Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce is surprised the NBA didn't name Vince Carter as an honorary All-Star.
Carter, though, is somewhere smiling since he said before the season started he didn't want to be one:
.@ATLHawks coach Lloyd Pierce is shocked that 43-yr-old G Vince Carter hasn't been invited to the NBA All-Star Game the same way that retiring stars Dwyane Wade & Dirk Nowitzki were last year. Pierce: "It was brought up, maybe two weeks ago, and I am surprised. …" (more 1 of 3)
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) February 10, 2020
Pierce: " I don’t know why they did it last yr & I don’t know why they’re not this yr. Whatever the reason for them to do it last yr, it made it special – what a great way for honoring 2 legends. We have a legend in our locker room & I don’t understand why it didn’t happen. …"
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) February 10, 2020
Pierce: "A lot of people calling for him to be in the Slam Dunk contest & I was hoping he’d be in the 3-Point Contest. I do think he deserves to be there that weekend & it would be another way of honoring someone who’s done something that no one else in our league has done." (3)
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) February 10, 2020
Carter is playing in his final NBA season. Last season, Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki were named honorary All-Stars since it was their last year in the league.
However, Carter said in the offseason he only wanted to be in the All-Star game if his play with the Hawks was worthy of a spot.
Carter has appeared in 47 games this season. He's averaging 5.2 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 34.8 percent from the field, 27.8 percent from beyond the arc and 79.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Carter entered the league back in 1998 with the Toronto Raptors. As of Tuesday (Feb. 10), he has career averages of 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists with the Raptors, New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn Nets), Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Hawks.
Carter has been getting standing ovations in all road arenas this season. After all, fans want to pay homage to an NBA legend.
The Hawks likely won't make the playoffs, which is unfortunate because it would have been fun to watch Vinsanity play in the postseason one final time.
It's been fun to watch Carter age gracefully in the NBA. Not everyone can do it, especially guys who used to be superstars like Vince.
The Hawks acquired Clint Capela from the Houston Rockets. The center is currently out with an injury, but everyone in Atlanta is excited about Capela's future with star Trae Young at the controls.
Young is already one of the best passers in the NBA. One can only imagine how many open dunks Capela is going to get playing with Young in Atlanta and in Pierce's system.
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