“ Probably a traditional one-handed, one-footed dunk. And we see what happens next! » This is what Vince Carter has in mind if he should celebrate, with a dunk, the big news about him. The former crazy dunker of the league has just learned that he is part of the 2024 class of the Hall of Fame.
The announcement came on April 1st for him, with a simple phone call. “ I came out. I needed all the fresh air I could get, just in case. Grant Hill (editor’s note: inducted in 2018), a friend of mine had tried to tell me about the experience of this call and what he had felt. In the future I can share this story with anyone, there are no words to describe how I felt. It is impossible to express due to the magnitude and its significance » of the news, voices the 1999 rookie of the yearwho feared an April Fool's joke.
The 5th choice in the 1998 Draft says he enjoyed playing basketball every day of his immense career, which ended after 22 years in the Big League, eight All-Star selections and a number of gestures at altitude that have gone down to posterity. “ Someone said it was the icing on the cake. It's the case », he continues.
Two people to induct him
“ I have so many heroes who have been on this stage. Watching it, hearing about it, hearing my friends say, 'Oh, you deserve to be there,' it's great until we get that phone call. Like everyone else here, the reality is that it's better than you can imagine », Continues the native of Florida, announced in the Basketball Hall of Fame alongside Chauncey Billups, Michael Cooper and Jerry West.
Vince Carter does not want to say more about the person likely to accompany him during his induction. Or rather the people: “ I want to ask them and make sure they say yes! It's the truth. One of them better say yes, but I'll ask the other. I will have two. » Inducted in 2017, his cousin Tracy McGrady is a legitimate candidate for this mission.
“ We can say what we want, believe what we want, but I told myself that I would never be able to live up to some of them. But they let me in, and I'm going to take advantage “, can promise Vince Carter.
| Vince Carter | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 1998-99 | TOR | 50 | 35 | 45.0 | 28.8 | 76.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 1999-00 | TOR | 82 | 38 | 46.5 | 40.3 | 79.1 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 25.7 |
| 2000-01 | TOR | 75 | 40 | 46.0 | 40.8 | 76.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 27.6 |
| 2001-02 | TOR | 60 | 40 | 42.8 | 38.7 | 79.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 24.7 |
| 2002-03 | TOR | 43 | 34 | 46.7 | 34.4 | 80.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 20.6 |
| 2003-04 | TOR | 73 | 38 | 41.7 | 38.3 | 80.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 22.5 |
| 2004-05 * | All Teams | 77 | 37 | 45.2 | 40.6 | 79.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 24.5 |
| 2004-05 * | NJN | 57 | 39 | 46.2 | 42.5 | 81.7 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 27.5 |
| 2004-05 * | TOR | 20 | 30 | 41.1 | 32.2 | 69.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 15.9 |
| 2005-06 | NJN | 79 | 37 | 43.0 | 34.1 | 79.9 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 24.2 |
| 2006-07 | NJN | 82 | 38 | 45.4 | 35.7 | 80.2 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 25.2 |
| 2007-08 | NJN | 76 | 39 | 45.6 | 35.9 | 81.6 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 21.3 |
| 2008-09 | NJN | 80 | 37 | 43.7 | 38.5 | 81.7 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 20.8 |
| 2009-10 | ENT | 75 | 31 | 42.8 | 36.7 | 84.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 16.6 |
| 2010-11 * | All Teams | 73 | 28 | 43.7 | 36.1 | 74.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 14.0 |
| 2010-11 * | PHX | 51 | 27 | 42.2 | 36.6 | 73.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| 2010-11 * | ENT | 22 | 30 | 47.0 | 34.6 | 74.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 15.1 |
| 2011-12 | DAL | 61 | 25 | 41.1 | 36.1 | 82.6 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| 2012-13 | DAL | 81 | 26 | 43.5 | 40.6 | 81.6 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 13.4 |
| 2013-14 | DAL | 81 | 24 | 40.7 | 39.4 | 82.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 11.9 |
| 2014-15 | SAME | 66 | 17 | 33.3 | 29.7 | 78.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
| 2015-16 | SAME | 60 | 17 | 38.8 | 34.9 | 83.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 2016-17 | SAME | 73 | 25 | 39.4 | 37.8 | 76.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 2017-18 | BAG | 58 | 18 | 40.3 | 34.5 | 75.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 2018-19 | ATL | 76 | 18 | 41.9 | 38.9 | 71.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 2019-20 | ATL | 60 | 15 | 35.2 | 30.2 | 79.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Total | 1541 | 30 | 43.5 | 37.1 | 79.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 16.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
