Alvin Williams thinks it is time the Raptors mend fences with Vince Carter.

Well past it, actually.

Speaking before the team’s first 20th anniversary celebration night at the Air Canada Centre, Williams and Antonio Davis were asked whether the Raptors should honour Carter, without a doubt, the top player in franchise history, despite his acrimonious exit just shy of a decade ago.

“I don’t think they should,” Williams, still a close friend of Carter’s, deadpanned.

“I’m joking, it’s been way too long,” he said.

“Personally, what he’s done for my career as far me passing the ball and getting out of the way.

He’s done a lot not just for us for a team, but just for this country. You see the Canadian players now that are in the NBA ... they’re all a testament to him. That shows what he does, not only for the Raptors, but what he did for this whole country.”

Carter, now a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, will make his lone visit this season on Nov 19, but so far, the team has only honoured former players.

Davis said he takes pride in being on the formative squads with Carter that helped build the game of basketball so much in Canada.

“You never know what the affects are going to be,” Davis said.

“If what we were doing can inspire a young basketball player or a young kid to want to play basketball, then, yes, you have to feel extremely proud about that.”

Davis also said it is neat to see how much more popular basketball has become in Toronto, compared to when he first arrived.

“When I got here, everybody was Maple Leafs, Maple Leafs, Maple Leafs. And I understood that when I went to a playoff game. But when you see young fans come to our game and really cheer and understand, and you see the players now, first-round picks out of Canada, it is an exciting time.”