North Carolina Tar Heels: Vince Carter Still Amazes at Forty

Former North Carolina Tar Heels dunking legendVince Carterstill finds ways to get on highlight reels.

The North Carolina Tar Heels still have one Dean Smith era player still in the NBA. That would be Vince Carter. Carter is still playing with the Memphis Grizzlies. He can still dunk every now and then, but his role these days is more about shooting and playing whatever role he is asked.

Carter may only average 8.1 points a game in a career that will get some Hall of Fame consideration although it lacks a title, but he still can do the incredible from time to time. He added another such moment to his resume in theGrizzlies’ recent game against the San Antonio Spurs.

Carter became the rare player to block four shots in a game after age forty.Two of them were quite dramaticwith Carter knocking down firstLaMarcus Aldridge’s effort and thenKyle Anderson. While no one doubts that Carter can still fly on occasion, these two players both had a height advantage on the veteran swingman.

More from North Carolina Tar Heels

• NC Colleges Provide Coronavirus Results from Athletic Departments
• UNC Football gets Commitment from Top Cornerback
• Four North Carolina players selected in first round of MLB Draft
• UNC Destroyed by Coach Duggs and Tennessee in NCAA Football 14
• UNC Basketball: Former Tar Heel star calls out Roy Williams

Carter last achieved four blocks in the 2009 season. That was eight years ago. Perhaps more amazing is his company at getting four blocks at age forty.Tim Duncandid not do that.Dikembe Mutombodid not do that. One has to go back toKareem Abdul-Jabbarto find a player who did it. Abdul-Jabbar is the only one, but Carter would need to do it twice more to tie the Lakers great at it.

More fromOld North Banter

• Carolina Panthers: Secondary battles to watch in training camp 2020
• Carolina Panthers: 2020 training camp kicks off on Tuesday
• NC Colleges Provide Coronavirus Results from Athletic Departments
• Court alleges Zion’s Stepfather received $400k
• UNC Football gets Commitment from Top Cornerback

The Memphis Grizzlies are currently sixth place in the Western Conference. That should mean that Carter will get another playoff run to try and polish his resume. The Denver Nuggets are currently 8.5 games back in eighth, meaning no team is likely to keep them out.

Finally, perhaps we could make one more push to get Carter into the Dunk Contest just one more time.

Add us as a preferred source onGoogle

Follow