Last season, due to the covid-19 pandemic, Vince Carter, 43, ended his career early. What remains is 22 years, playing a total of 1541 games, scoring 25728 points, hitting 2290 three-pointers, eight all-Star selections and a series of personal achievements. Although there is no championship, the best dunk in history and the top outside shooter has long locked up a future Hall of Fame seat, and his performance at the Oakland All-Star Dunk Contest in 2000 has become an eternal classic.
Carter is a legend in NBA history, but his retirement came so unexpectedly. You know, just last season, the veteran can still contribute 5.0 points, 2.1 rebounds per game, three-point shooting rate of 30.2%, if it were not for the epidemic, no one dares to say that he would not continue to play in the 2020-21 season.
Today, Carter is retired, but he's back, just in a different capacity. He will return to the Hawks as a commentator to do the commentary with Bob Rathbun and Dominic Wilkins in the new season.
Carter said he thinks he can give more perspective to the Hawks' current head coach, Lloyd Pierce. "I'm familiar with Lloyd's ideas and the angle from which he sees things. I'm also very familiar with a lot of the players in the team, I've been with them before and I've played with a lot of them. In an interview with The Atlanta Constitution, Carter said, "It's not hard to explain the game, but don't get me wrong, I mean I really know these people, can better analyze the players' thoughts or the state of the game, and share their stories." ”
On December 31, Beijing time, the Eagles and the Nets game, Carter will usher in the commentary debut. In addition, he will also explain the Martin Luther King Jr. Eagles vs. Timberwolves, and carter's commentary will also appear in january 24 next year, the Lakers on February 1 and the Lone Rangers on February 3.
Carter opened a whole new chapter in his life, all out of his boundless love of basketball. Remember that just last season, Gilbert Arenas was critical of Carter's delay in announcing his retirement, arguing that he should make way for the youngsters as soon as possible. Now that Carter has retired, he's on the commentary floor like him, picking up the microphone, and I wonder who can do better? (Sycamore)