ROSTER
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Birth Date | Exp | College |
| 3 | OG Anunoby | SF | 6-8 | 232 | July 17, 1997 | 1 | Indiana University |
| 25 | Chris Boucher | PF | 6-10 | 200 | January 11, 1993 | 1 | University of Oregon |
| 4 | Lorenzo Brown | PG | 6-5 | 189 | August 26, 1990 | 4 | North Carolina State University |
| 33 | Marc Gasol | C | 7-1 | 255 | January 29, 1985 | 10 | |
| 14 | Danny Green | SG | 6-6 | 215 | June 22, 1987 | 9 | University of North Carolina |
| 9 | Serge Ibaka | C | 6-10 | 235 | September 18, 1989 | 9 | |
| 2 | Kawhi Leonard | SF | 6-7 | 230 | June 29, 1991 | 7 | San Diego State University |
| 17 | Jeremy Lin | PG | 6-3 | 200 | August 23, 1988 | 8 | Harvard University |
| 7 | Kyle Lowry | PG | 6-1 | 196 | March 25, 1986 | 12 | Villanova University |
| 8 | Jordan Loyd | PG | 6-4 | 210 | July 27, 1993 | R | Furman University, University of Indianapolis |
| 1 | Patrick McCaw | SG | 6-7 | 185 | October 25, 1995 | 2 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 20 | Jodie Meeks | SG | 6-4 | 210 | August 21, 1987 | 9 | University of Kentucky |
| 0 | C.J. Miles | SF | 6-6 | 220 | March 18, 1987 | 13 | |
| 13 | Malcolm Miller | SF | 6-7 | 210 | March 6, 1993 | 1 | College of the Holy Cross |
| 15 | Greg Monroe | C | 6-11 | 265 | June 4, 1990 | 8 | Georgetown University |
| 15 | Eric Moreland | PF | 6-10 | 238 | December 24, 1991 | 3 | Oregon State University |
| 24 | Norman Powell | SG | 6-4 | 215 | May 25, 1993 | 3 | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 22 | Malachi Richardson | SG | 6-6 | 205 | January 5, 1996 | 2 | Syracuse University |
| 43 | Pascal Siakam | PF | 6-9 | 230 | April 2, 1994 | 2 | New Mexico State University |
| 17 | Jonas Valančiūnas | C | 7-0 | 265 | May 6, 1992 | 6 | |
| 23 | Fred VanVleet | PG | 6-0 | 195 | February 25, 1994 | 2 | Wichita State University |
| 55 | Delon Wright | PG | 6-5 | 183 | April 26, 1992 | 3 | University of Utah |
TRANSACTIONS
-June 21/18: The Raptors do not have a selection in the NBA draft.
-July 6/2018: Re-sign Fred Van Vleet to a multi-year contract. VanVleet was a finalist for the 2018 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award after a season which saw him average a career-high 20.0 minutes, 8.6 points and 3.2 assists in 76 games. The Rockford, Illinoi native joined the Raptors as an undrafted free agent in 2016 following a four-year collegiate career at Wichita State University. He appeared in 37 games during his rookie season, averaging 2.9 points and 0.9 assists. VanVleet also appeared in 16 NBA G League games with Raptors 905, averaging 16.9 points, 7.6 assists and shot .407 (22-for-54) from long distance. In a decisive Game 3 of the NBA G League Finals, VanVleet recorded a double-double (28 points and 14 assists) to help Raptors 905 claim its first championship title.
-July 14/18: Trade popular Canadian point guard Cory Joseph to the Indianapllis Pacers for the draft rights to Emir Preldzic. The 6-9 native of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, began playing professionally in 2003 and spent eight seasons (2007-15) with Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey) of the EuroLeague. He played the past two seasons with Darüşşafaka (2015-16) and Galatasaray (2016-17) in the Turkish League. He was selected 57th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2009 NBA Draft.
-July 17/2018: Waive Alfonzo McKinnie. He averaged 1.5 points, 0.5 rebounds and 3.8 minutes in 14 games for the Raptors in 17-18. He also appeared in 35 games with Raptors 905, averaging 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 29.9 minutes. The Chicago, Illinois native originally signed as a free agent in July 2017.
