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The Toronto Raptors and Drake will be teaming up together to give Canada’s lone NBA franchise a much-needed makeover.

The team announced that the rapper will serve as their Global Ambassador during their official press conference for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. He will also launch a clothing line associated with the team and will oversee a redesign of the franchise’s brand. There will be new colours and a new logo, but they won’t be changing their name to anything like the Toronto Huskies.

“I love this city with all my heart. I am extremely excited to be a part of the team I grew up with,” Drake said.

This partnership will be similar to the one between Jay-Z and the Brooklyn Nets when they moved to Brooklyn from New Jersey. The Nets were a boring franchise, and really an afterthought in the NBA (sort of like the present-day Raptors) before their move to the New York area. Jay-Z completely helped re-design their brand, which looks night-and-day compared to what they had before, and the Raptors hope that Drake can accomplish the same feat in Toronto.

Drake, who has admitted to being a Raptors fan to the death, said that his goal is to build up the Toronto Raptors during his appearance on ESPN’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless. It might have been the first time the Raptors were mentioned on that show.

http://o.canada.com/2013/09/29/drake-becomes-the-face-of-the-toronto-raptors/

His new album is being received very well and he is becoming more and more popular.i guess it will help with publicity.

 

[Sapiens]

Can we get rid of the purple? Will Derake still be relevant in three years?

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

Isn't he a Heat fan???

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Drake the type of dude to become the new face of the Toronto Raptors

 

[aku:jiki]

Well, if any rapper is as badass as a raptor, it's Drake. Good call.

 

[Azih]

I will crosspost my

Started from the bottom, we still here.


Joke from the Toronto OT.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Quick, someone shot Drake's face onto the Raptor's logo.

 

[freenudemacusers]

well it worked for blackberry

 

[Quick]

Can we get rid of the purple? Will Derake still be relevant in three years?

The purple's been gone for years.

I'm actually excited to see what they come up with for the redesign.

I always thought the Raptors had a good logo, but the current uniforms are really nothing to take home. I dislike the name and number typeface.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Quick, someone shot Drake's face onto the Raptor's logo.

Quick, someone shop Drake's face onto the Raptor's mascot fumble gif

 

[jred2k]

Does this mean the Raptors will be sent to the wheelchair league?

 

[K.Sabot]

Shut it Down.

 

[Azih]

Quick, someone shot Drake's face onto the Raptor's logo.

ALREADY DONE OT.

 

[Nesotenso]

So no more Heat locker rooms ?

 

[richiek]

Raptors is a dumb name, a relic from the 90s dinosaur craze due to Jurassic Park.
What do dinos have to do with Toronto, anyway?

 

[lupinko]

Can we get rid of the purple? Will Derake still be relevant in three years?

They already did a long time ago, it's all red.

I guess the Raps should be able to take care now.

 

[Vesmir]

so a loser becomes the face of losers. got it.

 

[Reave]

Can't wait to see the new court design -- when both three-point lines become Drake eyebrows.

 

[maquiladora]

 

[Slayer-33]

I would totally eat her up too

Spoiler

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. LOL

 

[lupinko]

Raptors is a dumb name, a relic from the 90s dinosaur craze due to Jurassic Park.
What do dinos have to do with Toronto, anyway?

I guess this at the very least?

http://images.rom.on.ca/public/index.php?function=show&action=subrecs&subid=7&sid=&ccid=

 

[dankir]

I would totally eat her up too

Spoiler

IF YOU WHAT I MEAN. LOL

lol..... got so excited you forgot some words!

Started from the bottom now we STILL here?

 

[Slayer-33]

lol..... got so excited you forgot some words!

Started from the bottom now we STILL here?

I accidently the ENTIRE thing

 

[Ellasman]

The current Raptors uniforms in my opinion are terrible. I hope he can fix them.

 

[The Elite]

The Blue Jays' recent redesign (back to basics/logo for life) has been huge. You see Blue Jays' blue just as much, if not more, than you see Leafs jerseys these days.

The raptors definitely could use a redesign. It will probably help put butts in seats as well but it needs to be coupled with a new vision for the quality of the team or all of their planning will go to shit... again.

 

[jl4855]

hope he knows how to drive a tank cuz that's all the fan base is hoping for. wiggins pls

 

[3N16MA]

Isn't he a Heat fan???

I doubt he can name anyone outside of LBJ, Wade, Bosh, and Allen (this is pushing it).

 

[Mr. F]

The Blue Jays' recent redesign (back to basics/logo for life) has been huge. You see Blue Jays' blue just as much, if not more, than you see Leafs jerseys these days.

The raptors definitely could use a redesign. It will probably help put butts in seats as well but it needs to be coupled with a new vision for the quality of the team or all of their planning will go to shit... again.

Did attendance go up for the Jays after the redesign? I have no frame of reference for average turnouts aside from a random game I went to a last year that was pretty much empty.

 

[ZeroGravity]

Raptors is a dumb name, a relic from the 90s dinosaur craze due to Jurassic Park.
What do dinos have to do with Toronto, anyway?

Dinosaurs never go out of style.

 

[Azzurri]

Now all they need is Andrew Wiggans

 

[lupinko]

The Blue Jays' recent redesign (back to basics/logo for life) has been huge. You see Blue Jays' blue just as much, if not more, than you see Leafs jerseys these days.

The raptors definitely could use a redesign. It will probably help put butts in seats as well but it needs to be coupled with a new vision for the quality of the team or all of their planning will go to shit... again.

They should have brought back Master P instead.

 

[kai3345]

Wait is that logo real? hahaa

 

[3N16MA]

Did attendance go up for the Jays after the redesign? I have no frame of reference for average turnouts aside from a random game I went to a last year that was pretty much empty.

It did go up by about 3,000 on average.

 

[Azzurri]

It did go up by about 3,000 on average.

It go up even more if they actually won. Yea, I'm salty.

 

[lupinko]

It go up even more if they actually won. Yea, I'm salty.

Athololopoulous should go out and buy Doc and Carpentero back.

 

[The Elite]

Did attendance go up for the Jays after the redesign? I have no frame of reference for average turnouts aside from a random game I went to a last year that was pretty much empty.

Marginally. This season it went up quite a bit with the expectation of winning.

I don't have hard data but sales of jerseys and hats look like they went up by a lot judging by the amount of people wearing them.

 

[3N16MA]

It go up even more if they actually won. Yea, I'm salty.

Attendance was up to 31,000 per game this season with the off-season moves.

 

[braves01]

Imagine him waving a Raptors flag in the above. That's your new look Toronto.

 

[shira]

Let him suit up, they tanking anyway

 

[Master Thespian]

Oh, so they're finally taking Bosh off the logo?

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

How about they hire a competent ownership group and GM?

 

[Kave_Man]

How about they hire a competent ownership group and GM?

They did.

 

[Azzurri]

Attendance was up to 31,000 per game this season with the off-season moves.

I thought you said 3k per game?

 

[Hieberrr]

Bring back the purple

 

[WascallyWabbit]

What's a good name for them that actually has regional ties?

 

[Nesotenso]

speaking of Drake, I am not familiar with his songs as I don't listen to pop radio often. What are some of his breakout and popular songs ?

 

[Azzurri]

Need a better manager than Gibbons

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Between this and the proposed nickname jerseys, I don't know what to think about the the last few months of Stern's tenure.

 

[3N16MA]

I thought you said 3k per game?

2011 to 2012 the increase was 3,000 per game. 2012 to 2013 the increase was 6,000 per game to 31,000.

 

[lupinko]

What's a good name for them that actually has regional ties?

Toronto Huskies (the Raptors forefathers from the original NBA).