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Vince Carter

Vince Carter

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2018
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Vince CarterVince Carter

Michael Jordan is the GOAT, followed closely by Kobe Bryant

I still have to give it to MJ. With a close Kobe second. It's hard for me playing the game right now to give a guy [LeBron James] that crown because I'm still in the game. And he's still in the game, too. I cannot do that.

The GOAT debate is inherently subjective.
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Super teams threaten to water down the NBA

The only thing I just hope that doesn't happen is the league becomes watered down because so many teams are trying to create a super team to where you have 10 teams of the 30 having all the best players. And then what does that do with the rest of the league? Everyone else is tanking. That just hurts the NBA at the end of the day.

This is an ongoing debate about the NBA's competitive balance.
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Vince CarterVince Carter

Baggy clothes will eventually come back into fashion

Everything is going to come full circle. The baggy clothes... I still have my Coogee sweaters. And they're starting to slowly come back. It's going to all come back, bro.

Fashion is cyclical, and oversized/baggy styles indeed returned to prominence in the early 2020s.
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Vince CarterVince Carter

Super teams only work if stars are willing to be unselfish for the bigger picture

Everybody tries to create the Golden State Warriors basketball team. But the problem is you have to have the guys that are willing to still be the stars that they are, but unselfish. Those guys are unselfish... You put your ego aside for winning. If you can't get guys to buy in, it's not happening.

Subjective veteran insight into team dynamics.
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Vince CarterVince Carter

Allen Iverson was the toughest player I ever had to guard

[Question: Toughest guy to guard?] Allen Iverson.

Personal professional opinion based on his playing career.
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Vince CarterVince Carter

I will play in the NBA for only one more season

[Question: How many more years you got?] One. That's it? Yes.

Incorrect. Carter actually played two more seasons after this interview (2018-19 with Atlanta and 2019-20 with Atlanta) before retiring in 2020.

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