington Scotiabank Arena
79 April 9 Indiana Scotiabank Arena
80 April 10 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
81 April 12 @ Miami Kaseya Center
82 April 14 @ Miami Kaseya Center
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[6][7] During the in-season tournament period, the Raptors will compete in Group C of the Eastern Conference, which will include the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Orlando Magic.

East Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification BOS ORL BKN TOR CHI
1 Boston Celtics 4 3[lower-alpha 1] 1 449 422 +27 Advance to knockout stage — 96–113 121–107 108–105 124–97
2 Orlando Magic 4 3[lower-alpha 1] 1 446 424 +22 113–96 — 104–124 126–107 103–97
3 Brooklyn Nets 4 3[lower-alpha 1] 1 455 435 +20 107–121 124–104 — 115–103 109–107
4 Toronto Raptors 4 1 3 436 457 −21 105–108 107–126 103–115 — 121–108
5 Chicago Bulls 4 0 4 409 457 −48 97–124 97–103 107–109 108–121 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Transactions

Free agency

Additions

Date Player Former team Ref.
July 3 Markquis Nowell Kansas State Wildcats [8]
July 12 Dennis Schröder Los Angeles Lakers [9]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason left New team Ref.

References

  1. ↑ "NICK NURSE RELIEVED OF HEAD COACHING DUTIES". NBA.com. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "RAPTORS NAME DARKO RAJAKOVIĆ AS HEAD COACH". NBA.com. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ties broken for order of selection in 2023 NBA Draft presented by State Farm". NBA.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "RAPTORS SIGN NOWELL TO A TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "RAPTORS SIGN SCHRÖDER". NBA.com. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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