In 1995, Toronto and Vancouver were announced as the next two Canadien franchises to begin play in the NBA, Toronto having the Huskies back in the 40's. The Grizzlies are now in Memphis but the Raptors are still playing in Toronto and doing well. They have had some success in playoff berths and have developed some stars - Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady - in their short exsistence. The Raptors were named out of the craze that was from the movie "Jurassic Park" and they developed this logo for their identity. Since then they dropped the purple which was probably a good move with moving toward their Canadien heritage using the colors red, white, and black as the primaries. Some teams can use an animal playing the respective sports successfully but I found this logo to be a little silly. Another 90's overdone logo but they have made it work for 17 years now.WAYS 2 IMPROVE
Luckily the Raps are moving into the right direction. I love this logo and it seems they do too. It's on their website, uniforms, and adorns their court as the main half court logo. What I love is they have found a way to take a name that was born out of a craze and make it work, something not all teams do successfully.
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