<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hawks-news-Vince-Carter-returning-to-Atlanta-but-not-to-play-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Vince Carter returning to Hawks, but not to play</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-28T09:22:19-08:00">December 28th, 9:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-28T09:22:19-08:00">December 28th, 9:22am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Vince Carter is rejoining the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/atlanta-hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> as a new member of the broadcast booth.</p><p>Carter, who played his final two seasons in Atlanta, will be on the headset alongside play-by-play man Bob Rathbun and Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins.</p><p>The eight-time All-Star said he feels he can lend added perspective, having played under current Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce:</p><blockquote>“I’m familiar with what (Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce) is thinking, what he’s thinking about, how he sees things, how he views things, and a lot of the players, I’ve been around them, played with a lot of the players. … It’s easy to talk about the game, don’t get me wrong, but I really know these guys and can have personal stories,” Carter said, via <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/vince-carter-joining-fox-broadcast-for-five-hawks-games/ZM3GPHCYIJBHLFBLWOC5YLHZGU/">Sarah K. Spencer of the <i>Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i></a>. “And can give better analysis on a player in real situations or game-time situations.”</blockquote><p>Carter will be on the call this Wednesday as the Hawks take on the Brooklyn Nets. He will also join the booth for Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves before calling marquee showdowns against the Milwaukee Bucks (Jan. 24), Los Angeles Lakers (Feb. 1) and Dallas Mavericks (Feb. 3).</p><p>“Vinsanity” has spoken previously about the joy he took in being a mentor for the Hawks’ young guys and playing out the final years of his career in Atlanta. It should be interesting to have his added perspective in the broadcast booth.</p><p>The Hawks will try to improve to a perfect 3-0 as they get set to take on the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vince Carter returning to Hawks, but not to play

