Vince Carter's Jersey BELONGS In Toronto's Rafters

[@R3nnan]

8994 days ago, I was a kid watching the NBA All Star weekend for the first time. I was mesmerized by one guy in a purple jersey, and decided then and there that was the team I was going to support. Im brazilian, I never step a foot on Canada, and still, 24 years later Im still a die hard Raptors fan. The impact Carter had went way beyond Toronto or even the canadian borders.

[@itsvictoroyedeji]

#15 is the most iconic number in Raptors history. Yes I know he didn't win a title and left on "unfavorable" terms with management, but #15 literally put TORONTO on the basketball map. It's long overdue. The fans who hate will have to cry in their car.

[@foxface04]

Melo himself said his 15 is a vc inspired

[@kaibrunnenG]

Doesn't matter about the controversies. Vince single handily was the main reasons there are so many Canadians basketball stars nowadays. He put the Raptors/Toronto on the map. He will always be link as one of the greatest iconic player to ever wore a Raptors jersey.

[@codyaucoin3412]

Canadian players are separate from the organisation's issues with him. Other honors for the promotion and growth of the game in Canada absolutely, but not from the Raos. First jersey should have been K Lowry

[@skatedurr]

@@codyaucoin3412 lowry still playing tho

[@cassiusdhami9215]

​@@codyaucoin3412"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it." - Maurice Switzer

[@codyaucoin3412]

@@cassiusdhami9215 Please explain what point you disagree with? He quit on the team, to his own admission. I think the current state of Canadian basketball is almost entirely thanks to him, he inspired unknown numbers of children to play the game - undeniable. But that is outside what he did in a jersey, which was ROY, a slam dunk championship, and that is it. That's not a jersey you retire.

[@JEFFMAN90]

@@codyaucoin3412 He quit because the front office at the time was garbage

[@llydrsn]

In spite all the shenanigans that led to his trade, Vince Carter was the guy who made Toronto embrace the Raptors. That itself would warrant the franchise to remember him.

[@MoeyViews]

Hundo! Without Vince, Raptors or Canada basketball wouldn’t be a top tier basketball program.

[@thomas_the_cat]

without vc, the raptors probably suffers the same fate as the grizzlies, and there is no nba team left at canada today

[@raptorball]

I love vince but that ain’t true, Toronto and Vancouver are very different cities

[@russenterprise6502]

Not just Vince Carter, what about Chris Bosh he carry the raptors after Carter left, he was average about the similar numbers like other power forwards like Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan before Bosh left for the Heat to win two rings with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Heat retire Bosh number but Raptors need to retire Bosh it’s overdue.

[@GregRJohnson736]

Why Chris Bosh? Like I get he was a great player, but what did he do for Toronto? In the 7 seasons he played for them they made the playoffs twice and never made it out of the first round. Kyle Lowry helped bring Toronto a championship and Vince Carter is probably the reason the raptors still exist (see vancouver grizzlies for what could have been the Toronto Raptors without Vince.) but Chris bosh was just a great player who did absolutely nothing for the franchise besides help the raptors make 2 first round exits.

[@sampson3121]

Yeah, no. lol Shouldn't even be in the same breath as Vince to be honest.

[@bakerdeathwish88]

I forgot Bosh was a raptor lol

[@dandystreethawk27]

The hate was warranted but if there was no Vince Carter then it may have taken another 10+ years for Toronto to REALLY embrace the raps

[@RG-lr4pk]

Not even close to the truth.

[@PichaPiProjects]

Salty fans gotta let it go. Carter was their guy back in the day.

[@codyaucoin3412]

Yes he was, then he played up that he was injured, gave up on the team, and laughed at the fans and the organization. So yes, people turned on him, for very good reason.

[@PichaPiProjects]

@@codyaucoin3412 I knew that, but it's been 20 years. Gotta let it go at some point.

[@JEFFMAN90]

Those salty fans are fake fans

[@Heman88888]

Love or hate him, Vinsanity was the most influential Raptor of all time.

[@JasonExclusive]

Let's not forget that Toronto would not be retiring his jersey anytime soon if Brooklyn didn't announce their jersey retirement first.

