The international profile of the Raptors will grow later this year.
They will make their first journey to the Far East in October for two pre-season games against the Houston Rockets in Tokyo, the NBA is poised to announce.
The dates, Oct. 8 and 10 at the Saitama Super Arena, will mark the first time the Raptors have ever played in Asia. They have played regular-season games in London and pre-season contests in Rome and Madrid, but this will be their first pre-season trip to anywhere other than the United States or Canada since 2007.