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Vince-Carter-Golden-State-Warriors-Toronto-Raptors-.jpg"></figure><h1>What if the Warriors never traded Vince Carter to the Raptors?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-25T05:26:32-07:00">October 25th, 5:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-25T05:27:12-07:00">October 25th, 5:27am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In 1998, the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors made a draft day trade involving two North Carolina Tar Heels standouts in Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison. For all those who may not know, Carter was initially slated to go to the Warriors with the no. 5 overall pick. Meanwhile, the Raptors took Jamison at no. 4.</p><p>Shortly after, however, in an unprecedented event, the two former college teammates swapped draft caps on stage. Golden State immediately traded Carter and cash considerations for Jamison.</p><p>Looking back into this draft day blockbuster, this certainly had a lot of ramifications involving the two struggling franchises at that time.</p><p>With Carter, the Raptors blossomed into <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-10-worst-nba-draft-day-trades-of-all-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer">one of the most</a> exciting teams in the NBA through the early 2000’s. Carter’s high-flying dunks became a staple on every SportsCenter and top 10 highlight reel. And he brought life to a Raptors franchise that sorely needed a household star. In fact, many attribute Vinsanity for putting Toronto on the map.</p><p>On the other hand, while Jamison eventually became a 20-a-night scorer as soon as his sophomore campaign, the Warriors were never able to find much success with him at the helm. Golden State continued to stay at the bottom of the league standings. Jamison played with Golden State until the 2002-03 campaign, totaling five seasons where the Warriors recorded a horrendous 116-262 mark.</p><p>While Carter’s tenure with the Raptors ended on bad terms, there’s no question that they won this draft day swap. Vinsanity made Toronto known to the basketball world. Not only did Carter bring them more success on the court, he also grew the interest of basketball among Canadians and became a cultural icon in the country.</p><p>With that said, what if the Warriors and Raptors never made that trade? Let’s examine the butterfly effects if Golden State did not trade Vince Carter to the Toronto Raptors in the 1998 NBA draft.</p><h2><b>The effect on the Raptors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vince-Carter-1024x574.jpg"></figure><p>Vince Carter instantly brought life into the Raptors franchise when he arrived as a 22-year old rookie. His high-flying antics and offensive wizardry placed their name on nightly highlight reels. Likewise, it also featured the franchise in more nationally televised games.</p><p>And in just two seasons, Carter led Toronto to its first ever playoff appearance, bringing the experience of postseason basketball on Canadian soil. That certainly had a massive impact on the sport’s popularity in Canada.</p><p>Thus, it’s worth examining whether Toronto would have eventually been put on the map even without the man they dubbed Air Canada himself. Would basketball become as popular in the country if Carter never came? Perhaps the straight answer would be “no.”</p><p>But what if, instead of Carter, maybe Tracy McGrady would have been the man to do it? T-Mac started his career under Vince’s shadow. It’s a known fact that he left the Raps so he could have his own team and thrive as the main man. If the Raptors didn’t draft his cousin, maybe McGrady would have stayed in Toronto and electrified the crowd just as much with his own high-flying antics and ability to get buckets.</p><p>Could he have brought the same hype and attention Carter did? That’s another “what if” <a href="https://clutchpoints.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">worth thinking about.</a></p><p>As for Jamison, maybe he would have thrived as the no. 2 option next to McGrady. He certainly wouldn’t have generated the same buzz that Vince Carter did, and maybe T-Mac does that for them. Nonetheless, he was no slouch in terms of putting the ball in the basket. Perhaps he and McGrady could have created a scary dynamic combo for the North.</p><p>Examining Toronto’s roster at the time, Jamison would fit in as combo forward, playing the four and the three. Certainly, he would get a ton of touches in the offense, but he won’t carry the same burden of being the no. 1 option like he did with Golden State.</p><p>Then again, there’s also the possibility that the Raptors wouldn’t have gotten any buzz at all without Carter. Maybe T-Mac wouldn’t generate that same media hype like his cousin did. Perhaps, much like the Grizzlies, the Raptors wouldn’t have survived playing in a different country and relocated to the United States.</p><h2><b>The effect on the Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Vince-Carter-speaks-out-on-controversial-decision-to-attend-graduation-during-2001-East-Semis-1024x574.jpg"></figure><p>Meanwhile, if the Warriors indeed stuck with Half-Man/Half-Amazing, then all the buzz would have went their way. Being a huge market, it wouldn’t take long for the media to bring its attention to the Bay Area, with Carter electrifying those rabid Oracle Arena fans with his breath-taking dunks.</p><p>In the 1998-99 season, Golden State’s leading scorer was a 33-year old John Starks, who averaged just 13.8 points per game. Only Donyell Marshall, a future teammate of Carter’s, and Chris Mills averaged in double figures. Thus, the 1998 no. 5 overall pick would have certainly led the team in scoring, much like he did in real life with the Raptors.</p><p>With Vince Carter on board, he would have probably led them to a better mark than they did, finishing each season with one of the worst records in the league. Still, it’s hard to predict whether Vinsanity would have led those Warriors to the postseason like he did with the Raptors. Given their roster at the time and being in a loaded Western Conference during those early 2000’s, Golden State probably wouldn’t have been a playoff team just the same.</p><p>Still, in this alternate universe, maybe the Warriors front office constructs a better roster around Carter. Perhaps the young superstar guard, along with Golden State’s attractive market, lures in high-profile free agents to the Bay Area to make them a threat in the Western Conference 15 years earlier.</p><p>All of these what ifs are fun and all. But all we can do now is ponder and let the possibilities run free.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

What if the Warriors never traded Vince Carter to the Raptors?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Vince-Carter.jpg"></figure><h1>Vince Carter wins 2019-20 Sportsmanship Award</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-01T21:28:41-07:00">October 1st, 9:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-01T21:28:41-07:00">October 1st, 9:28pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Vince Carter started the season by being the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-video-vince-carter-speaks-out-being-able-to-play-in-four-decades/">first player in NBA history to play in four decades</a>. Now, he ends it with another distinction as he was named the winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award on Thursday.</p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Vince-Carter-might-not-be-retired-just-yet.jpg"></figure><p>It’s the perfect close to the colorful career of the 22-year veteran, who saw his farewell year get cut prematurely last March after the NBA was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Atlanta Hawks not qualifying for the restart, Carter was forced to abruptly bid the league adieu.</p><p><a href="https://tv5.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30018733/vince-carter-honored-nba-sportsmanship-award">According to reports</a>, the former Slam Dunk Contest champion earned 143 first-place votes and 2,520 points in voting by his fellow players. Brooklyn Nets’ Garrett Temple finished second with 1,746 points, followed by Oklahoma City Thunder’s Steven Adams with 1,632 points.</p><p>At 43 years old, Vinsanity still managed to play 60 games for the Hawks this season. Carter averaged 5.0 points and 2.1 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per outing. But more significantly, he played a major role in the development of his young teammates Trae Young, Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish, DeAndre Hunter, and John Collins, providing valuable wisdom and positive presence.</p><p>Vince Carter suited up for eight teams in his high-flying NBA journey, with career norms of 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. He was an eight-time All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Second Team and All-NBA Third Team in 2001 and 2000, respectively. He also won the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award in 2016.</p><p>The 6’6” swingman, who is now an analyst for ESPN, is expected to be inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vince Carter wins 2019-20 Sportsmanship Award