[@Longball1028]

Exactly, their hands were forced

[@jasminet6124]

disagree, just because the Nets announced it first doesn't mean the Raptors weren't planning this for a while. Decisions don't happen overnight.

[@swisschaletsauce]

lets not forget that the raptors had stated plans for honoring vince this season that they were keeping secret way before the nets made their announcement. lets not forget that you have no insight into their inner workings

[@tm9599]

They've clearly been planning this for at least a year. You think those leaked jersey designs with #15 and the new court design was fabricated within the past 4 months?

[@swisschaletsauce]

@@tm9599 not to mention that jersey designs have to be approved by the league two years before they debut on court

[@blackbeanburger3357]

he made mistakes and our management was god awful at putting talent around him at the time. the bridge had to be built again, its been too long

[@waverider2914]

People have kept saying if it wasn’t for Vince we would have folded. Guys you do realize we had a bad team for like 10 years post Vince right. And did they fold? You guys think because of Vince people were tuning in to watch Andrea Bargnani? Cmon he said he quit on the team as well.

[@bvb09meister]

If Vince was a leaf player nobody would respect him. He quit on the team and the Raptors bent of backwards for him

[@motivationmastery684]

FOFF ..Vinsanity is the best Raptor ever. It's not even close. He was a true Superstar. He is the one everyone in the league wanted to see. KD's fav player growing up. Kyle was a borderline all-star. Kawhi was here 1 season and look at him now in Clippers. Noone comes close. He was the first to resign with the Raprots and he never wanted to leave and Raptors management pushed him out. Fickle or new fans contorlled by media don't know crap!

[@neoanderson563]

You nailed it brother 👍

[@minhnguyencong2084]

Vince carter is like the biggest star to have ever played for toronto the only contenders is demar and lowry and the one year rental kawhi Edit i am gonna be honest i forgot chris bosh played for Toronto

[@kumbaon]

Listen - it was a bad break up and fans didn't know the full story. I am a black Torontonian - and Vince Carter will forever have a special place in the community. Retire his jersey and lets stop being petty

[@travissweet9635]

I mean he made the the raptors jersey so popular everywhere you go you know 15 is Vince carter he made other people that weren’t from Canada wanna wear the iconic raptors jersey

[@HoopsAficionado]

I get the argument that Kyle Lowry's jersey needed to be retired first but K Low is an active player. Both team and player need to set the acrimony aside and celebrate an amazing career by finally retiring Vince Carter's jersey.

[@elviraf3497]

To me, Vince Carter is still the greatest Raptor. No other Raptor has played like he did.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Vince Carter 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jarenbigelow8606]

Toronto did him no favors in team mates. I am sure they would have folded if not for the spot light he brought.

[@raptorball]

That’s nonsense, Toronto is a huge city that supports all their sports teams

[@cpowerca]

The first thing I knew about Toronto was when my dad showed me the video of VC's dunking contest 24 years ago and made me a basketball fan ever since. 2 years later my family immigrated to Toronto. I am living in Toronto since then.

[@Jays-zd9ox]

💯 Vince Carter is my favorite raptor off all time!

[@samuelhook591]

As a kid in ontario during the 90s VC is the reason I'm a raps fan instead of chicago, he made it cool to be one. Sure the way he left sucked but lets face it Toronto teams do not give a fuck about their fan base, nice to see someone stick it to em every once in a while.

[@neoanderson563]

About to get worse with Rogers getting more share of MLSE

[@mochagreen]

Well said, Vince is foundational to Toronto basketball, which in turn led to the significant development of Canada basketball. Vince is absolutely one of the greatest NBA players of the generation so no brainer for the jersey retirement

[@sarosaroyan5042]

Love him or hate him he helped put Toronto on the map.

[@Kment011]

Vince may not have the longevity stats, but he is the raptors all-time leading score in points per game as well as player efficiency.

[@chriscampbell8074]

The last thing Vince ever did in a Raps uniform was tell the other team the play we were going to run. You don't forgive that. You don't hang that in the rafters. He doesn't deserve it.

