The 1999âÂÂ2000 Toronto Raptors season was the fifth season for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association. In the 1999 NBA draft, the Raptors received the fifth overall pick from the Denver Nuggets via trade, and selected small forward, and high school basketball star Jonathan Bender, and also selected center, and Bosnian basketball star Aleksandar Radojeviàout of Barton Community College with the twelfth overall pick; the team soon traded Bender to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Antonio Davis, and signed free agents Muggsy Bogues, and three-point specialist Dell Curry during the off-season. However, Radojeviàonly played just three games with the Raptors due to a left knee injury; Radojeviàplayed in the team's season opener at home against the Boston Celtics, and in the team's final two games of the regular season on the road, against the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic.
In their first full season playing at the Air Canada Centre, and with the addition of Davis, Curry and Bogues, the Raptors won seven of their first ten games of the regular season. The team got off to a 12âÂÂ6 start to the season, but then lost five of their next six games, and later on held a 26âÂÂ21 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Alvin Williams to the Celtics in exchange for Danny Fortson, but the trade was voided due to Williams failing his physical exam; Williams only played 55 games this season due to knee injuries. The Raptors showed improvement posting a seven-game winning streak between February and March, and finished in third place in the Central Division with a 45âÂÂ37 record, earning the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for their first ever NBA playoff appearance in franchise history.
Second-year star Vince Carter averaged 25.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Tracy McGrady averaged 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and Doug Christie contributed 12.4 points, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Davis provided the team with 11.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, while Charles Oakley provided with 6.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Off the bench, Kevin Willis averaged 7.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while Curry contributed 7.6 points per game, Williams provided with 5.3 points and 2.3 assists per game, and Bogues contributed 5.1 points and 3.7 assists per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California, Carter was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. In addition, Carter and McGrady both participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in which Carter won by scoring 50 on 3 of his 5 dunk attempts. Carter also finished in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while McGrady finished tied in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and also finished in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting, and head coach Butch Carter finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2000 NBA playoffs, the Raptors faced off against the 3rdâÂÂseeded New York Knicks, who were led by All-Star guard Allan Houston, Latrell Sprewell and Patrick Ewing; it was the first ever NBA playoff appearance for both Carter and McGrady. However, the Raptors lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden, before losing Game 3 at home, 87âÂÂ80 at the Air Canada Centre, thus losing the series in a three-game sweep; Carter struggled shooting just .300 in field-goal percentage, averaging 19.3 points per game during the series.
The Raptors finished ninth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 756,496 at the Air Canada Centre during the regular season. Following the season, McGrady was traded to the Orlando Magic after three seasons with the Raptors, while Christie was dealt to the Sacramento Kings, Dee Brown signed as a free agent with the Magic, and Butch Carter was fired as head coach.
Butch Carter was fired on June 13, 2000, after the organization decided they wanted a return of "stability" to the franchise. In his last season as coach of the Raptors, he invited friend and rap star Percy Miller, otherwise known as "Master P", to the pre-season training camp to try out for the team. Carter claimed it was an attempt to deflect media attention away from Vince Carter, but was criticized for trying to draw attention to himself and his friendship with Miller. Carter also released a book where he claimed that his coach at Indiana University, Bobby Knight, had launched into a racist tirade during practice, which Knight denied.
Carter was involved in public feuds with Vince Carter and McGrady, limiting their minutes because he did not want to burn them out in their young careers. Carter also had an off-court feud with his ex-wife. During the opening round of the NBA playoffs against the Knicks, Knicks center and former Raptors player Marcus Camby, who had played under Carter during the second half of the 1997âÂÂ98 season, made what Carter considered an inflammatory remark about Carter by calling him a "liar", and Carter decided to file a $5-million defamation suit against him for what he said were inaccurate statements. NBA Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik believed it was a frivolous suit and criticized Carter for filing it, which led to Carter dropping the suit.
In his last few weeks as Raptors coach, Butch Carter made attempts to ouster friend Glen Grunwald as General Manager, and was cited as one of the reasons why McGrady decided to leave the team and sign with the Orlando Magic. The Raptors organization, players, and fans all had decided that Carter's off-court issues were too much of a distraction for the team going forward.
