Raptors fans come in all shapes and sizes. Some have been here since the start, others when Vince Carter put his arm through the rim, some arrived during the 2019 championship run, and others are just getting into it now. Whether you\u2019re the person who lives for trade rumours, still talks about 2019 like it happened yesterday, or thinks every loss is somehow the coach\u2019s fault, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ve seen yourself somewhere on Raptors Twitter (X). So, in no particular order, here are eight types of Raptors fans you\u2019ll find watching the team in 2026.<\/p>\n
1. The 2019 nostalgia fan <\/p>\n
This fan is still living in the greatest summer in Raptors history. They remember every moment of the championship run, have The Shot permanently saved somewhere, and will find a way to bring up the 2019 team in almost any conversation. And now that Kawhi could potentially be coming back? They\u2019re having the time of their life.<\/p>\n
2. The Bobby Webster \u201ctrust the process\u201d fan <\/p>\n
No matter what the front office does, this fan has an answer: trust Bobby. Trade away a young player? There\u2019s a plan. Give up draft picks? There\u2019s a plan. Make a move nobody understands? Don\u2019t worry, Bobby knows something we don\u2019t. They may not understand the move themselves, but they\u2019re willing to wait and see.<\/p>\n
3. The \u201cTRADE EVERYONE\u201d fan <\/p>\n
The Raptors lose one game and this person has already opened the trade machine. Nobody is safe. Bad shooting night? Trade him. Bad defensive possession? Trade him. Missed a free throw? Probably time to move him. Somehow, by the end of the night, they\u2019ve traded half the roster and turned three second-round picks into an All-Star. I admittedly could be this type of fan sometimes.<\/p>\n
4. The \u201cwe just need shooting\u201d fan <\/p>\n
Every Raptors problem can be solved with one thing: shooting. Bad defence? Need shooting. Too many turnovers? Need shooting. Lost by 20? Should\u2019ve shot better. This fan has probably mentioned three-point percentage at least five times before halftime and has already identified the next shooter Toronto needs to acquire.<\/p>\n
5. The \u201cwe\u2019re actually contenders\u201d fan <\/p>\n
This fan doesn\u2019t need much convincing. Give Toronto one good win and suddenly they\u2019re looking ahead to the Eastern Conference Finals. Add Kawhi Leonard to the roster and they\u2019re already planning the parade route. Injuries, seeding, roster depth, none of it matters. They\u2019re winning the championship until someone mathematically proves otherwise.<\/p>\n
The complete opposite. The Raptors could be up 25 with two minutes left and this fan is worried. A bad first quarter? Season over. A three-game losing streak? Blow it all up. A player misses one shot? Trade him. Somehow, every season ends with the exact same conclusion: \u201cI told you this team wasn\u2019t going anywhere.\u201d At times, I am definitely a doomer fan, something I need to work on this season!<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t understand the rotation. Darko does. You don\u2019t understand why a certain player is getting 28 minutes. Darko does. You don\u2019t understand why the Raptors just called that timeout. Don\u2019t worry about it. There\u2019s a reason. This fan will defend Darko\u2019s decisions until the final buzzer, and may have a 10-minute explanation ready if you ask.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been years. They\u2019ve moved on. They\u2019re perfectly healthy and emotionally stable whenever LeBron James comes up: No, they haven\u2019t. They remember the 2018 playoffs. They remember the sweep. They remember that bank shot, that dunk and every other time LeBron made Toronto look helpless. LeBron could be retired for 20 years, would only have amazing things to say about the Raptors, Toronto, and the fans and this fan would still see him walk into Scotiabank Arena and think, \u201cnot again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite all the differences, arguments and questionable takes, Raptors fans all want the same thing: what\u2019s best for the team. Whether you\u2019re calling for a blockbuster trade, defending every move the front office makes, or still recovering from LeBronto, we\u2019re all watching because we care. And at the end of the day, that\u2019s what makes being a Raptors fan so much fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Raptors fans come in all shapes and sizes. Some have been here since the start, others when Vince…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":866706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,119538,85,369560],"class_list":["post-866705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-raptors-roster","tag-sports","tag-toronto-raptors-discussion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=866705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/866706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=866705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=866705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}