[1] During the offseason, the Raptors acquired Lamond Murray from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but missed the entire season with a foot injury.
Things looked bleak for the Raptors early in the season as Hakeem Olajuwon announced his retirement due to a back injury.
In addition, Vince Carter continued to feel the lingering effect of his knee injury as he missed most of the first half of the season.
Despite this, the Raptors lost their final eight games of the season finishing seventh in the Central Division with a dismal 24–58 record.
[3] Following the season, Lenny Wilkens was let go as head coach of the Raptors, and was replaced with Kevin O'Neill.