The Raptors recently announced they will retire the Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey on Nov. 2 which makes a ton of sense when considering his impact on Toronto basketball. The number will be the first to be retired in franchise history. However, per TSN, it reportedly wasn't a slam dunk:

Toronto will retire Carter’s No. 15 jersey on Nov. 2 when the Sacramento Kings come to Scotiabank Arena. Toronto’s decision to retire Carter’s jersey came days after the Brooklyn Nets announced they will retire the 47-year-old’s jersey on Jan.

Vince Carter is set to become the first Raptors player to have his jersey go into the rafters at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

There were high-ranking members of the organization who maintained that Kyle Lowry should be the first to receive the honour, having spent nearly a decade with the club, been the face of its most

The Toronto Raptors will retire the No. 15 jersey of Hall of Famer Vince Carter during a ceremony on Nov. 2, when the Raptors host the Kings, a story broken by Josh Lewenberg of TSN (the club has yet to confirm it officially). Carter will be the first player jersey retirement by the Raptors.

Not only are the Brooklyn Nets retiring Vince Carter's jersey during the 2024-25 season, but so are the Toronto Raptors, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN.

Vince Carter was the Toronto Raptors’ first overarching superstar, which is something worth celebrating. And retiring his number is the best way to do that, writes Michael Grange.

Fans have mixed feelings about Vince Carter’s jersey retirement, as his turbulent departure from the Raptors in 2004 still bothers many.

Vince Carter will become the first Toronto Raptors player to have his number retired on Nov. 2, multiple outlets reported Monday.