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It’s been a while since I’ve done a Hall of Fame Vote article in a while. This one could spark some debate. When Vince Carter left North Carolina to enter the NBA Draft, there were dreams that VC could follow the steps of another Carolina wingman and dominate the league for years to come. Vince certianly made his mark in some areas, but the championship titles have not followed.
Throughout his 10 year career in the league, Vince has had his shares of ups and downs. His stay in Toronto got off to an amazing start, as he won the NBA Rookie of the Year award, and made fans in Canada excited about the potential their team had with Carter and Tracy Mcgrady together. Things started to go downhill toward the end of his time in Toronto though, as his feuding with management eventually led to Vince being shipped out to the Nets in 2004. Fans in Toronto have a completely different view of Carter than others. For all the excitement Vince generated as a Slam Dunk Champion, he all but quit on the franchise towards the end, and nearly five years later, still gets booed anytime he plays Toronto.
Vince’s stay in New Jersey has had it’s share of highlights. Perhaps the defining moment came in his return to the Air Canada Centre, where this happened:
Vince’s ability to dominate a game has made him a 3 Time All-NBA Player and 7 Time All-Star. His career 23 points and 5 rebounds are solid numbers no matter what era you play in, but his inability to elevate any team to postseason greatness still looms over Carter’s career. Over the past few seasons, trade rumors have floated over where Vince where will end his career, but most feel it won’t be in New Jersey.
No matter where it is, when it is all said and done, will be looking back and saying that the most dominant dunker of his era is also a Hall of Famer? Let the debate begin.
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Note this before you start…it’s the BASKETBALL Hall of Fame, not the NBA Hall of Fame. So that Olympic Gold Medal counts…and so does popularizing the sport in a country where it had never been popular before.
If he stays with the Nets next season, he will become the highest career scorer in Nets history, making him one of the few players in NBA history to be the highest career scorer for two NBA teams.
Bobbo,
Thanks for the comment. I agree that what Carter has done both in his college career and Olympic competition does count, however, as we normally do with our Hall of Fame features, we primarily focus on a players pro career.
VINCE CARTER BELONGS IN THE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME. PLEASE PUT HIM IN FOR ME. I DON’T LIKE BASKETBALL LIKE THAT BUT I LOVE LOVE LOVE WHEN HE PLAYS AND MOST OF ALL DUNKS. HE MAKES IT LOOK LIKE MAGIC, HE’S TRUELY AMAZING. FROM A GIRLY GIRLS POINT OF VIEW,
VINCE IS THE GREATEST.
statistically if u look at what he’s been able to accoplich as a sg and com[pare him with other sg now and in hstory, vince carter is a hall of famer….hopefully he gets that ring. he needs to be traded to the spurs or houston!!
accomplish***
You gotta respect Vince,for what he did for raptors,nets and you gotta respect him for what he’ll do for magic.
His stats in career are great:
-23,5 ppg
-5,5 rpg
-4,3 apg
His highlist is unbelievable,this world will never get a dunker/player like Vince
He is the best dunker in NBA history
He has the longest shot range
He is very athletic and can get to the rim any time he wants
Awards:
8-time All-Star
2-time All-NBA Selection
1999 NBA Rookie of the Year
2000 NBA Slam Dunk Champion
2000 Olympic Gold medalist
He has very good chance to win a ring with magic now but :
with or without a ring
VINCE CARTER DESERVES TO BE IN BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME !!!
Vince Carter created a basketball culture in Toronto. If vince Carter wasn’t in Toronto, the raptors would be in another city.
He is hands down the best dunker to ever play in the NBA and a very talent player.
Vince is going to be in the hall a fame one day.
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