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the nets announced! confirmed retirement! goodbye, nba's strongest dunk king

2024-09-20

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on september 20, beijing time, the nets officially announced:the team will retire vince carter's no. 15 jersey in the game against the heat on january 25, 2025 (local time).nets owner joe tsai responded: "we are pleased to pay tribute to carter, who is an important part of the nets' history and has made great contributions to the team."

the nets currently have 6 retired jerseys:no. 3 drazen petrovic; no. 5 jason kidd; no. 23 john williamson; no. 25 bill melchione; no. 32 julius erving; no. 52 buck williams.the nets don't have many superstars in their history, and few jerseys have been retired. the ones everyone is most familiar with are probably kidd and dr. j.

good things come in pairs.carter was also inducted into the 2024 naismith basketball hall of fame, with mcgrady as his recommender.during the offseason this year, the nets' self-media selected the best five players in the team's history: kidd, carter, durant, dr. j and lopez. carter's nets career lasted less than five years, but he contributed many classic scenes.