Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Birth Date | Exp | College |
| 3 | Marcus Banks | PG | 6-2 | 200 | November 19, 1981 | 6 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 7 | Andrea Bargnani | PF | 7-0 | 225 | October 26, 1985 | 3 | Rome, Italy |
| 0 | Marco Belinelli | SG | 6-5 | 192 | March 25, 1986 | 2 | Persiceto, Italy |
| 4 | Chris Bosh | C | 6-10 | 228 | March 24, 1984 | 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 8 | Jose Calderon | PG | 6-3 | 210 | September 28, 1981 | 4 | Villanueva de la Serena, Spain |
| 10 | DeMar DeRozan | SG | 6-7 | 220 | August 7, 1989 | R | University of Southern California |
| 30 | Reggie Evans | PF | 6-8 | 245 | May 18, 1980 | 7 | University of Iowa |
| 1 | Jarrett Jack | PG | 6-3 | 202 | October 28, 1983 | 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 15 | Amir Johnson | PF | 6-9 | 210 | May 1, 1987 | 4 | none |
| 44 | Pops Mensah-Bonsu | PF | 6-9 | 240 | September 7, 1983 | 2 | George Washington University |
| 12 | Rasho Nesterovic | C | 7-0 | 248 | May 30, 1976 | 11 | Lujbljana, Slovenia |
| 13 | Patrick O’Bryant | C | 7-0 | 260 | June 20, 1986 | 3 | Bradley University |
| 26 | Hedo Turkoglu | SF | 6-10 | 220 | March 19, 1979 | 9 | Gaziosmanpasa, Turkey |
| 24 | Sonny Weems | SG | 6-6 | 203 | July 8, 1986 | 1 | University of Arkansas |
| 21 | Antoine Wright | SF | 6-7 | 210 | February 6, 1984 | 4 | Texas A&M University |
Transactions
-June 25/09: Select guard-forward DeMar DeRozan from the University of Southern California with the ninth overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft. DeRozan, 6-foot-7, 220 pounds, averaged 13.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in his lone season with the Trojans. He finished second on the team in field goal percentage (.523 – 8th in the Pac-10 Conference). DeRozan earned first-team Pac-10 All Freshman honours. As a senior at Compton High School (Compton, California), DeRozan earned first-team Parade All-America honours. He was also named to the McDonald’s All-America team, where he scored 10 points and won the Slam Dunk contest. He averaged 29.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.0 steals in his senior season leading Compton to consecutive Moore League championships.
-June 29/09: Extend a qualifying offer to restricted free agent forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu, making him a restricted free agent. He averaged 5.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 13.8 minutes in 19 games with the Raptors since being signed as a free agent on March 6.
-July 1/09: Joey Graham, Shawn Marion, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Anthony Parker and Jake Voskuhl become free agents.
-July 7/09: Withdraw qualifying offers to make Carlos Delfino and Pops Mensah-Bonsu unrestricted free agents.
-July 8/09: Sign forward-centre Andrea Bargnani to a multi-year contract extension. “Andrea has worked very hard to establish himself as a top-flight, multi-dimensional big man in the NBA,” said Bryan Colangelo, Raptors President and General Manager. “He overcame a rough start last season to emerge as a primary scorer for us, and we anticipate quite a bit more from him in the future.” Bargnani averaged career highs of 15.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.24 blocked shots and 31.4 minutes in 78 games in the 2008-09 season. He made 59 starts, averaging 17.7 points and 5.9 rebounds. The 7-foot native of Rome, Italy has posted career averages of 12.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in 221 NBA regular season games. He has shot .831 (221-266) from the charity stripe in his three NBA seasons. Bargnani became the first European-born player selected with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft when he was taken by the Raptors on June 28, 2006. During his first season in the NBA, Bargnani averaged 11.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 65 games. He was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team.
