2011–12 Toronto Raptors season

2011–12 Toronto Raptors season
2011–12 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach	Dwane Casey
Owners	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Results
Record	23–43 (.348)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic); Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBA TV Canada, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers Sportsnet One, TSN, TSN2
Radio	CJCL
< 2010–11	2012–13 >

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club Team
1	5	Jonas Valančiūnas	C	Lithuania	Lietuvos rytas

Roster

2011–12 Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	50	Alabi, Solomon	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1988–03–21	Florida State
G	6	Anderson, Alan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1982–10–16	Michigan State
F/C	7	Bargnani, Andrea	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1985–10–26	Italy
G	5	Bayless, Jerryd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–08–20	Arizona
G	8	Calderón, José	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–09–28	Spain
F	32	Davis, Ed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1989–06–05	North Carolina
G	1	Dentmon, Justin	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1985–09–05	Washington
G/F	10	DeRozan, DeMar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989–08–07	USC
F	3	Forbes, Gary	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1985–02–25	UMass
C	34	Gray, Aaron	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1984–12–07	Pittsburgh
F	15	Johnson, Amir	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1987–05–01	Westchester HS (CA)
F	2	Johnson, James	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1987–02–20	Wake Forest
F	11	Kleiza, Linas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1985–01–03	Missouri
C	21	Magloire, Jamaal	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1978–05–21	Kentucky
G	18	Uzoh, Ben	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1988–03–18	Tulsa

Head coach

Dwane Casey

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Pre-season

Game log

2011 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 18	Boston Celtics	L 75–76	Andrea Bargnani (16)	Ed Davis (10)	José Calderón (6)	Air Canada Centre 16,721	0–1
2	December 21	@ Boston Celtics	L 73–81	Andrea Bargnani (20)	DeMar DeRozan (10)	Jerryd Bayless James Johnson (3)	TD Garden 18,624	0–2

2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	–	24–9	15–18	8–6	66
x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	3	22–11	14–19	8–6	66
x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	4	19–14	16–17	7–6	66
Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	16	13–20	10–23	7–8	66
New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	17	9–24	13–20	5–9	66

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–	66
2	y-Miami Heat *	46	20	.697	4.0	66
3	x-Indiana Pacers *	42	24	.636	8.0	66
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11.0	66
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10.0	66
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13.0	66
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14.0	66
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15.0	66

9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19.0	66
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25.0	66
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27.0	66
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28.0	66
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29.0	66
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30.0	66
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43.0	66

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 23–43 (Home: 13–20; Road: 10–23)

December: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 26	@ Cleveland	W 104–96	José Calderón DeMar DeRozan (15)	Amir Johnson (13)	José Calderón (11)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	1–0
2	December 28	Indiana	L 85–90	DeMar DeRozan (22)	Amir Johnson (10)	José Calderón (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	1–1
3	December 30	@ Dallas	L 86–99	Andrea Bargnani (30)	Andrea Bargnani (7)	José Calderón (7)	American Airlines Center 20,307	1–2

