A timeline of Carter’s history with Raptors

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.

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.

Feb. 5, 1999 — Carter starts in his NBA regular-season debut as the league returns from a lockout. He scores 16 points to go with three rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in a 103-92 road win over the Boston Celtics.

March 25, 1999 — Carter scores a season-high 32 points in a 113-104 loss at Houston.

May 26, 1999 — Carter is named the NBA’s rookie of the year after averaging 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, three assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks over 50 games.

Feb. 12, 2000 — Carter wins the NBA slam dunk competition in Oakland, Calif. He clinched the title with a 360-degree windmill jam, famously mouthing “it’s over” to the camera after completing the dunk. The next day he makes his first all-star game appearance after receiving a league-high 1,911,973 votes in a fan ballot.