For the season, the Raptors changed their uniforms, adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts; the home jerseys would remain in use until 2006, while the road jerseys would last until 2003, where the city name "Toronto" was replaced with the team name "Raptors" on the front of their jerseys.
|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 | November 2 | Boston | | Doug Christie (20) | Doug Christie, Kevin Willis (7) | Muggsy Bogues (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,711 | 0âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 | November 4 | Miami | | Doug Christie (28) | Antonio Davis (13) | Charles Oakley (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,389 | 1-1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 | November 5 | @ New Jersey | | Vince Carter (26) | Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (9) | Tracy McGrady (4) | Continental Airlines Arena<br />15,517 | 2âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 | November 7 | Charlotte | | Vince Carter (25) | Antonio Davis (12) | Muggsy Bogues (11) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,658 | 3âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 | November 11 | @ Detroit | | Doug Christie (24) | Kevin Willis (13) | Muggsy Bogues (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />13,157 | 4âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 | November 14 | Philadelphia | | Vince Carter (27) | Vince Carter (11) | Vince Carter (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,661 | 4âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 | November 16 | Detroit | | Antonio Davis (24) | Antonio Davis (15) | Muggsy Bogues (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />14,273 | 5âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 8 | November 18 | @ Washington | | Vince Carter (23) | Vince Carter (11) | Charles Oakley (6) | MCI Center<br />12,134 | 5âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 | November 19 | L.A. Clippers | | Antonio Davis (20) | Charles Oakley (8) | Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,368 | 6âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 | November 21 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Vince Carter (34) | Vince Carter (13) | Dee Brown, Vince Carter (4) | Staples Center<br />18,676 | 7âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 | November 23 | @ Phoenix | | Vince Carter (19) | Vince Carter, Antonio Davis, Kevin Willis (7) | Dee Brown, Charles Oakley (5) | America West Arena<br />18,718 | 7âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 | November 24 | @ Denver | | Vince Carter (16) | Vince Carter, Kevin Willis (8) | Doug Christie (5) | Pepsi Center<br />13,624 | 7âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 | November 26 | @ Utah | | Vince Carter (18) | Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (9) | Vince Carter (4) | Delta Center<br />19,771 | 8âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 | November 27 | @ Golden State | | Antonio Davis (28) | Tracy McGrady (7) | Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley (4) | The Arena in Oakland<br />12,251 | 9âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 | November 30 | Atlanta | | Antonio Davis (16) | Antonio Davis (12) | Dee Brown (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,862 | 9âÂÂ6
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 | December 3 | Washington | | Vince Carter (23) | Charles Oakley (9) | Charles Oakley (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />15,787 | 10âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 | December 5 | San Antonio | | Vince Carter (39) | Charles Oakley (11) | Doug Christie (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,455 | 11âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 | December 7 | Cleveland | | Vince Carter (32) | Charles Oakley (9) | Muggsy Bogues (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />15,162 | 12âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 | December 10 | Milwaukee | | Vince Carter (25) | Kevin Willis (10) | Doug Christie (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,963 | 12âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 20 | December 12 | Utah | | Vince Carter, Kevin Willis (16) | Antonio Davis, Kevin Willis (10) | Dee Brown, Vince Carter, Charles Oakley (3) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,163 | 12âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 | December 14 | Indiana | | Vince Carter (24) | Antonio Davis (14) | Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley, Alvin Williams (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />15,774 | 13âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 22 | December 15 | @ Philadelphia | | Vince Carter (19) | Antonio Davis (18) | Dee Brown, Tracy McGrady (6) | First Union Center<br />15,421 | 13âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 23 | December 17 | @ Orlando | | Vince Carter (23) | Antonio Davis (13) | Tracy McGrady (6) | Orlando Arena<br />13,481 | 13âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 24 | December 19 | L.A. Lakers | | Vince Carter (29) | Antonio Davis (16) | Dee Brown (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 13âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 | December 21 | New Jersey | | Vince Carter (24) | Kevin Willis (10) | Alvin Williams (12) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,677 | 14âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 | December 22 | @ New York | | Vince Carter (36) | Antonio Davis (17) | Muggsy Bogues, Doug Christie (4) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 14âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 | December 26 | @ Cleveland | | Vince Carter (36) | Antonio Davis, Charles Oakley (10) | Vince Carter (8) | Gund Arena<br />14,135 | 15âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 | December 28 | @ Houston | | Vince Carter (35) | Vince Carter (12) | Muggsy Bogues, Alvin Williams (5) | Compaq Center<br />16,285 | 16âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 | December 30 | @ Dallas | | Tracy McGrady (24) | Antonio Davis (15) | Vince Carter (8) | Reunion Arena<br />16,490 | 17âÂÂ12