January : 6–13 (home: 2–5; road: 4–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	January 1	@ Orlando	L 96–102	Andrea Bargnani (28)	Andrea Bargnani (7)	José Calderón (13)	Amway Center 18,846	1–3
5	January 2	@ New York	W 90–85	Andrea Bargnani DeMar DeRozan (21)	Rasual Butler Jamaal Magloire (10)	José Calderón (12)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	2–3
6	January 4	Cleveland	W 92–77	Andrea Bargnani (31)	James Johnson (8)	José Calderón (11)	Air Canada Centre 14,468	3–3
7	January 6	New Jersey	L 85–97	José Calderón (19)	Amir Johnson (10)	José Calderón (8)	Air Canada Centre 16,771	3–4
8	January 7	@ Philadelphia	L 62–97	Andrea Bargnani (21)	Amir Johnson (14)	José Calderón (7)	Wells Fargo Center 14,522	3–5
9	January 9	Minnesota	W 97–87	Andrea Bargnani (31)	Amir Johnson (11)	José Calderón (6)	Air Canada Centre 14,097	4–5
10	January 10	@ Washington	L 78–93	Andrea Bargnani (22)	Amir Johnson (10)	José Calderón (8)	Verizon Center 14,077	4–6
11	January 11	Sacramento	L 91–98	Leandro Barbosa (24)	Andrea Bargnani (10)	José Calderón (10)	Air Canada Centre 14,323	4–7
12	January 13	Indiana	L 90–95	DeMar DeRozan (23)	Ed Davis (10)	José Calderón (9)	Air Canada Centre 15,302	4–8
13	January 14	@ Chicago	L 64–77	DeMar DeRozan (15)	Amir Johnson (13)	José Calderón (8)	United Center 21,962	4–9
14	January 16	@ Atlanta	L 84–93	Leandro Barbosa (22)	Ed Davis (11)	José Calderón (11)	Philips Arena 11,050	4–10
15	January 18	@ Boston	L 73–96	Gary Forbes (18)	Ed Davis (9)	José Calderón (4)	TD Garden 18,624	4–11
16	January 20	Portland	L 84–94	James Johnson (23)	Ed Davis (10)	José Calderón (13)	Air Canada Centre 17,537	4–12
17	January 22	@ L. A. Clippers	L 91–103	Leandro Barbosa (19)	DeMar DeRozan Aaron Gray (8)	Jerryd Bayless (5)	Staples Center 19,060	4–13
18	January 24	@ Phoenix	W 99–96	Andrea Bargnani (36)	James Johnson Linas Kleiza (10)	José Calderón (11)	US Airways Center 15,404	5–13
19	January 25	@ Utah	W 111–106 (2OT)	Andrea Bargnani Linas Kleiza (25)	DeMar DeRozan (8)	José Calderón Jerryd Bayless (7)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,802	6–13
20	January 27	@ Denver	L 81–96	Leandro Barbosa (19)	Aaron Gray (11)	Linas Kleiza (4)	Pepsi Center 18,855	6–14
21	January 29	@ New Jersey	W 94–73	DeMar DeRozan (27)	Ed Davis (9)	José Calderón (9)	Prudential Center 14,319	7–14
22	January 31	Atlanta	L 77–100	Jerryd Bayless (14)	Ed Davis (11)	José Calderón (9)	Air Canada Centre 16,117	7–15

February: 4–9 (home: 3–5; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
23	February 1	@ Boston	L 64–100	Jerryd Bayless (14)	Ed Davis (12)	José Calderón (7)	TD Garden 18,624	7–16
24	February 3	Washington	W 106–89	Leandro Barbosa (19)	Amir Johnson (13)	José Calderón (17)	Air Canada Centre 16,382	8–16
25	February 5	@ Miami	L 89–95	DeMar DeRozan (25)	Ed Davis (8)	James Johnson (4)	American Airlines Arena 19,802	8–17
26	February 6	@ Washington	L 108–111 (OT)	Linas Kleiza Jerryd Bayless (30)	Amir Johnson (10)	James Johnson (6)	Verizon Center 14,687	8–18
27	February 8	Milwaukee	L 99–105	DeMar DeRozan (25)	Linas Kleiza (8)	José Calderón (15)	Air Canada Centre 15,291	8–19
28	February 10	Boston	W 86–74	DeMar DeRozan (21)	Amir Johnson (12)	José Calderón (14)	Air Canada Centre 19,207	9–19
29	February 12	L. A. Lakers	L 92–94	José Calderón (30)	Ed Davis (8)	DeMar DeRozan (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,311	9–20
30	February 14	New York	L 87–90	José Calderón (25)	Linas Kleiza (11)	José Calderón (9)	Air Canada Centre 20,092	9–21
31	February 15	San Antonio	L 106–113	DeMar DeRozan (29)	Amir Johnson (7)	José Calderón (11)	Air Canada Centre 15,999	9–22
32	February 17	Charlotte	L 91–98	DeMar DeRozan (24)	Amir Johnson (15)	José Calderón (8)	Air Canada Centre 15,575	9–23
33	February 22	Detroit	W 103–93	DeMar DeRozan (23)	Aaron Gray (12)	José Calderón (15)	Air Canada Centre 17,125	10–23
34	February 28	@ Houston	L 85–88	DeMar DeRozan (17)	Ed Davis (15)	José Calderón (7)	Toyota Center 13,337	10–24
35	February 29	@ New Orleans	W 95–84	Jerryd Bayless DeMar DeRozan (21)	Amir Johnson (7)	José Calderón (6)	New Orleans Arena 14,527	11–24

