Toronto Raptors: 25 Best Players To Play For The Raptors

By Phil Watson | Aug 31, 2016

May 23, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A general view of the Air Canada Centre with t-shirts laid out on seats in a Canadian flag pattern prior to Toronto Raptors hosting Cleveland Cavaliers in game four of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

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RAPTORS BASKETBALL—01/28/04—Jalen Rose squeks through the defence for a lay-up as the Toronto Raptors defeat the Philadephia 76ers 94-84 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, January 28, 2004. (Photo by Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /

81. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Chicago Bulls, Dec. 1, 2003.. SF-PG. 2003-06. Jalen Rose. 20. player

Two rebuilding teams did some shuffling of the decks in December 2003 when the Toronto Raptors acquired Jalen Rose, Donyell Marshall and Lonny Baxter from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams and Chris Jefferies.

Rose came to Toronto and took over at point guard before moving to small forward.

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In February 2006, he was traded with a first-round pick in 2006 to the

New York Knicks

, with Davis coming back to the Raptors.

In parts of three seasons in Toronto, Rose averaged 16.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 33.4 minutes per game, shooting .431/.345/.822.

Rose was the 13th overall pick out of Michigan by the Denver Nuggets in the 1994 NBA Draft and was an All-Rookie selection in 1994-95.

In June 1996, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers, where he was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 1999-2000.

In February 2002, Rose was dealt to the Bulls and was waived by the Knicks in October 2006, signing with the Phoenix Suns a week later.

He retired after the 2006-07 season.

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