Rewind back to 2012.
The Raptors were coming off a lockout-shortened season finishing with a horrendous 23-43 record in 66 games played.
Do any of these names ring a bell? Andrea Bargnani, Linas Kleiza, Solomon Alabi, Alan Anderson, Aaron Gray, Jerryd Bayless, Gary Forb-…
My sincerest apologies if your eyes were bleeding, but I’ll stop there.
Analyzing the roster from just a names-only perspective, you can clearly see the organizational direction led by former Raptors GM/President Bryan Colangelo, was entirely defunct.
Then came the day where one of the best Raptors’ decisions in franchise history was made:
July 5th, 2012
On this warm summer day, the Raptors traded Gary Forbes and a future 1st round pick to Houston for the so-called wild and untamed Kyle Lowry.