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Building the next backcourt: the Toronto Raptors story
Franchise era
2010–11—2012–13
Building the next backcourt
Toronto Raptors
The story in one sentence
A brief reset assembled the guard partnership that would create the most sustained success in team history.
DeRozan develops; Lowry arrives
DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry and Amir Johnson gave the era its recognizable core.
Its ending created the conditions for we the north.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 2010–11
What came before
Bosh developed into a franchise star and led two playoff teams, but Toronto never found enough stability around him.
2010–11—2012–13
Building the next backcourt
A brief reset assembled the guard partnership that would create the most sustained success in team history.
After 2012–13
What came next
Toronto won five straight 48-plus-win seasons and reached the 2016 conference finals, even as LeBron repeatedly ended its postseason.
The core