Peterson, Morris Morris Peterson 82 77 38.3 .436 .395 .820 4.6 2.3 1.27 .18 16.8 Sow, Pape Pape Sow 42 25 14.0 .431 .000 .719 3.5 .2 .50 .45 3.5 Villanueva, Charlie Charlie Villanueva 81 36 29.1 .463 .327 .706 6.4 1.1 .74 .78 13.0 Williams, Alvin Alvin Williams 1 0 10.0 .000 .000 .500 3.0 .0 .00 .00 1.0 Williams, Eric Eric Williams 28 11 12.6 .387 .278 .737 1.8 .5 .25 .07 3.3 Woods, Loren Loren Woods 27 4 12.0 .475 .000 .429 4.1 .1 .33 .85 2.3

 

The Raptors seemed to be an ever-rebuilding team. All seemed lost—until a midseason firing of GM Rob Babcock lead to the hiring of highly regarded GM, Bryan Colangelo.

Bryan Colangelo is a winner. He built the Suns into contenders, and wanted to do the same to the Raptors. He did not want to wait, and he refused to do so.

The Raptors had the number-one pick in 2006, and drafted a talented but raw big man who played more like a three despite his height. Truly, Andrea Bargnani was the only true project on this team, because they established themselves as staples in the Eastern Conference the following season.

Bringing in a host of new players, the fresh new Raptors surprised the league by going from lottery-bound losers in 2006 to a fourth seed and home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs in 2007.

They won their first division title, and took the veteran New Jersey Nets to six games, the final of which came down to the last possession.

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