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Think of any player in a Toronto Raptors jersey and certain numbers pop immediately into your head:
15
10
2
Follow the stories of Vince Carter, DeMar DeRozan, and Kawhi Leonard and you get a picture of the Raptors’ story in the NBA. The rise and fall of a franchise icon. The superstar who pushed Toronto like a modern-day Sisyphus. The soft-spoken saviour who carried the team to championship glory!
But what about the numbers themselves? Is there a story behind the numbers they wore? The current crop of players to proudly wear “Raptors” on the front of their jerseys, pride themselves more on the number below. Let’s take a look at some of those stories.
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