Raptors 905
basketball team based in Mississauga, Canada
The Raptors 905 are a Canadian professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Mississauga. They are affiliated with the Toronto Raptors, and play their home games at Mississauga Sports and Entertainment Centre, replacing the venue's former basketball tenant, the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada. The team regularly plays approximately 2 to 4 home games at the Scotiabank Arena, the home of their parent club, the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors 905 is the eighth NBA G League team to be owned by an NBA team and the first NBA G League team to be located outside of the United States.
The name "905" refers to the local area code of the Golden Horseshoe, and is a common shorthand referring to the suburbs surrounding Toronto.
History
In 2008, Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo said that Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) was exploring launching an NBA Development League franchise in the Toronto area within a couple of years to serve as a developmental team for the Raptors. Hamilton's Copps Coliseum and Oshawa were reportedly under consideration to host the franchise. Due to the tax and visa complications posed by a Canadian-based franchise, and Rochester, New York, which is just across the United States border, was considered as an alternative.
In April 2015, Colangelo's replacement Masai Ujiri announced that MLSE's board had approved purchasing a franchise, and that they were in negotiations with the NBA over where the team would play and whether it could be launched in time for the 2015–16 season.
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