The

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was the fifth season for the

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in the

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. In the

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, the Raptors received the fifth overall pick in a trade with the

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, and selected small forward, and high school basketball star Jonathan Bender, and also selected center, and Bosnian basketball star Aleksandar Radojević out of Barton Community College with the twelfth overall pick; the team soon traded Bender to the

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in exchange for Antonio Davis, and signed free agents

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, and three-point specialist Dell Curry during the off-season. However, Radojević only played just three games with the Raptors due to a left knee injury; Radojević played in the team's season opener at home against the

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, and in the team's final two games of the regular season on the road, against the

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and the

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. In their first full season playing at the Air Canada Centre, the Raptors got off to a 12–6 start to the regular season, but then lost five of their next six games. However, the team got better as the season progressed, winning seven straight games between February and March, and holding a 26–21 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 as they finished in third place in the Central Division with a 45–37 record, earned the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for their first ever

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appearance. Second-year star

Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, b ...

averaged 25.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team; he also won the

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during the NBA All-Star weekend in

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, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first ever All-Star appearance. In addition, Tracy McGrady averaged 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, while Doug Christie contributed 12.4 points, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Davis provided the team with 11.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Meanwhile

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provided with 7.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game off the bench, and Charles Oakley contributed 6.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Carter also finished in tenth place in

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voting, while McGrady finished tied in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting, and head coach Butch Carter finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting. However, in the 2000 NBA playoffs, the Raptors were swept in the Eastern Conference First Round by the

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in three straight games. Following the season, McGrady was traded to the

, while Christie was dealt to the

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, 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 "

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", 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

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, 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

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, who had played under Carter during the second half of the 1997–98 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

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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

. 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. This season saw the Raptors change their uniforms, adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts. The home jerseys remained in use until 2006, while the road jerseys lasted until 2003, where the city name "Toronto" was replaced with the team name "Raptors" on the front of their jerseys.

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Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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Continental Airlines Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

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MCI Center Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened on D ...

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Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

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Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

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Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Int ...

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Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

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San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

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Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

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Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

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Philips Arena State Farm Arena is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrasher ...

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Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

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Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

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Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

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United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

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Alamodome The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of $186 milli ...

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19,800 , 43–34 , - bgcolor="ffcccc" , 78 , April 12 , @

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(28) , Tracy McGrady (14) , Tracy McGrady (8) , Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 , 43–35 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 79 , April 14 , New York , ,

(34) , Tracy McGrady (9) ,

(6) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 44–35 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 80 , April 16 ,

, ,

(25) , Antonio Davis (9) , Tracy McGrady (5) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 45–35 , - bgcolor="ffcccc" , 81 , April 18 , @

, ,

(17) , Charles Oakley (9) , Doug Christie (4) , American Airlines Arena
19,710 , 45–36 , - bgcolor="ffcccc" , 82 , April 19 , @

, , Antonio Davis, Tracy McGrady (14) , Michael Stewart (11) , Doug Christie (5) , TD Waterhouse Centre
16,545 , 45–37

Playoffs

Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 23 , @ New York
L 88–92
, Tracy McGrady (25) ,

(11) , Carter, Oakley (6) ,

19,763 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 26 , @ New York
L 83–84
,

(27) ,

(10) ,

(5) ,

19,763 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 30 , New York
L 80–87
, Antonio Davis (18) , Charles Oakley (14) ,

(8) , Air Canada Centre
19,996 , 0–3 , -

Vince Carter

Vince Carter was selected to an All-Star Team for the first time, and showcased his athleticism and dunking abilities in the 2000

. He won the contest by performing an array of dunks including a 360° 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.

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Award winners

, Slam Dunk Champion * Vince Carter, All-NBA Third Team

Transactions

References

External links

1999–2000 Toronto Raptors season
at Basketball Reference * at Database Basketball {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Toronto Raptors Season Toronto Raptors seasons

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