@@ezzyember194 You may be thinking of Nat Hickey who was a 45 year old coach that decided to put himself into a game just before turning 46 back in 1948. Other than that the oldest player was Kevin Willis who olayed for 20 years and retired at 44 years old. There may be a case of someone playing at an older age for the BAA or the NBL, but I don't have any knowledge of that.
Think hes also the first player to ever play 22 seasons which is insane for a guy whose career is defined by athleticism and had a serious injury early in his career.
Editor of the Top 100 video here (and biggest VC fan on earth!) He's widely considered the best dunker to ever play in the NBA. He got that title after his first 3 seasons in the league which is crazy to think about. But even in his 2nd year, he was a lethal shooter. He always has been a great scorer and really worked on his 3pt shot. He wanted to shake the "just a dunker" tag. When he went to the Nets in 2005-09, he showcased his all around game. You could expect 25ppg, 5rb, 5ast a night pretty much. Scoring in every way possible. And of course, a few highlight dunks. On my channel, I have all his seasons best Offense Highlights with no dunks, so you can watch a bit of those to get a sense that he was an elite scorer. And that crazy picture-dunk you were looking for was actually from a missed alley-oop, hah.
One thing I remember from these early days of Vince Carter is that even when playing on the road the opposing fans would cheer. Everyone just wanted to see him do something amazing, regardless of their loyalty, and he came through in almost every game.
@@idoarmi funny I didnt see many Orlando, dallas or memphis highlights in there. I did see a lot of Raptors, Nets, Allstar, Olympic, UNC and highschool. Which equals like 93-2010. You should delete your comment cuz you are exposing yourself
Unless you are talking directly to luka that's not a little fun fact it's been covered everywhere since he resigned with atl in the offseason and once he finally got to play in 2020. It will be a fun fact in like 10 years tho. Right now is common knowledge.
13:19 This is famously known as *"The Dunk of Death".* The man he dunked over was over 7 feet tall (2.13 meters), and that guy would lose his spot in the NBA and attempt suicide afterwards.
@@priser24 They beat us when they were the Soviet Union, so yeah you are kinda right. All the other teams that beat us don't technically exist anymore though.
I have had the pleasure of seeing Vince play live many times. His first game in Toronto was a surprisingly sold out pre-season game. Everyone was blown away! Watching them on video you know that something is coming now but live in game they can come out of nowhere. But often there is this hum in the building that builds and leads to many of those dunks. Yes, I was there for a few of those dunks.
My dude I made it a point to attend every game that Vince Carter was in town from 2000-2005. The atmosphere was electric in the arena the expectation to see his dunks in my opinion hasn't been duplicated since.
I am old enough to have watched him in college and the NBA. He is the greatest dunker of all time, hands down. As to a Hall of Famer, he will be when he retires. Yes, he is still playing. He is the fourth oldest player ever to play at over 43 years old (at the time I type this). When he played, he was a phenomenon. He was the closest thing to Michael Jordan in terms of popularity worldwide. Vince got the most votes in the All Star Game 4 times, over greats like Kobe, Shaq, Allen Iverson, etc. It would have been 5 times, but he got injured (and still got voted in, anyway). He was never as good as any of those guys, or many of the top tier players, but he excited crowds like no other. These dunks you watched in this video, and I'm not exaggerating here, were dunks you had a good chance of seeing in almost any game you saw him play during his prime. He was Rookie of the Year, 8 time All Star and 2 time All NBA. I collected trading cards at the time, and I got a Vince Carter Rookie card. It sold on Ebay for nearly 2 thousand dollars. Keep in mind, this is just after the year 2000, and other rookie cards were going for 80, 100, 120 dollars. Vince sold for just under 2 THOUSAND. By the way, I sold it to a guy living in Italy. I talked to him during the sale to verify it, and he was a young Italian guy who told me Vince Carter was the man. Don't get me wrong, though - Vince could be great at times. He was always in the upper tier of players in his prime. He just couldn't keep that killer attitude 100 percent of the time like Kobe and Jordan did. But when Vince got fired up for a few minutes... shit went CRAZY. He filled up opponents arenas that were only half full when Vince wasn't in town. The NBA friggin' LOVED him. He made team owners money, and TV ratings went up when they showed games he was in. As he's gotten older, his game has adapted. He's still a freak of nature (he's dunked multiple times in game at over 40 years old), but he's really become a leader in helping young guys adjust to the NBA and being a good teammate. He is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, and his younger teammates love him. He continued to develop his shot range and that's why he's still on an NBA team. Being alive when Vince was in his prime was a very, VERY exciting thing.
