Toronto Raptors Logo — Toronto Raptors is a team of the NBA based in Toronto, Ontario. Entered the league after the expansion that took place in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. After the march to Memphis of the latter in 2001, the Raptors were the only team outside the borders of the United States. The Toronto Raptors were established on September 30 of 1993, when the NBA decided to expand the borders and allow teams Canadians. He became the franchise number 28 in the league, becoming the first professional basketball team in the city of Toronto since the demise of the Toronto Huskies in the 40’s.
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A nationwide competition helped to choose the franchise name and team logo. Among the 10 finalists had a large majority of animal names, such as the Beavers (Beavers), but ultimately, influenced by the popularity at that time of the movie Jurassic Park, it was decided by the nickname of the extinct animal. On May 15th of 1994, its first General Manager, former player Isiah Thomas, presented to the media the name and logo. The colors chosen were red, purple, black and silver, chosen in honor of the inventor of basketball, Canadian James Naismith. The team originally competed in the Central Division, and before the inaugural season would start, sales of the Raptors were the seventh in the league, which meant a total success the return of professional basketball in Canada. More