-July 19/2018: In a blockbuster trade, the Raptors dispatch DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a first-round pick in the 2019 draft to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. Leonard spent seven years in San Antonio, where he was acquired in a draft-day deal as the 15th overall pick in 2011. He was the 2014 Finals MVP and named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016. The two-time All-Star has also been named to the All-NBA First Team twice (2016, 2017), and was the NBA’s leader in steals in 2015. His minutes were limited in 17-18 in a dispute with Spurs management over the severity of a thigh injury. He averaged a career-high 25.5 points in 2016-17, to go along with 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game. During the 2014 Finals, he led the Spurs over the Miami Heat to win his first championship, averaging 17.8 points on 61 percent shooting to become the third-youngest player to ever win the NBA Finals MVP award. With only one year left on his contract and an expressed interest in signing a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers (where he’d join LaBron James), the move is viewed as an “all-in” measure by the Raptors in an endeavor to finally win an NBA title, or, at a minimum, at least make the finals. Green, meanwhile, averaged 9.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.8 minutes per game in eight seasons with San Antonio, Green shot 39.6 percent from beyond the arc during his tenure with the Spurs and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team during the 2016-17 season.
-July 20/2018: Sign Lorenzo Brown as a free agent.
-July 20/2018: Sign Lorenzo Brown and Chris Boucher to contracts. Brown was on a two-way contract with the Raptors in 17-18, during which he named the NBA G League Most Valuable Player, averaging team highs of 18.8 points, 8.9 assists, 1.8 steals and 33.2 minutes in 32 games (all starts) for Raptors 905. He also played in 14 games with the Raptors, averaging 2.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 9.9 minutes. The Roswell, Georgia native averaged 3.1 points, 2.0 assists, 1.6 rebounds and 12.6 minutes in 77 career NBA games with Philadelphia (2013-14), Minnesota (2014-15), Phoenix (2015-16) and Toronto. He was selected 52nd overall by the Timberwolves in the 2013 NBA Draft. He played three seasons at North Carolina State (2010-13) and was named Second Team All-ACC his junior year. The 6-10 Boucher participated with the Raptors’ entry in NBA Summer League 2018 in Las Vegas, averaging 10.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 blocks and 20.8 minutes in four games. He spent the 17-18 campaign with the Golden State Warriors after signing a two-way contract with the club. He appeared in one game with the Warriors and averaged 11.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 22.2 minutes in 20 games for the Santa Cruz Warriors, their NBA G League affiliate. The Montreal native played collegiately at Oregon (2015-2017) and was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and was a Pac-12 All-Conference Honourable Mention as both a junior and senior.
-August 7/2018: Sign Jordan Loyd to a two-way contract. The 6-4 guard averaged 17.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 33.3 minutes in 38 games last season with Hapoel Eilat in Israel in 17-18. He spent the 16-17 season with Fort Wayne of the NBA G League. He averaged 15.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 28.4 minutes in 49 games. Loyd was picked 48th overall by the Mad Ants in the 2016 NBA G League Draft. The Atlanta, Georgia native played three seasons at Indianapolis (2013-16) after transferring from Furman (2012-13). He was selected to the All-GLVC First Team and All-GLVC Defensive Team as a senior with the Greyhounds. Loyd recently participated with the Raptors’ entry at NBA Summer League 2018 in Las Vegas, averaging of 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 17.3 minutes in four games.
-August 10/2018: Sign post Greg Munroe to a contract. The 6-11 Monroe averaged 10.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 20.4 minutes in 51 games (14 starts) with Milwaukee, Phoenix and Boston in 17-18. He appeared in 11 postseason games with the Celtics, averaging 4.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 9.5 minutes. The New Orleans, Louisiana native owns career averages of 13.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 28.9 minutes in 589 NBA games (415 starts) with Detroit, Milwaukee, Phoenix and Boston. He was originally selected by the Pistons with the seventh overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. He played collegiately at Georgetown, posting averages of 14.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 32.6 minutes in 65 career games (2008-10). Monroe was named First Team All-Big East as a sophomore and selected Big East Rookie of the Year his freshman season.
