How Toronto Raptors Milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

26 of the 26 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Franchise founded and played first game An expansion team joined the NBA and tipped off that fall
Drafted Marcus Camby Took the UMass shot-blocker second overall
Drafted Tracy McGrady Grabbed the young wing straight out of high school ninth overall
Acquired Vince Carter on draft night Traded the pick that became Antawn Jamison for the North Carolina flyer
Opened Air Canada Centre as Carter won Rookie of the Year Moved into a new downtown arena while the star flyer took the rookie award
Made the playoffs for the first time Reached the postseason and got swept by the Knicks
Won a first playoff series Beat the Knicks, then lost a Game 7 to Philadelphia on a missed Carter jumper
Returned to the playoffs Made a second straight postseason before a first-round exit
Drafted Chris Bosh Took the Georgia Tech big man fourth overall
Traded Vince Carter to New Jersey Dealt the disgruntled star in a midseason move
Drafted Andrea Bargnani first overall Made the Italian big man the top pick of the draft
Won the first Atlantic Division title Bosh led a division crown as Sam Mitchell won Coach of the Year
Drafted DeMar DeRozan Took the USC guard ninth overall
Chris Bosh left in free agency The franchise cornerstone departed via sign-and-trade to Miami
Hired Dwane Casey as head coach Brought in the defense-minded coach who would steady the team
Traded for Kyle Lowry Acquired the point guard from Houston to build a new core
Hired Masai Ujiri as president Brought in the executive who would reshape the franchise
Won the Atlantic Division A 48-win breakthrough ended in a first-round Game 7 loss to Brooklyn
Repeated as Atlantic Division champions Won the division again but got swept in the first round
Reached the Eastern Conference Finals A deep run ended against LeBron's Cavaliers
Traded for Kawhi Leonard as the arena was renamed Dealt DeRozan for Leonard while the building became Scotiabank Arena
Won the first NBA championship Leonard led a six-game Finals win over Golden State
Played home games in Tampa and drafted Scottie Barnes The pandemic forced a Florida relocation the year Barnes was picked fourth
Scottie Barnes won Rookie of the Year The young forward claimed the league's top rookie honor
Fired coach Nick Nurse Parted with the championship-winning coach after a play-in exit
Traded Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby Broke up the title-era core in a pair of deadline deals