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The Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA Finals | Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn 1946, the Toronto Raptors competed against the New York Knickerbockers<\/a> in the first game in NBA history. At the time, the NBA was known as the American Basketball Association; the Raptors were known as the Toronto Huskies<\/a>. The Huskies folded shortly thereafter. But the franchise reemerged in 1993 when NBA Commissioner David Stern's recommendation for a Toronto expansion team was approved.\r\n\r\nToronto team management chose \"Raptors\" from 11 team names submitted by NBA fans. Isiah Thomas, the franchise's first general manager, helped create the roster<\/a> via the NBA's 1995 expansion draft. After the Raptors endured several years of poor seasons, draft-day acquisition Vince Carter<\/a> guided the team to its first playoff series in 2001. Chris Bosh led the team for several seasons of success in the post-Carter years.\r\n\r\nAfter Bosh's departure to Miami, Toronto experienced a slump that only ended when DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry arrived, helping Toronto earn five Division titles. Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green, and Marc Gasol joined the team -- sans DeRozan -- in 2018. The Raptors won<\/a> their first NBA championship in 2019, the finale of a successful season that also included Toronto's\u00a0first Eastern Conference title.\r\n