March: 6–11 (home: 4–6; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
36	March 2	Memphis	L 99–102	Jerryd Bayless (18)	Aaron Gray Linas Kleiza (12)	José Calderón (9)	Air Canada Centre 18,056	11–25
37	March 4	Golden State	W 83–75	DeMar DeRozan (25)	Amir Johnson (13)	Three players (4)	Air Canada Centre 18,056	12–25
38	March 5	Orlando	L 88–92	DeMar DeRozan (23)	Aaron Gray (11)	James Johnson José Calderón (7)	Air Canada Centre 15,392	12–26
39	March 7	Houston	W 116–98	DeMar DeRozan (23)	Amir Johnson (8)	José Calderón (12)	Air Canada Centre 14,597	13–26
40	March 10	@ Detroit	L 86–105	DeMar DeRozan (15)	Three players (5)	Jerryd Bayless (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,090	13–27
41	March 11	Milwaukee	L 99–105	DeMar DeRozan (21)	Ed Davis (10)	Jerryd Bayless (6)	Air Canada Centre 17,316	13–28
42	March 13	@ Cleveland	W 96–88	Jerryd Bayless (20)	Amir Johnson (9)	Jerryd Bayless (7)	Quicken Loans Arena 14,203	14–28
43	March 14	@ New Jersey	L 84–98	Jerryd Bayless James Johnson (16)	Amir Johnson (9)	Jerryd Bayless (10)	Prudential Center 10,701	14–29
44	March 16	@ Memphis	W 114–110 (OT)	Jerryd Bayless (28)	Andrea Bargnani James Johnson (7)	Jerryd Bayless (9)	FedExForum 17,239	15–29
45	March 17	@ Charlotte	L 103–107	Jerryd Bayless (29)	Ed Davis (12)	Jerryd Bayless (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,108	15–30
46	March 20	@ New York	L 87–106	DeMar DeRozan (17)	Ed Davis (9)	José Calderón (9)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	15–31
47	March 21	Chicago	L 82–94	DeMar DeRozan (23)	Aaron Gray Linas Kleiza (8)	José Calderón (8)	Air Canada Centre 17,869	15–32
48	March 23	New York	W 96–79	DeMar DeRozan (30)	Three players (7)	José Calderón (10)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	16–32
49	March 24	@ Chicago	L 101–102 (OT)	José Calderón James Johnson (20)	Gary Forbes (13)	José Calderón (10)	United Center 21,841	16–33
50	March 26	Orlando	L 101–117	Gary Forbes (21)	Jamaal Magloire (7)	José Calderón (11)	Air Canada Centre 16,429	16–34
51	March 28	Denver	W 105–96	Andrea Bargnani (26)	Gary Forbes (10)	José Calderón (10)	Air Canada Centre 15,867	17–34
52	March 30	Miami	L 101–113	DeMar DeRozan (28)	Amir Johnson (12)	José Calderón (16)	Air Canada Centre 19,883	17–35

