The 2023–24 Toronto Raptors season was the 29th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 21, 2023, the Raptors fired head coach Nick Nurse after five seasons with the team. On June 13, 2023, the Raptors hired Darko Rajaković as their head coach. On July 7, 2023, Fred VanVleet signed a three-year contract worth $130 million with the Houston Rockets in free agency, leaving the team after seven seasons. Near the end of the 2023 calendar year, on December 30, the Toronto Raptors not only agreed to trade OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, and a 2024 second round pick from the Detroit Pistons, but also ended up being the team to end the Pistons' record-holding 28-game losing streak for the regular season with a 129–127 loss on the road. On January 17, 2024, the Raptors traded star player Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, Kira Lewis Jr. and 3 first-round picks. Following a loss to the Denver Nuggets on March 11, 2024, the Raptors failed to improve on their 41–41 record from the previous season during which they failed to make the playoffs after being eliminated in a play-in game by the Bulls. They sealed their 2nd losing season in the last decade and first in a full 82-game season since the 2012–13 season. After a loss to the New York Knicks and an Atlanta Hawks win over the Portland Trail Blazers on March 27, the Toronto Raptors were eliminated from playoff contention for the 2nd consecutive season.
Near the end of the Raptors' season, two-way contract player Jontay Porter would be investigated by the NBA directly on betting irregulates involved between January and March 2024. The games in question specifically revolved around losses with the Raptors on January 26 against the Los Angeles Clippers and March 20 against the Sacramento Kings, both of which had Porter leaving early due to complaints of injury or illness coming about (with both games coincidentally having Toronto losing by at least 20 points, if not more than that), though at least 11 more games were also bet upon as well. After the Raptors' season officially ended, the NBA would ban Porter from the NBA and the NBA G League development league for life on April 17 (three days after the Toronto Raptors' season concluded) following their own conclusive evidence they picked up. Porter would become the first NBA player to be banned for life for gambling purposes since Jack Molinas back in 1954, as well as the first player to be banned for life without a way to return to the NBA since Richard Dumas in 1996. He would also later face federal charges in relation to his case while playing in Toronto alongside four other co-conspirators, with those charges being faced both in the United States and in Canada due to his case involving both nations. Porter would later admit his guilt to said charges in relation to his case out in the U.S.A. while playing with the Raptors alongside the four other co-conspirators.
The Toronto Raptors drew an average home attendance of 19,515 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season. The total attendance was 800,129.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club 1 13 Gradey Dick SG United States Kansas The Raptors entered this draft with a first-round pick. They had traded their second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs as part of a February 2023 trade that brought Jakob Pöltl back to Toronto.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Notes z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs y – Clinched division title x – Clinched playoff spot pi – Clinched play-in tournament spot * – Division leader o – Eliminated from postseason contention
Game log Preseason
|-style="background:#cfc | 1 | October 8 | Sacramento | | Gary Trent Jr. (22) | Scottie Barnes (7) | Flynn, Schröder (5) | Rogers Arena18,654 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc | 2 | October 15 | Cairns | | Javon Freeman-Liberty (15) | Chris Boucher (8) | Pascal Siakam (5) | Scotiabank Arena18,141 | 2–0 |-style="background:#cfc | 3 | October 17 | @ Chicago | | Pascal Siakam (22) | Malachi Flynn (7) | Schröder, Trent Jr. (4) | United Center15,815 | 3–0 |-style="background:#cfc | 4 | October 20 | Washington | | Scottie Barnes (23) | Jakob Pöltl (9) | Dennis Schröder (11) | Scotiabank Arena18,426 | 4–0
