--The Raptors are one of several teams in the league this year to go with fewer than the maximum allowable 15 players on their roster. Because they are butting right up against the luxury tax level, they will carry the minimum 13 players.
--In a continued effort to generate more income, the Raptors will unveil a third jersey this season. The black uniform, with a tiny Canadian Maple Leaf emblem on the back, will be first worn at Friday's home opener. QUOTE TO NOTE: "You're irritable the day before the game, the day of the game. You just are because you're thinking about 100 different things. You don't come in here thinking about all the things that can go right, you walk in the gym thinking about all the things that can go wrong. That's just the nature of coaching." -- Coach Sam Mitchell.
