Vince Carter announced August 1st that he had decided against testing the free agent market at the end of the season and would sign a new deal with the Toronto Raptors. Carter signed a six-year, 94 million-dollar (US) contract.

Date: 2001-08-01
Placeline: TORONTO, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 18 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << I'm extending my contract and I will continue to be a raptor here and I'm really looking forward to it you know I'm excited about it like I told the guys that I got the opportunity just to sleep on it woke up one morning today I still want to be a Raptor >>

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