Atlanta Hawks: Vince Carter to Return for One More Season… with Hawks?
By Chris Guest
A quick look at the recent news regarding Vince Carter of the Atlanta Hawks.
When the Atlanta Hawks signed Vince Carter this offseason, there was much rejoicing among diehard Hawks fans who had suffered through both the fraught Dwight Howard season then the ugly rebuild of last year, which featured only a few players that are still on the team this year.
Signing Vince Carter and drafting the lovable rookies that are currently lighting up the NBA (Trae Young, Kevin Huerter, et. al), this season’s rendition of the Atlanta Hawks is a joy to behold.
Vinsanity in particular is a mesmerizing presence on the court, and despite his advanced age (42 years old and counting), he continues to provide extremely important minutes to a Hawks team that needs his veteran leadership.
In a recent interview on ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption, Vince stated that he thinks he “can give it another year” in the NBA:
This is great news for Hawks fans, and we can only hope that that “one more year” comes in an Atlanta uniform.
Vince has had some stupendous moments this season, such as breaking Robert Parish’s record for most minutes played (45) at age 42 in the crazy quadruple-overtime game vs. the Bulls, or becoming the oldest player (with Dwyane Wade) to both score 20+ in a game in NBA history.
Carter, or “Half-Man, Half-his-Age” as he is affectionately referred to as by Hawks play-by-play commentator Bob Rathbun, has seemingly turned back the clock on numerous occasions with some awesome plays, including reaching the 25,000-point threshold against his former team, the Raptors on, you guessed it, a dunk as time expired.
Beyond that, Carter is actually number one on the team in three-point shooting with a career-high 40.9 percent shooting clip from deep per Basketball Reference.
If you’re an Atlanta Hawks fan, Vince returning to the team for one more would be the best-case scenario. I know I would miss a living legend stalking the court and looking bewildered whenever a referee’s call doesn’t go his way – which is almost all the time.
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Even if he doesn’t come back, this season for VC in the ATL has been great, and one of the fondest recent memories in Hawks history.