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Inside Collin Murray-Boyles’ turnaround with the Raptors

When Toronto was awarded an NBA franchise in 1994 and it chose the team name, “Raptors,” the initial public reaction included plenty of mockery. But kids like dinosaurs, and Jurassic Park had just been released in 1993, so the jerseys sold well.

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