There’s a new dog in the junkyard, and the old one isn’t growling about it.

Jerome Williams, the former Raptor who built a legacy around his nickname the Junkyard Dog, says he is fine with the fact that a marquee acquisition for Toronto is ready to inherit his hardscrabble moniker.

DeMarre Carroll, who agreed to a four-year deal with the Raptors on Canada Day, was also known as the Junkyard Dog during his time in Atlanta.

In his farewell message to Hawks fans in The Players’ Tribune website, the 6-foot-8 shooting guard paid homage to the original JYD.

“P.S. Toronto, I know you guys loved Jerome Williams back in the day. Well, get ready for JYD 2.0 to come to your city! I’m ready!”

Williams gave that a howl of approval.

“He respected the fact that I was Junkyard Dog. I don’t know if that came from seeing the fans in my Dog Pound or what,” Williams told the Star, referring to his club of supporters.

He spoke over the phone from Las Vegas, and a dog was heard yapping in the background.

“I’m not a hater. A disgruntled retiree? No. I’m a Raptors fan. I’d love for the Dog Pound to live on and have someone to transition to.”

Williams said he understands that nicknames can’t belong to any single person; a pro wrestler and Mario Elie of the Houston Rockets were also known as the Junkyard Dog. Before the name took hold, Williams approached Elie to let him know he planned to embrace it as a “brand.”

But when he arrived in Toronto in 2001, Williams wasn’t sure his coveted nickname would translate to the new fans. In Detroit, he had his own section in the arena, a Junkyard Dog mascot and T-shirts for sale that bore his nickname. Then, when he stepped onto the court at the Air Canada Centre for his first game as a Raptor, noise echoed from the grandstands. The crowd was barking, and the Junkyard Dog knew he was home.

“When I got on the court, I was JYD. I was Junkyard Dog,” Williams said.

“I never even considered myself Jerome Williams . . . I’m like McDonald’s. The Junkyard Dog brand is serious to me.”