Veteran free agent Vince Carter recently looked back on some of the most influential individuals he has come across in the league during his decorated 21-year tenure, and as it turns out, former All-Star big man Charles Oakley was one of the players that stand out in Carter's list.

Speaking to Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo Sports, Carter shared one of his most memorable experiences with Oakley, who he crossed paths with as a teammate during their time together with the Toronto Raptors.

“Oh, man. I’ve seen a lot of Charles Oakley moments,” Carter said. “The Tyrone Hill story, I was front and center for all of that when that situation happened.”

[The Tyrone Hill story, according to reports: Hill lost more than $50,000 to Oakley in a game of craps during the summer of 2000. After pledging to pay his debt in two installments, Hill went back on his word, so Oakley slapped him prior to a preseason game. Hill paid him $10,000, but nothing more, so Oakley jumped in his face during every Raptors-Sixers game and threw a ball at Hill’s head during a shootaround.]

“The one thing I’ll say about Oak is that Tracy [McGrady] and I never had to worry about anything. You get in a little altercation, shoving match, talking, you didn’t have to ask Oakley to be there. He would be there. He taught us how to play the game, how to be tough, respect the game and don’t take no junk from nobody.”

Right now, Carter is the veteran every young player would love to learn from.

However, it is interesting to hear about how it was actually a no-nonsense type of guy like Oakley who helped shape the eight-time All-Star to the player and the man he is today.