-August 14/2018: Sign guard Kay Felder to a contract. The 5-9 guard averaged 3.6 points, 1.3 assists and 8.8 minutes in 16 games with Chicago and Detroit last season. He also appeared in 20 games with Grand Rapids in the NBA G League, posting averages of 16.8 points, 5.8 assists and 30.1 minutes. The Detroit, Michigan native owns career averages of 3.8 points, 1.3 assists and 9.1 minutes in 58 NBA games with Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit. He was picked in the second-round (54th overall) by Atlanta in the 2016 NBA Draft. He played three collegiate seasons at Oakland (2013-16) where he averaged 17.5 points, 7.8 assists and 35.9 minutes in 101 appearances. As a junior, Felder led the NCAA in assists per game (9.2) and was named Horizon League Player of the Year.
-September 14/2018: Sign Deng Adel and Kyle Collinsworth to contracts. The 6-7 Adel played three seasons at Louisville (2015-18), averaging 11.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 89 career games (71 starts). The 6-6 Collinsworth averaged 3.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 32 games with the Dallas Mavericks last season. He also appeared in 20 games for the Texas Legends in the NBA G League, averaging 11.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists. The Provo, Utah, native played four collegiate seasons at Brigham Young (2010-2016) where he averaged 12.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 140 career games. He was named WCC Player of the Year in 2016.
-September 21/2018: Sign post Eric Moreland to a contract. The 6-10, 238 pound forward had career averages of 2.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 11.0 minutes in 78 NBA games with Sacramento and Detroit. The Houston, Texas native averaged 2.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 12.0 minutes in 67 contests (three starts) with Detroit in 17-18. Moreland played four collegiate seasons at Oregon State (2010-14), averaging 7.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 25.0 minutes in 89 career games.
-October 12/2018: Convert Chris Boucher to a two-way contract.
-October 13/2018: Waive Deng Adel, Kyle Collinsworth, Kay Felder, Eric Moreland and Malcolm Miller.
-October 31/2018: Exercise the third-year team option on the rookie scale contract of forward OG Anunoby and the fourth-year team option on the rookie scale contract of forward Pascal Siakam, guaranteeing them through the 2019-20 season.
-November/2018 through December/2018: Twice assign and then recall Malachi Richardson to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-November/2018 through January/2019: Repeatedly assign and recall Malachi Richardson to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-January 7/2019: Waive Lorenzo Brown.
-January 10/2019: Sign free agent Patrick McCaw. He’d appeared in 131 career games with Golden State and Cleveland, averaging 3.9 points, 1.2 assists and 15.9 minutes. He also appeared in 21 playoff games (all with Golden State) and was a member of the Warriors’ 2018 and 2017 NBA Championship squads. The St. Louis, Missouri native was selected 38th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft by Milwaukee and later traded to Golden State. He played collegiately for two seasons at University of Nevada – Las Vegas, averaging 12.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
-February 6/2019: Trade Malachi Richardson, the rights to Emir Preldzic and a 2022 second-round draft pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for an unspecified amount of cash.
-February 7/2019: Trade post Greg Munroe and unspecified “draft considerations” to the Brooklyn Nets for unspecified “cash considerations. Monroe averaged 4.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 11.1 minutes in 38 games this season. He signed as a free-agent Aug. 14, 2018.
-February 7/2019: The all-in mentality again prevails as the Raptors trade fan favourite Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, C.J. Miles and a 2024 second-round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies for veteran post Marc Gasol. “Marc brings significant playoff experience to our team, which along with his savviness and leadership skills really helps position us for our ultimate post-season goal,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said. The 7-1 post was averaging 15.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, a career-high 4.7 assists, 1.2 blocks and 33.7 minutes in 53 games this season. He owned career averages of 15.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.5 blocks and 33.7 minutes in 769 career games (762 starts) during 11 seasons with Memphis. He was selected in the second-round (48th overall) by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft and acquired by the Grizzlies in February 2008. The Barcelona, Spain native was selected to the NBA All-Star Game three times (2012, 2015, 2017) and was named the 2012-13 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He earned First Team All-NBA honours in 2014-15 and named Second Team All-NBA in 2012-13.
