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===2010–2013: Rebuilding=== [[File:Kyle Lowry (17283761882).jpg|left|thumb|upright|[[Kyle Lowry]] was acquired by the Raptors in a trade with the [[Houston Rockets]] during the 2012 off-season]] Before the [[2010–11 NBA season|2010–11 season]] began, there was much anticipation around the league over the fates of an elite pack of free agents, featuring the likes of Bosh, [[Dwyane Wade]], [[LeBron James]], and [[Amar'e Stoudemire]]. Bosh and James eventually chose to converge in Miami with Wade, and the sign-and-trade transaction that ensued resulted in the Raptors receiving two first-round draft picks and a trade exception from Miami.<ref>Smith, Doug, [https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/chrisbosh/article/834440--raptors-acquire-two-first-round-picks-trade-exception-for-bosh "Raptors acquire two first-round picks, trade exception for Bosh"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713175640/http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/chrisbosh/article/834440--raptors-acquire-two-first-round-picks-trade-exception-for-bosh |date=July 13, 2010 }}, thestar.com, July 10, 2010, accessed July 10, 2010.</ref> Prior to this, Toronto had [[2010 NBA draft|drafted]] [[Ed Davis (basketball)|Ed Davis]], also a left-handed power forward like Bosh. After Bosh left, Colangelo sought to trade Calderón, Evans and the disenchanted Türkoğlu for [[Tyson Chandler]], [[Leandro Barbosa]], and [[Boris Diaw]],<ref>Smith, Doug, [https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/article/835043--raptor-rebuild-decidedly-sun-ny "Raptor rebuild decidedly Sun-ny"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715074711/http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/article/835043--raptor-rebuild-decidedly-sun-ny |date=July 15, 2010 }}, thestar.com, July 12, 2010, accessed July 13, 2010.</ref> but the trade involving Chandler collapsed at the last minute, as Chandler was traded to the [[Dallas Mavericks]] instead.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/article/835522--bobcats-send-tyson-chandler-to-dallas-not-toronto Bobcats send Tyson Chandler to Dallas, not Toronto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717012105/http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/article/835522--bobcats-send-tyson-chandler-to-dallas-not-toronto |date=July 17, 2010 }}, thestar.com, July 14, 2010, accessed July 14, 2010.</ref> Belinelli was then traded to New Orleans Hornets for [[Julian Wright]],<ref>[http://raptorsrepublic.com/2010/08/11/espn-raptors-trade-marco-belinelli-to-hornets-for-julian-wright/ Maroco Belinelli Traded to New Orleans For Julian Wright] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817012303/http://raptorsrepublic.com/2010/08/11/espn-raptors-trade-marco-belinelli-to-hornets-for-julian-wright/ |date=August 17, 2010 }}, raptorsrepublic.com, August 11, 2010, accessed August 11, 2010.</ref> and 13 games into the season, Jack, [[David Andersen]], and Marcus Banks to New Orleans for [[Peja Stojaković]] and [[Jerryd Bayless]].<ref>Smith, Doug, [https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/article/894261--raptors-trade-jack-for-stojakovic "Raptors trade Jack for Stojakovic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402045538/http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/article/894261--raptors-trade-jack-for-stojakovic |date=April 2, 2012 }}, thestar.com, November 20, 2010, accessed November 21, 2010.</ref> Bosh's first return to Toronto was received to a chorus of boos, but not as nearly as harsh as what former Raptors Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter received upon their respective returns.<ref>Smith, Doug, [https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/article/940349--bosh-shrugs-off-boos-as-heat-down-raptors-103-95 "Bosh shrugs off boos as Heat down Raptors 103–95"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402051325/http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/article/940349--bosh-shrugs-off-boos-as-heat-down-raptors-103-95 |date=April 2, 2012 }}, thestar.com, February 16, 2011, accessed November 15, 2011.</ref> Without Bosh, Toronto as a team regressed and were only able to secure 22 wins in the regular season. [[Dwane Casey]], an assistant coach with the Mavericks, was hired as the new head coach of Toronto before the [[2011–12 NBA season|2011–12 season]].<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/raptors-hire-casey-as-head-coach/article2068753/ Raptors hire Casey as head coach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002175311/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/raptors-hire-casey-as-head-coach/article2068753/ |date=October 2, 2016 }}, globeandmail.com, June 21, 2011, accessed July 1, 2011.</ref> The Raptors used their number five pick to select [[Jonas Valančiūnas]], a centre from Lithuania in the [[2011 NBA draft]]. The season was shortened by 16 regular season games due to the [[2011 NBA lockout]], and the Raptors finished the season with a 23–43 record. During the 2012 off-season, Colangelo tried to lure Canadian free agent and two-time MVP [[Steve Nash]], who had become a free agent after playing for the [[Phoenix Suns]], to play for the Raptors. When Nash joined the Los Angeles Lakers instead, the Raptors acquired point guard [[Kyle Lowry]] from the Houston Rockets for a future first-round pick. Lowry, combined with Valančiūnas and the eighth pick in the [[2012 NBA draft|2012 draft]] [[Terrence Ross]], represented the next phase of the re-building process. On January 30, 2013, the Raptors acquired Memphis Grizzlies star [[Rudy Gay]] and centre [[Hamed Haddadi]] as well as Pistons player [[Austin Daye]] in a three-way deal that sent Calderón to the Detroit Pistons and Davis, along with Pistons veteran [[Tayshaun Prince]] and a second-round pick to the Grizzlies. Haddadi was later traded, along with a second-round pick, to Phoenix in exchange for guard [[Sebastian Telfair]]. The [[2012–13 NBA season|2012–13 season]] was the first season since 2009–10 that the Raptors finished the season with a winning home record (21–20), despite their overall losing record (34–48).
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