{"id":77563,"date":"2024-05-15T11:54:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=77563"},"modified":"2024-05-15T11:54:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:54:47","slug":"brooklyn-nets-announce-hall-of-famers-jersey-retirement-vince-carter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/15\/brooklyn-nets-announce-hall-of-famers-jersey-retirement-vince-carter\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets Announce Hall of Famer&#8217;s Jersey Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little over a month after his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/03\/newest-2024-basketball-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-chauncey-billups-vince-carter\/\" target=\"_self\">Hall of Fame induction<\/a> announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cartevi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-15_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vince Carter<\/a> is now being immortalized by the Brooklyn Nets. In a video on their official YouTube channel, the Nets announced their plan to retire Carter&#8217;s No. 15 next season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s official: We\u2019re raising <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrvincecarter15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mrvincecarter15<\/a>\u2019s jersey to the rafters next season.<\/p>\n<p>And we invited a pair of Nets legends to assist with the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IkjyKxMU3n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/IkjyKxMU3n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qi1khzBK39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qi1khzBK39<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrooklynNets\/status\/1790713740398051768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although Carter played for eight teams in his 22-year career, he may be most known for his five-year Nets tenure. Alongside point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kiddja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-15_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Kidd<\/a>, Carter was one-half of one of the best duos in the NBA at the time. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jefferi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-15_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Jefferson<\/a>, who was teammates with Carter with the then New Jersey Nets from 2004-to-2008, said he had &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketballnetwork.net\/old-school\/vince-carter-on-jason-kidd-reaction-when-he-joined-new-jersey-nets\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">never seen anything like Vince Carter.<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI have never seen anything like Vince Carter,\u201d former Nets forward Richard Jefferson said. \u201cI was fortunate enough to play with LeBron, and obviously, LeBron had the size, but there was nothing that I have ever seen this man not be able to do. Left-hand finishes, left-hand dunks, 360 layups, handling it like a point guard. I think to me he is the most talented player that I have ever seen in my life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>During his Nets tenure, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/09\/2024-basketball-hall-fame-vince-carter-makes-surprise-announcement\/\" target=\"_self\">Vinsanity<\/a>&#8221; averaged 23.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>With the announcement of Carter&#8217;s jersey retirement, the Nets will have eight jersey numbers retired.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">15 forever.<\/p>\n<p>Vince\u2019s jersey is heading where it belongs.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IkjyKxMU3n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/IkjyKxMU3n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VfrFSqaCCI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VfrFSqaCCI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrooklynNets\/status\/1790717581193527727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Brooklyn Nets Announce Hall of Famer&#8217;s Jersey Retirement<\/h2>\n<h3>Despite the Jersey Retirement, Vince Carter Will Not Represent the Nets at the Hall of Fame<\/h3>\n<p>Despite Carter&#8217;s Nets success, he has already revealed he will not represent the team in the Hall of Fame. Instead, he will don the colors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/sports\/raptors\/vince-carter-says-hed-wear-toronto-raptors-colours-at-the-basketball-hall-of-fame\/article_401bb53a-d0da-11ee-afff-db4472aae181.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Raptors<\/a>, the team he spent the first 6-and-a-half seasons with.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cToronto, Toronto, Toronto. I mean, it has to be. It\u2019s where it started,\u201d the Raptors franchise icon said on FanDuel\u2019s \u201dRun It Back\u201d podcast when asked by former Raptor forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willilo02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-15_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lou Williams<\/a> which jersey he\u2019d be rocking at the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I had great years in New Jersey but it started (in Toronto), and my confidence, and understanding the player that I could be in the league, was trending upwards still in Toronto.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Although it has not happened yet, it seems inevitable the Raptors will retire Carter&#8217;s jersey. Currently, the Raptors are one of the only NBA teams to have zero retired jersey numbers. In March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=brownde01,brownde03&amp;search=Dee+Brown&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-15_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dee Brown<\/a>, who was briefly teammates with Carter in Toronto in the late &#8217;90s, said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketballnetwork.net\/latest-news\/dee-brown-makes-case-for-vince-carters-jersey-hanging-rafters-for-toronto-raptors\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raptors should retire Carter&#8217;s jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe should be the first player to have his jersey retired,\u201d Dee said in his appearance on the \u201cForgotten Seasons\u201d podcast. \u201cPeople in Canada, even if hockey was their favorite sport, people started watching these two [Carter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcgratr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-15_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tracy McGrady<\/a>] like these dudes are different. They\u2019re special. You look at all the Canadian players after or during that era when they were young that have come through because of Vince Carter\u2019s influence.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Last Word on Vince Carter<\/h3>\n<p>Carter enjoyed some of the best basketball of his career with New Jersey. Although he never made it to the NBA Finals with the Nets, he made his mark and left his print in the franchise forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little over a month after his Hall of Fame induction announcement, Vince Carter is now being immortalized by the Brooklyn Nets. In a video on their official YouTube channel, the Nets announced their plan to retire Carter&#8217;s No. 15 next season. It\u2019s official: We\u2019re raising @mrvincecarter15\u2019s jersey to the rafters next season. And we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":77567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,6,2,62,3],"tags":[218,2166,933],"class_list":["post-77563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-nets","category-featured","category-nba","category-news","tag-jason-kidd","tag-richard-jefferson","tag-vince-carter"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}