Regular season
|- style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 25 | Minnesota | | Dennis Schröder (22) | Jakob Pöltl (11) | Dennis Schröder (7) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc" | 2 | October 27 | @ Chicago | | Scottie Barnes (22) | Scottie Barnes (10) | Barnes, Schröder (10) | United Center19,555 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 28 | Philadelphia | | Scottie Barnes (24) | Scottie Barnes (8) | Dennis Schröder (10) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 30 | Portland | | Barnes, Siakam (20) | Scottie Barnes (12) | Dennis Schröder (8) | Scotiabank Arena19,266 | 1–3
|- style="background:#cfc" | 5 | November 1 | Milwaukee | | Pascal Siakam (26) | Scottie Barnes (12) | Dennis Schröder (11) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 6 | November 2 | @ Philadelphia | | Scottie Barnes (24) | Jakob Pöltl (9) | Dennis Schröder (10) | Wells Fargo Center19,773 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 7 | November 5 | @ San Antonio | | Scottie Barnes (30) | Scottie Barnes (11) | Barnes, Schröder (6) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 8 | November 8 | @ Dallas | | Pascal Siakam (31) | Scottie Barnes (14) | Scottie Barnes (7) | American Airlines Center20,063 | 4–4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 9 | November 11 | @ Boston | | Pascal Siakam (17) | Pascal Siakam (7) | Precious Achiuwa (5) | TD Garden19,156 | 4–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 10 | November 13 | Washington | | Pascal Siakam (39) | Pascal Siakam (11) | Pascal Siakam (7) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 5–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 11 | November 15 | Milwaukee | | Scottie Barnes (29) | Jakob Pöltl (11) | Scottie Barnes (7) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 5–6 |- style="background:#fcc" | 12 | November 17 | Boston | | Schröder, Siakam (23) | Precious Achiuwa (9) | Barnes, Schröder (6) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc" | 13 | November 19 | Detroit | | Pascal Siakam (23) | Jakob Pöltl (10) | Scottie Barnes (9) | Scotiabank Arena19,182 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc" | 14 | November 21 | @ Orlando | | Dennis Schröder (24) | Jakob Pöltl (10) | Pascal Siakam (8) | Amway Center18,846 | 6–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 15 | November 22 | @ Indiana | | Pascal Siakam (36) | Scottie Barnes (12) | Jakob Pöltl (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,091 | 7–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 16 | November 24 | Chicago | | OG Anunoby (26) | Barnes, Pöltl (10) | Pascal Siakam (8) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 8–8 |- style="background:#fcc" | 17 | November 26 | @ Cleveland | | Pöltl, Siakam (18) | Jakob Pöltl (13) | Pascal Siakam (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 8–9 |- style="background:#fcc" | 18 | November 28 | @ Brooklyn | | Barnes, Siakam (17) | Scottie Barnes (11) | Dennis Schröder (9) | Barclays Center15,844 | 8–10 |- style="background:#cfc" | 19 | November 29 | Phoenix | | Scottie Barnes (23) | Precious Achiuwa (10) | Dennis Schröder (12) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 9–10
|- style="background:#fcc" | 20 | December 1 | New York | | Scottie Barnes (29) | Jakob Pöltl (12) | Dennis Schröder (9) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 9–11 |- style="background:#fcc" | 21 | December 6 | Miami | | Pascal Siakam (30) | Scottie Barnes (11) | Anunoby, Siakam (6) | Scotiabank Arena19,084 | 9–12 |- style="background:#fcc" | 22 | December 8 | @ Charlotte | | Scottie Barnes (31) | Achiuwa, Barnes (10) | Scottie Barnes (10) | Spectrum Center11,526 | 9–13 |- style="background:#fcc" | 23 | December 11 | @ New York | | OG Anunoby (29) | Jakob Pöltl (8) | Dennis Schröder (10) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 9–14 |- style="background:#cfc" | 24 | December 13 | Atlanta | | Pascal Siakam (33) | Jakob Pöltl (13) | Malachi Flynn (8) | Scotiabank Arena19,423 | 10–14 |- style="background:#fcc" | 25 | December 15 | Atlanta | | Scottie Barnes (23) | Jakob Pöltl (8) | Scottie Barnes (8) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 10–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 | December 18 | Charlotte | | Pascal Siakam (27) | Scottie Barnes (17) | Pascal Siakam (8) | Scotiabank Arena19,288 | 11–15 |- style="background:#fcc" | 27 | December 20 | Denver | | Scottie Barnes (30) | Scottie Barnes (10) | Dennis Schröder (7) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 11–16 |- style="background:#fcc" | 28 | December 22 | @ Philadelphia | | Pascal Siakam (31) | Jakob Pöltl (8) | Scottie Barnes (8) | Wells Fargo Center20,230 | 11–17 |- style="background:#fcc" | 29 | December 23 | Utah | | Scottie Barnes (32) | Scottie Barnes (14) | Barnes, Schröder (7) | Scotiabank Arena19,420 | 11–18 |- style="background:#cfc" | 30 | December 27 | @ Washington | | OG Anunoby (26) | Scottie Barnes (12) | Pascal Siakam (11) | Capital One Arena15,437 | 12–18 |- style="background:#fcc" | 31 | December 29 | @ Boston | | Scottie Barnes (30) | Barnes, Pöltl (10) | Dennis Schröder (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 12–19 |- style="background:#fcc" | 32 | December 30 | @ Detroit | | Pascal Siakam (35) | Jakob Pöltl (14) | Dennis Schröder (9) | Little Caesars Arena18,411 | 12–20
|- style="background:#cfc" | 33 | January 1 | Cleveland | | Pascal Siakam (36) | Jakob Pöltl (11) | Dennis Schröder (8) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 13–20 |- style="background:#cfc" | 34 | January 3 | @ Memphis | | Immanuel Quickley (26) | Boucher, Pöltl (8) | Scottie Barnes (8) | FedExForum16,385 | 14–20 |- style="background:#fcc" | 35 | January 5 | @ Sacramento | | Barnes, Quickley (20) | Chris Boucher (9) | Pascal Siakam (9) | Golden 1 Center17,941 | 14–21 |- style="background:#cfc" | 36 | January 7 | @ Golden State | | RJ Barrett (37) | Jakob Pöltl (11) | Immanuel Quickley (10) | Chase Center18,064 | 15–21 |- style="background:#fcc" | 37 | January 9 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Scottie Barnes (26) | RJ Barrett (10) | Barnes, Schröder (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 15–22 |- style="background:#fcc" | 38 | January 10 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Immanuel Quickley (25) | Barnes, J. Porter (7) | Barnes, Quickley (6) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 15–23 |- style="background:#fcc" | 39 | January 12 | @ Utah | | Pascal Siakam (27) | RJ Barrett (7) | Jontay Porter (6) | Delta Center18,206 | 15–24 |- style="background:#fcc" | 40 | January 15 | Boston | | RJ Barrett (24) | Scottie Barnes (13) | Thaddeus Young (7) | Scotiabank Arena19,278 | 15–25 |- style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 17 | Miami | | Gary Trent Jr. (28) | three players (8) | Immanuel Quickley (9) | Scotiabank Arena19,631 | 16–25 |- style="background:#fcc" | 42 | January 18 | Chicago | | Scottie Barnes (31) | Chris Boucher (9) | Barnes, Barrett (6) | Scotiabank Arena19,312 | 16–26 |- style="background:#fcc" | 43 | January 20 | @ New York | | RJ Barrett (20) | RJ Barrett (8) | Immanuel Quickley (11) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 16–27 |- style="background:#fcc" | 44 | January 22 | Memphis | | RJ Barrett (29) | Scottie Barnes (12) | Immanuel Quickley (10) | Scotiabank Arena18,577 | 16–28 |- style="background:#fcc" | 45 | January 26 | L.A. Clippers | | Scottie Barnes (23) | Bruce Brown (9) | Dennis Schröder (5) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 16–29 |- style="background:#fcc" | 46 | January 28 | @ Atlanta | | Barnes, Nwora (24) | Brown, Nwora (9) | Scottie Barnes (8) | State Farm Arena15,658 | 16–30 |- style="background:#cfc" | 47 | January 30 | @ Chicago | | Gary Trent Jr. (24) | Bruce Brown (7) | Dennis Schröder (10) | United Center21,259 | 17–30
|- style="background:#fcc" | 48 | February 2 | @ Houston | | Scottie Barnes (28) | Barnes, Dick (7) | Immanuel Quickley (6) | Toyota Center18,055 | 17–31 |- style="background:#fcc"