I grew up in Toronto where Vince started his career. Toronto sports fans are crazy and the Raptors were just getting huge. Vince was something else...it would be like the video where you'd just see him come flying in out of nowhere like he's wearing springs. And the AGGRESSION he put into his dunks was like no other. You could hear it so crisp. Dude was doing video game dunks regularly during regular NBA games and it made every game that much more exciting because you knew it could happen so quick out of nowhere. And when it did the crowd would just go nuts. He's still playing today into his 40s but as expected he's not nearly the same. It's a victory lap. Father time remains undefeated. Love your videos man. Re-visiting these moments with someone who gets to see them for the first time is super dope.
Vince Carter was an All-Star in the 2000s and he is a certified Hall of Famer so he was considered one of the best players in basketball. He can also shoot.
Love these reactions Luka. I'm English too and got into hoops a couple years ago. It's great seeing another Brit learning and becoming a fan of the sport. Keep it up mate! PS react to LeBron already
Vince is the only player to ever play in 4 decades. He was drafted in 99 and this is his final season. I saw him play a few games in New Jersey, but he didn't throw down any crazy jams(he was already slowing down at that point).
Yes I saw Vince play back in 2008, sat right behind the basket he dunked on. I can tell you it was honestly the greatest moment of my life! I'm still convinced I'm his biggest fan ever :)
The dude he jumped over (Fredrick Weis) was 7'2" tall. Not only that, the team that drafted Weis, told him to not report after they saw that dunk at the 2000 Olympics! Poor guy... Vinsanity will always be my favorite player.
I grew up in the Toronto area during the Vince Carter era, and man the buzz around this guy was insane. He changed Toronto as a sports city and had a major influence on the nightlife and fashion of the late 90s early 2000s Toronto area. (I believe he had a club in downtown Toronto) He was arguably as important to this city off the court as he was on it. Not only was he the most electric athlete we've ever had he was the best leaper I've ever seen with my own eyes and the fact that he is still playing today is a testament to his legendary athleticism
If you haven't already, you should check out Carter's 2000 NBA All-Star Dunk competition. That was what elevated him to a superstar. The dunks in that competition are not only some of the best of all time, even to this day, but they inspired a generation of kids, especially Canadian kids. I'm not sure if you have it in the UK, but Netflix had a special called the Carter Effect, it detailed the impact he had on the league and on Canada.
It was the power and ferocity behind his dunks...the way he’d wind that windmill...they nicknamed him Halfman half amazing...it’s him, Zion and Westbrook
Especially with live basketball, there are some players who are just a different thing from everyone else. Early Vince Carter was definitely one of those people. Around that same time period, you also had Kobe, Iverson, McGrady, and Penny who stood out as something else. No matter the teams or fans, when those guys did something special, everyone recognized it. And they did that often.
Krlllx it kinda did, I believe he got traded to the Knicks but didn’t play a game, he got traded around a bit and quit because he had no confidence. He was literally known as the dude who got dunked on by VC.
Vince Carter is still playing..he is still able to produce for the team he plays for....the only player to play in the 90s, 00s, 10s, and 20s..thats 4 decades
As a basketball fan, hearing you ask what decade he’s playing it is super funny. He’s got a VERY long career spanning 4 decades. I have seen him play in 2006, in real life he almost looks slow but every time he moves it seems explosive. Its insane how high he jumps
His best dunk was against the7’4” player in the Olympics, when he jumped OVER the guy, the looked at his coach, his coach looked at the 7footer and just shrugged 🤷🏻♂️ like “wtf can you do”
12:55...watched him all the time in Toronto. To say it was exciting, is an understatement! He is a beast! The place would go nuts...that's why they coined the phrase "Vince-sanity"
13:20 that's the first time I've actually seen that dunk. It's one of the ones I always heard about but due to copyrights or something it never gets replayed
He was really fun to watch from like 99 to 07. He gradually declined after that, which is fairly normal, but he clearly loves the game, as he's been happy to keep playing, even as his role gets smaller. He's currently 23rd in career points.
I watched Carter play live multiple times and yeah, there's a reason he was called Half Man Half Amazing, it was next level to see what he could when he was younger. He had trouble with ego and flashiness doesn't win games, so his career is not as good as it could have been. Still a legend though.
I don't think Vince will ever be considered one of the greatest of all times, but, man was he one of the most exciting players to watch. The 2001 playoffs is one my favorites of all time as I was a huge Allen Iverson and Vince Carter fan as a kid and those 2 were some of the most exciting players to watch ever. Never seen Vince live, but, I am lucky enough to have lived in Miami for most of my life and have watched Dwyane Wade do some amazing stuff here, and it's crazy how much of an adrenaline rush you get with this stuff lol. Wasn't there live, but, the most system shocked I've ever been was probably Ray Allen's three against San Antonio in the NBA finals. All of Miami was in an absolute frenzy.
