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Toronto Raptors: Creating the team’s all-time roster

By Mike Bossetti

Tracy McGrady (L) consoles Vince Carter after Carter fouled out against the Charlotte Hornets April 27, 1999. Kevin Willis (r) looks on dejectedly. (BERNARD WEIL/TORONTO STAR) (Photo by Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Tracy McGrady (L) consoles Vince Carter after Carter fouled out against the Charlotte Hornets April 27, 1999. Kevin Willis (r) looks on dejectedly. (BERNARD WEIL/TORONTO STAR) (Photo by Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /
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Vince Carter (2000-2001): Starting Small Forward

Perhaps the greatest Raptor of all-time, the toughest question for Carter is which season to use. Fortunately, that question isn’t very hard either. 2000-2001 Vince was the best version Toronto ever saw.

Carter, with Antonio Davis as his second best player, helped lead Toronto to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. The Raptors lost in a heartbreaking seven game series to the eventual Eastern Conference Champion, Philadelphia 76ers.

In 00-01 Carter averaged 27.6 points, with an effective field goal percentage of 51-percent, including an outstanding 41-percent from deep.

The list of players who accomplished that last season: Nobody.

Everybody remembers Vince Carter for being one of the best dunkers of all-time, but he was so much more than that. An insane athlete with a smooth stroke, Carter was one of the most versatile scorers in the league. His four assists per game indicate that he is a better passer than people give him credit for as well.

Starting as the small forward for this team, it’s hard to imagine what Carter could accomplish with this type of spacing around him and in the modern climate. Carter was designed to play in modern “Morey-ball” era. Attacking the rim and launching triples, who fits the description better than a young Vince Carter.