The Toronto Raptors occupy a unique spot in the NBA as the league's only Canadian franchise and the one that took down the greatest roster ever assembled in the 2019 Finals. Although the Golden State Warriors lost future Hall of Famers Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson due to injury that series, the Raptors still deserve credit for finishing the job against Steph Curry and company.

The franchise hasn't gotten close to those heights since then, and it barely did beforehand, too. The only time it made the Eastern Conference Finals before that was in 2016, when it lost to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games.

However, the organization has had several standout players since its inaugural campaign in 1995-96. Here are its 10 greatest players ever:

Stoudamire got the ball rolling for Toronto, as he won the Rookie of the Year award in 1995-96 after averaging 19 points and 9.3 assists. The 5-foot-10 point guard also notched a career-high 39.5% clip from deep over 40.9 minutes.

Stoudamire got traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in 1998, and the Raptors never had team success with him. But his place in franchise lore as its first great player is undeniable.

Valanciunas is one of the best big men Toronto has ever had. The organization drafted the 6-foot-11, 265-pounder fifth overall in 2011, and he averaged 12-plus points on at least 56 percent shooting with eight-plus rebounds from 2014 until he got traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019. 

Davis was one of the Raptors' first reliable big men. They acquired the 6-foot-9, 245-pounder from the Indiana Pacers in 1999, and he averaged at least 11 points and eight rebounds until they dealt him to the Chicago Bulls in the 2003-04 campaign. He also averaged 13-plus points and eight-plus rebounds in three different playoff runs with Toronto from 2000 to 2002. 

VanVleet was a sniper in the Raptors' 2019 title run, as he shot 38.8% from deep in the postseason. The 6-foot, 197-pounder went undrafted out of Wichita State in 2016, but signed with Toronto that year before developing into a key rotational piece. He earned All-Star honors in 2022 and averaged a career-high 20.3 points that season.

VanVleet signed with the Houston Rockets in 2023, but his rise in Toronto was essential to its only ring. 

Before Bosh won two titles with the Miami Heat alongside James and Dwayne Wade, he was a young star with the Raptors. They picked the 6-foot-11, 235-pounder No. 4 overall in 2003, and he averaged 20-plus points and eight-plus rebounds each year from 2005 to 2010. He was also a perennial All-Star over that period and earned second-team All-NBA honors in 2007.

Siakam was another key piece in Toronto's 2019 championship run, as he averaged 19 points on 47% shooting with 7.1 rebounds in the playoffs. The team drafted him No. 27 overall in 2016, and he earned his first All-Star nod in 2020.

Siakam averaged 21-plus points and six-plus rebounds each year from 2019 until the Raptors traded him to the Pacers in 2024.

DeRozan was Toronto's next star after Bosh went to Miami in 2010. The 2009 No. 9 overall draft pick broke out with 17.2 points per game in the 2010-11 campaign and earned four All-Star nods with the team until it traded him to the San Antonio Spurs in 2018 for Kawhi Leonard on an expiring contract.

Carter only won one playoff series with the Raptors, but his all-time great dunking ability will forever make him a franchise icon. The Hall of Famer was traded to Toronto by Golden State after the latter team drafted him No. 5 overall in 1998, and his career immediately took off. He won the 1999 Rookie of the Year award and the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest as well as All-NBA recognition in 2000 and 2001.

Toronto traded Carter to the New Jersey Nets in 2004, but his star power in the team's early years helped it build its brand.

The Raptors acquired Lowry from the Rockets in 2012, and he elevated from a role player into a full-time starter by the 2013-14 season. The 6-foot, 196-pounder earned All-Star nods each year from 2015 to 2020, averaging 20-plus points twice and seven-plus assists three times over that span. He also averaged 15 points and 6.6 assists during Toronto's 2019 title run.

The Raptors traded Lowry to the Miami Heat in 2021, but his body of work earns him the title of best point guard in franchise history.

Leonard only spent one year in Toronto, but he made it count. The 6-foot-6, 225-pounder averaged 26.6 points on 49.6% shooting (37.1% 3-point) with 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.8 steals in the 2018-19 regular season before notching 30.5 points per game on 49% shooting (37.9% 3-point) with 9.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.7 steals in the playoffs. He hit a famous series-clinching shot in Game 7 of the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers, a buzzer-beater that bounced on the rim several times before going in.

Leonard then earned Finals MVP in the 2019 Finals before signing with the Los Angeles Clippers in the offseason. The seven-time All-Star didn't give the Raptors the longevity that the other players on this list did, but he's the biggest reason why they're not a ringless franchise.