When you picture Toronto Raptors era Vince Carter - what do you see? Air Canada soaring through the air towards the rim with a red cartoon dinosaur strapped to his chest. But the Toronto Raptors dinosaur wasn't always iconic.
There was a time when it nearly went extinct, buried in a freezing cold tomb at the Toronto Skydome. But how did Vince Carter change the legacy of our Canadian cartoon dinosaur - and how did we even get basketball up there anyway?
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⏰ Timecodes ⏰
0:00 February 21, 1999
2:05 The changing NBA (1993)
4:21 Canadian Expansion
5:30 Welcome to Toronto.
8:58 A "Jurassic" Plan
9:40 A History of NBA Jerseys
11.18 The Dino Design
13.11 Stoudamire & the Skydome
15:01 Beat the Bulls, 1996
16.08 Same Old Raptors
16.43 Drafting Vince Carter
17.46 Air Canada is Born
18.29 Saved, just in time.
18.54 Life after the Dino Era
20.40 Prehistoric Legacy
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In this video we deep dive into the history of the Toronto Raptors NBA franchise and their genesis at the 1995 NBA Canadian Expansion Draft. The Raptors defined the NBA of the 90s with Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and Damon Stoudamire. All wearing the iconic jersey with the cartoon dinosaur and purple trim. From the birth of Shaquille O'Neal the NBA superstar - through the design of the dino jersey (influenced by Jurassic Park in 1993) - to the cementing of it's legacy in Vince Carter's rookie year. It's THE iconic jersey of the 1990s - despite the Raptors play for much of the decade ... so ... why?