Raptors unveil Vince Carter-themed alternate jersey with dunking dinosaur logo

A special edition Toronto Raptors jersey unveiled on Thursday tries to sum up the franchise's 30 seasons in the NBA.

The black uniform has a red dinosaur wearing Vince Carter's purple No. 15 jersey in the midst of a between-the-legs bounce dunk, replicating one of the Hall of Famer's iconic jams that helped him win the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk contest.

Shannon Hosford, the chief marketing officer of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, said she loves all the small details on the jersey that pull different design elements from the Raptors' three decades of uniforms.

"It's really the mix tape of our history," said Hosford. "The scratch marks are back to the '95 jersey, the icon on the front is a reimagined version of that dino.

"I'd say every little piece, it means something to us so I love all of it."

Although the Raptors unveiled the jersey on Thursday, it won't be worn in a game until Nov. 21 when Toronto hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves at Scotiabank Arena. It will be worn in a total of five games this season.

It's the first of the Raptors' City Edition uniforms to feature all of the team's brand colours throughout the years, including purple, red, gold and silver. The jersey is also the first to spotlight the crest without any text on its front, including the conventional "Toronto" copy.

Some additional design elements include the tone-on-tone claw scratch pin stripes that Hosford alluded to, a nod to the Raptors jersey from the inaugural 1995 season.

Hosford said that creating the jersey started two years ago in collaboration with the NBA.

"What they presented initially wasn't exactly how we envisioned our 30th anniversary so we went back and actually hired a local artist (Kevin Briones) that we'd worked with before, and