
A timeline look at Vince Carter’s history with the Toronto Raptors
TORONTO — NBA Hall of Famer Vince Carter has had a complicated history with the Toronto Raptors, starting as the superstar who put the team on the map before becoming public enemy No. 1 and then finally mending fences with the team post-retirement.
Here is a timeline look at Carter’s key moments, both with and against the Raptors, as he becomes the first player in franchise history to have his jersey sent to the rafters.
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June 24, 1998 — Carter is selected fifth overall out of North Carolina by the Golden State Warriors at the NBA draft in Vancouver. Soon after, he is traded to Toronto for fourth-overall pick Antawn Jamison.