Carter is not the ideal Raptor to get this honour first. He’s not the quintessential Raptor — that was Kyle Lowry. He’s not someone who never wavered in his passion for the city — that was DeMar DeRozan. He didn’t lead the Raptors to their first NBA championship — that was Kawhi Leonard. And their days will come, in one form or another.

Vince Carter was brought to tears during a recent event when he recalled his time playing with Toronto and his jersey retirement.

The Toronto Raptors will retire the No. 15 jersey of eight-time All-Star Vince Carter on Nov. 2, team president Masai Ujiri announced Friday during a public function. “We do it with great pride and great honor,” Ujiri said. “So on behalf of all of us, we say congratulations Vince.”

That dream will become a reality on Jan. 25, when the Nets retire Carter’s jersey during their game against the Heat.

Vince Carter broke into tears as the Toronto Raptors announced the organization's plans to retire his No. 15 at Scotiabank Arena

The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that they will retire Vince Carter's No. 15 next season, and Carter was more than a little emotional over it. Raptors

Vince Carter spoke to the Toronto community and shared a message to the fans who may be unhappy with his Raptors' jersey retirement.

Carter spent over six seasons in Toronto to begin his career after his draft rights in the 1998 NBA draft were traded to the Raptors from the Golden State Warriors. Carter was the

The Toronto Raptors' new Classic Edition uniform is a tribute to the 1999-2003 era, which produced Hall of Famers Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady.

The Raptors legend was in town, days after reports the Raptors would retire his jersey this season, to reopen a city court he'd helped build 21 years ago. Despite his acrimonious departure in 2004, the future hall of famer drew nothing but cheers Friday.