AUGUST 24: Nearly a month after agreeing to terms with the Hawks, Carter has officially signed his one-year contract with the team, tweets Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta now has 15 players on guaranteed contracts for the 2018/19 season.
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JULY 25: Vince Carter has reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Hawks, tweets Michael Scotto of The Athletic. Carter will receive a veteran’s minimum contract worth $2.4MM, adds Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link).
The deal guarantees a 21st season for Carter, who will turn 42 in January. The oldest active NBA player, he spent last season with the Kings, playing about 18 minutes per night and averaging 5.4 PPG in 58 games.
The Hawks envision Carter as a mentor who will be a strong locker room leader for a young roster, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
After six years of playing for contenders in Dallas and Memphis, this is Carter’s second straight signing for a team that has little chance of making the postseason.
A return to the Raptors, where Carter began his NBA career in 1998, might have made a nice story, but it appears unlikely to ever happen, tweets Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports. Lewenberg adds that Carter has gotten opportunities to come back to Toronto, but hasn’t followed through.
The Hawks have used up virtually all of their cap space after completing their acquisition of Carmelo Anthony earlier today, and have committed most of their room exception to Alex Len. As such, it made sense that Carter would receive a minimum-salary contract — it’s all Atlanta could offer.
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I’d hoped he would’ve latched on with a contender….
Why doesn’t he sign with a contender? always liked him as player….
He still wants to play. A ring with no playtime is meaningless to him.
I thought this would be the year he h ones 12th man for the raps.
*goes
I like this signing by the Hawks. With such a young roster they could really use a veteran like VC to show the young kids what it takes to be a pro and to last in the league for as long as he has.
Hawks did great with this. He will show them the ropes and maybe buyout time find a home for a playoff run. Who would not want Vince to get a ring.
Patrick McCaw wouldn’t want to see Vince win a ring
I keep thinking he’s retired and then every year he signs with someone else. Crazy how long he’s been in this game.
Why does he refuse to retire? Is this hirting how we view him in the future? Hes dragging this on and on
I think it’s safe to say he’s doing it because he loves the game. He’s not stat chasing, I don’t think, but he could reach 25k this season. I think he just loves the game and is still an asset off the bench and maybe in the locker room.
I get that, but cant he be a coach, or just do TV. Hes jut riding the bench on loser teams. Cant he go to the warriors and get a chip. Its just weird!
I like this move for him, too many vets go chasing rings, hardly playing at all. This shows he loves basketball, he wants to play & be an important part of a team, & as you grow older the natural thing is go down the ladder to a lesser team were you can keep playing, not go up were the team competes while you watching it all from court side seats, only playing in blow outs or when others injured. All in all I do admire more VC for going the path he does.
Where are the Timberwolves? Andrew Wiggins clearly needs a true role model. KG did wonders for KAT
I agree. We need wing depth, he would’ve fit in well
Needs to retire, hasnt been good in 5-7 years. This is what kobes career would have looked like had he continued. 42 is too old to keep playing and taking a spot away from a younger guy.