Vince Carter will become the seventh player of the Networks who will have his shirt on the roof of the chosen ones. His number 15 will be retired for life and will forever shine at the top of the Barclays Center.
The ceremony in which the Nets will pay tribute to ‘Vinsanity’ will be next January 25th in a match in which the local team will face the Miami Heat. Carter will join Drazen Petrovic (3), Jason Kidd (5), John Williamson (23), Bill Melchionni (25), Julius Erving (32) and Charles ‘Buck’ Williams (52) like the players who have their numbers retired by the Nets.
Vince Carter He played 22 seasons in the NBA, four and a half of them with the Nets during a very fruitful period for the player. During that time (2004-2009), Carter He played 374 games with the team then in New Jerseyaveraging 23.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists. The future member of the Hall of Fame He was a three-time All Star as a representative of the Nets.
When Carter left the Networks He did so as the all-time leader in scoring, rebounding and assists.We are delighted to honor Vince Carter, who contributed greatly to this organization both on and off the field,” owner Joe Tsai wrote in a statement.
