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Vince Carter

PLAYER

Vince Carter

  • 403 GP
  • 23.4 PPG
  • 1998-99 — 2004-05

BEST GAME

51
PTS
9
REB
1
AST
  • 43 minutes

02/27/00 vs PHX W

RAPTORS TIMELINE

  1. JAN 26 1977 BIRTHDAY Birthday: Vince Carter (born 1977) 403 games as a Raptor, career 1998-2019.
  2. JUN 24 1998 TRADE Vince Carter comes north in a draft-night swap Golden State takes Vince Carter 5th overall and trades him to Toronto for 4th pick Antawn Jamison plus cash. The most important draft night in franchise history.BASKETBALL-REFERENCE
  3. 1998-99 AWARD All-Rookie Team
  4. FEB 5 1999 DEBUT Vince Carter debuts as a Raptor 16 PTS / 3 REB / 2 AST vs BOS
  5. FEB 21 1999 MOMENT The Air Canada Centre opens for basketball The Raptors christen their new downtown home with a 102-87 win over Vancouver; rookie Vince Carter scores the building's first basket on a behind-the-back alley-oop to himself.WIKIPEDIA
  6. MAY 26 1999 MOMENT Vince Carter wins Rookie of the Year Air Canada takes flight: Carter is named 1998-99 Rookie of the Year, giving Toronto back-to-back-era rookie winners and a global star.WIKIPEDIA
  7. 1999-00 AWARD All-NBA Third Team
  8. FEB 12 2000 MOMENT Vince wins the greatest dunk contest ever At All-Star Saturday in Oakland, Vince Carter throws down the 360 windmill, the honey dip, and 'it's over' — a performance that puts the Raptors on the global map forever.WIKIPEDIA
  9. 2000-01 AWARD All-NBA Second Team
  10. 2001 SIGNING Vince signs the max Coming off the Game 7 heartbreak in Philly, Vince Carter commits to Toronto on a six-year, roughly $94M extension — the biggest contract in franchise history to that point.WIKIPEDIA
  11. AUG 2 2001 TRADE Hakeem Olajuwon becomes a Raptor On August 2, 2001, the Houston Rockets signed-and-traded 38-year-old Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon to Toronto for a future first-round pick and a 2002 second-round pick, ending his 17 seasons in Houston. He played his final NBA season, 2001-02, with the Raptors alongside Vince Carter.THEHRR
  12. DEC 8 2004 FINAL GAME Vince Carter's last game as a Raptor 5 PTS / 0 REB / 1 AST vs DET
  13. DEC 17 2004 TRADE Vince Carter traded to New Jersey The franchise trades a disgruntled Vince Carter to the Nets for Alonzo Mourning (who never reports), Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and two firsts — widely considered one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history.ESPN
  14. SEP 27 2024 MOMENT Raptors announce Vince Carter's jersey retirement Three decades in, the franchise announces its first-ever jersey retirement: Vince Carter's No. 15 will go to the rafters during the 30th anniversary season.FORBES
  15. OCT 13 2024 MOMENT Vince Carter enters the Hall of Fame Half-man, half-amazing is enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2024 — the first player who made his name as a Raptor to get there.WIKIPEDIA
  16. NOV 2 2024 MOMENT No. 15 goes to the rafters At halftime against Sacramento, Vince Carter's No. 15 becomes the first number retired in franchise history. All 19,800 fans stand for the full 20-minute ceremony; T-Mac and Muggsy Bogues look on.CBSSPORTS

SEASON BY SEASON

SEASONGPMINPTSREBAST
1998-99 50 35.2 18.3 5.7 3.0
1999-00 82 38.1 25.7 5.8 3.9
2000-01 75 39.7 27.6 5.5 3.9
2001-02 60 39.8 24.7 5.2 4.0
2002-03 43 34.2 20.6 4.4 3.3
2003-04 73 38.2 22.5 4.8 4.8
2004-05 20 30.4 15.8 3.3 3.0

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