Never Forget About the 2019 Toronto Raptors... 

All hail the 3x NBA Champion Patrick McCaw 3 straight years 3 straight finals wins 100% From 3 in one game Not a single drop of sweat Absolute Legend

Kawhi’s playoff run that year was INSANE .. after he lost that one game to the Orlando Magic it was over after that 😭😭 and he did it on BOTH ENDS until he was the one holding the trophy at the end

I’ll never forget the look on Kawhi’s face when he was sitting on the bench at the end of game 7 against Denver in the bubble. He should’ve signed a 1and1 in Toronto to run it back one more time. In the bubble, the Raps were one shot away from another conference finals. I understand Kawhi always wanted to go home to LA and winter sucks for bad knees but he should’ve stayed in Toronto just one more year. Biggest “WHAT IF?” that nobody talks about.

That Raptors team were one of the deepest teams I’ve ever seen

The cut under Fred’s eye was so iconic

The moment we won was so surreal. I've never felt energy like that in this city before or since. One of the best nights of my life.

One of my favorite playoff teams ever. I know everyone wishes kawhi stayed, but kawhi buzzing through the league and going on one of the greatest playoff stretches ever on that team for only one year was wild. This playoff run alone put his name into the conversation for greatest player in the world when healthy.

I love how Malcom Miller just randomly in the Thumbnail 😂😂😂

I really wish kawhi stayed with the raptors. He’s my favorite player and this team fit him so much better. Ofc the raptors wouldn’t have Scottie Barnes but having Lowry vanvleet gary Trent pascal precious and og would still be a title contender. Not to mention Danny green probably stays and ibaka probably stays also And shout out to masai for being risky. Because if the raptors didn’t win it all he would’ve been killed for it. I truly respect that.

Kawhi really just pulled up to toronto, win a ring and dipped lmaoo

2019 Raps were such an anomaly. But as the OP already stated, this team is as balanced as they come. They needed Kawhi's championship pedigree to make it all the way. It's unfortunate that Kawhi decided to leave after winning a chip.

Never forget when a reporter asked Kawhi “down 0-2 where do you go from here” he responded “back to Toronto for game 3”

One of the greatest playoff runs of all-time and showed that Kawhi is a Top 5 player when healthy. Masai Ujuri really took a huge gamble in the one-year rental of Kawhi and it paid off with a great supporting cast of FVV, Spicy P, Serge, Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol, OG, and many others along with elite coaching from Nick Nurse.

I could never forget the 2019 Raptors! They sparked my interest in basketball and watching them deny a Warriors threepeat was awesome!😁

I can still hear Kawhi's laugh from 3:25-3:29 even though there was a voiceover lol

So many good stories for so many great players. Marc Gasol, Jeremy Lin, Serge Ibaka, Fred Van Fleet got their rings.

7:40 that shot was so crazy it sent the other team to the next round.

Finally someone outside of Toronto die hard fans talking about how great this team was. And that Kawahi didn’t “carry” the team as much as people think. 👍🏻

that raptors team had elite defense personal; kawhi 2x dpoy, gasol 1x dpoy, serge 3 x all defensive team, danny green 2x all defensive team plus lowry, pascal, og & fred all have all defensive team votes edit: they held playoff teams -11 off there average which was historically great only other teams close to thats level was 87-89’s pistons & 04-07s pitons, 2022 celtics

As a GSW fan i took it on the chin. People say we only beat the Cavs in 2015 because of injuries and i dont support that argument because the Cavs were still up 2-1 going home. GSW only had 2 all stars in general and the Cavs had 4 with Kyrie, Love, LBJ , and Kyle Korver. Yes Kyle Korver was a all star that year. The 2019 Raptors deserved that chip. They earned it. They had a great playoff run and they were the DarkHorse of the league that year. The Raptors played as a complete unit and didn’t solely rely on their best player like the rest of the east was at that time. The Raptors are a tough team because they are still making the playoffs without Kawhi. I respect that they stayed competitive after Kawhis departure.

2019 Raptors was fun to watch. Kawhi was a beast in that run

Great video bro, you're the one of the very few channels that I've seen that truly understands the greatness of this team. You pretty much highlighted all the reasons on why they were so successful that year that the mass media never covered. Although, if KD was healthy I believe it would've been a lot closer than people claim. They matched up with them really well. This team and Kawhi complimented eachother perfectly, and they all came together at the right time. Masai was an absolute genius in putting the personnel together and Nurse was as well for his innovative coaching. This was a team years in the making (Masai took over in 2013/14) and not a super team bought with money. They really reminded me of those early 2010's Spurs teams. Real shame that Kawhi chose to bounce, they easily could've gone back to back and potentially three peat (would've been really interesting to see 2021 Giannis face off with him)

Watching the 2019 Raptors win the title was such an amazing sighting. I’m very glad I got to see it on live television on how such a deep and composed team was able to outclass a group of veteran champion players in the Warriors. That Raptors run is surely one that will be remembered for decades to come!

