2011–12 Toronto Raptors season explained

Team:	Toronto Raptors
End Year:	2012
Wins:	23
Losses:	43
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	4th
Conf Place:	11th
Coach:	Dwane Casey
Owners:	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena:	Air Canada Centre
Television:	NBA TV Canada, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers Sportsnet One, TSN, TSN2
Radio:	CJCL
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	TOR

The 2011–12 Toronto Raptors season was the 17th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season start was delayed, and the season schedule was compressed due to the 2011 NBA lockout. The Raptors finished the season with a 23–43 record and did not make it to the playoffs.

One of the biggest lowlights of the season was dropping the season series against the eventual all-time NBA worst 7-59 Charlotte Bobcats.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[1]
• December 26: Toronto started the regular season with a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Draft picks

See main article: 2011 NBA draft.

Pre-season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| December 18| Boston Celtics| | Andrea Bargnani (16)| Ed Davis (10)| José Calderón (6)| Air Canada Centre
16,721| 0–1|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 2| December 21| @ Boston Celtics| | Andrea Bargnani (20)| DeMar DeRozan (10)| Jerryd Bayless
James Johnson (3)| TD Garden
18,624| 0–2|-

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 1| December 26| @ Cleveland| | José Calderón
DeMar DeRozan (15)| Amir Johnson (13)| José Calderón (11)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 1–0|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 2| December 28| Indiana| | DeMar DeRozan (22)| Amir Johnson (10)| José Calderón (6)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 1–1|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 3| December 30| @ Dallas| | Andrea Bargnani (30)| Andrea Bargnani (7)| José Calderón (7)| American Airlines Center
20,307| 1–2

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 4| January 1| @ Orlando| | Andrea Bargnani (28)| Andrea Bargnani (7)| José Calderón (13)| Amway Center
18,846| 1–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 5| January 2| @ New York| | Andrea Bargnani
DeMar DeRozan (21)| Rasual Butler
Jamaal Magloire (10)| José Calderón (12)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 2–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 6| January 4| Cleveland| | Andrea Bargnani (31)| James Johnson (8)| José Calderón (11)| Air Canada Centre
14,468| 3–3|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 7| January 6| New Jersey| | José Calderón (19)| Amir Johnson (10)| José Calderón (8)| Air Canada Centre
16,771| 3–4|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 8| January 7| @ Philadelphia| | Andrea Bargnani (21)| Amir Johnson (14)| José Calderón (7)| Wells Fargo Center
14,522| 3–5|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 9| January 9| Minnesota| | Andrea Bargnani (31)| Amir Johnson (11)| José Calderón (6)| Air Canada Centre
14,097| 4–5|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 10| January 10| @ Washington| | Andrea Bargnani (22)| Amir Johnson (10)| José Calderón (8)| Verizon Center
14,077| 4–6|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 11| January 11| Sacramento| | Leandro Barbosa (24)| Andrea Bargnani (10)| José Calderón (10)| Air Canada Centre
14,323| 4–7|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 12| January 13| Indiana| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Ed Davis (10)| José Calderón (9)| Air Canada Centre
15,302| 4–8|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 13| January 14| @ Chicago| | DeMar DeRozan (15)| Amir Johnson (13)| José Calderón (8)| United Center
21,962| 4–9|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 14| January 16| @ Atlanta| | Leandro Barbosa (22)| Ed Davis (11)| José Calderón (11)| Philips Arena
11,050| 4–10|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 15| January 18| @ Boston| | Gary Forbes (18)| Ed Davis (9)| José Calderón (4)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–11|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 16| January 20| Portland| | James Johnson (23)| Ed Davis (10)| José Calderón (13)| Air Canada Centre
17,537| 4–12|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 17| January 22| @ L. A. Clippers| | Leandro Barbosa (19)| DeMar DeRozan
Aaron Gray (8)| Jerryd Bayless (5)| Staples Center
19,060| 4–13|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 18| January 24| @ Phoenix| | Andrea Bargnani (36)| James Johnson
Linas Kleiza (10)| José Calderón (11)| US Airways Center
15,404| 5–13|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 19| January 25| @ Utah| | Andrea Bargnani
Linas Kleiza (25)| DeMar DeRozan (8)| José Calderón
Jerryd Bayless (7)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,802| 6–13|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 20| January 27| @ Denver| | Leandro Barbosa (19)| Aaron Gray (11)| Linas Kleiza (4)| Pepsi Center
18,855| 6–14|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 21| January 29| @ New Jersey| | DeMar DeRozan (27)| Ed Davis (9)| José Calderón (9)| Prudential Center
14,319| 7–14|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 22| January 31| Atlanta| | Jerryd Bayless (14)| Ed Davis (11)| José Calderón (9)| Air Canada Centre
16,117| 7–15