-February 9/2019: Sign Malcolm Miller to a contract. The 6-7 forward was averaging 8.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 22.8 minutes in six games this season with Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He missed the first 28 games with a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Miller sustained the injury while playing for the Raptors’ entry at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The Gaithersburg, Maryland, Miller was a two-way player with the Raptors last season, averaging 2.5 points, 1.0 rebounds and 8.4 minutes in 15 games (four starts). In 34 games with Raptors 905, he posted averages of 12.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 27.9 minutes. He played four seasons at Holy Cross (2011-15) and was named to the All-Patriot League second team as a senior.
-February 13/2019: Signed NBA vet Jeremy Lin to a contract. The 6-3 point guard appeared in 457 career NBA games, averaging 10.7 points, 3.5 assists and shooting .348 (438-for-1258) from three-point range over nine seasons with Golden State (2010-11), New York (2011-12), Houston (2012-14), L.A. Lakers (2014-15), Charlotte (2015-16), Brooklyn (2016-18) and Atlanta (2018-19). He joins the Raptors after averaging 10.7 points, 3.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 51 games with Atlanta during the 18-19 season. The Torrance, California native became the first American of Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA after signing as an undrafted free agent with Golden State in 2010. He was claimed off waivers by New York. He went on to average a career-high 14.6 points and 6.5 assists during the 2011-12 campaign while leading the Knicks to the 2012 playoffs.
-February 13/2019: Assign Malcolm Miller to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-Sign Jodie Meeks to a 10-day contract.
-February 23/2019: Assign Malcolm Miller to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-February 24/2019: Recall Chris Boucher from Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-February 26/2019: Recall Malcolm Miller from Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-March 2/2019: Assign Chris Boucher and Malcolm Miller to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-March 14/2019: Assign and then recall Malcolm Miller to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-March 14/2019: Sign Eric Moreland to a 10-day contract.
-March 16/2019: Assign Chris Boucher to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-March 23/2019: Assign Malcolm Miller to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-March 24/2019: Recall Boucher and Miller.
-March 26/2019: Sign Jodie Meeks to a contract for the remainder of the season.
-March 26 & 27/2019: Assign and then recall Chris Boucher to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-March 29/2019: Assign Chris Boucher and Malcolm Miller to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
-March 30/2019: Recall Malcolm Miller.
-April 9/2019: Sign Eric Moreland to a contract.
STANDINGS (*denotes playoff qualifier):
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | |
| Atlantic Division | |||||||
| Toronto Raptors* (2) | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | 114.4 | 108.4 | |
| Philadelphia 76ers* (3) | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 115.2 | 112.5 | |
| Boston Celtics* (4) | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9.0 | 112.4 | 108.0 | |
| Brooklyn Nets* (6) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16.0 | 112.3 | 112.3 | |
| New York Knicks (15) | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 104.6 | 113.8 | |
| Central Division | |||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks* (1) | 60 | 22 | .732 | — | 118.1 | 109.3 | |
| Indiana Pacers* (5) | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 108.0 | 104.7 | |
| Detroit Pistons* (8) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 107.0 | 107.3 | |
| Chicago Bulls (13) | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 104.9 | 113.4 | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (14) | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 104.5 | 114.1 | |
| Southeast Division | |||||||
| Orlando Magic* (7) | 42 | 40 | .512 | — | 107.3 | 106.6 | |
| Charlotte Hornets (9) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3.0 | 110.7 | 111.8 | |
| Miami Heat (10) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3.0 | 105.7 | 106.0 | |
| Washington Wizards (11) | 32 | 50 | .390 | 10.0 | 114.0 | 116.9 | |
| Atlanta Hawks (12) | 29 | 53 | .354 | 13.0 | 113.3 | 119.4 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | |
| Northwest Division | |||||||
| Denver Nuggets* (2) | 54 | 28 | .659 | — | 110.7 | 106.7 | |
| Portland Trail Blazers* (3) | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1.0 | 114.7 | 110.5 | |
| Utah Jazz* (5) | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4.0 | 111.7 | 106.5 | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder* (6) | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5.0 | 114.5 | 111.1 | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (11) | 36 | 46 | .439 | 18.0 | 112.5 | 114.0 | |
| Pacific Division | |||||||
| Golden State Warriors* (1) | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | 117.7 | 111.2 | |
| Los Angeles Clippers* (8) | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 115.1 | 114.3 | |
| Sacramento Kings (9) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 114.2 | 115.3 | |
| Los Angeles Lakers (10) | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 111.8 | 113.5 | |
| Phoenix Suns (15) | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 107.5 | 116.8 | |
| Southwest Division | |||||||
| Houston Rockets* (4) | 53 | 29 | .646 | — | 113.9 | 109.1 | |
| San Antonio Spurs* (7) | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 111.7 | 110.0 | |
| Memphis Grizzlies (12) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 103.5 | 106.1 | |
| New Orleans Pelicans (13) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 115.4 | 116.8 | |
| Dallas Mavericks (14-) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 108.9 | 110.1 |
POSTSEASON
East round one: Raptors defeated Orlando Magic 101-104; 111-82; 98-93; 107-85; 115-96 (4g-1).
