The Brooklyn Nets will retire Vince Carter’s No. 15 jersey throughout a Jan. 25 residence sport towards the Miami Warmth, the group introduced Thursday.
“We’re thrilled to honor former Nets participant Vince Carter, who contributed a lot to this group on and off the courtroom,” Nets proprietor Joe Tsai mentioned. “He is a crucial a part of the Nets’ franchise historical past and we look ahead to welcoming him to Barclays Middle this season to have a good time his legacy.”
Carter helped make the announcement with a message recorded on the Nets’ social media accounts.
“Hey everyone, it’s Vince Carter. On January twenty fifth, it’s official, the quantity 15 will grasp within the rafters on the Barclays Middle alongside Dr. J and Jason Kidd,” he mentioned. “Come be a part of us. It must be enjoyable, it must be particular. Hey.”
The group introduced in Might that it could retire Carter’s jersey subsequent season utilizing a shock message of his former accomplice Jason Kidd. Carter would be the seventh participant in Nets franchise historical past to have his quantity retired, becoming a member of Kidd (5), Invoice Melchionni (25), Julius Erving (32), John Williamson (23), Buck Williams (52) and Drazen Petrovic (3).
Carter performed 5 seasons with New Jersey after the group traded him in 2004. The eight-time All-Star scored 27.5 factors per sport in his first yr with the Nets, the very best single-season scoring common within the franchise’s NBA period. He averaged 23.6 factors, 5.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals on 45/37/81 capturing over 374 appearances throughout his time in New Jersey.
Carter is the third-leading scorer in Nets historical past with 8,834 factors, behind Brook Lopez and Buck Williams, though he has performed 1,600 fewer minutes than each. His 23.6 factors per sport ranks third amongst gamers who’ve performed at the very least 150 video games with the group, behind Rick Barry (30.6) and Julius Erving (28.2). He holds the group’s NBA information for 30-point video games (90) and 40-point video games (17).
The Florida native helped the Nets to 3 playoff appearances, although they did not have the postseason success of their early 2000s. They misplaced within the first spherical of their first look beneath Carter in 2005 earlier than falling within the Easter Convention semifinals in 2006 and 2007.
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Carter is one in all three Nets gamers to have represented the group in at the very least three All-Star appearances, becoming a member of Kidd (5) and Williams (3). He’ll be a part of Kidd as the one Nets participant to play within the 2000s with a retired quantity.
