The Brooklyn Nets will honor the profession of Vince Carter with the retirement of his quantity 15 jersey in a ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
This marks the seventh jersey retirement in franchise historical past, with Carter’s quantity 15 set to hitch Dražen Petrović (#3), Jason Kidd (#5), John Williamson (#23), Invoice Melchionni (#25), Julius Erving (#32) and Charles “Buck” Williams (#52) within the Barclays Middle rafters.
“We’re thrilled to honor former Nets participant Vince Carter, who contributed a lot to this group each on and off the courtroom,” stated Nets Governor Joe Tsai. “He is a crucial a part of the Nets franchise historical past and we look ahead to welcoming him to Barclays Middle this season to have fun his legacy.”
Carter’s 5 seasons (2004-09) in New Jersey accounted for the most effective statistical stretch of his profession, as he posted his highest averages in factors, rebounds and assists in a Nets uniform. In 374 video games as a Internet, Carter averaged 23.6 factors, 5.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals over 37.9 minutes per contest. He earned three consecutive All-Star recreation appearances (2005-07), together with a pair of begins, becoming a member of Kidd and Williams as the one gamers to signify the Nets three or extra occasions in NBA All-Star Recreation historical past.
