The Toronto Raptors find themselves in a very unusual position. While many are doubting their ability to compete for a championship in the next few years, Masai Ujiri and the rest of the squad are doing everything in their power to show they should be taken seriously.
The Raptors will likely get the NBA season started with a run of games against some of their old Eastern Conference foes, which will allow them to gauge just how far ahead of the curve they are. With Scottie Barnes ready to develop and Pascal Siakam still in town, the sky is the limit for this frontcourt.
It could also reveal many shortcomings this roster currently has. With Fred VanVleet now a member of the Rockets, it might be difficult for Toronto to pack the same offensive punch as they did in past seasons.
The Raptors will also embark on an in-season tournament schedule for the first time in the history of the franchise. Will they come out of that with some silverware, or will they end up on the wrong end of the NBA’s latest experiment?
Toronto Raptors 2023-24 NBA preseason schedule
- October 8 vs. Sacramento Kings (Vancouver)
- October 15 vs. Cairns Taipans
- October 17 @ Chicago Bulls
- October 20 vs. Washington Wizards
Toronto Raptors 2023-24 NBA regular season schedule
October
- October 25 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
- October 27 @ Chicago Bulls
- October 28 vs. Philadelphia 76ers
- October 30 vs. Portland Trail Blazers
November
- November 1 vs. Milwaukee Bucks
- November 2 @ Philadelphia 76ers (NBA TV)
- November 5 @ San Antonio Spurs
- November 8 @ Dallas Mavericks
- November 11 @ Boston Celtics
- November 13 vs. Washington Wizards
- November 15 vs. Milwaukee Bucks
- November 17 vs. Boston Celtics (In-Season Tournament)
- November 19 vs. Detroit Pistons
- November 21 @ Orlando Magic (In-Season Tournament)
- November 22 @ Indiana Pacers
- November 24 vs. Chicago Bulls (In-Season Tournament)
- November 26 @ Cleveland Cavaliers
- November 28 @ Brooklyn Nets (In-Season Tournament)
- November 29 vs. Phoenix Suns
December
- December 1 vs. New York Knicks
- December 4, 5, 7,9: In-Season Toutrnament Knockout Rounds
- December 6, 8: Regular Season Games
- December 11 @ New York Knicks
- December 13 vs. Atlanta Hawks
- December 15 vs. Atlanta Hawks
- December 18 vs. Charlotte Hornets
- December 20 vs. Denver Nuggets
- December 22 @ Philadelphia 76ers
- December 23 vs. Utah Jazz
- December 27 @ Washington Wizards (NBA TV)
- December 29 @ Boston Celtics
- December 30 @ Detroit Pistons
January
- January 1 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
- January 3 @ Memphis Grizzlies
- January 5 @ Sacramento Kings
- January 7 @ Golden State Warriors
- January 9 @ Los Angeles Lakers
- January 10 @ Los Angeles Clippers
- January 12 @ Utah Jazz
- January 15 vs. Boston Celtics
- January 17 vs. Miami Heat
- January 18 vs. Chicago Bulls (TNT)
- January 20 @ New York Knicks
- January 22 vs. Memphis Grizzlies
- January 26 vs. Los Angeles Clippers
- January 28 @ Atlanta Hawks
- January 30 @ Chicago Bulls
February
- February 2 @ Houston Rockets
- February 4 @ Oklahoma City Thunder
- February 5 @ New Orleans Pelicans
- February 7 @ Charlotte Hornets
- February 9 vs. Houston Rockets
- February 10 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
- February 12 vs. San Antonio Spurs
- February 14 vs. Indiana Pacers
- February 22 vs. Brooklyn Nets
- February 23 @ Atlanta Hawks
- February 26 @ Indiana Pacers
- February 28 vs. Dallas Mavericks
March
- March 1 vs. Golden State Warriors
- March 3 vs. Charlotte Hornets
- March 5 vs. New Orleans Pelicans
- March 7 @ Phoenix Suns
- March 9 @ Portland Trail Blazers
- March 11 @ Denver Nuggets
- March 13 @ Detroit Pistons
- March 15 vs. Orlando Magic
- March 17 @ Orlando Magic
- March 20 vs. Sacramento Kings
- March 22 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
- March 23 @ Washington Wizards
- March 25 vs. Brooklyn Nets
- March 27 vs. New York Knicks
- March 31 vs. Philadelphia 76ers
April
- April 2 vs. Los Angeles Lakers
- April 3 @ Minnesota Timberwolves
- April 5 @ Milwaukee Braves
- April 7 vs. Washington Wizards
- April 9 vs. Indiana Pacers
- April 10 @ Brooklyn Nets
- April 12 @ Miami Heat
- April 14 @ Miami Heat
Two games are missing on every schedule, and each team that fails to make it to the knockout stage of the In-Season Tournament will make up those games on December 6th and 8th.
Find tipoff times for all games here:
Raptors’ full 2023-24 schedule: pic.twitter.com/qmpARnUigs
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) August 17, 2023
Toronto Raptors NBA In-Season Tournament schedule
- November 17 vs. Boston Celtics
- November 21 @ Orlando Magic
- November 24 vs. Chicago Bulls
- November 28 @ Brooklyn Nets
The Raptors’ in-season tournament schedule will begin and end with games against division rivals in Boston and Brooklyn. Sandwiched in between those two bitter old foes is an upstart Orlando Magic team who could surprise some this year and a Bulls squad that knocked Toronto out of the playoffs this season.