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on september 28th, beijing time, toronto raptors president masai ujiri officially announced in a public ceremony that the team will retire the no. 15 jersey of eight-time all-star player vince carter on november 3rd.

"we're very proud and honored of this," ujiri said. "so on behalf of everyone, we congratulate vince."

carter was selected fifth overall by the warriors in the 1998 nba draft and then traded to the raptors, where he quickly grew into one of the league's best and most popular players. he won the rookie of the year award in the 1998-99 season and was selected to the all-star team in each of the following five seasons.

carter said: "i was extremely grateful when the raptors informed me that they planned to retire my jersey in november in the arena that brought me to the nba and held so many special memories for me. i look forward to spending time with my sharing this moment with family, friends and the toronto fans who made my time with the raptors so memorable."

according to nba official website