1995 Toronto Raptors First NBA Game Ticket Stub iCert Graded 6.5 Skydome NJ Nets1995 Toronto Raptors First NBA Game Ticket Stub iCert Graded Nov. 3, 1995 was the Toronto Raptors first NBA regular season game. The game was played at the Skydome in Toronto vs the New Jersey Nets. Raptors defeated the Nets 94 79 The Raptors, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, became the first NBA expansion teams outside of the United States The Raptors picked 7th in the 1995 NBA draft and selected PG Damon Stoudamire from the University of Arizona