2010–11 Toronto Raptors season

The 2010–11 Raptors warming up prior to a home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Air Canada Centre

The 2010–11 Toronto Raptors season is the 16th season of the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season began after a much anticipated off-season as All-Star Chris Bosh became a free agent. Bosh would eventually sign with the Miami Heat teaming up with fellow NBA Superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade causing the Raptors to start rebuilding. They finished with a 22-60 record missing the playoffs for a third-straight year.

Roster

Toronto Raptors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 6.0 !C 42 FRA ! Ajinça, Alexis 7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 248 lb (112 kg) France 6.0 !C 50 NGA ! Alabi, Solomon 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Florida State 1.5 !G 20 BRA ! Barbosa, Leandro 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Brazil 5.5 !F/C 7 ITA ! Bargnani, Andrea 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Italy 1.5 !G 5 USA ! Bayless, Jerryd 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Arizona 1.5 !G 8 ESP ! Calderón, José 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Spain 5.5 !F/C 32 USA ! Davis, Ed 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) North Carolina 2.5 !G/F 10 USA ! DeRozan, DeMar 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Southern California 5.5 !F/C 9 USA ! Dorsey, Joey 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Memphis 4.0 !F 30 USA ! Evans, Reggie 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Iowa 4.0 !F 15 USA ! Johnson, Amir 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Westchester HS (CA) 4.0 !F 0 USA ! Johnson, James 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Wake Forest 4.0 !F 11 LTU ! Kleiza, Linas 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Missouri 2.5 !G/F 24 USA ! Weems, Sonny 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Arkansas 4.0 !F 14 USA ! Wright, Julian 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Kansas	Head coach Jay Triano (Simon Fraser) Assistant coach(es) Alex English (South Carolina) Eric Hughes (Cal State Hayward) Micah Nori (Indiana) Alvin Williams (Villanova) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Andrea Bargnani	Alexis Ajinça		Soloman Alabi
PF	Amir Johnson	Ed Davis	Joey Dorsey	Reggie Evans
SF	Sonny Weems	James Johnson	Julian Wright	Linas Kleiza
SG	DeMar DeRozan	Leandro Barbosa
PG	José Calderón	Jerryd Bayless

Summary

Pre-season

Before the 2010–11 season began, there was much anticipation around the league over the fates of an elite pack of free agents, featuring the likes of Raptors franchise player Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Amar'e Stoudemire. Bosh and James eventually chose to converge in Miami with Wade, and the sign and trade transaction that ensued resulted in the Raptors receiving two first-round draft picks and a trade exception from Miami.^[1] Prior to this, Toronto had drafted Ed Davis, also a left-handed power forward like Bosh, acquired Solomon Alabi from the Dallas Mavericks, and picked up Joey Dorsey. Amir Johnson was signed to a new deal, and Linas Kleiza was made an offer sheet that Denver later refused to match.^[2] After Bosh left, General Manager Bryan Colangelo sought to trade Reggie Evans, José Calderón—the last remaining Raptor from the pre-Colangelo days—and the disenchanted Hedo Türkoğlu for Tyson Chandler, Boris Diaw, Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones.^[3] Barbosa was drafted by Colangelo when the latter was still with the Phoenix Suns, and Diaw played there during Colangelo's tenure too. However, the trade involving Chandler/Diaw/Evans/Calderón fell apart at the last minute when Chandler was traded to Dallas instead.^[4] A sign-and-trade involving Orlando's Matt Barnes was also in the works, but ran into last-minute difficulties as well.^[5] In the coaching department, P. J. Carlesimo joined the team of assistant coaches, while Marc Iavaroni left for the Los Angeles Clippers.^[2]

Game log

Regular season

13 games into the season, the Raptors traded Jarrett Jack, David Andersen, and Marcus Banks to the New Orleans Hornets for Peja Stojaković and Jerryd Bayless.^[6] On 24 November, in a game against Boston Celtics, Reggie Evans—then Toronto's leading and the league's third-leading rebounder—was injured and ruled out for eight weeks. Toronto's leading scorer, Andrea Bargnani, had a spell on the sidelines not long after. Leading up to the All-Star break, Toronto went on a 13-game losing streak. The Raptors concluded the regular season with just 22 wins, and did not qualify for the 2011 NBA Playoffs.

Standings

Game log

Player statistics

Season

* – Stats with the Raptors.

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Amir Johnson Signed 5-year contract for $34 million Toronto Raptors Linas Kleiza Signed 4-year contract for $20 million Olympiacos CFP Subtractions Player Reason left New team Chris Bosh Free agent Miami Heat Antoine Wright Free agent Sacramento Kings References ↑ Smith, Doug, "Raptors acquire two first-round picks, trade exception for Bosh", thestar.com, July 10, 2010, accessed July 10, 2010. 1 2 Smith, Doug, "Iavaroni out as Raptors assistant", thestar.com, 17 July 2010, accessed 18 July 2010. ↑ Smith, Doug, "Raptor rebuild decidedly Sun-ny", thestar.com, 12 July 2010, accessed 13 July 2010. ↑ Bobcats send Tyson Chandler to Dallas, not Toronto, thestar.com, 14 July 2010, accessed 14 July 2010. ↑ Smith, Doug, "Barnes not likely to be a Raptor, after all", thestar.com, 20 July 2010, accessed 21 July 2010. ↑ Smith, Doug, "Raptors trade Jack for Stojakovic", thestar.com, 20 November 2010, accessed 21 November 2010. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2010–11 Toronto Raptors season. 2010–11 Toronto Raptors season at ESPN 2010–11 Toronto Raptors season at Basketball Reference Toronto Raptors seasons Franchise History Seasons 1990s 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010s 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2010–11 NBA season by team 2010 NBA Draft Summer League All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions D-League Eastern Atlantic Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto Central Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Southeast Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington Western Northwest Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah Pacific Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento Southwest Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio