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Toronto Raptors: 10 stars you didn’t know played for the Raptors

By Holden Walter-Warner

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 13: Hedo Turkoglu #26 of the Toronto Raptors looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena on March 13, 2010 in Oakland, California. The Warriors won 124-112. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 13: Hedo Turkoglu #26 of the Toronto Raptors looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena on March 13, 2010 in Oakland, California. The Warriors won 124-112. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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9. Doug Christie

While never a star on the offensive end of the court – he averaged 11.2 points per game over the course of his career – Doug Christie developed his reputation as a defensive star towards the end of his Raptors tenure. The team acquired him in the middle of their inaugural season from the New York Knicks, picking up Herb Williams as well in exchange for Willie Anderson and Victor Alexander.

Christie wasn’t a starter for the Knicks, but he started over half of his games with the Toronto Raptors during the 1995-96 season and never came off the bench for the team again after that year. His scoring jumped from 4.0 points to 10.1 points per game after the trade. In the succeeding years with the Raptors, he never averaged less than 12.4 points per game, sporting a career-best 16.5 points per game in the 1997-98 season.

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The shooting guard also became a defensive ace with the Toronto Raptors, averaging at least 2.3 steals per game during his first three full seasons with the franchise. After the team traded him to the Sacramento Kings in 2000, his defensive abilities became fully-formed, making an All-Defensive Team in each of the next four seasons.

While Christie is most associated with the Kings, he only played in 41 fewer games with the Raptors. He now serves as a commentator for the Kings for NBC Sports.

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