The Raptors Championship deserves way more respect. We've seen superstar trades go south more often than not. The fact that Kawhi was there for ONE YEAR and did the job is insane. Not to mention the team was deep as hell, so many standout players did their thing, and there were so many iconic moments.

Yes

Its always refreshing to see great takes on my 2019 Raptors. Giving due respect to all the players who played important roles(ofc some did more than others) is rare to see in the mainstream media. A lot of the narrative of the 2019 Raptors has been giving all the credit to Kawhi or saying their entire run was just luck.

Literally watched game 6 the other day that raptors team was crazy good on both ends

"Canada! The NBA Title is yours!"

Easily the most underrated team of the 2010s, people are always disrespecting that supporting cast

To those discrediting the 2019 Raptors because they benefited from injuries, every championship received some luck. Here are some examples: 2022 Warriors benefited from injuries to Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr, and Ja Morant 2021 Bucks benefited from the Nets being banged up and Kevin Durant's big feet. 2020 Lakers benefited from the COVID bubble. 2018 Warriors benefited from Chris Paul's injury. 2017 Warriors benefited from Kawahi Leonard's injury. 2016 Cavs benefited from Andrew Bogut's injury, Stephen Curry being banged up, and Draymond Green's controversial suspension. 2015 Warriors benefited from injuries to Mike Conley, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving. 2014 Spurs benefited from Serge Ibaka being banged up. 2012 Heat benefited from Derrick Rose's injury. 2010 Lakers benefited from Kendrick Perkins' injury. 2008 Celtics benefited from Andrew Bynum's injury. 2007 Spurs benefited from Steve Nash's injury and Amar'e Stoudemire's suspension. Just because a team received some luck, doesn't mean their accomplishment should be dismissed.

YEAHHHHHH A RAPTORS VIDEO LETS GOOOOOOO

Demar really got traded and they ended up winning, I know that man was depressed about that

Man, this team was fun to watch. And I’m not even a Raps fan

Thank you for this video Mustard! Like the Lakers Bubble championship, people try to discredit the Raptors for things outside of their control. This Raptors team was so well rounded & most of their success really came off the backs of the elite defense they played each night. I always love to relive these good times. Thank you!

I see you almost at 100k the grind been real

As a Bucks fan, 2019 had me so pissed. We had finally made it back to the ECF for the first time since 2001, and packed up the Celtics on the way there. We go up 2-0, and then it was all downhill from there. Our starting PG Bledsoe is a career playoff choker, no one else could make a shot, some nights one of our top scorers was Illyasova, Fred had a kid and decided to not miss, and with the rest of the Bucks shitting the bed, the Raptors were just able to take out Giannis. It spawned a bunch of Giannis slander which only got worse after 2020, and damn near ended our championship window before it had even opened. We were 2 games away from the Finals, had a few things gone differently the Bucks could’ve been to 4 finals in a row by now.

Kawhi cemented himself as a top 25 player with this title run

I’m from San Antonio and can say he truly helped extend our Dynasty years by 7 years from our 07 ring ! Thank you Kawhi I’m sure Toronto thanks you too 🖐🏿

great vid bro, this team was just nuts defensively and kawhi was on some in the post season

That shot is a “Canadian Heritage” moment. IYKYK.

“Never forget about the 2019 Raptors” Dw, as long as we got pieces from that run we raptors fans will never let anyone forget ☠️☠️☠️

This the best video on youtube rn 💯

Everyone on that raptors team became ray allen in the finals

Ngl. I hate hearing "Raps wouldve lost of they if GS was healthy." Ignoring the regular season cuz both teams were missing players in their matchups, both teams matched up VERY well and just using the game they won when KD came back as justification for why Golden State would win is so lazy to me.

Awesome video! This team was legit, Kawhi should never have left, they would still be winning all the titles today. Now its Scottie's turn.

I was out there in the streets celebrating with everyone the night we won, I was even at the parade too, such good times

It’s crazy to think the Raptors are so close to doing this again if they get a good trade for KD

Jimmy butler is a superstar lol look at him in the bubble and this season… I’m a raptors fan

Raptors fans will never let us forget it whether we care or not. Good on them for getting a chip regardless, though. It ain't easy.

