1995–96 Toronto Raptors season

Armstrong, Oliver Miller, Willie Anderson, Tony Massenburg, Ed Pinckney, Žan Tabak, Acie Earl and John Salley.

[14][15][16][17][18] However, Armstrong refused to play for the Raptors, and was traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for second-year forward Carlos Rogers and Victor Alexander.

[32][33] In their NBA regular season debut on November 3, 1995, the Raptors defeated the New Jersey Nets at the SkyDome, 94–79,[34][35][36] but went on a 7-game losing streak afterwards, and held a 13–34 record at the All-Star break.

Armstrong refused to report for training, and Thomas promptly traded him to the Golden State Warriors for power forwards Carlos Rogers and Victor Alexander.

The selection of Stoudamire was met with boos from fans at the 1995 NBA draft at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, many of whom wanted Ed O'Bannon of UCLA, an NCAA Final Four MVP.

[27][29] Roster Last transaction: April 18, 1996 The Raptors’ first ever regular season game was played on November 3, 1995, against the New Jersey Nets at the SkyDome in front of 33,306 fans.

As GM, Isiah Thomas quickly staffed the management positions with his own personnel, naming long-time Detroit Pistons assistant Brendan Malone as the Raptors' head coach.

Stoudamire holds the record for being the second-lowest draft pick (seventh overall) to ever win the Rookie of the Year Award, the lowest being Mark Jackson (eighteenth overall).