height_ft nationality width birth_date career_start years profile draft_year team draft_pick number image college name high_school weight_lb birth_place draft_team position draft_round letter league height_in bbr article_title
6 american 275 26 january 1977 1998 1998 end 2009 start -- 2010 start 2010 y 2011 start start -- 2013 end 2014 start -- present -- 2004 start 2004 start -- 2008 vince_carter 1998 memphis phoenix suns dallas mavericks memphis grizzlies grizzlies toronto raptors new jersey nets orlando magic 5 15 vince carter 2013-03-25 -lrb- 1 -rrb- . jpg north carolina -lrb- 1995 -- 1998 -rrb- vince carter mainland -lrb- daytona beach , florida -rrb- 220 daytona beach , florida golden state warriors shooting guard / small forward 1 c nba 6 cartevi01 vince carter

vince carter

vincent lamar `` vince '' carter -lrb- born january 26 , 1977 -rrb- is an american professional basketball player who currently plays for the memphis grizzlies of the national basketball association -lrb- nba -rrb- .
he is 6 ' 6 '' and can play both shooting guard and small forward .
a high school mcdonald 's all-american , carter played three years at the university of north carolina .
while there , he twice reached the final four of the ncaa tournament before being selected as the fifth overall pick in the 1998 nba draft by the golden state warriors , who traded him to the toronto raptors .
he won the 1999 nba rookie of the year award and won the slam dunk contest at the 2000 nba all-star weekend .
that summer , he represented the united states in the summer olympics , winning a gold medal .
he quickly emerged as a league star , entertaining crowds with his leaping ability and slam dunks , earning him nicknames such as `` vinsanity '' , `` air canada '' , and `` half-man , half-amazing '' .
he led the raptors to their first three playoff appearances .
in 2004 , he was traded to the new jersey nets , and he helped lead them to three playoff berths .
in july 2009 , carter was traded to the orlando magic , and helped them advance to the eastern conference finals before being traded to the phoenix suns in december 2010 .
he joined the mavericks in 2011 and the grizzlies in 2014 .
an eight-time nba all-star , carter joined hall of famers julius erving and michael jordan as the only players to lead the nba all-star game fan voting more than three times .
carter scored his 20,000 th career point in 2011 , becoming the 37th player in league history to do so .
off the court , carter established his embassy of hope foundation , assisting children and their families in florida , new jersey and toronto .
he was recognized in 2000 as child advocate of the year by the children 's home society , and received the florida governor 's points of light award in 2007 for his philanthropy in his home state .
