2013–14 Toronto Raptors season

The 2013–14 Toronto Raptors season is the 19th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the offseason, they traded Andrea Bargnani away to the New York Knicks for Steve Novak, Quentin Richardson and Marcus Camby. The Raptors were not expected to make the 2014 playoffs however, with a weak Atlantic Division they found themselves as contenders for the Atlantic Division title despite an early losing record. On December 9, 2013 the Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy, and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings for John Salmons, Greivis Vásquez, Patrick Patterson, and Chuck Hayes.[1] The Rudy Gay trade was marked as a turning point for the Raptors as they went on a 10-2 run from a 6-12 record maintaining their division lead and finishing the season with a 48-34 record qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 2008.[2] Also clinched the Atlantic Division title for the first time since 2007. However, the Raptors were eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets led by Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jason Terry in an intense seven game first round series.[3]

2013–14 Toronto Raptors season
Division champions
Head coachDwane Casey
OwnersMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Nets 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Key dates


Pre-season
2013 pre-season game log
Total: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 7 @ Boston W 97–89 Gay & Hansbrough (17) Jonas Valančiūnas (10) Kyle Lowry (5) TD Garden (16,424) 1–0
2 October 9 Minnesota L 89–101 DeMar DeRozan (17) Tyler Hansbrough (7) Kyle Lowry (4) Air Canada Centre (17,261) 1–1
3 October 11 New York W 100–91 DeMar DeRozan (20) Rudy Gay (6) DeRozan & Buycks (2) Air Canada Centre (15,357) 2–1
4 October 12 @ Minnesota W 104–97 Austin Daye (12) Amir Johnson (7) Dwight Buycks (7) Target Center (10,106) 3–1
5 October 16 Boston W 99–97 Terrence Ross (19) Quincy Acy (8) Dwight Buycks (5) Air Canada Centre (13,331) 4–1
6 October 21 New York W 123–120 (2OT) Terrence Ross (27) Jonas Valančiūnas (9) Gay, Valančiūnas, Lowry, Fields, Buycks, Stone (3) Air Canada Centre (15,701) 5–1
7 October 23 Memphis W 108–72 DeMar DeRozan (21) Jonas Valančiūnas (9) Kyle Lowry (10) Air Canada Centre (14,421) 6–1
8 October 25 @ Milwaukee L 9–14 Rudy Gay (6) D. J. Augustin (2) DeMar DeRozan (1) BMO Harris Bradley Center 6–2
2013–14 season schedule

Roster
Roster listing
2013–14 Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 13 Buycks, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989–03–06 Marquette
G 3 de Colo, Nando 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–23 France
G/F 10 DeRozan, DeMar (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1989–08–07 Southern California
G/F 2 Fields, Landry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–06–27 Stanford
F/C 50 Hansbrough, Tyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–11–03 North Carolina
F/C 44 Hayes, Chuck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1983–06–11 Kentucky
F/C 15 Johnson, Amir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–05–01 Westchester HS (CA)
G 7 Lowry, Kyle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986–03–25 Villanova
F 16 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–06–13 Marquette
F/C 54 Patterson, Patrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–03–14 Kentucky
G/F 31 Ross, Terrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–02–05 Washington
G/F 25 Salmons, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1979–12–12 Miami (FL)
G 77 Stone, Julyan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–07 UTEP
C 17 Valančiūnas, Jonas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1992–05–06 Lithuania
G 21 Vásquez, Greivis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1987–01–16 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to
    D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2014–03–09

Regular season

Game Log
2013–14 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 26–15; Road: 22–19)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
November : 5–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–4)
December: 8–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 6–3)
January : 11–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 4–4)
February : 7–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–3)
March : 10–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–4)
April : 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
2013–14 season schedule

Standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Toronto Raptors 48 34 .585 0.0 26–15 22–19 11–5 82
x-Brooklyn Nets 44 38 .537 4.0 28–13 16–25 9–7 82
New York Knicks 37 45 .451 11.0 19–22 18–23 10–6 82
Boston Celtics 25 57 .305 23.0 16–25 9–32 5–11 82
Philadelphia 76ers 19 63 .232 29.0 10–31 9–32 5–11 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Indiana Pacers * 56 26 .683 – 82
2 y-Miami Heat * 54 28 .659 2.0 82
3 y-Toronto Raptors * 48 34 .585 8.0 82
4 x-Chicago Bulls 48 34 .585 8.0 82
5 x-Washington Wizards 44 38 .537 12.0 82
6 x-Brooklyn Nets 44 38 .537 12.0 82
7 x-Charlotte Bobcats 43 39 .524 13.0 82
8 x-Atlanta Hawks 38 44 .463 18.0 82
9 New York Knicks 37 45 .451 19.0 82
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 33 49 .402 23.0 82
11 Detroit Pistons 29 53 .354 27.0 82
12 Boston Celtics 25 57 .305 31.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 23 59 .280 33.0 82
14 Philadelphia 76ers 19 63 .232 37.0 82
15 Milwaukee Bucks 15 67 .183 41.0 82

Playoffs

Game log
2014 playoff game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
First Round: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
2014 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades
Players Added

Via trade to Toronto

 Players Lost

Via trade to New York[4]

Players Added

Via trade to Toronto

 Players Lost

Via trade to Sacramento[5]

Players Added

Via trade to Toronto

 Players Lost

Via trade to San Antonio[6]

Waived
Player Date waived Ref
Linas Kleiza July 16 [7]
Marcus Camby July 17 [8]
Quentin Richardson September 3 [9]
D. J. Augustin December 9 [10]
gollark: Sorry, -100000, not that it matters at all.
gollark: Since, if you trap it right, all outcomes cause it to have an expected outcome of -10000, it will just treat them all as equally bad and pick the first one.
gollark: Of course not.
gollark: In testing, it *did* do that once when it realized the futility of its actions.
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References
  1. http://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/raptors-kings-120913/
  3. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400553094
  4. "Raptors Acquire Three Players, Three Picks From Knicks". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 10, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  5. "Report: Toronto to trade Rudy Gay to Sacramento". NBA.com. December 8, 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. "Raptors Acquire Nando De Colo". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  7. "Raptors Exercise Amnesty Provision On Kleiza". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  8. Raptors buy out Marcus Camby
  9. "Raptors Waive Quentin Richardson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  10. "Raptors Waive Augustin". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
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