Toronto Raptors: All of our Vintage NBA Clothing
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The Toronto Raptors joined the NBA as an expansion team in the 1995/96 season alongside the Vancouver Grizzlies. One of the highlights that year was them beating Michael Jordan’s 72-10 Chicago Bulls. more...
When they first joined the NBA the team was ridiculed for their uniforms featuring a cartoon dinosaur... today that that jersey is highly considered one of the best of all time and regular featured on TTBS.
When the Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian team in the NBA... which later led to the teams slogan “WE THE NORTH”.
Raptors have featured a range of well known players including Damon Stoudamire, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Chris Bosh, Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozen and Kawhi Leonard.
The Raptors won their first NBA championship in 2018/2019 by defeating the Golden State Warriors in six games.
Kawhi Leonard may have left however the Raptors have proven they are very still contenders. ...less