The biggest cheer from the crowd on Oct. 3 at the Raptors’ intrasquad game was not when the Raptors were introduced, or when DeMar DeRozan showed off his dunking abilities. Instead, it was when head coach Jay Triano addressed the crowd before the game and declared that the Toronto Raptors are “Canada’s team.”

This year’s Raptors roster consists of 10 Americans and five Europeans, but regardless of their birthplace or nationality, they are all happy to call Canada home, at least for the duration of the season.

“We talk all the time about being Canada’s team, not just Toronto’s team, and what better place to hold a camp than right here in the nation’s capital?” said Raptors’ general manager Bryan Colangelo.