Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves in 1974. For anyone with a rich and deep history of the NBA’s relationship with the city of Toronto, there was a unique, almost profound symmetry last summer when free agent Kawhi Leonard bolted the NBA champion Toronto Raptors and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. The switch came just weeks after he’d led Toronto to …
The Toronto Huskies were one of the first professional basketball teams in North America and a founding member of the league that became the NBA. Playing only the 1946–47 season, the team helped introduce top-level basketball to Canada. The history of the Toronto Huskies NBA reflects their pivotal role in shaping early professional basketball. Huskies Primary LogoHuskies Wordmark LogoEstablished 1946 …
