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‪NBA Stat‬: 10 longest shots ever (in feet): Baron Davis - 89 (2001) Norm Van Lier - 84 (1977) Magic Johnson - 84 (1987) LeBron James - 83 (2007) Herb Williams - 81 (1986) Ziaire Williams - 79 (2023) Zoran Planinic - 77 (2005) 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 - 𝟳𝟱 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) Keon Clark - 73 (2000) Vince Carter - 72 (2016) #NBA

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Keerthika Uthayakumar: Garrett Temple played with his 262nd different teammate tonight, passing Vince Carter for 2nd-most in NBA history. Temple & Jackson-Davis had not played together before tonight.

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Tracy McGrady: “We don't have the talent to be trying to start two more teams… Now, can we take two teams away and add two teams? To still stay at 30. I'm saying keep it at 30.” Vince Carter: “I'm all for it, honestly. I feel like if we do that, it can go back to the old NBA where you don't get to click up because now you can take a superstar and kind of spread them to their own squad and you hold it down like we had to do. I like that. Here is my question. [The superstars] want to team up. Here is an opportunity to fix that while this is happening. The league right now needs to be restructured. The introduction of two new teams can fix some of that. Sit downs need to happen, regardless, to change a lot of things. We talked about the 65 game rule, but I feel like back in the day when you had a team, you felt a responsibility to carry the magic on your back because you were the guy.”

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Vince Carter: I remember you saying ‘Oh, man. At 50 something… man, he just need to play three quarters and sit down.’ I'm over there like: ‘Nah, man, you need to see if you can get it.’ All of a sudden, it's just like the light came on with him… Give him the ball… We turned into real fans. Did you see maybe Devin Booker 71 or Luka’s 73…Now 80. I was a fan, man. It was just fun to watch and I know a lot of people had some things to say about it.” Tracy McGrady: “The thing is, teammates have just been giving [BAM] the ball and let the player go and have a historic night... That is what we do in this league.”

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How do you and Vince compare and contrast? McGrady: I’m a little bit more edgy and raw, and I take the chances that he won’t take. I take those chances, but I’m trying to get him to take a little bit of those chances sometimes. But for me, it’s like we complement each other well, because he comes from an educated background. Mom’s extremely educated. He’s educated going to UNC and graduated from UNC. I’m straight out of the gutter. Highest education in my household was high school. Mine was high school. I never went to college, so to end up in this at the same finish line with the Hall of Fame. Both of us had amazing careers in basketball. Now we’re both on NBC. It really doesn’t matter your background and where you come from. We contrast each other really well.

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Perhaps inspired by listening to Naismith Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar deliver a talk the night before, VJ Edgecombe took the game seriously Friday and won MVP for Vince Carter's team at Intuit Dome. He clinched the final with two free throws to get his team to the target score of 25, edging out Carmelo Anthony's team. Earlier in the semifinal game, Edgecombe scored the final 10 points to help defeat the team selected by Tracy McGrady, finishing with 17 of his team's 41 points. Edgecombe was all smiles afterward, but he was serious with his approach. "[Vince] told us, 'Why not just play hard?' Earlier today, after practice we all decided, man, we're just going to compete," Edgecombe said. "Vince, he just wanted me to be aggressive."

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Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe was Team Vince's first pick of the draft that decided the NBA Rising Stars rosters. He wound up making Vince Carter look wise. With a game-winning shot in the first game and the clinching free throws in the second, Edgecombe led Team Vince to the win in the first night of the NBA's All-Star festivities at Intuit Dome.

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Vince Carter: Do you remember… Tracy McGrady: The million dollars? Yeah. Carter: The phone call. McGrady: For sure. Carter: They wanted me, you, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James for sure for a million dollars. And I said, ‘I’m in if everybody else is in.’ And then… McGrady: ‘No, no, no. I'm good. I'm good.’ Carter: I felt like at the end of the day, I would love to get a confirmation, but I felt like I was the only one that said yes. McGrady: That was the problem.

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Fullcourtpass: Vince Carter reveals the NBA offered LeBron, Kobe, Tracy McGrady, and him $1M each to do the Slam Dunk Contest Only Vince Carter said yes (Via @VinceAndTmac, h/t @HeatCulture13)

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Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: That athleticism was one-of-one. In your opinion, who is the “next” Vince Carter? Cedric Ceballos: That is a GREAT question. I wouldn’t put Vince in Michael and Dr. J’s category. Vince is just on his own. So putting somebody new in there… maybe Jalen Green, but he’s a little shorter at this time. Maybe Green will have that ability. But as far as leaping? It’s tough, man. Speaking of another Green that played for Houston and Phoenix too—that guy Gerald Green is just bananas. He doesn’t get a lot of credit for success because he wasn’t on successful teams a lot. But probably young [Jalen] Green.

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Cousins with Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter: . @mrvincecarter15 : "Who talks the most trash on the team?" Luka Doncic: "Me." 😂 Vince: "Who talks the most trash in the league?" @lukadoncic : "[Dillon] Brooks. ... I love playing against him."

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Redhead Sports Pod: Kevin Huerter reveals how Vince Carter was training in his 40’s. Watch the full episode:

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Vince Carter: Who talks the most trash on the team? Me. Carter: who talks the most trash in the league? Tracy McGrady: Gotta be that kid in Minnesota. It's Ant-Man the one? Doncic: He might be… Dillon Brooks? McGrady: Dillon, that's my guy. Doncic: I love playing against him. McGrady: You do? Doncic: Yeah. McGrady: You want that right? You want that challenge. You love to shut him up. Doncic: He's been playing good this season. McGrady: Yes, he has.

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Tracy McGrady: He got a Bugatti. You seen his Bugatti? Vince Carter: No, I'm sorry. Luka Doncic: I'm a big car guy. McGrady: How many cars you have here in the States? Doncic: I think about eight, nine. McGrady: How many you have back in Slovenia? Doncic: Six. What's your favorite car? Doncic: Bugatti (laughs). McGrady: It better be! That's your most expensive car. McGrady: Price tag? Doncic: It was free (laughs).

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