East semis: Raptors defeated Philadelphia 76ers 108-95; 89-94; 116-95; 101-96; 125-89; 101-112; 92-90 (4g-3).
East finals: Raptors defeated Milwaukee Bucks 100-108; 103-125; 118-112; 120-102; 105-99; 100-94 (4g-2).
NBA Finals: Raptors defeated Golden State Warriors 119-109; 104-109; 123-109; 105-92; 105-106; 114-110 (4g-2).
RAPTORS 2018-19 STATS at basketballreference.com
SALARIES
| Player | Age | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Guaranteed |
| Kyle Lowry | 32 | $31,200,000 | $33,296,296 | $64,496,296 | ||
| Kawhi Leonard | 27 | $23,114,067 | $21,329,752 | $23,114,067 | ||
| Serge Ibaka | 29 | $21,666,667 | $23,271,604 | $44,938,271 | ||
| Jonas Valanciunas | 26 | $16,539,326 | $17,617,977 | $16,539,326 | ||
| Danny Green | 31 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |||
| Norman Powell | 25 | $9,367,200 | $10,116,576 | $10,865,952 | $11,615,328 | $30,349,728 |
| Fred VanVleet | 24 | $8,653,847 | $9,000,000 | $17,653,847 | ||
| C.J. Miles | 31 | $8,333,333 | $8,730,158 | $8,333,333 | ||
| Delon Wright | 26 | $2,536,898 | $2,536,898 | |||
| Greg Monroe | 28 | $2,165,481 | $2,165,481 | |||
| OG Anunoby | 21 | $1,952,760 | $2,281,800 | $3,872,215 | $4,234,560 | |
| Lorenzo Brown | 28 | $1,621,415 | ||||
| Malachi Richardson | 22 | $1,569,360 | $1,569,360 | |||
| Pascal Siakam | 24 | $1,544,951 | $2,351,839 | $3,896,790 | ||
| Jordan Loyd | 25 | |||||
| Chris Boucher | 25 | |||||
| Justin Hamilton | 28 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | ||
| Team Totals | $141,265,305 | $128,996,002 | $14,738,167 | $11,615,328 | $231,827,957 |
Season wrap
President Masai Ujiri goes all with the trade of star Demar DeRozan to San Antonio for the one-year rights to superstar Kawhi Leonard and gunner Danny Green. But the risk proves worth the reward as postseason MVP Leonard delivers a magnificent performance to lead the Raptors to the NBA title. The Raptors become a national sensation and pundits proclaim a new era of basketball in Canada. Pascal Siakam earns the NBA most improved award. The post-season exhilaration of winning an NBA title, though, was somewhat dissipated shortly after the celebrations as Leonard signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Green, meanwhile, signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri told the Canadian Press “this is the NBA and this is how it works. … You can’t hide underneath the table and cry. Honestly, I’ve lost no sleep, I’m not disappointed. It’s on to the next. I’m telling Raptors fans and everybody: Don’t lose one day of sleep, one second of sleep. We’re gonna be just fine.”