|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 30 | January 4 | Portland | | Tracy McGrady (18) | Kevin Willis (8) | Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady (4) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 17âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 | January 6 | Sacramento | | Charles Oakley (20) | Charles Oakley (16) | Alvin Williams (10) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 18âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 | January 7 | @ Atlanta | | Vince Carter (34) | Vince Carter, Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (7) | Doug Christie (5) | Philips Arena<br />14,452 | 18âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 33 | January 9 | Vancouver | | Vince Carter, Antonio Davis (20) | Vince Carter (10) | Vince Carter, Charles Oakley (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,188 | 18âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 34 | January 11 | @ Washington | | Vince Carter (19) | Antonio Davis (15) | Muggsy Bogues (6) | MCI Center<br />13,610 | 18âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 | January 12 | Orlando | | Vince Carter (30) | Antonio Davis (9) | Vince Carter (9) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,241 | 19âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 | January 14 | Milwaukee | | Vince Carter (47) | Charles Oakley (12) | Doug Christie (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,246 | 20âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 37 | January 15 | @ Milwaukee | | Doug Christie (31) | Kevin Willis (12) | Muggsy Bogues, Vince Carter (5) | Bradley Center<br />18,717 | 20âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 38 | January 17 | @ Charlotte | | Vince Carter (24) | Michael Stewart (8) | Vince Carter (6) | Charlotte Coliseum<br />20,278 | 20âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 39 | January 19 | @ Boston | | Vince Carter (20) | Charles Oakley (10) | Muggsy Bogues, Alvin Williams (5) | FleetCenter<br />16,124 | 20âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 | January 23 | Seattle | | Antonio Davis, Tracy McGrady (17) | Kevin Willis (12) | Doug Christie (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 21âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 | January 26 | Washington | | Vince Carter (26) | Kevin Willis (9) | Charles Oakley (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,582 | 22âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 | January 28 | Miami | | Vince Carter (23) | Antonio Davis (12) | Charles Oakley (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 23âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 | January 29 | @ Chicago | | Vince Carter (22) | Doug Christie, Antonio Davis, Kevin Willis (6) | Doug Christie (9) | United Center<br />22,104 | 24âÂÂ19
|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 44 | February 3 | @ San Antonio | | Tracy McGrady (21) | Antonio Davis (8) | Doug Christie, Charles Oakley (5) | Alamodome<br />19,048 | 24âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 | February 5 | @ Milwaukee | | Vince Carter (30) | Vince Carter (11) | Charles Oakley (7) | Bradley Center<br />18,717 | 25âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 | February 8 | Atlanta | | Vince Carter (36) | Antonio Davis, Kevin Willis (9) | Muggsy Bogues (12) | Air Canada Centre<br />16,636 | 26âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 47 | February 9 | @ Detroit | | Vince Carter (34) | Vince Carter (13) | Vince Carter, Charles Oakley (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />17,710 | 26âÂÂ21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 | February 15 | New York | | Vince Carter (29) | Antonio Davis (14) | Doug Christie (13) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 27âÂÂ21 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 49 | February 16 | @ Indiana | | Vince Carter (21) | Antonio Davis (13) | Doug Christie (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />18,345 | 27âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 50 | February 18 | Denver | | Vince Carter (31) | Muggsy Bogues, Kevin Willis (8) | Muggsy Bogues (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,570 | 27âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 51 | February 20 | Dallas | | Vince Carter (24) | Antonio Davis (8) | Vince Carter, Doug Christie (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 27âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 | February 23 | @ New York | | Vince Carter (33) | Vince Carter (9) | Vince Carter (9) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 28âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 53 | February 25 | Minnesota | | Vince Carter (23) | Tracy McGrady (9) | Doug Christie, Haywoode Workman (4) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 28âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 | February 27 | Phoenix | | Vince Carter (51) | Antonio Davis (11) | Doug Christie (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 29âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 | February 29 | Chicago | | Vince Carter (26) | Tracy McGrady (15) | Doug Christie (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,232 | 30âÂÂ25