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 23| February 1| @ Boston| | Jerryd Bayless (14)| Ed Davis (12)| José Calderón (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 7–16|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 24| February 3| Washington| | Leandro Barbosa (19)| Amir Johnson (13)| José Calderón (17)| Air Canada Centre
16,382| 8–16|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 25| February 5| @ Miami| | DeMar DeRozan (25)| Ed Davis (8)| James Johnson (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,802| 8–17|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 26| February 6| @ Washington| | Linas Kleiza
Jerryd Bayless (30)| Amir Johnson (10)| James Johnson (6)| Verizon Center
14,687| 8–18|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 27| February 8| Milwaukee| | DeMar DeRozan (25)| Linas Kleiza (8)| José Calderón (15)| Air Canada Centre
15,291| 8–19|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 28| February 10| Boston| | DeMar DeRozan (21)| Amir Johnson (12)| José Calderón (14)| Air Canada Centre
19,207| 9–19|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 29| February 12| L. A. Lakers| | José Calderón (30)| Ed Davis (8)| DeMar DeRozan (7)| Air Canada Centre
19,311| 9–20|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 30| February 14| New York| | José Calderón (25)| Linas Kleiza (11)| José Calderón (9)| Air Canada Centre
20,092| 9–21|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 31| February 15| San Antonio| | DeMar DeRozan (29)| Amir Johnson (7)| José Calderón (11)| Air Canada Centre
15,999| 9–22|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 32| February 17| Charlotte| | DeMar DeRozan (24)| Amir Johnson (15)| José Calderón (8)| Air Canada Centre
15,575| 9–23|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 33| February 22| Detroit| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Aaron Gray (12)| José Calderón (15)| Air Canada Centre
17,125| 10–23|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 34| February 28| @ Houston| | DeMar DeRozan (17)| Ed Davis (15)| José Calderón (7)| Toyota Center
13,337| 10–24|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 35| February 29| @ New Orleans| | Jerryd Bayless
DeMar DeRozan (21)| Amir Johnson (7)| José Calderón (6)| New Orleans Arena
14,527| 11–24

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 36| March 2| Memphis| | Jerryd Bayless (18)| Aaron Gray
Linas Kleiza (12)| José Calderón (9)| Air Canada Centre
18,056| 11–25|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 37| March 4| Golden State| | DeMar DeRozan (25)| Amir Johnson (13)| Three players (4)| Air Canada Centre
18,056| 12–25|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 38| March 5| Orlando| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Aaron Gray (11)| James Johnson
José Calderón (7)| Air Canada Centre
15,392| 12–26|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 39| March 7| Houston| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Amir Johnson (8)| José Calderón (12)| Air Canada Centre
14,597| 13–26|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 40| March 10| @ Detroit| | DeMar DeRozan (15)| Three players (5)| Jerryd Bayless (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,090| 13–27|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 41| March 11| Milwaukee| | DeMar DeRozan (21)| Ed Davis (10)| Jerryd Bayless (6)| Air Canada Centre
17,316| 13–28|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 42| March 13| @ Cleveland| | Jerryd Bayless (20)| Amir Johnson (9)| Jerryd Bayless (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
14,203| 14–28|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 43| March 14| @ New Jersey| | Jerryd Bayless
James Johnson (16)| Amir Johnson (9)| Jerryd Bayless (10)| Prudential Center
10,701| 14–29|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 44| March 16| @ Memphis| | Jerryd Bayless (28)| Andrea Bargnani
James Johnson (7)| Jerryd Bayless (9)| FedExForum
17,239| 15–29|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 45| March 17| @ Charlotte| | Jerryd Bayless (29)| Ed Davis (12)| Jerryd Bayless (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,108| 15–30|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 46| March 20| @ New York| | DeMar DeRozan (17)| Ed Davis (9)| José Calderón (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 15–31|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 47| March 21| Chicago| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Aaron Gray
Linas Kleiza (8)| José Calderón (8)| Air Canada Centre
17,869| 15–32|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 48| March 23| New York| | DeMar DeRozan (30)| Three players (7)| José Calderón (10)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 16–32|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 49| March 24| @ Chicago| | José Calderón
James Johnson (20)| Gary Forbes (13)| José Calderón (10)| United Center
21,841| 16–33|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 50| March 26| Orlando| | Gary Forbes (21)| Jamaal Magloire (7)| José Calderón (11)| Air Canada Centre
16,429| 16–34|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 51| March 28| Denver| | Andrea Bargnani (26)| Gary Forbes (10)| José Calderón (10)| Air Canada Centre
15,867| 17–34|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 52| March 30| Miami| | DeMar DeRozan (28)| Amir Johnson (12)| José Calderón (16)| Air Canada Centre
19,883| 17–35