Love this video. Amazing memories. Proving the entire basketball world wrong.

Dam this is a video made to perfection! You show shades of being a future jxmyhighroller lol!

I’ll never forget this piece of history...

Masai really did DeMar a favour. I know DeMar is unaware of this, but at the time A LOT of people were calling him a playoff choker. If DeMar retired here, he would've been known as that for his entire life. Masai really set him free from that. We weren't going to win with DeMar, we loved DeMar, but it had to be done.

Woke up after he had a baby and started hopping like crazy is a bar

as a raptors fan i was sad to see damar leave but man kawhi was just different this year. injured or not he was consistent with what he brought to the floor every night and we needed that all playoffs each player stepped up when we needed. fred’s three point shooting, lowry’s amazing start to game 6 in the finals, pascal’s 30 point game 1. Im so happy i got to witness my team get a ring i hope i can see more in my lifetime.

This team made the playoffs fun to watch.

Man after my own heart. Ez sub

Kawhis raptors run is the most legendary shit ever win or lose.

One insane playoff run from my favorite guy Kawhi

It just hit me watching the 4 bounce game-winner... that first bounce was way off!!! lol Like it didn't really come close!! And somehow it bounced in. amazing.

I had a few first things happen once they won the title, the first of my favourite teams to win a title, and my first perfect bracket

You know when people say this gonna be a movie. 2019 Raptors WAS A MOVIE, the day when they won. Everyone in the city was together. Even people that don’t watch basketball they were there

As a raps fan you love to see it

Gotta remember vanvleet turning up in crucial moments with those 3pt shots he has come a long way like pascal

Lol I never heard Embiid was dealing with that hat particular infliction before. 😂

Keep dropping get to your Bag OMO

Bro thank you!! I hate when people act like Kawhi just carried them

Lowry was good in 2018 vs the Cavs 18 8 4 58/46/86 splits

as a raptors fan i had some of my best memories during those playoffs even if people say it dont count since golden state wasnt healthy

what a time to be alive :')

Thank you! Never forget! Never forget Steph was scared to guard Vanvleet but the media just tells you KD didn't play😒🍻🍺lol

kawhi is one of the real dog out in the NBA, he dont like the env he is in but he still gave his all rather than just leaving like what iguodala, harden, and kyrie did

W video, make more celtics (greatest nba franchise ever) videos

This my favorite team💯

And patrick mccaw😂

I never will, because Kawhi had one of the most legendary runs ever. I'd argue this run solidified him being top 75

Raptors almost swept Warriors despite it going to six, and I think even with KD playing Raptors stood a good chance.

I appreciate you dropping this video I hope open the eyes of many “experts” or “analyst” that kawhi had so much help and didn’t win by himself in Toronto. If that was the case then why he couldn’t do the same with the clippers??? Hmmmm

greatest postseason by any player ever

great video but why tf malcolm miller in that final photo hahaha

Good times.

Considering how used I am to sports failure as a Toronto sports fan, the championship win was one of the greatest things thats ever happened to me, finally outsiders of the city could acknowledge this city’s sports for something other than the Leafs constant failures and their arrogant fanbase, but rather the likeable diverse fanbase of the new NBA champs. If only the media could treat the team with the same respect, those jerks.

2019 playoffs made Kawhi a legend. Kawhi knew he was only going to stay one season with the Raptors; he didn’t even purchased a home in Toronto during his tenure there.

Kawhi never should’ve left tbh. They coulda run it back and won in the bubble

Marc Gasol put on so much weight during this season but still managed to be the Embiid killer

What is the instrumental playin at the end ?

Nobody talks about how klay was shooting 59% from 3 during the finals. He would have been finals mvp if he hadn’t gotten hurt

7:38 didnt realize kawhi played for sixers and went to the conference finals with them :D

U literally just said out your own mouth jimmy butler is not a super star ? Come on man

7:40 what did he say lol 😂😂

Kawhi went off that year!

I was at game 5 in Toronto when they beat Philly by 30+

Dubnation will never forget jurassic park that's for sure .

KD actually had a calf strain that turned into the achilleas injjt

Im looking foward to khawiu playing again after injury

This team was deep AF, Kawhi, Siakam, Lowry, Gasol, Ibaka, FVV, Green, Powell. They didn't have any weaknesses.

It was hard watching this as a spurs fan😪

“Ben simmons aint pullin any jumpers lets be honest” lmao bro 😭💀💀

Underrated luck for the Raptors is that the Bucks still had Bledsoe as their starting PG that year.

Biggest what if is if kawai stayed. Raps might have made a dynasty with siakam vanvleet and og all getting better.