Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
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| 2 | 33 | Christian Koloko | C |  Cameroon | Arizona (Jr.) |
The Raptors entered the draft with one second round pick. [3]
| 2022–23 Toronto Raptors season | |
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| Head coach | Nick Nurse |
| General manager | Bobby Webster |
| President | Masai Ujiri |
| Owners | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Arena | Scotiabank Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 41–41 (.500) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | TSN Sportsnet |
The 2022–23 Toronto Raptors season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Finishing the season as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors qualified into the play-in tournament on April 2, 2023, for the first time in franchise history. The Raptors ultimately failed to qualify for the playoffs following their loss to the 10-seeded Chicago Bulls in April 12's play-in game despite leading by 19 points. [1]
This was Nick Nurse's final season with the team as head coach; the Raptors fired him on April 21, 2023. [2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
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| 2 | 33 | Christian Koloko | C | Cameroon | Arizona (Jr.) |
The Raptors entered the draft with one second round pick. [3]
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| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Boston Celtics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 32–9 | 25–16 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 29–12 | 25–16 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 23–18 | 24–17 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 23–18 | 22–19 | 7–9 | 82 |
| pi – Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 4–12 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 34 | 48 | .415 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 82 |
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| Atlantic Division | Northwest Division | ||||||
| Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road | ||
| Boston | 110–116 | 104–106 | 93–97 | 102–121 | Denver | 125–110 | 113–118 |
| Brooklyn | 98–112 | 116–119 | 105–109 | 105–114 | Minnesota | 122–107 | 126–128 |
| New York | 108–112 | 125–116 | 113–106 | 123–121* | Oklahoma City | 128–111 | 113–132 |
| Philadelphia | 119–109 | 90–112 | 101–104* | 110–117 | Portland | 117–105 | 123–105 |
| Utah | 116–122 | 128–131 | |||||
| 2–6 | 2–6 | 4–1 | 1–4 | ||||
| Division | 4–12 | Division | 5–5 | ||||
| Central Division | Pacific Division | ||||||
| Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road | ||
| Chicago | 113–104 | 104–98 | 97–111 | Golden State | 110–126 | 117–129 | |
| Cleveland | 108–105 | 100–88 | 118–107 | 93–118 | L.A. Clippers | 113–124 | 100–108 |
| Detroit | 119–118 | 118–97 | 115–111 | 95–91 | L.A. Lakers | 126–113 | 112–122 |
| Indiana | 114–118 | 104–118 | 114–122 | Phoenix | 113–104 | 106–114 | |
| Milwaukee | 101–104* | 121–105 | 122–130 | 111–118 | Sacramento | 123–124 | 113–95 |
| 7–2 | 3–6 | 2–3 | 1–4 | ||||
| Division | 10–8 | Division | 3–7 | ||||
| Southeast Division | Southwest Division | ||||||
| Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road | ||
| Atlanta | 139–109 | 103–114 | 122–124* | Dallas | 105–100 | 110–111 | |
| Charlotte | 132–120 | 124–114 | 128–108 | 120–100 | Houston | 116–109 | 117–111 |
| Miami | 112–104 | 106–92 | 109–112 | 98–90 | Memphis | 106–119 | 106–103 |
| Orlando | 121–108 | 123–113 | 109–113 | 99–111 | New Orleans | 115–110 | 108–126 |
| Washington | 114–104 | 108–119 | 116–109* | San Antonio | 112–98 | 143–100 | |
| 8–1 | 4–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | ||||
| Division | 12–6 | Division | 7–3 | ||||
| Conference | 26–26 (Home: 17–9; Road: 9–17) | Conference | 15–15 (Home: 10–5; Road: 5–10) | ||||
| Overall | 41–41 (Home: 27–14; Road: 14–27) | ||||||
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December: 5–10 (home: 3–6; road: 2–4)
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January: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)
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February: 8–3 (home: 5–1; road: 3–2)
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March: 7–7 (home: 6–1; road: 1–6)
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April: 3–2 (home: 1–0; road: 2–2)
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Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
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| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Scottie Barnes | SF | 77 | 76 | 2,678 | 512 | 371 | 83 | 61 | 1,179 | 34.8 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .8 | 15.3 |
| Chris Boucher | PF | 76 | 0 | 1,523 | 421 | 29 | 47 | 64 | 712 | 20.0 | 5.5 | .4 | .6 | .8 | 9.4 |
| Pascal Siakam | PF | 71 | 71 | 2,652 | 556 | 415 | 65 | 36 | 1,720 | 37.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | .9 | .5 | 24.2 |
| Fred VanVleet | PG | 69 | 69 | 2,535 | 280 | 495 | 123 | 38 | 1,335 | 36.7 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | .6 | 19.3 |
| OG Anunoby | SF | 67 | 67 | 2,386 | 332 | 131 | 128 | 50 | 1,124 | 35.6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .7 | 16.8 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | SG | 66 | 44 | 2,118 | 173 | 106 | 104 | 14 | 1,148 | 32.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .2 | 17.4 |
| Christian Koloko | C | 58 | 19 | 802 | 171 | 31 | 21 | 57 | 182 | 13.8 | 2.9 | .5 | .4 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | C | 55 | 12 | 1,140 | 328 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 508 | 20.7 | 6.0 | .9 | .6 | .5 | 9.2 |
| Thaddeus Young | PF | 54 | 9 | 795 | 166 | 75 | 54 | 5 | 240 | 14.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Malachi Flynn | PG | 53 | 2 | 691 | 76 | 70 | 21 | 4 | 246 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Juancho Hernangómez | PF | 42 | 10 | 614 | 123 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 122 | 14.6 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 2.9 |
| Dalano Banton | PG | 31 | 2 | 279 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 142 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .4 | .4 | 4.6 |
| Jakob Pöltl † | C | 26 | 25 | 707 | 237 | 56 | 30 | 34 | 341 | 27.2 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 13.1 |
| Jeff Dowtin | PG | 25 | 0 | 259 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 10.4 | .9 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 2.4 |
| Khem Birch | C | 20 | 0 | 162 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.1 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 2.2 |
| Will Barton † | SG | 16 | 2 | 211 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 72 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .7 | .2 | 4.5 |
| Joe Wieskamp | SF | 9 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.6 | .4 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | PF | 9 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5.3 | .8 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 2.2 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | SF | 8 | 2 | 146 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 18.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .0 | 5.5 |
| Justin Champagnie † | SF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
To San Antonio Spurs
| To Toronto Raptors | [4] |
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
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| July 7 | Chris Boucher | 3 year $35 million | [5] |
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 6 | Otto Porter Jr. | 2-yr | Golden State Warriors | [6] |
| July 8 | D. J. Wilson | 2-yr | Oklahoma City Blue (G League) | [7] |
| July 14 | Justin Champagnie | 2-yr | Raptors 905 (G League) | [8] |
| July 14 | Ron Harper Jr. | Two-way contract | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | [9] |
| July 19 | Jeff Dowtin | Two-way contract | Lakeland Magic (G League) | [10] |
| July 28 | Juancho Hernangómez | 1-yr | Utah Jazz | [11] |
| August 3 | Gabe Brown | 1-yr (Exhibit 10) | Michigan State Spartans | [12] |
| August 31 | Josh Jackson | 1-yr | Sacramento Kings | [13] |
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
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| July 30 | Armoni Brooks | Waived | Atlanta Hawks | [14] |
| August 29 | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | New York Knicks | [15] | |
| August 19 | Isaac Bonga | Unrestricted free agent | Bayern Munich | [16] |
| August 28 | Yuta Watanabe | Brooklyn Nets | [17] |
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