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Toronto Raptors players take a team-bonding trip to Paris

While the 2026-27 NBA season is still a couple months away, the Toronto Raptors are already working on their team chemistry abroad.

Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley shared a photo on social media of several of his teammates enjoying a river cruise along the Seine, with the Eiffel Tower lighting up the background.

Quickley wasn't the only Raptors player taking in the Parisian views.

RJ Barrett uploaded a photo of the sunset from the boat with the Eiffel Tower in the background, while Scottie Barnes posted a French-inspired photo dump on his alternate social media account, showing the finer things Paris has to offer.

Nearly every player on the Raptors roster appeared to be in attendance.

Kawhi Leonard wasn't there, although he's technically not a member of the team yet, and first-round pick Allen Graves also didn't appear in any of the photos.

Several of the team's newest additions did get the invite. Free-agent signing Kyle Anderson could be spotted in the back of Quickley's team photo, alongside newly acquired Nate Bittle and second-round pick Jaden Bradley.

Scottie Barnes shared a photo of himself in front of a late-1960s Citroën DS 21 in Paris. (@yessirskiscottie/Instagram)

This isn't the first time the Raptors have taken their team bonding overseas during the offseason. In 2024, the team travelled to Málaga, Spain, around the same time of year, to prepare for that upcoming season.

Last season's success showed that all this team bonding might be paying off. Toronto made the playoffs after finishing 46-36 for fifth in the Eastern Conference. It was the franchise's best regular-season record in four years.

As the saying goes, how can you not fall in love (with your teammates) in Paris?

Lead photo by

@immanuelquickley__


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