Fans cheered on the Toronto Raptors from all corners of Canada, gathering around televisions in bars and living rooms and squeezing shoulder to shoulder in city squares for mass public viewings. Masai Ujiri has long referred to the Raptors as Canada's team - and for a few glorious weeks last spring, they truly were. The Raptors were rewarded for their historic NBA championship run by winning the The Canadian Press team of the year award for 2019 in a slam dunk. The Raptors earned 61 votes in a poll of writers, broadcasters and editors across the country. Canada's Davis Cup team was second with five votes, while Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan, gold medallists at the world beach volleyball championships, were third with one vote.