April: 6–8 (home: 4–3; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
53	April 1	Washington	W 99–92	Andrea Bargnani (18)	Andrea Bargnani Aaron Gray (8)	José Calderón (8)	Air Canada Centre 16,858	18–35
54	April 3	Charlotte	W 92–87	Andrea Bargnani (30)	Aaron Gray (9)	José Calderón (11)	Air Canada Centre 14,640	19–35
55	April 4	@ Philadelphia	W 99–78	Andrea Bargnani (24)	Ed Davis (14)	José Calderón (13)	Wells Fargo Center 18,186	20–35
56	April 6	Cleveland	L 80–84	DeMar DeRozan (28)	Linas Kleiza (8)	DeMar DeRozan (4)	Air Canada Centre 16,565	20–36
57	April 8	@ Oklahoma City	L 75–91	José Calderón (19)	Aaron Gray (10)	José Calderón (6)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	20–37
58	April 9	@ Indiana	L 98–103	Alan Anderson (17)	Ed Davis (10)	José Calderón (14)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,021	20–38
59	April 11	Philadelphia	L 75–93	Alan Anderson Ed Davis (13)	Ed Davis (13)	Ed Davis (5)	Air Canada Centre 16,324	20–39
60	April 13	Boston	W 84–79	DeMar DeRozan (22)	Ed Davis (12)	Ben Uzoh (5)	Air Canada Centre 17,270	21–39
61	April 15	@ Atlanta	W 102–86	DeMar DeRozan (23)	Aaron Gray Linas Kleiza (7)	Justin Dentmon (4)	Philips Arena 13,845	22–39
62	April 16	Atlanta	L 87–109	DeMar DeRozan (22)	Ben Uzoh (10)	Ben Uzoh (8)	Air Canada Centre 15,992	22–40
63	April 18	@ Miami	L 72–96	James Johnson (18)	Solomon Alabi James Johnson (6)	Alan Anderson (3)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	22–41
64	April 22	@ Detroit	L 73–76	DeMar DeRozan (16)	Solomon Alabi (10)	Gary Forbes James Johnson (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,370	22–42
65	April 23	@ Milwaukee	L 86–92	James Johnson (22)	James Johnson (13)	Gary Forbes Ben Uzoh (5)	Bradley Center 13,867	22–43
66	April 26	New Jersey	W 98–67	Ed Davis (24)	Solomon Alabi (19)	Ben Uzoh (12)	Air Canada Centre 18,161	23–43

2011–12 season schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ed Davis	PF	66	9	1,534	438	60	40	63	415	23.2	6.6	.9	.6	1.0	6.3
Amir Johnson	PF	64	43	1,553	408	79	33	69	452	24.3	6.4	1.2	.5	1.1	7.1
DeMar DeRozan	SG	63	63	2,206	211	128	48	17	1,054	35.0	3.3	2.0	.8	.3	16.7
James Johnson	SF	62	40	1,561	292	122	71	84	566	25.2	4.7	2.0	1.1	1.4	9.1
José Calderón	PG	53	53	1,799	160	468	47	3	555	33.9	3.0	8.8	.9	.1	10.5
Aaron Gray	C	49	40	813	281	27	22	17	191	16.6	5.7	.6	.4	.3	3.9
Linas Kleiza	SF	49	3	1,057	199	46	23	4	473	21.6	4.1	.9	.5	.1	9.7
Gary Forbes	SG	48	2	713	102	54	24	4	319	14.9	2.1	1.1	.5	.1	6.6
Leandro Barbosa^†	SG	42	0	946	79	63	36	7	512	22.5	1.9	1.5	.9	.2	12.2
Rasual Butler	SF	34	14	453	66	19	7	5	110	13.3	1.9	.6	.2	.1	3.2
Jamaal Magloire	C	34	1	374	113	6	4	10	41	11.0	3.3	.2	.1	.3	1.2
Andrea Bargnani	C	31	31	1,032	172	61	18	15	603	33.3	5.5	2.0	.6	.5	19.5
Jerryd Bayless	PG	31	11	705	66	118	24	4	353	22.7	2.1	3.8	.8	.1	11.4
Anthony Carter	PG	24	0	209	33	34	8	4	47	8.7	1.4	1.4	.3	.2	2.0
Alan Anderson	SF	17	12	461	34	26	5	3	163	27.1	2.0	1.5	.3	.2	9.6
Ben Uzoh^†	PG	16	8	357	63	59	16	3	77	22.3	3.9	3.7	1.0	.2	4.8
Solomon Alabi	C	14	0	122	47	3	2	9	33	8.7	3.4	.2	.1	.6	2.4
Justin Dentmon^†	PG	4	0	72	7	9	1	0	22	18.0	1.8	2.3	.3	.0	5.5

^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.

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

Overview

Players Added

Via free agency

10-day contracts

Alan Anderson

Players Lost

Via trade

Leandro Barbosa

Via free agency

Waived

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

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Reggie Evans	December 22	Los Angeles Clippers

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	Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)	No
Leandro Barbosa	August 18	Flamengo (Brazil)	Yes
Joey Dorsey	September 26	Caja Laboral (Spain)	No
Alexis Ajinça	November 10	Hyères-Toulon (France)	Yes

References

^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
^ Raptors' Jerryd Bayless to miss rest of season, USA Today. March 28, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.

[1] "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.

[2] Raptors' Jerryd Bayless to miss rest of season, USA Today. March 28, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.

[3] "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.

[4] Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.

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