Regarding international basketball, you would think the US would win every international game, but especially nowadays it seems that international basketball has gotten a lot better. The current NBA MVP is greek (Giannis), the Rookie of the Year is slovenian (Luka), and the Defensive player of the year is french (Gobert).There are also good players of different african nationalities that are great (Siakam, Embiid, etc.) and Canada also produces good players. Of course the mayority vast mayority of top basketball players are still from the US since the NBA is the best league in the world. The US also didn't bring their best team in last years international competition so they lost in quarter finals, while the teams of Spain, France, Argentina, and Australia all did better (the champion was Spain). Other teams like Serbia, etc. are also really good. If you made a NBA top 5 usa vs. top 5 foreign it would definitely be a great game to watch and i don't know who would win.
Larry Coffie I love his play style man, just wish people put in more heat and grizzlies highlights, it’s hard to find stuff that’s his actual whole career highlights
Just some context: Carter has played in the NBA since 1998, and he currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks. The old-looking clips starting at 5:25 are from when he played at the University of North Carolina from 1995-1998.
Haha. You. Are dumbfounded by the sheer athletic ability Vince a Carter has. He makes your jaw drop so many times it's insane. So hilarious you keep rewinding because you can't process what you're seeing. Ha. I love it. Keep it up.
Vince currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks. Since basketball was added to the Olympic the US’s record is 138-5 winning 15 gold medals, 1 silver and 2 bronze (US boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.) they’ve medaled in every Olympics they participated in.
You should start reacting to channels like Joseph Vincent and KTO. They provide context and great editing that will make all your reactions that much better. Loved the video
he has drafted in the late 90s, and he is still playing today‼️ he can still dunk but not that much anymore... he is more of a shooter and a mentor for teams at this point of his career ...
The crazy thing is vince played in 4 different decades in the N.B.A and was still dunking on people in his 22nd year as a pro. Half man Half amazing lol.
He’s gonna be in the hall of fame for sure he’s a legend he’s the greatest dunker of all time and one of the greatest athletes ever seen in the nba not only that he was a good dribbler and is actually quite good at shooting the ball he’s top 20 in NBA scoring of all time I’m pretty sure so yah he was really good
You see many different decades here because Vince started in the late 90’s played through all of the 2000’s and 2010’s and now is playing his final season in the new decade. So 4 decades he has played in.
One of the things that makes him unique and really allows him to get all these dunks off is that he was also a great 3 pt shooter. So guys would have to step out and he would blow by them for the highlight reel dunk.
The dunk at 13:11 was on Alonzo Mourning who is one of the greatest post defenders of all time so it says a lot that Vince was able to dunk on him with that much power
Vince is 42 and will turn 43 at the 26th this month, he is still playing. I have seen him play once when he was in Dallas 6 years ago. I can't even describe what it's like in person because it really is nothing like on tv.
Vince is currently the oldest active player in the NBA. It is, I think, his 22nd season. He just became the first NBA player to play in 4 different decades. There have been one or two players who have played the same number of seasons, but he was drafted in the 1998/99 season and so he has played in the 90s, 2000s, 2010s and now the 20s. He doesn't have the explosiveness off the floor that he had in earlier years, but he has adjusted his game to compensate and has actually become quite a reliable three-point shooter. As for his ranking as an all around player, while he was always the most exciting player because of the spectacular dunks, he was never really considered to be a complete player, less known as a shooter or a passer as well as not being considered a great defensive player. But as I said, as he has aged his game has expanded and he is still a player who gets valuable court time even as he turns 43 in a couple of weeks from now. He definitely should be voted into the Hall of Fame as soon as he is eligible, which is 5 years after he retires.
Hahah He was a cheat code in NBA 2K - he could almost dunk from anywhere inside the 3-pt line, which wasn't too far off from reality. If NBA Jam was a video game in his hay day, he would have been on the cover every year. He played for a long time - I think this season was going to be his last, but with the Covid issue he may change his plans. He also really helped put Toronto on the NBA map - being one of two (now, the only) Canadian teams in the league.
I was in high school in his early career and if I'd see that his game would be on the TV I was waking up at 3 AM, watch the game and go to school. And he wasn't just a dunker, he was great 3 point shooter as well, holding few records before Steph Curry came to the league.
Uhmm he is playing in his fourth decade right now man's a monster. He is an all time great not in the top 10 obviously but loved by every fan base cuz he is just so amazing. He has been playing since the late 90s and is still active today.
Vince carter is the best dunker and is going to be a hall of famer when he retires. He’s also a very good shooter as he is one of the top players in all time threes made
Vince was one of the best players in the league before injuries slowed him down a bit but he still remained an all-star level player after that. Best dunker of all time no debate. Future hall of famer. There is a video called ''Vince Carter 40 UNSEEN Dunks From His Athletic PRIME!'', I recommend you watch that if you enjoyed this one.