-July 9/09: Acquire forward Hedo Turkoglu from the Orlando Magic in a sign and trade, and forward Devean George and guard-forward Antoine Wright from the Dallas Mavericks. As part of the four-team trade, the Raptors sent cash considerations to Orlando, a 2016 second-round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies, forward Kris Humphries, forward-centre Nathan Jawai and cash considerations to the Dallas Mavericks and facilitated a sign and trade transaction of forward Shawn Marion to the Mavericks. The Mavericks sent cash considerations to the Magic and also traded guard-forward Jerry Stackhouse and cash considerations to the Grizzlies in exchange for guard Greg Buckner. Turkoglu helped lead the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals this past season, averaging 15.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 38.9 minutes in postseason play. In the 2008-09 regular season, Turkoglu posted double digits in scoring in 72 of his 77 appearances, including 29 contests with 20-plus pints. He also contributed five or more assists in 40 games. In the 2007-08 season, Turkoglu recorded career bests of 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 82 games en route to being named the 2008 NBA’s Most Improved Player. Turkoglu, 6-foot-10, 220 pounds, averaged double figures in scoring in each of his past five seasons in Orlando. He has also appeared in an average of 77.5 games over the last four campaigns. The nine-year NBA veteran has averaged 12.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 27.9 minutes in 678 career regular season games. Turkoglu was a first-round selection (16th overall) by the Sacramento Kings in the 2000 NBA Draft. He spent three seasons with the Kings and one in San Antonio (2003-04) before signing as a free agent with the Magic in the 2004 offseason. Prior to coming to the NBA, Turkoglu averaged 8.3 points, shooting .569 from the field, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 87 games in four Turkish Professional League seasons (1996-2000) with Efes Pilsen. He helped lead Efes Pilsen to the 2000 EuroLeague Final Four. George is a 10-year veteran who has played seven seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and the past three with the Mavericks. He signed with Dallas as a free agent in 2006. He played in four NBA Finals (2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004) as a member of the Lakers, winning three consecutive championships from 2000-02. George, 6-foot-8, 235 pounds attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis, and was the 23rd overall selection by the Lakers in the first round of the 1999 Draft. George has averaged 5.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 18.7 minutes in 585 career contests. George was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player two consecutive years (1997-98 and 1998-99). Wright completed his fourth NBA campaign in 2008-09. He has split his time between the New Jersey Nets and the Mavericks. He was taken 15th overall by the Nets in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was dealt by the Nets to Dallas on February 19, 2008. Wright, 6-foot-7, 215 pounds, equaled his career-high scoring average of 7.3 points this past season. He also contributed averages of 2.1 rebounds and 23.9 minutes in a career-best 65 games, including a personal-high 53 starts. Wright has averaged 5.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 19.2 minutes in 223 career games. Wright was the consensus Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year in 2003. The former Texas A & M product was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in his final collegiate season.
-July 9/09: Sign first-round draft pick DeMar DeRozan from the University of Southern California to a rookie scale contract. He is under contract through the 2010-11 season, with two team option years to follow.
-July 11/09: Sign restricted free-agent guard Jarrett Jack on the Indian Pacers to an offer sheet. Jack averaged a career-high 13.1 points, with 3.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 33.1 minutes in 82 games last season. He has appeared in 322 career games, averaging 10.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 28.6 minutes. Two days later, the Raptors sign Jack to a multi-year contract.
-July 25/09: Sign Rasho Nesterovic to a contract. Nesterovic, 7-foot, 255 pounds, rejoins the Raptors following one campaign in Indiana with the Pacers. The 11-year NBA veteran played two seasons with Toronto (2006-08) averaging 6.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 20.9 minutes in 151 games. Nesterovic was a first-round selection (17th overall) by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1998. He signed with San Antonio as a free agent in the 2003 offseason. He has posted career averages of 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 22.8 minutes in 769 career games, 587 of them as a starter. He was a member of the Spurs’ 2005 NBA Championship team. Nesterovic joined the Timberwolves on May 4, 1999 after he had finished his season with Virtus Kinder Bologna of the Italian League.
-July 29/00: Acquire guard Marco Belinelli from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for forward Devean George and cash considerations. Belinelli, the 18th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, averaged 8.9 points, 2.1 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 21.0 minutes in 42 games last season with Golden State. Prior to joining the Warriors, the 23 year-old, 6-foot-5 guard from Bologna, Italy, played professionally in Italy for five seasons. In 33 games during the 2006-07 season with Fortitudo Bologna in Serie A, Belinelli averaged 16.4 points, while shooting .544 (99-for-182) from the field. In 13 Euroleague contests, he averaged 12.9 points on .438 (32-for-73) from the field. A member of the Italian National Team, Belinelli averaged 13.5 points per game during the 2006 FIBA World Championship, including 25 points in a losing effort against Team USA in preliminary round play.
-August 18/09: Acquire forward Amir Johnson and
guard-forward Sonny Weems from the Milwaukee Bucks for guard-forward Carlos
Delfino and guard Roko Ukic. The Raptors facilitated a sign and trade with
Delfino. “After drafting DeMar DeRozan and trading for Marco Belinelli, Hedo
Turkoglu and Antoine Wright, Carlos made it clear he would prefer to play
elsewhere if he were to return to the NBA,” said Raptors President and General
Manager, Bryan Colangelo. “There were limited sign and trade scenarios
available, but acquiring Amir Johnson in this deal gives us another long,
talented young big man whose best basketball is ahead of him.” Johnson,
6-foot-9, 210 pounds, spent his previous four seasons in the NBA with the
Detroit Pistons. Last season, Johnson appeared in a career high-tying 62 games,
with a career-best 24 starts, and led the Pistons in field goal percentage at
.595. Johnson averaged 3.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.97 blocks in a
career-high 14.7 minutes in the 2008-09 season. The 22-year-old was selected
out of Westchester (Los Angeles) High School by the Pistons in the second round
of the 2005 Draft. Weems, 6-foot-6, 200 pounds, was originally drafted by Chicago
in the second round of the 2008 Draft. The University of Arkansas product was
dealt to Denver on draft night. Weems played in 12 games with the Nuggets as a
rookie, averaging 1.6 points and 4.6 minutes.