[@neoanderson563]

No proof. None of the Raptors teammates heard anything and no Sonics bench player came forward except for Reggie Evans saying it's neither here nor there. Lol, you were living a hateful fantasy for 2 decades

[@kenycee6ix]

Because theres no way the Nets will retire him first.

[@lorddevil863]

We should also retire Damon Stoudamire's jersey. Not only was he a super-star/All-Star during the first couple of the expansion season, waaaayyy before when we didn't even have a true arena in downtown Toronto (later became the Air Canada Center where VC put us on the map for a city that has now grown to be basketball community.) Speaking of which, not only was Mighty Mouse was a ROTY, he made sure even without the power of popularity such as Carter, that he would still try his best to grow the city from inside out because I met Stoudamire at a local mall once signing autographs.

[@Cbreeze59]

It would really hurt to see New Jersey retire his jersey when he clearly wants it to be in Toronto.

[@tmacnavyseal4789]

half man half amazing

[@SP-ve1im]

This is no brainer. He saved basketball in Toronto... if he was drafted by Vancouver, we may have only team in Canada in Vancouver rather than Toronto...

[@rnuke_rocket]

More than a dunker! Vinsanity is synonymous with the franchise. Well-deserved 💯

[@VenusSelena]

Corrections white boy, vc is the best raptor of all time

[@bsq_2x70]

He created the Toronto raptors brand & identity. That’s why his jersey is being retired

[@Tdot6]

Sorry, Lowry's jersey goes up first.

[@JEFFMAN90]

F no.

[@rexarthur26]

No matter how most fans hated Vince's last years in Toronto, the Raptors still decided to retire his jersey. SONDON't be surprised when OKC retires KD's 35

[@neoanderson563]

Wasn't most fans....it was that small portion that were played by the local media with terrible takes. Those haters are an embarrassment

[@bhavjotdeol8042]

Vince is the greatest Raptor of all time. Stats are nothing since we would have no team today if VC never landed in Toronto.

[@mikejefferson8161]

Vince Carter put Toronto on the map before Drake as a kid I never heard of Toronto until Vince he deserve it

[@kzne1213]

Vince deserve on his raptors jersey retirement, toronto became famous in basketball because of him.. congrats “half man, half amazing”..!

[@snipersLock]

This is something that needed to happen. Regardless of how things went, both Carter and Toronto had a positive impact on each other in the long run. The Raptors are the house that Vince built.

[@cameronisaacjohnson7459]

The context of comparison with James Harden leading the Rockets to the conference finals and Kobe winning championships is just wild. He not only left he took pleasure in playing his best basketball ever when playing the Raptors. The same people who tell a friend not to welcome back toxic Ex should keep that same energy. In true Toronto lingo the “cronies are moving like a bunch of cyatties”.

[@davidli7286]

nah, this bum quit on the team and we won a chip anyway...lowry derozan kawhi deserve their numbers retired

[@jolanirinco8837]

😅 I love Toronto because of him and also Chris Bosh 😊 thanks Vince oh I forgot TMAc 😊 this three guys give applause 👏🏻 for city 🌆 of Toronto 🦖

[@JEFFMAN90]

Damn straight his jersey deserves to be retired. Only fake Raptors fans hate on Vince

[@INoahGuy914]

Bout time.

[@sampson3121]

If Vince had the team Kawhi had he'd win 3 chips

[@mattcoulson4735]

Statue for KLow

[@ak1991_Prince]

Management was trash and left Vince. It's not on Vince

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

Kobe gave the lakers 5 rings & never left

[@charismatic9904]

Correction: lakers didnt let him

[@thedefinitionisthis]

Kobe demanded trades. Lakers incentivized him.

[@mikejefferson8161]

He had Shaq and the Lakers already had a lot of championships the raptors was a new team if Kobe played in Toronto he wouldn't have any championships

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

@@mikejefferson8161 Kobe won 2 without Shaq

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

@@charismatic9904 if I really wanna leave ur team nobody can stop u

[@Mr.StevenKerr]

Bring back the Pod!

[@First1ToComment]

When they retiring Marcus camby jersey 😊

[@jammerz04]

Should absolutely be retired. Guy is the most electrifying player in franchise history.

[@JC-se8mi]

The level of revisionist history on this issue is absolutely incredible.

[@byalexmedia7682]

VC was great in the good times, but I hated him once he became a star with the Nets. Unlike most players who leave on bad terms, he tried to reconnect with Toronto, even making a documentary for us, not New Jersey. He's made it known he loves Toronto on numerous occasions. It's been 20 years-I'm ready to forgive the guy and give him a break. We've roasted him long enough.

[@jamesb3486]

Kyle Lowry over anyone.... or Pape Sow!

[@snipersLock]

Lol, Pape Sow

[@officialjjdrums]

⁠@@snipersLock😂 bro could’ve at least said Damon Stoudemire.

[@MarkLaw13]

It should go Vince, Kawhi, DeMar, Lowry

[@888Timboy]

He didn’t do any special, he only did an amazing dunk

[@mikejefferson8161]

I didn't know what the fuck Toronto was until Vince Carter

[@terrellbaker1660]

He did amazing dunks with TORONTO on his chest. That is what put TORONTO on the map. Get it?

[@mikejefferson8161]

@@terrellbaker1660 fuck that it sound like disrespect to me and I'm from Louisiana Vince Carter and Allen Iverson was my favorite players and everybody can't win championships everybody didn't have Shaq like Kobe so Toronto should respect what this man did

[@clemenzib8211]

More than just a dunker. VC can shoot, pass and clutch.

[@freedomcave6127]

Also if your too young to have lived through Vinsanity in Toronto then your just going off highlights and of course he'd deserve every honour if highlights were the criteria. The man quit on his team and on this city before ever accomplishing anything in Toronto. He never even won a single Championship in over 20 years. That says something.

[@thedefinitionisthis]

Better give Kawhi a statue in Toronto.

[@KardiFan2000]

Management (Rob Babcock) quit on Vince long before he quit on the team...not saying it was right for Vince to do so, but everyone seems to leave out the full context when they re-tell the story. If the Raps had a GM that surrounded him with actual talent at the time (and if the GM wasn't incompetent) the trade wouldn't have happened and Vince would've been motivated to stay and win in Toronto.

[@KT3E]

No!!!!!!!! They shouldn't do it ,man .. if it wasn't for the dunk contest ,we won't be talking about him

[@arkinsam7733]

he is toronto that time….well deserved

[@sambolini7160]

i am from Toronto, Vince 15 belong here

[@LA-84-FM]

People complain about anything. VC, Sum 41 and that damn Tim Horton coffee is the only thing that ever made me kinda like Canada lol

[@滋榎本]

Vince Carter was one of the best wing players of the 2000s, and arguably the most popular player in the world at one point too. That was 2005, 2006, and 2007 were the best years of his career that most people seem to gloss over.

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

He had more votes than Jordan in the all star game

[@patientzero291]

Start with Does with current the title.

[@canadianchungus701]

It's not no brainer - I respect Carter's impact on Canadian basketball, but I still don't like his half-assed approach to the game, and for what he did at 2007 nets vs raptors series (yes, it's been a while but still)

[@freedomcave6127]

It's not about timing. Vince doesn't deserve the honour. I'm a lifelong hooper and I credit Vince Carter for helping me find my first true love, the game of basketball. I know firsthand what Vince meant to the city and even the country. Vince changed my life for the better and I can acknowledge that, but he still doesn't deserve this honour.

[@terrellbaker1660]

I'm sure VC is glad that you don't run the franchise. Just a person with an opinion.

[@clemenzib8211]

@@terrellbaker1660 I mean VC was their hero, they loved him but VC broke their hearts really bad.

[@terrellbaker1660]

@@clemenzib8211 Yes he broke their hearts. 20 years ago. Before that he PUT TORONTO BASKETBALL ON THE MAP. For that reason alone he deserves the honor.

[@davidli7286]

well said

[@juliosalinas4606]

The fans us we love VC the media and people around the media talk nonsense but as a Long Life Raptor fan this is amazing we’ll deserve 100%

[@carlchristopher58]

Toronto Rafters 🏀

[@SP.007]

The media made him the vilian, and the front office was terrible.

[@ak1991_Prince]

I agree

[@DCranYT]

1:15 (Milwaukee’s return for Kareem was way worse)

[@INoahGuy914]

He was the best Raptor ever..