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 53| April 1| Washington| | Andrea Bargnani (18)| Andrea Bargnani
Aaron Gray (8)| José Calderón (8)| Air Canada Centre
16,858| 18–35|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 54| April 3| Charlotte| | Andrea Bargnani (30)| Aaron Gray (9)| José Calderón (11)| Air Canada Centre
14,640| 19–35|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 55| April 4| @ Philadelphia| | Andrea Bargnani (24)| Ed Davis (14)| José Calderón (13)| Wells Fargo Center
18,186| 20–35|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 56| April 6| Cleveland| | DeMar DeRozan (28)| Linas Kleiza (8)| DeMar DeRozan (4)| Air Canada Centre
16,565| 20–36|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 57| April 8| @ Oklahoma City| | José Calderón (19)| Aaron Gray (10)| José Calderón (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 20–37|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 58| April 9| @ Indiana| | Alan Anderson (17)| Ed Davis (10)| José Calderón (14)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,021| 20–38|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 59| April 11| Philadelphia| | Alan Anderson
Ed Davis (13)| Ed Davis (13)| Ed Davis (5)| Air Canada Centre
16,324| 20–39|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 60| April 13| Boston| | DeMar DeRozan (22)| Ed Davis (12)| Ben Uzoh (5)| Air Canada Centre
17,270| 21–39|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 61| April 15| @ Atlanta| | DeMar DeRozan (23)| Aaron Gray
Linas Kleiza (7)| Justin Dentmon (4)| Philips Arena
13,845| 22–39|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 62| April 16| Atlanta| | DeMar DeRozan (22)| Ben Uzoh (10)| Ben Uzoh (8)| Air Canada Centre
15,992| 22–40|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 63| April 18| @ Miami| | James Johnson (18)| Solomon Alabi
James Johnson (6)| Alan Anderson (3)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 22–41|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 64| April 22| @ Detroit| | DeMar DeRozan (16)| Solomon Alabi (10)| Gary Forbes
James Johnson (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,370| 22–42|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 65| April 23| @ Milwaukee| | James Johnson (22)| James Johnson (13)| Gary Forbes
Ben Uzoh (5)| Bradley Center
13,867| 22–43|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 66| April 26| New Jersey| | Ed Davis (24)| Solomon Alabi (19)| Ben Uzoh (12)| Air Canada Centre
18,161| 23–43

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	PF	66	9	1,534	438	60	40	63	415	23.2	6.6	.9	.6	1.0	6.3
	PF	64	43	1,553	408	79	33	69	452	24.3	6.4	1.2	.5	1.1	7.1
	SG	63	63	2,206	211	128	48	17	1,054	35.0	3.3	2.0	.8	.3	16.7
	SF	62	40	1,561	292	122	71	84	566	25.2	4.7	2.0	1.1	1.4	9.1
	PG	53	53	1,799	160	468	47	3	555	33.9	3.0	8.8	.9	.1	10.5
	C	49	40	813	281	27	22	17	191	16.6	5.7	.6	.4	.3	3.9
	SF	49	3	1,057	199	46	23	4	473	21.6	4.1	.9	.5	.1	9.7
	SG	48	2	713	102	54	24	4	319	14.9	2.1	1.1	.5	.1	6.6
^†	SG	42	0	946	79	63	36	7	512	22.5	1.9	1.5	.9	.2	12.2
	SF	34	14	453	66	19	7	5	110	13.3	1.9	.6	.2	.1	3.2
	C	34	1	374	113	6	4	10	41	11.0	3.3	.2	.1	.3	1.2
	C	31	31	1,032	172	61	18	15	603	33.3	5.5	2.0	.6	.5	19.5
	PG	31	11	705	66	118	24	4	353	22.7	2.1	3.8	.8	.1	11.4
	PG	24	0	209	33	34	8	4	47	8.7	1.4	1.4	.3	.2	2.0
	SF	17	12	461	34	26	5	3	163	27.1	2.0	1.5	.3	.2	9.6
^†	PG	16	8	357	63	59	16	3	77	22.3	3.9	3.7	1.0	.2	4.8
	C	14	0	122	47	3	2	9	33	8.7	3.4	.2	.1	.6	2.4
^†	PG	4	0	72	7	9	1	0	22	18.0	1.8	2.3	.3	.0	5.5

Injuries

• On March 26 Jerryd Bayless had a partial tear in his left oblique muscle during a game against the Orlando Magic and was out for the remainder of the season.^[2]

Transactions

See main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via free agency Rasual Butler Anthony Carter Gary Forbes Aaron Gray Jamaal Magloire 10-day contracts Alan Anderson

Players Lost Via trade Leandro Barbosa Via free agency Alexis Ajinça Reggie Evans Waived Rasual Butler Anthony Carter

Trades

March 15, 2012

To Toronto Raptors Leandro Barbosa

To Indiana Pacers Future second round pick Cash considerations

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Jamaal Magloire	December 9	Miami Heat
Rasual Butler	December 10	Chicago Bulls
Aaron Gray	December 11	New Orleans Hornets
Anthony Carter	December 12	New York Knicks
Gary Forbes	December 14	Denver Nuggets

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.^[3] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[4]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Sonny Weems	July 8		No
Leandro Barbosa	August 18		Yes
Joey Dorsey	September 26		No
Alexis Ajinça	November 10		Yes

References

1. Web site: Report: NBA draft moving to Newark. ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. October 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030154621/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. 30 October 2010 . live.
2. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-03-27/Bayless-out-for-season/53814724/1 Raptors' Jerryd Bayless to miss rest of season
3. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6815642/ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas"
4. News: Sun Xiaochen . New rule shuts door on NBA stars . August 21, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm . live . August 30, 2011.