Vince Carter officially retires after 22 seasons in the NBA, more than anyone

Myth Vince Carter: First player to compete in four different decades

Goodbye to Vince Carter, the Eternal NBA player

Vince Carter has officially announced his withdrawal after 22 years in the NBA, something that was already supposed, because he announced at the beginning of the season that this would be the last of his career.With the NBA suspended by the Coronavirus and the Hawks outside the playoffs and the teams that will fight for the title in the Bubble of Disney World, the forward played his last match in mid -March against the Knicks, scoring a triple in recentseconds that was held as a triumph by fans.

The Hawks, their last team, have issued an emotional farewell message: "In the last two years, Vince Carter has been a committed leader, a respected mentor and an influential example on the court, in the locker room and in the community of Atlanta.Throughout its historic unprecedented 22 -year trip that covers four different decades, its evolution was perhaps as no other in the NBA history: from the top 5 of the draft to the rookie award of the year, the tournament ofMates, become superstar and be eight times All-Star, the Twyman-Stokes Award from teammate of the year and valuable role-playing player.It is an honor for the organization of the Hawks that has completed his career worthy of the Hall of Fame with the name of Atlanta in the chest and representing our city ".

Carter has not been able to have a farewell according to his career.He debuted in the NBA with the Raptors, went through New Jersey, Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas, Memphis, Sacramento and finally Atlanta.He was a rookie of the year in a 1998 that seems to prehistory, was part of the second best quintet in the NBA in 2001 and the third one year earlier, participated in eight All Star and won the best Mates contest that is remembered, that of 2000.It will remain as another one of those great players who never won a ring.

During this season, Carter beat Robert Parish, Kevin Willis, Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki, who had remained 21 years in the league.It has also become the only player in the NBA history to play games in different decades.Throughout his career he has shared costume or faced 1.672 players of the 4.509 that once militated in the league.At 37.08% of the totality he saw them closely.

The Hawks eaves throws the closure as the fourth most veteran player in the history of the NBA.In his last game he was 43 years and 45 days.Ahead I only had Nat Hickey (45 years and 363 days), Kevin Willis (44+224) and Robert Parish (43+254).And it is the third with the most played games.Has reached 1.541.Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1.560) and Parish (1.611) accumulated more.If someone were playing a month followed with their days and nights, it would not reach 46.367 minutes that Carter remained on track.He added 25.728 points, twenty people in historical statistics.

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