Vince carter

Vincent Lamar Carter, born January 26, 1977, is an American expert ball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and plays both shooting gatekeeper and little forward. Carter is one of five players that have played a NBA-record 21 seasons. He is broadly viewed as one of the best dunkers of all time.

A secondary school McDonald's All-American, Carter played three years at the University of North Carolina. While there, he twice achieved the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament before being chosen as the fifth generally speaking pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, who exchanged him to the Toronto Raptors.

Carter developed as a star in Toronto. He won the 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year Award and won the Slam Dunk Contest at the 2000 NBA All-Star Weekend. That late spring, he spoke to the United States in the Summer Olympics, winning a gold decoration. He engaged groups with his jumping capacity and hammer dunks, procuring monikers, for example, "Vinsanity", "Air Canada", and "Half-Man, Half-Amazing". In December 2004, Carter was exchanged to the New Jersey Nets, where he kept on setting up enormous numbers. Carter has additionally played for the Orlando Magic, the Phoenix Suns, the Dallas Mavericks, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Sacramento Kings, and the Atlanta Hawks. He got the Twyman– Stokes Teammate of the Year Award in 2016. Carter is an eight-time NBA All-Star.

Off the court, Carter built up the Embassy of Hope Foundation, helping youngsters and their families in Florida, New Jersey and Toronto. He was likewise perceived in 2000 as Child Advocate of the Year by the Children's Home Society, and got the Florida Governor's Points of Light honor in 2007 for his magnanimity in his home state.