NBA History: 5 best Toronto Raptors players since 2000

#4 Chris Bosh

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Chris Bosh was drafted in 2003 and he was the next Raptors superstar to lead the team into the playoffs after Vince Carter. Bosh, like Carter, broke the hearts of Toronto Raptors fans, when in the summer of 2010, he decided to leave for Miami where he won two NBA Championships with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.

However, before he did that he led Toronto admirably for six of the seven seasons he was there. He also helped return the Raptors to the playoffs in 2007 and 2008 for the first time since the 2002 playoffs.

Bosh’s career was cut short by blood clots but he had a 13-year career averaging 19.2ppg and 8.5rpg. His last season in Toronto was perhaps his best as he averaged a double-double at 24ppg and 10.8rpg. He appeared in 11 all-star games, five of them in a Raptors’ uniform.

Drafted initially as a power forward, Bosh often played center for Toronto and is second all-time in points with 10,275, first in rebounds with 4,776, first in blocked shots with 600, second inn minutes played with 18,815 and second in free throws made with 2,997 during his time as a Toronto Raptors basketball player.