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DALLAS -- If the offer ever came from the front office, Vince Carter wouldn't mind if one day the Toronto Raptors retired his jersey. He also wouldn't mind one day returning to Toronto and ending his career with the Raptors. Carter was the No. 5 overall pick of the 1998 draft and played for the Raptors from '98 until they traded him to the New Jersey Nets on Dec. 17, 2004. Now in his second season with the Dallas Mavericks, Carter still holds several Raptors records, and also will go down in history as the person who scored the very first basket in the Air Canada Centre. In reminiscing back to his days playing with the Raptors, Carter said: "I was just a kid finding my way trying to prove that I belonged in this league and I deserved to have an opportunity for Rookie of the Year.

 

"When I got there they weren't talking about the guy that the Raptors drafted, so I had to prove it. I had a lot of guys in my corner and I had a magical six years from there.' Winning the Rookie of the Year, winning the dunk contest, winning the first playoff game (for the Raptors), winning the first playoff series, you can't take that back,'' Carter said. "And that's where it all started for me. Whatever I accomplish from here, it had to all start from somewhere. Just like we all started from somewhere, we all remember our first.''

 

Carter's nickname, Vinsanity, took shape while he was with the Raptors. Also, four of his eight NBA All-Star game appearances came while he played for Toronto.

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Maybe he plans on telling the Mavericks when and where they will retire his jersey, what area they will hang it up in, how high it will be from the floor, and the EXACT PLAY THAT THE RAPTORS WILL RUN AT THE END OF THE GAME TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!11111

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Honestly, I wouldn't mind his jersey being retired in Brooklyn. He had his best season as a Net, was consistent, never caused any issues and along with Kidd kept the Nets a very respectable team for years. Definitely one of my favorite Nets ever.

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Honestly, I wouldn't mind his jersey being retired in Brooklyn. He had his best season as a Net, was consistent, never caused any issues and along with Kidd kept the Nets a very respectable team for years. Definitely one of my favorite Nets ever.

 

lMHO playing just 5-6 seasons for an organization and not reaching any nba title or ECF championship doesn't qualify you

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lMHO playing just 5-6 seasons for an organization and not reaching any nba title or ECF championship doesn't qualify you

 

HoF, I agree. But to get your jersey retired at one of either two of the worst organizations in the league is another.

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Now he wants Hall of Fame consideration:

 

Vince Carter still hoping to increase HOF cred
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Vince Carter has played for four teams in the past five seasons, and he could make another stop if Dallas doesn't pick up his option for 2013-14. (USA TODAY Sports)

As Vince Carter winds down his career, he’s become an NBA vagabond. He’s been with four teams over the past five seasons, and more could be coming. But when all is through, will Carter make one more basketball stop in Springfield, Mass.?

 

Whether the Dallas Mavericks forward will be a Hall of Famer is a question some of his current and former teammates grapple with. But it’s something that Carter certainly seeks.

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