The Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors are set for their first meeting of the 2026-2027 season on Monday, Nov. 9, a 6:30 p.m. CST start at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. It is a matchup that already carries more weight than a routine early-season game, with Memphis at 6-3 and Toronto at 5-4.
The search interest around Grizzlies Vs Raptors comes from more than the date on the schedule. Toronto won the season series 2-0 last season, finished 46-36, and earned the fifth-best record in the Eastern Conference before falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Since then, the Raptors have remade part of the roster around Kawhi Leonard, trading away Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first-round picks, a first-round pick swap and a second-round pick to bring him back. They also drafted Allen Graves with the 19th pick and Jaden Bradley with the 50th pick, while signing Kyle Anderson, re-signing Alijah Martin and extending Jamal Shead.
That is why this game has become a quick read on Toronto’s new shape. Leonard is the name that changes the ceiling, but his availability for Monday is not stated, and that leaves the Raptors’ new look suspended between promise and uncertainty. Memphis, meanwhile, arrives with a young core after Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane moved on to different teams, which means the Grizzlies are trying to build cohesion fast against a Toronto team that has already shown it can handle this matchup. The numbers lean the Raptors’ way historically, too: Memphis is 29-31 all-time in the regular season against Toronto, including 22-34 at home and 13-43 on the road in those games.
The next confirmed step is simple. On Monday night, the Grizzlies and Raptors will finally put those records, roster changes and questions about Leonard on the floor at Scotiabank Arena.