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 | March 1 | @ Boston | | Vince Carter (28) | Tracy McGrady (11) | Tracy McGrady (6) | FleetCenter<br />17,198 | 31âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 | March 3 | Boston | | Vince Carter (30) | Vince Carter (7) | Vince Carter (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,437 | 32âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 | March 5 | @ Vancouver | | Vince Carter (28) | Tracy McGrady (10) | Muggsy Bogues (7) | General Motors Place<br />19,193 | 33âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 | March 6 | @ Portland | | Vince Carter (35) | Kevin Willis (8) | Vince Carter, Doug Christie (5) | Rose Garden<br />20,516 | 34âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 | March 8 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Vince Carter (23) | Antonio Davis (11) | Vince Carter (5) | Staples Center<br />18,176 | 35âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 61 | March 10 | @ Sacramento | | Vince Carter (25) | Antonio Davis (15) | Doug Christie (4) | ARCO Arena<br />17,317 | 35âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 | March 12 | @ Seattle | | Vince Carter (34) | Kevin Willis (13) | Tracy McGrady (6) | KeyArena<br />17,072 | 36âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 | March 14 | Golden State | | Vince Carter (23) | Kevin Willis (15) | Muggsy Bogues (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 37âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 | March 17 | Orlando | | Vince Carter (30) | Tracy McGrady (13) | Doug Christie (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,985 | 38âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 | March 19 | Houston | | Vince Carter (37) | Kevin Willis (13) | Doug Christie (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,876 | 39âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 | March 21 | New Jersey | | Vince Carter (23) | Antonio Davis, Tracy McGrady (12) | Doug Christie (7) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 39âÂÂ27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 67 | March 22 | @ Philadelphia | | Vince Carter (26) | Antonio Davis (9) | Doug Christie (8) | First Union Center<br />20,753 | 39âÂÂ28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 68 | March 24 | Charlotte | | Vince Carter (18) | Doug Christie (11) | Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady (4) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 39âÂÂ29 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 69 | March 26 | @ Minnesota | | Vince Carter (38) | Vince Carter, Antonio Davis (7) | Tracy McGrady (8) | Target Center<br />19,902 | 39âÂÂ30 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 | March 28 | @ Cleveland | | Vince Carter (19) | Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley (8) | Vince Carter (6) | Gund Arena<br />20,562 | 40âÂÂ30 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 71 | March 30 | @ New Jersey | | Vince Carter (39) | Antonio Davis (13) | Vince Carter (7) | Continental Airlines Arena<br />18,493 | 40âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 72 | March 31 | @ Charlotte | | Vince Carter (31) | Tracy McGrady (13) | Muggsy Bogues (7) | Charlotte Coliseum<br />23,799 | 40âÂÂ32
|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 73 | April 2 | Indiana | | Tracy McGrady (24) | Antonio Davis (11) | Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 40âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 74 | April 4 | Detroit | | Tracy McGrady (28) | Antonio Davis (12) | Muggsy Bogues, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 40âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 | April 7 | @ Atlanta | | Vince Carter (23) | Antonio Davis (11) | Vince Carter (9) | Philips Arena<br />19,499 | 41âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 | April 8 | @ Chicago | | Dee Brown, Tracy McGrady (19) | Charles Oakley (7) | Muggsy Bogues (8) | United Center<br />22,137 | 42âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 | April 10 | Cleveland | | Vince Carter (31) | Vince Carter (11) | Vince Carter (10) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 43âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 78 | April 12 | @ Indiana | | Vince Carter (28) | Tracy McGrady (14) | Tracy McGrady (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />18,345 | 43âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 | April 14 | New York | | Vince Carter (34) | Tracy McGrady (9) | Muggsy Bogues, Vince Carter (6) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 44âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 | April 16 | Chicago | | Vince Carter (25) | Antonio Davis (9) | Tracy McGrady (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,800 | 45âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 81 | April 18 | @ Miami | | Vince Carter (17) | Charles Oakley (9) | Doug Christie (4) | American Airlines Arena<br />19,710 | 45âÂÂ36 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 82 | April 19 | @ Orlando | | Antonio Davis, Tracy McGrady (14) | Michael Stewart (11) | Doug Christie (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre<br />16,545 | 45âÂÂ37
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | @ New York | L 88âÂÂ92 | Tracy McGrady (25) | Kevin Willis (11) | Carter, Oakley (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 26 | @ New York | L 83âÂÂ84 | Vince Carter (27) | Kevin Willis (10) | Vince Carter (5) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 0âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 30 | New York | L 80âÂÂ87 | Antonio Davis (18) | Charles Oakley (14) | Vince Carter (8) | Air Canada Centre<br />19,996 | 0âÂÂ3 |-
Vince Carter was selected to an All-Star Team for the first time, and showcased his athleticism and dunking abilities in the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He won the contest by performing an array of dunks including a 360ð windmill, a between the legs, and an "elbow dunk." Though he has not competed in the dunk contest since, Carter has been voted into the Eastern Conference NBA All-Star Team starting lineup several times through fan balloting. As of 2024, Carter's 788 regular season field goals remains the Raptors franchise record.