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2007–08 Toronto Raptors season

2007–08 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach Sam Mitchell
Owner(s) Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena Air Canada Centre
Results
Record 41–41 (.500)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish First Round
(eliminated 1–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Rogers Sportsnet, Raptors NBA TV, TSN, The Score, CIII
Radio CJCL
< 2006–07 2008–09 >

The 2007–08 Toronto Raptors season was the 13th National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Toronto Raptors basketball franchise, with the 2007–08 season scheduled to begin in October 2007. The major acquisition was that of three-point specialist Jason Kapono from the Miami Heat, and much expectations also rested on the maturing of Andrea Bargnani, Toronto's number one draft pick in 2006. With an overwhelming majority of home game sellouts (32, the second highest in franchise history), the Raptors qualified for the playoffs for the second year running, but this time around as the sixth seed. The Raptors faced the third seed Orlando Magic, and were eliminated in five games.

Coming off a successful 2006–07 campaign, Toronto were one of the league leaders in season ticket sales before the season began. Toronto was barred largely by salary cap from making any drastic changes to its starting lineup, but they remained active in transfer activity. The Raptors first acquired Georgios Printezis from the 2007 NBA draft, and followed up with a trade for Carlos Delfino, and the free agent signings of Jamario Moon,Maceo Baston and three-point specialist Jason Kapono. On the other hand, long-serving swingman Morris Peterson signed a four-year, $23-million US contract with the New Orleans Hornets, while Luke Jackson was waived. Toronto played seven pre-season exhibition games—including five games in a tour of Europe—and won five.


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