Nets fans celebrate Vince Carter’s return to retirement ceremony
It’s not often that NBA players have retirement ceremonies for two teams, but that’s exactly what happened with Vince Carter this season. Vince Carter’s jersey was retired by the Toronto Raptors earlier this year, and this weekend he was the Nets are scheduled to retire his jersey in the middle of their game against the Miami Heat.
Vince Carter was introduced by the Nets announcer before his jersey retirement ceremony and entered the arena with a loud ovation from the Nets faithful.
Carter was originally acquired by the Nets during the 2004-2005 season in a trade with the Raptors that sent Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, and Aaron Williams to the Raptors. Mourning never suited the Raptors, securing a contract buyout and rejoining the Miami Heat.
Carter spent six full seasons with the Raptors after being selected with the No. 5 pick in the 1998 NBA draft in a day trade with the Golden State Warriors that included Antoon Jamison.
During his days with the Raptors, he was selected to five NBA All-Star appearances and helped lead the franchise to their first playoff series during the 1999-2000 season. The following year, Carter helped the Raptors reach the 2001 Western Conference Semifinals where they swept the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games.
Unfortunately, the rest of his tenure with the Raptors was marred by injury and he was eventually traded to the Nets.
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Carter played four full seasons with the Nets after arriving in December 2004. He was a two-time All-Star and helped lead the Nets to three straight playoff appearances.
Overall, Carter appeared in 374 games for the Nets, averaging 23.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting 44.7 percent from the field, 37 percent from the line. for three points and 80.9 percent from free throws. throwing a line.
Carter played a total of 22 seasons in the NBA and also played for the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks.
Dubbed ‘Half-Man-Half-Amazing’ for his insane athleticism, Carter was the winner of the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend.
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