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Michael Grange: "Obviously he's a legend, I want him to keep his number retired, but I'm also trying to find out what number that I know I can have some meaning be excited to put on my back," -- Alijah Martin, who wore #15 in college on the Raptors having retired Vince Carter's #15.

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Taylor will host NBA studio shows on Sunday and Tuesday nights as part of a group that includes Carmelo Anthony and Vince Carter. Taylor will also host select WNBA games on NBC and Peacock when the company begins airing the WNBA in the spring of 2026. (NBC will air the 2026 WNBA semifinals and Finals.)

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Jorge Sierra: Pascal Siakam passed these players in playoff scoring tonight Vince Carter George Gervin Tayshaun Prince George Hill Some serious names in there. Siakam is now No. 110 in NBA history.

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Jorge Sierra: Jalen Brunson passed all these players in playoff scoring tonight: Vince Carter George Gervin Anthony Davis George Hill Michael Cooper Don Nelson Paul Millsap He's No. 110 all-time now.

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Vince Carter, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and an eight-time NBA All-Star who is widely considered one of the greatest dunkers in NBA history, will join NBC Sports as a studio analyst when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock this October. Carter played a record 22 seasons in the NBA, spending most of his time with the Toronto Raptors (1998-2004) and New Jersey Nets (2004-2009), both of whom retired his No. 15 jersey. His lengthy and illustrious career saw him earn multiple accolades and awards, including his induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024.

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StatMuse: Jalen Brunson has more 30-point playoff games than Clyde Drexler Patrick Ewing Julius Erving Moses Malone DeMar DeRozan Paul Pierce Jaylen Brown Magic Johnson Chauncey Billups Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Ray Allen Vince Carter Tracy McGrady Dominique Wilkins Klay Thompson pic.x.com/1o7kWPrjku

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Jorge Sierra: Luka Doncic now has more playoff points than Vince Carter and George Gervin. He's No. 106 all-time, which is not bad for a 26-year-old guy.

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Mike Trudell: LeBron James is set to become the first player in NBA history to appear in the playoffs in Year 22. The only other player to play a 22nd regular season was Vince Carter: LeBron: 70 games, 24.4P, 7.8R, 8.2A. Carter: 60 games (15 MPG) 5.0P, 2.1R, 0.8A Truly unprecedented.

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Erik Slater: Jason Kidd reacts to seeing Vince Carter's No. 15 in the rafters at Barclays Center: “It’s really cool... He means a lot to the Nets organization... He made the game easy for myself. A lot of the lobs were probably bad passes that he turned into highlights... To say that I had the opportunity to play with the best is an honor... I just wish I could’ve been here in person to celebrate with him and his family and friends.” pic.x.com/S9rPQ5bVnl

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Your first official NBA points were free throws. Do you remember who fouled you? (Answer: Antoine Wright) PJ Tucker: Ooooo … I think I do. Was it Vince (Carter)? It wasn’t Vince. PJ Tucker: I drove to the… no, it was an offensive rebound. It was against the Nets. It was in Jersey. It’s a random name, but I don’t know if you know him, so I don’t want to be disrespectful. He didn’t have a long career. Was it a center? More like a forward. I’ll give you a hint: his initials are A.W. PJ Tucker: Was it Williams? It was Antoine Wright. PJ Tucker: Yeah!! It was Antoine Wright! That’s my guy! He was a real good college player. He played at Texas A&M. We were rivals actually.

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What do you remember most about your first NBA game? PJ Tucker: I remember that I was going against Vince Carter. That was it. It was my first NBA game. I’m from North Carolina, and I grew up a University of North Carolina fan my whole life. I used to be in the locker room with them. I was around them. It was like, “I’m playing against Vince.” I was matched up with Vince. I was like, “Oh my God, bro.”

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"Was there ever a trade or signing that didn’t happen, but you really wish it did?" James Dolan: "Yeah, a long time ago. I’ve got to even remember… he ended up playing for the Nets. Oh, shoot. Great scorer. It wasn’t Grant Hill. It was a guy out of Toronto—Vince Carter. Vince Carter is a great example. We were going to do the trade. But the medical team came back and told us he had a 90% severed Achilles tendon. They said it would never hold up."*

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Dwight Howard’s Top 10 dunkers of all time: ‘Vince Carter has to be in that list, Dominique Wilkins has to be in that list, you gotta have Michael Jordan, you gotta have Shaquille O’Neal, you gotta have Darryl Dawkins, you gotta have Shawn Kemp in there… Me, I’m top 10. For me and Shaq not to be in FoxSports’ list… Shaq, he's dunking on everybody, breaking rims, so I just believe you're gonna have the best dunkers you gotta have these guys in it. Now you want to talk about dunk contest dunkers? That's a totally different thing, but if you want to talk about the best dunkers in the league you got to put the people that dunk all the time on people in there. Stromile Swift is one of the best dunkers, he didn’t get mentioned, Amare Stoudemire…

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Noah Levick: Paul George just moved past Vince Carter, Chris Mullin and Baron Davis for 46th place on the NBA's all-time steals list. He passed Carter for ninth on the all-time made 3s list earlier this season.

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