Vince Carter will reportedly be on the minds of two NBA teams during the 2024-25 season.
The Hall of Fame basketball player’s jersey will be retired by the Brooklyn Nets, the team has already announced. The Toronto Raptors are reportedly following suit, according to multiple sources.
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Lakers’ Samaki Walker knocks the ball out of Toronto Raptors’ Vince Carter’s hands at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)
The Raptors will retire Carter’s No. 15 before the Nets, TSN reported. The ceremony will reportedly take place on Nov. 2, when the team hosts the Sacramento Kings. He will be the first Raptors player in franchise history to have his jersey number retired.
Toronto is celebrating its 30th season in the NBA this year.
The Nets will wear Carter’s jersey at Barclays Center on Jan. 25 against the Miami Heat.
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Nets forward Vince Carter during the Milwaukee Bucks game at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on January 19, 2005. (Lou Capozzola-USA Today Network)
The Golden State Warriors selected Carter with the fifth overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft. He was later traded to the Raptors for Antawn Jamison. Carter quickly became one of the NBA’s most electrifying stars with an impressive dunking ability not seen since the days of Dominique Wilkins.
He won the rookie of the year award in 1999 and played just over five seasons with Toronto, being part of the team when it reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
The team then made a massive trade with the New Jersey Nets during the 2004-05 season. Carter became one of the most talked about players in Nets history, bringing down the Continental Airlines Arena and the Izod Center with dazzling dunks and being a perfect match for Jason Kidd.
He played in East Rutherford for four full seasons before signing with the Orlando Magic.
Hawks guard Vince Carter reacts to a referee’s call during the Portland Trail Blazers game at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on February 29, 2020. (Jason Getz-USA Today Sports)
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Carter averaged 23.4 points per game with the Raptors and 23.6 points per game with the Nets. He retired from the NBA during the 2019-20 season, his final game coming hours before the league shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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