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Rank your top 5 raptors

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Post#41 » by 6ixpessant » Tue Jun 3, 2025 1:25 pm

1. Kyle Lowry
2. Vince Carter
3. Pascal Siakam
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. DeMar DeRozan

Honourable Mention: Marc Gasol - We don't beat Philly without the guy.

Overrated Trash: Chris Bosh
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Post#42 » by Parataxis » Tue Jun 3, 2025 1:55 pm

1. Siakam
2. Lowry
3. Bogues
4. Johnson
5. Calderon
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Post#43 » by Gavin_TDThree » Tue Jun 3, 2025 2:00 pm

I have a top 5 of players I just really liked watching play even if they sucked for us, then I have a top 5 talent/meant to the roster/city/team.

Top 5 watching:
Rasho
Pops Mensah Bonsu
Jamie Moon
Anthony Parker
Mo Pete - I don't know but he's one of my fav Raptors of all time

Top 5 Talent/Meant to Franchise:
Demar
Lowry
Kawhi
VC
Pascal
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Post#44 » by Gavin_TDThree » Tue Jun 3, 2025 2:02 pm

6ixpessant wrote:1. Kyle Lowry
2. Vince Carter
3. Pascal Siakam
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. DeMar DeRozan

Honourable Mention: Marc Gasol - We don't beat Philly without the guy.

Overrated Trash: Chris Bosh



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Post#45 » by And1+2 » Tue Jun 3, 2025 2:57 pm

Lowry
Siakam
Kawhi
Ibaka
Gasol

2019 was a special year.
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Post#46 » by tsherkin » Tue Jun 3, 2025 3:18 pm

And1+2 wrote:2019 was a special year.


Arguably the best year besides the inaugural season, really.
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Post#47 » by ontnut » Tue Jun 3, 2025 4:40 pm

1. Lowry - No explanation needed, so much heart.
2. Leonard - Again, no explanation needed. The best offensive weapon we've ever seen on this team. Surgical. And the defence was nearly peak too.
3. Carter - The early year highlights were a thing of beauty.
4. Gasol - Watching him operate was like watching a chess boxing master. He could outthink AND outbody you.
5. Bench mob Siakam - The early Siakam years were so much fun to watch where he could get out in transition vs. bench players and spin move his way to easy and very quick transition points. I'd put the whole bench mob in here if I could.
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Post#48 » by BrunoSkull » Wed Jun 4, 2025 12:33 am

1. Bruno
2. Bruno
3. Bruno
4. Bruno
5. Bruno
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Post#49 » by Jcity08 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 1:16 am

1. Darrick Martin
2. Darrick Martin
3. Darrick Martin
4. Darrick Martin
5. Darrick Martin

Only #2 Jersey I recognize, Kawhi who?
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Post#50 » by MEDIC » Wed Jun 4, 2025 3:19 am

In no order:

VC
Lowry
OG
Kawhi
Derozan

Honorable:

Gasol
Ibaka
Oak
Norm
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Post#51 » by Clay Davis » Wed Jun 4, 2025 3:32 am

I started watching the Raptors in the 2006-2007 season, so I can't have a list before that.

5. Jorge Garbajosa -- I started watching the Raptors in 2007 and remember how good Jorge was! I remember how sad I was when my friends told me about his injury and how he was screaming. His rizz was Spainntastic.
4. Demar Derozan -- Hard not to like DD. Just a good dude on and off the court. I didn't suffer from the Bargnani years for nothing. Kendrick Lamar shoulda given him his rizz on Black Boy Fly.
3. Jonas Valanciunas -- The first rookie I really paid attention to. I remember how hilarious my friends and I found an interview where he said he likes to rebound and dunk. Hell ya. The RizzLithuanian!!
2. Kyle Lowry -- Just an amazing floor general. He played basketball the way I think it should be played. Showed how far IQ will bring you. The Noga Alon/Rizz Combinatorialist of Raptors basketball.
1. Kawhi Leonard -- He was my favourite superstar in the league prior to his injury. Just loved how efficient and stoic he was. The Rizz Shotta.

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Post#52 » by iBall101 » Wed Jun 4, 2025 4:10 am

1. Klaw (he got us a championship)
2. Kyle Lowry (heart of the Raptors)
3. Demar DeRozan (most loyal raptor of all time- never entertained signing elsewhere)
4. Vince Carter
5. Jakob Poeltl > Chris Bosh > Pascal Siakam
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PG: I. Quickley/ J. Walter/ J. Shead
SG: R. Barrett/ G. Dick / A. Lawson
SF: B. Ingram/ O. Agbaji / G. Temple
PF: S. Barnes/ C. Boucher/ J. Battle
C: J. Poeltl /J. Mogbo/ O. Robinson
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Post#53 » by LoganAndWade » Wed Jun 4, 2025 6:00 am

Vince
Kawhi
Lowry
Siakam
Giannis ( it's coming )

HM: Gasol, moPete, Jose, Freddy
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Post#54 » by mdenny » Wed Jun 4, 2025 6:05 am

Alvin Williams
Fred vanvleet
Pascal siakam
Jorge garbajose
Kawhi leonard
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Post#55 » by Landomar » Wed Jun 4, 2025 1:23 pm

Kyle Lowry - GROAT
Kawhi Leonard - Won us a championship
Vince Carter - Highest Peak as a Raptor
Pascal Siakam - Key part of our title run, and very high career numbers in Toronto
Chris Bosh - Best career numbers in Toronto out of anyone not on the list yet (could also make a case for VanVleet or DeRozan)
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Post#56 » by Morris_Shatford » Wed Jun 4, 2025 5:23 pm

In terms of Raptors I genuinely enjoyed watching with no consideration of winning;

1) JYD
2) Kyle Lowry
3) Uros Slokar (That press conference was a banger)
4) Jose Calderon
5) Keon Clark

Coaching honourable mention

1) Tom Sterner
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Post#57 » by ForeverTFC » Wed Jun 4, 2025 7:40 pm

1. Lowry
2. Vince
3. Valanciunas
4. OG
5. Siakam
Honorable Mentions: Demar, Alvin, Jose
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Post#58 » by DelAbbot » Wed Jun 4, 2025 8:44 pm

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Post#59 » by beanbag » Wed Jun 4, 2025 9:36 pm

1. Kawhi
2. Vince
3. Oliver Miller
4. Alvin Williams
5. Oakley
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Post#60 » by raptor jesus » Wed Jun 4, 2025 9:52 pm

Actual Top 5:
1. Lowry
2. Kawhi
3. Vince
4. Bosh
5. Siakam

Top 5 "Place in my heart" Role Guys:
1. Amir
2. Norm
3. Garbajosa
4. Bonner
5. Keon Clark

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