Accompanying season

The 2000– 01 NBA season was the Raptors' 6th season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Raptors procured Corliss Williamson from the Sacramento Kings, and marked free specialist Mark Jackson. Nonetheless, Williamson was later on exchanged to the Detroit Pistons for Jerome Williams at middle of the season, while Jackson was exchanged alongside Muggsy Bogues back to the New York Knicks for Chris Childs, and Kevin Willis was managed to the Denver Nuggets for Keon Clark and Tracy Murray in two other separate middle of the season exchanges.

Ball Hall of Fame part Lenny Wilkens turned into the fourth head mentor in the group's establishment history. The Raptors battled around .500 in the main portion of the period, yet figured out how to win 11 of their last 14 amusements, completing second in the Central Division with a 47– 35 record. Vince Carter found the middle value of 27.6 focuses per diversion and was chosen alongside Antonio Davis for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. In their second playoff appearance, the Raptors would win their first playoff arrangement by overcoming the fourth seeded Knicks in five amusements in the first round in the wake of trailing 2– 1. However, they would lose in seven recreations to the Philadelphia 76ers in their first appearance in the gathering elimination rounds. Following the season, Charles Oakley was exchanged back to the Chicago Bulls.

The Raptors would not win another playoff arrangement until 2016.