toronto season toronto season twelfth national_basketball_association nba season basketball franchise following poor season general manager greatly revamped team roster pre season continued build team star despite sluggish start season transformed watershed year toronto captured division title finished playoffs time years best regular season record secured home court advantage time franchise history met round playoffs defeated games end regular season head coach named year year respectively pre season nba draft pre season trades season toronto won nba draft lottery awarded 1st overall pick nba draft prepare draft choice traded traded second round pick cash considerations 1st overall pick select italian making european drafted number overall hired club vice president assistant general manager making european elevated nba executive job promising small forward traded point guard cash considerations rewarded year extension roster regular season general manager continued surround players signed time valuable player spanish international slam champion signed free agency concluded pre season transactions signing veteran new lineup toronto looked maintain team pass shoot ball stronger defensively roster showcase new roster october points toronto marked highest total pre season game franchise history finished pre season win loss record best record league franchise record push playoffs half season produced mixed results toronto struggled mark dismal start consistent performances ensured named star starter nba star game january received number votes forwards day later hit mark time season defeating february went time late season result won nba eastern conference awards month january player month rookie month coach month february home win represented season high points week career high points win prompted event chants mvp home fans chant repeated win days later disbelief carter game saw team break franchise records number home wins highest home winning percentage entering star break break traded jones versatile guard signed provide depth toronto bench following win april toronto clinched playoff berth time years claimed division title defeated philadelphia days later winning atlantic division crown franchise record set toronto won game time home wins eventually seeded marking biggest nba history terms league standing defensive ranking season lauded playing solid defense good sharing moving ball turned reliable performances bench ford ran offence consistent numbers parker versatile players defend attack furthermore contrast previous seasons able win games despite injuries key players parker ford mitchell largely credited transforming toronto fortunes standings playoffs seed played sixth seed round nba playoffs series drew media attention left toronto circumstances seasons ago net opening game carter constantly home crowd offensive threat toronto inexperience evident struggled going fourth quarter late rally toronto fourth quarter eventually lost won game tie series recorded points game high rebounds nets won games lead toronto forced game narrowly won game game set post season franchise records number points going halftime biggest lead half attendance game franchise record playoff game game new_jersey won sealing series sending toronto round recognition chief architects toronto turnaround season april mitchell named nba coach year coach receive honour later named executive year game log playoffs
2006–07 Toronto Raptors season