2020 - Vince Carter (CHA) (200 views)

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Vince Carter

Charlotte Hornets (2003-2019)

At a Glance 

- One of the few TMBSL greats that managed to stay with one team for an entire career spanning 15+ seasons
- Member and important contributor along with Yao and Giannis of the dominant Hornets dynasty that won 5 championships over a 6 season stretch
- Known mostly as a volume scorer early in his career, he evolved and became an All-League level defender in the last several seasons of his career where he was still a starter for the Hornets
- 5th all-time in career steals, 9th all-time in career field goals made (7th in field goals attempted), 9th in all-time career minutes played, 10th in all-time career points scored, 13th all-time in career three pointers made (11th in threes attempted), and 23rd all-time in career free throws made (21st in free throw attempts)
- Not among the all-time top 50 all-time in career win shares or career WS/48

Career Stats 

Years played: 17 

Games played: 1289

Points per game: 23.7

Rebounds per game: 5.7

Assists per game: 2.0

Steals per game: 1.6

Blocks per game: 0.1

Turnovers per game: 1.4

FG%: .478 

FT%: .840

3P%: .393

149 double-doubles

Achievements/Awards

Champion (5x)
All-Star (4x)
All-League 2nd Team (2x)
All-Defensive 1st Team (2x)
All-Defensive 2nd Team
Player of the Game (73x)
Rookie Game Participant (2x)
Slam-Dunk Contest Champion (2x)
All-Rookie 2nd Team

2003 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2003 - All-Rookie Second Team
2004 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2005 - Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - All-Star Game Participant
2012 - All-Defensive Second Team
2014 - All-Star Game Participant
2014 - All-League Second Team
2014 - All-Defensive Team
2015 - All-Star Game Participant
2015 - All-League Second Team
2015 - All-Defensive Team
2016 - Slam-Dunk Contest Champion

Biography 

Height: 6'6"

Weight: 220

College: North Carolina

Transactions 

- Drafted by the hometown Charlotte Hornets with the third overall pick in the 2003 rookie draft
- Agreed to re-sign with the hometown Hornets following the expiration of his rookie deal, coming to terms for $83,203,125 over 6 years
- After the expiration of his second contract, Carter tested free agency; he ended up agreeing to once again stay in Charlotte for a deal at $45,000,000 over 3 years
- During the 2016 offseason, he once again agreed to return to Charlotte for $81,000,000 over 5 years
- Retired with one year remaining on his contract following the 2019 season

[skrouse]

Why no? Is w/s the measuring stick? I remember him being a great rookie, great scorer and 5 time champ, on a team with 2 other HOFers but i think his scoring is even more impressive in that case.

So why no?

[skrouse]

He should have retired early, I'll admit he fell off a cliff near the end

[eric]

Sept 19, 2019 0:27:33 GMT skrouse said:

Why no? Is w/s the measuring stick? I remember him being a great rookie, great scorer and 5 time champ, on a team with 2 other HOFers but i think his scoring is even more impressive in that case.

So why no?

fwiw i have him narrowly ahead of caron butler and both of them on the outside looking in