2000–01 Toronto Raptors season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the Raptors' sixth season in the National Basketball Association. This was the Raptors' first season without Butch Carter, Tracy McGrady, Doug Christie, and Dee Brown. During the 2000 off-season, the Raptors acquired Corliss Williamson from the Sacramento Kings, and signed free agent Mark Jackson. Basketball Hall of Fame member Lenny Wilkens became the fourth head coach in the team's franchise history. The Raptors lost their first three games, but played above .500 as the season progressed holding a 26–23 record at the All-Star break. At midseason, Williamson was  traded to the Detroit Pistons for Jerome Williams and Eric Montross, while Jackson was traded along with Muggsy Bogues back to his former team, the New York Knicks in exchange for Chris Childs, and Kevin Willis was dealt to the Denver Nuggets for Keon Clark and Tracy Murray in two other separate midseason trades. The Raptors won 11 of their final 14 games, finishing second in the Central Division with a 47–35 record. Vince Carter averaged 27.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Antonio Davis averaged 13.7 points , 10.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Carter and Davis were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. In addition, Alvin Williams provided the team with 9.8 points, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Charles Oakley averaged 9.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, and top draft pick Morris Peterson contributed 9.3 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In their second playoff appearance, the Raptors would win their first playoff series in franchise history, by defeating the 4th-seeded Knicks in five games in the Eastern Conference First Round  after trailing 2–1. In their first appearance in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they took a 2–1 series lead over regular season MVP Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers, but would lose the series in seven games, losing Game 7 by one point, 88–87 in Philadelphia. Following the season, Oakley was traded back to his former team, the Chicago Bulls. The Raptors would not win another playoff series until 2016. Game log. Preseason. All times are EASTERN time Record vs opponents. "(* game decided in overtime)" Player statistics. Regular season. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Statistics include only games with the Raptors 2000–01