NBA Champions ·
2019 Toronto Raptors
The 2019 Toronto Raptors captured the NBA championship behind Kawhi Leonard, head coach Nick Nurse, and a balanced starting five. Fred VanVleet anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2019 Toronto Raptors stand among the 2019 NBA champions — a team built to survive the grind of a long postseason and win four rounds when it mattered most. In Ring Holders Club, this squad appears in the draft pool with year-specific player ratings reflecting each member's contribution during that title run, not career averages.
Head coach Nick Nurse guided a starting five of Kyle Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Marc Gasol. Kawhi Leonard led the group as the highest-rated contributor in our curated model, setting the tone on both ends of the floor.
Off the bench, Fred VanVleet provided the sixth-man punch that championship rotations need — the kind of high-minute reserve who keeps lineups fresh through long playoff series.
The 2018–19 season culminated in a Finals victory that added another chapter to NBA history. Playoff basketball in that year rewarded depth, matchups, and the ability to adjust series to series — qualities this roster embodied in our simulation data.
For the Toronto Raptors, the 2019 ring broke a drought or opened a new chapter in the modern pace-and-space era, shaped by shooting and versatile lineups.
In Ring Holders Club you may draft any of these seven members — five starters, the sixth man, and the head coach — when their championship year appears on the spin wheel. That makes the 2019 Toronto Raptors a high-stakes reveal: Kawhi Leonard and Nick Nurse are premium picks, but role players like Marc Gasol can still swing a simulated series.
Historical context on this page is written for entertainment and education. Player ratings and roster roles are curated estimates based on public records such as Basketball-Reference. Ring Holders Club is not affiliated with the NBA, its teams, or its players.
Championship roster
| Player | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lowry | PG | 83 |
| Danny Green | SG | 76 |
| Kawhi Leonard | SF | 95 |
| Pascal Siakam | PF | 82 |
| Marc Gasol | C | 79 |
| Fred VanVleet | 6th man | 78 |
| Nick Nurse | Coach | 85 |
Ratings are year-specific curated estimates for Ring Holders Club — not official NBA stats.