<P> The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto , Ontario . The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , as a member club of the league 's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division . The team was established in 1995 , along with the Vancouver Grizzlies , as part of the NBA 's expansion into Canada . When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis , Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001 , the Raptors became the only Canadian - based team in the NBA . They originally played their home games at SkyDome , before moving eastward along Bremner Boulevard to the Air Canada Centre in 1999 . </P>
<P> The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto , Ontario . The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , as a member club of the league 's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division . The team was established in 1995 , along with the Vancouver Grizzlies , as part of the NBA 's expansion into Canada . When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis , Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001 , the Raptors became the only Canadian - based team in the NBA . They originally played their home games at SkyDome , before moving eastward along Bremner Boulevard to the Air Canada Centre in 1999 . </P>
where did the raptors play before the acc
where did the raptors play before the acc
SkyDome
SkyDome