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/vc.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Vince Carter compares Nets’ roster construction to Lakers’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-09-27T16:37:47-07:00">September 27th, 4:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-09-27T16:40:07-07:00">September 27th, 4:40pm</time><address><a>Brandon Biskobing</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Vince Carter is a man who knows what a good team roster looks like, and he thinks the Brooklyn Nets look as good as the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>Carter, who joined the then-New Jersey Nets that had the likes of Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson along with good role players, expressed his belief that the combination of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, DeAndre Jordan and the role players around them are enough to take any team in the league.</p><blockquote>“I want to see them work together because now I kind of look at them like Anthony Davis and LeBron James. If Kevin Durant is rolling and a team sends the double, well guess who gets the ball now? Kyrie Irving,” Vince Carter said of the Nets, per <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-nets-deandre-jordan-20200925-clz5vncvk5h6bbl35ad4jn7lem-story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News</a>. “And then you have a bunch of shooters and a bunch of young guys who play hard. I think because they have a lot of talent, it’s going to allow them to play more freely.”</blockquote><p>Carter would go on to heap praise on the other guys on the Nets, like Joe Harris and Spencer Dinwiddie.</p><blockquote>“You can’t just say, ‘hey we’re gonna let somebody else beat us’ when Spencer Dinwiddie is the other guy getting the ball and creating in one-on-ones,” Carter added. “Or Joe Harris is the weak-side guy coming out of the double team getting 3s. Or the young guy out of Michigan. That’s what I’m saying. You now create opportunities for these 2 superstars, elite superstars to be great while everybody else can have the opportunity to shine as well.”</blockquote><p>This is high praise from the future Hall of Famer. Now, the question is if they can live up to the hype when fully healthy.</p><p>Kyrie Irving played only 20 games during the 2019-20 regular season due to a shoulder issue that eventually required surgery. Meanwhile, Kevin Durant was out all season as he recovers from a ruptured Achilles tendon he sustained during the 2019 NBA Finals.</p><p>Chemistry and fit alongside each other will be the main issues the Nets will have to face come 2020-21. Not to mention that they will also have to deal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-get-real-bold-by-hiring-steve-nash-out-of-nowhere/" rel="noopener noreferrer">with a new coach</a> as they try to reach the championship expectation laid on their shoulders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vince Carter compares Nets’ roster construction to Lakers’

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It’s a slippery slope when you’re putting guys together,” Vince Carter said, via <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-nets-deandre-jordan-20200925-clz5vncvk5h6bbl35ad4jn7lem-story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News.</a>“I feel like you could have a third star in somebody like DeAndre Jordan who can shine. He’s not somebody who’s gonna get a lot of touches, but what does he do? He puts a lot of pressure on the defense going to the rim.”</blockquote><p>Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan each signed four-year deals with the Nets during the summer of 2019. The three All-Stars are very close friends off the court and Brooklyn fans can’t wait to see the trio make their debut as teammates in 2020-21.</p><p>Durant missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his Achilles tear. The two-time Finals MVP, who also has a strong rapport with new Nets head coach Steve Nash, has been training without restrictions for a few months now.</p><p>Irving appeared in 20 games in his first season with the Nets. Uncle Drew didn’t play in the bubble games, though, due to shoulder surgery.</p><p>Jordan, one of the best dunkers in the game, wasn’t in Orlando either after contracting COVID-19. As a result of Irving and Jordan being absent, the Nets got swept by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/toronto-raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> in the first round of the 2020 playoffs.</p><p>However, Brooklyn will likely be title contenders next season with Durant, Irving and Jordan leading the way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vince Carter claims Nets’ 3rd star next to Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving is already on the roster

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