Ziaire Williams is looking forward to honoring one of the players on his NBA Mt. Rushmore on Saturday at Barclays Center.
Even though the Vince Carter only played in 374 games for the Nets, he still holds their record for most points by a player in a single season.
The emotion seeping through the face of Vince Carter had been evident from the start, from the fourth question of a news conference hours before his jersey retirement ceremony, from the long pause — and the watering eyes — that followed an innocuous inquiry into how his four-plus seasons with the Nets solidified a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Carter was originally acquired by the Nets during the 2004-2005 season in a trade with the Raptors that involved Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams and Aaron Williams being sent to the Raptors. Mourning never suited up for the Raptors, securing a contract buyout and re-joining the Miami Heat.
Prior to the Brooklyn Nets retiring Vince Carter's jersey, Ziaire Williams, Jalen Wilson, and Jordi Fernandez give their various thoughts on him.
NBA fans reacted to Vince Carter claiming that he could beat Ja Morant in a dunk contest. Widely regarded as the greatest dunker of all time, Carter's ability to dunk was unmatched, giving some of the greatest highlights of his time.
Carter's No. 15 will be retired at halftime of Brooklyn's game against the Heat. His jersey was retired by the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 2 against the Atlanta Hawks, another former team of Carter's. His Nets jersey retirement was announced back in September, so fans and the organization have been anticipating this moment for a long time.
Nets forward Jalen Wilson wasn’t even born yet when Vince Carter began his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors in 1998, and a sophomore at Kansas when Carter retired with the Atlanta Hawks
When Vince Carter’s preferred Nos. 6, 12 or 23 were not available as a freshman basketball player at Florida’s Mainland High School, he took some advice from his mother, Michelle. “My mom told me: ‘Find a number and make it famous,
On Saturday evening, the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Miami Heat at Barclays Center in New York. However, all of the attention was on former Nets star Vince Carter
Vince Carter watches his number raised to the rafters and other pictures of the day in the NBA