The Raptors start their season at home for the 14th time in the last 15 years, facing the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
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Raptors → start → Wednesday
All 82 games will be aired in Canada on either TSN or Sportsnet.
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games → air → TSN
Seven Raptors games will be televised nationally in the United States, up from just two a year ago.
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games → televise → two
Here are some marquee games to mark on your calendar:
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In likely the most-anticipated game of the season in Toronto, the Raptors will raise Kyle Lowry’s No. 7 to the rafters of Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 10 after hosting the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Raptors → anticipate → 76ers
The ceremony is scheduled after the 6 p.m. game to avoid a rushed half-time celebration.
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ceremony → schedule → celebration
Philadelphia is the hometown for the six-time NBA all-star, and where he played his last NBA season.
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he → play → season
The Sixers are coached by Nick Nurse who led the Raptors to their only NBA championship.
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who → coach → championship
The Raptors will be celebrating Lowry’s career the entire week leading up to his jersey number retirement, with plans to honour him when they host Minnesota on Jan. 7 (collectible T-shirt) and Utah on Jan. 8 (bobblehead).
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they → celebrate → Jan.
Leonard returns to L.A.
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Leonard → return → L.A.
Kawhi Leonard returns to face his former team at the Intuit Dome on Nov. 2 in his first game against the Clippers since he was traded to Toronto.
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he → return → Toronto
Leonard will likely be greeted with a rough reception by fans after an NBA investigation found the Clippers organization violated salary-cap circumvention rules to re-sign Leonard, leading to a $30-million (U.S.) fine for the team, the loss of five first-round draft picks and the suspension of owner Steve Ballmer.
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organization → greet → Ballmer
Leonard was fined $700,000.
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Leonard → fin → 700,000
Back-to-back against the champs
The defending NBA champion New York Knicks will visit Toronto on Nov. 15 and 17.
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Knicks → defend → Nov.
Former Raptor OG Anunoby returns, and the team is bringing back OVO Night, featuring throwback designs, for the second night.
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team → return → night
Toronto lost all five games against the Knicks last season.
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Toronto → lose → Knicks
The NBA Cup games
The Raptors will play four Emirates NBA Cup group games: home to Orlando on Oct. 30, away at Milwaukee (Nov. 6) and Detroit (Nov. 20), and home against Brooklyn (Nov. 27).
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Raptors → play → Brooklyn
Knockout rounds start Dec. 4.
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rounds → start → ?
Except for the championship game, NBA Cup results count toward the regular-season standings.
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results → count → standings
After losing to the Cavaliers in a seven-game series in the first round of the 2026 playoffs, the Raptors will meet Cleveland four times, starting Jan. 5 in Ohio.
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Raptors → lose → Ohio
Toronto will host Dallas on Jan. 27, a game that could bring former team president Masai Ujiri to Scotiabank Arena for his first Raptors game since parting ways in 2025.
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Ujiri took over in 2013 and guided the franchise to an NBA championship in 2019.
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Ujiri → take → 2019
It’s unclear if he’ll travel to Toronto or if the organization has plans to honour him.
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Superstars in town
- Hamilton native Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, voted NBA MVP the last two seasons, is scheduled to visit Toronto on March 10.
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- Three big names come to town back-to-back-to-back in December: Victor Wembanyama with San Antonio (Dec. 16), Stephen Curry with Golden State (Dec. 18) and Kevin Durant with Houston (Dec. 20).
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names → come → Houston
- Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, Kitchener’s Jamal Murray and former Raptor DeMar DeRozan make their only visit to Toronto with Denver on Nov. 29.
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Jokic → make → Nov.
- Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers come to town Jan. 3.
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Doncic → come → town
- The Raptors will get their first shot at Giannis Antetokounmpo in a Miami Heat jersey on Jan. 15.
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Raptors → get → Jan.
The Aporia