-October 29/09: Exercise the fourth year team option on the Rookie Scale
Contract of guard Marco Belinelli. The 18th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft,
Belinelli averaged 8.9 points, 2.1 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 21.0 minutes in 42
games in 2008-09 with Golden State. Prior to joining the Warriors, the 23
year-old, 6-foot-5 guard from Bologna, Italy, played professionally in Italy
for five seasons. In 33 games during the 2006-07 season with Fortitudo Bologna
in Serie A, Belinelli averaged 16.4 points.
-November 12/09: Waive guard Quincy Douby. Douby had been on the inactive list since October 28 and did not appear in any regular season games.
-November 13/09: Pick up forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu on waivers after he released by the Houston Rockets. Sign him four days later.
-January 5/10: Waive forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu. He averaged 2.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 6.7 minutes in 16 games with Toronto. He appeared in 19 games with the Raptors during the 2008-09 campaign after signing as a free agent on March 6, 2009. He averaged 5.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 13.8 minutes during his first stint with the Raptors. The four-year NBA veteran has averaged 3.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 8.8 minutes in 54 games with four teams.
-April 4/10: Sign free agent Joey Dorsey to a contract for the remainder of the season. He was selected 33rd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2008 NBA Draft. Following the Draft, he was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to the 25th pick, Nicolas Batum. In 18 career games with Houston and Sacramento, the Baltimore native averaged 1.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.3 minutes. A two-time Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons, Dorsey averaged 6.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 21.7 minutes in 149 career games at the University of Memphis.
Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Boston Celtics | 50 | 32 | .610 | — | 99.2 | 95.6 |
| Toronto Raptors | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10.0 | 104.1 | 105.9 |
| New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 21.0 | 102.1 | 105.9 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | 97.7 | 101.6 |
| New Jersey Nets | 12 | 70 | .146 | 38.0 | 92.4 | 101.5 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | 102.1 | 95.6 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15.0 | 97.7 | 96.0 |
| Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20.0 | 97.5 | 99.1 |
| Indiana Pacers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29.0 | 100.8 | 103.8 |
| Detroit Pistons | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34.0 | 94.0 | 99.1 |
| Southeast Division | ||||||
| Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | — | 102.8 | 95.3 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 6.0 | 101.7 | 97.0 |
| Miami Heat | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12.0 | 96.5 | 94.2 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15.0 | 95.3 | 93.8 |
| Washington Wizards | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33.0 | 96.2 | 101.0 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
| Northwest Division | ||||||
| Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | — | 106.5 | 102.4 |
| Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | — | 104.2 | 98.9 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 98.1 | 94.8 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 101.5 | 98.0 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 38.0 | 98.2 | 107.8 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | 101.7 | 97.0 |
| Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 110.2 | 105.3 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28.0 | 95.7 | 102.1 |
| Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31.0 | 108.8 | 112.4 |
| Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32.0 | 100.0 | 104.4 |
| Southwest Division | ||||||
| Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | 102.0 | 99.3 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5.0 | 101.4 | 96.3 |
| Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13.0 | 102.4 | 102.7 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15.0 | 102.5 | 104.0 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18.0 | 100.2 | 102.7 |
Raptors 2009-10 Player Stats at basketballreference.com
Salaries
| 1 | Chris Bosh | $15,779,912 |
| 2 | Hedo Turkoglu | $9,000,000 |
| 3 | Jose Calderon | $8,219,009 |
| 4 | Andrea Bargnani | $6,527,491 |
| 5 | Reggie Evans | $4,960,000 |
| 6 | Marcus Banks | $4,553,793 |
| 7 | Jarrett Jack | $4,500,000 |
| 8 | Amir Johnson | $3,666,666 |
| 9 | Demar DeRozan | $2,282,640 |
| 10 | Antoine Wright | $2,110,550 |
| 11 | Rasho Nesterovic | $1,990,000 |
| 12 | Patrick O’Bryant | $1,620,000 |
| 13 | Marco Belinelli | $1,547,640 |
| 14 | Sonny Weems | $736,420 |
| 15 | Pops Mensah-Bonsu | $242,793 |
| 16 | Quincy Douby | $85,519 |
Season wrap
Down the stretch, as the Raptors folded their tent, losing 9 of their last 10. Superstar Lebron James said the Raptors “didn’t want to make the playoffs,” and moreover, that the Cavaliers wanted to play Chicago. “We knew that this team (Chicago) would push us. Honestly, we wanted to play Chicago more than Toronto in this first round, because we knew we were going to get pushed a little bit more. That’s not taking anything from Toronto. But with Bosh being out for the rest of the season, and all those injuries, it just didn’t seem like they wanted to make the playoffs at the end of the season. Especially when you see the game between Chicago and Toronto in Toronto, you can tell they didn’t really want to make the playoffs. When Chicago made the eighth seed, we was excited about that, because we knew we had to be in tune every possession, every game, because that team plays hard no matter the score and no matter the time, and no matter what the series is.” After a host of roster of changes at the start of the season, the Raptors appear to be improved but fold their tents down the stretch when Chris Bosh is injured for the remainder of the campaign.