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Raptors 905 is a Canadian professional basketball team of the NBA Development League based in Mississauga, Ontario which began play in the 2015–16 season. The club, which is the affiliate of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association, plays their home games at the Hershey Centre, replacing the Centre's former basketball tenant, the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada. The team will also play occasional home games at the Air Canada Centre, the home of their parent club, the Toronto Raptors. Raptors 905 are the eighth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team, and the first to be based outside the United States. The name "905" refers to the local area code of suburban Toronto. ==History == Then Raptors President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo said in 2008 that MLSE was considering launching an NBA Development League franchise in the Toronto area within a couple of years to serve as a developmental team for the Raptors. Hamilton's Copps Coliseum and Oshawa were reportedly under consideration to host the franchise. However, a Canadian-based franchise posed difficulties due to tax and visa issues, and Rochester, New York, which is just across the United States border, was considered as an alternative. In April 2015, Colangelo's replacement Masai Ujiri announced that MLSE's board had approved purchasing a franchise, with negotiations with the league ongoing over where the team would play and whether it could be launched in time for the 2015-16 season. In June 2015 it was announced that MLSE had purchased a D-League franchise, which would be named Raptors 905 and would begin play that fall at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. The team is named after the area code used by much of suburban Greater Toronto Area. The franchise reportedly cost $6 million. An agreement was negotiated with the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada, which held the basketball lease at the Hershey Center, with the Power folding. The team plans to play some games at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, home of their NBA affiliate the Toronto Raptors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raptors 905: Frequently Asked Questions )〕 It was announced on July 7, 2015 that Jesse Mermuys, would be the Head Coach with Dan Tolzman serving as general manager. Mermuys leaves his position as an assistant coach under Toronto Raptors Head Coach, Dwane Casey.〔http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/07/raptors-905-staff-taking-shape〕 It was announced on July 28, 2015 veteran coach Tim Lewis was named lead assistant coach.〔https://twitter.com/timlewis15〕 On November 4, 2015 Raptors 905 unveiled their new uniforms the uniforms (both home and road) include "905" on them and a alternate logo was unveiled. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raptors 905」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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