2001–02 Toronto Raptors season
The 2001–02 NBA season was the Raptors' 7th season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Raptors acquired All-Star center and 2-time NBA Champion Hakeem Olajuwon from the Houston Rockets. Throughout the season, All-Star guard Vince Carter struggled with a left knee injury, and only managed to play 60 games. Despite the injury, Carter was still voted to play in the All-Star Game for the third consecutive year, but he did not play due to injury. The Raptors played solid basketball with a 29–21 start 50 games into the season. However, the team then suffered a 13-game losing streak, losing 17 of their next 18 games. They would then post a nine-game winning streak between March and April.
Despite losing their team captain for the rest of the season and the playoffs, the Raptors finished with a 42–40 record, and finished third place in the Central Division, which allowed them to clinch a playoff spot behind the efforts of their other team captain Antonio Davis. Toronto's season ended in the first round with a defeat to the Detroit Pistons in five hard-fought games. Following the season, Chris Childs re-signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, Keon Clark signed with the Sacramento Kings, Tracy Murray was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Olajuwon and Dell Curry both retired.| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 17 | Michael Bradley | Power Forward | United States | Villanova |
Roster
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
Game log
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 26 | 0 | 4.5 | .520 | .000 | .500 | .9 | .1 | .00 | .23 | 1.2 |
| 60 | 60 | 39.8 | .428 | .387 | .798 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1.57 | .72 | 24.7 |
| 69 | 4 | 22.8 | .328 | .275 | .817 | 2.2 | 5.1 | .81 | .07 | 4.1 |
| 81 | 31 | 27.0 | .490 | .000 | .674 | 7.4 | 1.1 | .72 | 1.51 | 11.3 |
| 56 | 4 | 15.8 | .406 | .344 | .892 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .39 | .11 | 6.4 |
| 77 | 77 | 38.7 | .426 | .000 | .818 | 9.6 | 2.0 | .70 | 1.08 | 14.5 |
| 7 | 0 | 7.1 | .423 | .250 | .833 | 1.6 | .6 | .29 | .00 | 4.0 |
| 24 | 0 | 11.7 | .476 | .500 | .667 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .38 | .04 | 2.4 |
| 49 | 24 | 13.4 | .402 | .000 | .323 | 2.9 | .3 | .24 | .47 | 2.4 |
| 40 | 3 | 11.8 | .411 | .385 | .810 | 1.3 | .5 | .28 | .20 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 0 | 9.2 | .600 | .000 | .800 | 2.2 | .0 | .00 | .40 | 4.0 |
| 61 | 37 | 22.6 | .464 | .000 | .560 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.21 | 1.48 | 7.1 |
| 63 | 56 | 31.6 | .438 | .364 | .751 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.16 | .17 | 14.0 |
| 11 | 0 | 8.5 | .348 | .000 | .545 | 2.3 | .3 | .36 | .27 | 2.0 |
| 82 | 82 | 35.7 | .415 | .321 | .736 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 1.65 | .32 | 11.8 |
| 68 | 32 | 24.1 | .490 | .000 | .676 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 1.15 | .37 | 7.6 |
* Statistics include only games with the RaptorsPlayoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .00 | .00 | .0 |
| 5 | 4 | 32.6 | .389 | .471 | .900 | 3.8 | 7.4 | .80 | .00 | 11.8 |
| 5 | 5 | 34.8 | .542 | .000 | .938 | 8.0 | 1.6 | .40 | 1.60 | 13.4 |
| 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .400 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.25 | .50 | 7.0 |
| 5 | 5 | 40.4 | .453 | .000 | .607 | 10.6 | 1.4 | .40 | 1.00 | 17.0 |
| 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .667 | .000 | .333 | .3 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 0 | 17.2 | .545 | .000 | .667 | 3.8 | .4 | 1.40 | .80 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 5 | 30.8 | .367 | .118 | .800 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.00 | .60 | 9.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | .0 | .00 | 1.00 | 4.0 |
| 5 | 5 | 39.2 | .320 | .214 | .818 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 1.20 | .40 | 12.0 |
| 5 | 1 | 28.6 | .424 | .000 | .667 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.80 | .20 | 7.2 |