[@780tk]

Haha almost word for word from the score app article

[@JoeCash89]

👀

[@Mastaace]

1:21 Sports history* ... Worst return in the history of pro sports.... Not just the NBA. I was a die hard for many years and I haven't forgiven him....I like him as a dude but as a Toronto icon no thank you.

[@christianboada475]

He quit on the Raptors

[@elninoson5282]

🤢🤢🤢

[@charismatic9904]

I lived through his era. Being that I am 45. Based on the comments... Toronto is a joke. Vince 10000000% deserves this. Toronto is a shit city. Thats why karma has seen to it that all your teams suffer..

[@neoanderson563]

Yup. Basketball media is still mostly garbage here. A lot of the old head haters were terrible fans and led to another generation of bad fans parroting that.

[@DarkAlley92]

This Vince propaganda makes me sick I remember what that dude did and so should you

[@clemenzib8211]

LoL, blame your Raptors management. It's their decision.

[@ShakShak1999]

Absolutely. Vince jersey number should be retired.

[@michaelcore9715]

I’m sorry I just remember this dude seeing the franchise back 20 Years, quiting etc. but hey ok give anyone a retirement at this point

[@KardiFan2000]

You: "He set the franchise back 20 years" Raptors: Won a title 15 years after the trade

[@michaelcore9715]

@@KardiFan2000 do you want a cookie

[@KardiFan2000]

@@michaelcore9715 Nah, just wanted to expose how dumb that sounded.

[@michaelcore9715]

@@KardiFan2000 the context is still the same dumbshit

[@Lividdlife]

no offense this a joke of a video. Lowry should have been the 1st.

[@shaughnessykyle]

If you get divorced, it's OK to remember the good times. But, you don't hang up a picture of your ex, especially after you're remarried!

[@Longball1028]

Bad analogy, who exactly are the raptors married to?! VC is always a huge part of the Raps history

[@russenterprise6502]

Ask LeBron James he left the Cavaliers twice, at least he got Cleveland its first and only nba title in the LeBron James Era in Cleveland. Coincidentally LeBron is entering his 22nd nba season which currently ties Carter for most seasons played and likely to play into his record setting 23rd nba season in 2025-2026 and possibly his last season.

[@terrellbaker1660]

If your ex made you and your "kids" (players after VC) millionaires, yes you hang that picture up. It is for future generations to see. Not YOU.

[@shaughnessykyle]

​@@terrellbaker1660Disrespectful of all the die-hard fans & frontline staff that contributed more to the organization's success than any one player. Show more respect for the fans & our staff who built the team before, during, & after VC. So, stop apologizing for this bum; he quit on our city & the team.

[@shaughnessykyle]

​@@russenterprise6502Any fan who accepted LBJ after his shenanigans / "The Decision" has no self respect. Sad.

[@HighWoody]

Raptors should retire Leonard number.

[@spectator-w4m]

I will stop watching the Raptors if that ever happens. Leonard was never a Raptor at heart

[@thesportsgamer9472]

The arguments in this video are awful.

[@jadenpereira5010]

Come up with a better one

[@JEFFMAN90]

No they are great you fake fan

[@GARIONN1]

Are we really valuing longegivty over greatness in nba? What was so "great" about Kyle Lowry in Toronto?

[@ryanalexharris]

All time 3 pointers. All time assists leader. All time steals. All time triple doubles. He was an all star 6 years in a row as a Raptor. He was labelled a trouble maker when he arrived but became the heart and soul of the franchise. Essential part of the championship being next best to Kawhi. Buddy your question is blasphemous.

[@GARIONN1]

@ryanalexharris so Kyle Lowry is as great as Kemba is for the Bobcats/Hornets. Got it. He was a great player for the Raptors but he still under delivered failing to perform in the playoffs. I'm just saying he's definitely not greater than Carter or Kawhi. Honorable but not the greatest Raptors ever because that's just sad

[@ryanalexharris]

@@GARIONN1 when we say greatest raptor we don’t mean talent wise. We mean the guy who represents our team the hardest. So yeah it’s like a Kemba situation I guess

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