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2019 NBA Free Agency: Top 10 Players Still on the Board

7. Vince Carter




Somebody give Vince Carter a job already. He's retiring after next season, and we deserve a proper farewell tour.

Of course, this isn't just about getting the opportunity to bid him farewell. Carter can help a team and fits almost anywhere. That includes rebuilding squads. He spent all of 2018-19 mentoring the plucky Atlanta Hawks, and the kids loved him.

It doesn't sound like running it back is in the cards. The Hawks don't want to take playing time away from the youngsters, and Carter is looking for an actual role, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore. He's earned that preference.

Forty-two-year-olds aren't getting anyone over the hump, but Carter is very much plug-and-play. Over 55 percent of his attempts last season came as catch-and-fire triples, on which he shot 39.5 percent. And while he isn't mobile enough to harass pure wing scorers, he has the staying power to tussle with bigger assignments.

Atlanta even experimented with lineups featuring Carter at PF. The defense wasn't great during those minutes. It also wasn't any worse than usual.

Relative to the Hawks' overall defensive rating, in fact, it was actually an improvement.

Best Fits: Chicago, L.A. Clippers, Portland

Radioblacktive1 wrote:I want him on a contender. I wanna see him go out with a ring.

shakes0 wrote:

Radioblacktive1 wrote:I want him on a contender. I wanna see him go out with a ring.

That's not what Vince wants.

Radioblacktive1 wrote:

shakes0 wrote:

Radioblacktive1 wrote:I want him on a contender. I wanna see him go out with a ring.

That's not what Vince wants.

Vince doesn’t want a ring? I wasn’t suggesting he should sign with a contender to sit.

The latest with Vince Carter’s free agency and the Hawks’ waiting game

Spoiler:

Not even one second passed before John Collins exclaimed, “Hell yes!” when he was asked if he hoped the Hawks would re-sign Vince Carter in free agency. Two sources with the Hawks said Thursday that the team would welcome Carter back if that’s what he chooses to do, but both sources were unsure where Carter stood on a possible return with the Hawks and if he’ll find the perfect situation for him this offseason.

The Hawks currently have two open roster spots, and one of them is reserved for Carter if he wants it.

Head coach Lloyd Pierce has been vocal — and public — about wanting the team to re-sign Carter but not mainly from a pure leadership standpoint.


“I just want the opportunity and whatever rookie is there, I just want to help them flourish and become whatever it is they want to become,” Carter said.