The one where you ask if it is a real game or for fans...the answers is fans. That is a preseason scrimmage he did in college. They do it every year at major college programs to hype up the fans
Watch Michael Jordan highlights, he was an incredible scorer, and he could literally float. He has winners mentality and a legendary persona. There’s a reason a lot of people consider him the GOAT.
This is his last year. He's 43 later this month. He's a Hall of Famer for sure, but probably not quite in the top tier of greatest ever. He is one of the best pure offensive players ever, though. You can find top 10 lists of his game tying and game winning shots too. He is currently 6th all time in 3 point shots made. The reason why he isn't in the greatest conversation is he had a couple years of his prime limited by injury, he spent most of his best years on teams that would have been terrible without him, so he never won a championship, and his offense was elite, but his defense was only good. Personally, he's my second favorite NBA player after Michael Jordan. You should see some of his top plays from just last year knowing that he was 42 still doing pretty amazing things.
He’s actually still playing today I think he is the oldest in the NBA correct me if I’m wrong
I think you’re right. He’s also the only player to have played in 4 decades, which he just accomplished the other day.
Mark Pierro currently yes but in the 50s someone played till 53
@@ezzyember194 You may be thinking of Nat Hickey who was a 45 year old coach that decided to put himself into a game just before turning 46 back in 1948. Other than that the oldest player was Kevin Willis who olayed for 20 years and retired at 44 years old.
There may be a case of someone playing at an older age for the BAA or the NBL, but I don't have any knowledge of that.
Think hes also the first player to ever play 22 seasons which is insane for a guy whose career is defined by athleticism and had a serious injury early in his career.
Tamebeast2 you mean ABA and NBA
He still plays,he is the first player in NBA history that played in 4 different decades
You mean 3...
Tim Cordier 90s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Zach 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
sam993 yes. That means he’s played in the 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.
yea, luka has to see this
Editor of the Top 100 video here (and biggest VC fan on earth!)
He's widely considered the best dunker to ever play in the NBA. He got that title after his first 3 seasons in the league which is crazy to think about. But even in his 2nd year, he was a lethal shooter. He always has been a great scorer and really worked on his 3pt shot. He wanted to shake the "just a dunker" tag. When he went to the Nets in 2005-09, he showcased his all around game. You could expect 25ppg, 5rb, 5ast a night pretty much. Scoring in every way possible. And of course, a few highlight dunks. On my channel, I have all his seasons best Offense Highlights with no dunks, so you can watch a bit of those to get a sense that he was an elite scorer.
And that crazy picture-dunk you were looking for was actually from a missed alley-oop, hah.
Goated video
you make great video max!
One thing I remember from these early days of Vince Carter is that even when playing on the road the opposing fans would cheer. Everyone just wanted to see him do something amazing, regardless of their loyalty, and he came through in almost every game.
He will always be loved by basketball fans every where.
Luka: what decade is this from?
Us: uh, hes still plays, hes on his 4th decade 😂😂
That said it's mostly 90's and 2000's
No it's mostly 2000's and 2010's
Ido Armi i think hes talking about the dunks
@@idoarmi funny I didnt see many Orlando, dallas or memphis highlights in there. I did see a lot of Raptors, Nets, Allstar, Olympic, UNC and highschool. Which equals like 93-2010. You should delete your comment cuz you are exposing yourself
@@R.B.90 bruh he was literally drafted in 98'
@@idoarmi wow you doubled down on the stupidity lmfao did you even watch the vid?
Lavish Luka be like:
This is... :
a) mental
b) mad
c) disgusting
Choose one
"Oh my days"
Oh mate he’s just sent him
Fair
Oh my days
d) nuts
Vince Carter is the only player in NBA history to play in 4 different decades (90s, 00s, 10s, 20s). A little fun fact
Not the longest career (yet) nor the most games played, but incredibly impressive nonetheless.
Unless you are talking directly to luka that's not a little fun fact it's been covered everywhere since he resigned with atl in the offseason and once he finally got to play in 2020. It will be a fun fact in like 10 years tho. Right now is common knowledge.
R. B. He’s obviously talking to Luka genius
@@ThommyMckGoaty thanks for acknowledging my intelligence. I dont even know you. You must have really been impacted by my comment 😘
R. B. Hey kid, you're a pretentious douchebag.
My day is not complete until I hear at least one "oh my days".
He said it as I read this and i agree lmao
You gotta react to Zion Williamson’s high school and College highlights
High school mixtape is smthng different
Parker Davis Zion in highschool for sure, it’s crazy to think that he was only 17-18 in those highlights
ZION Williamson - Future King (Original Bored Film Documentary)
Parker Davis high school mixtape for sure
@MuggShotGaming it's funny as fuck an entertaining lol
13:19 This is famously known as *"The Dunk of Death".* The man he dunked over was over 7 feet tall (2.13 meters), and that guy would lose his spot in the NBA and attempt suicide afterwards.
His cousin Tracy Mcgrady has some crazy highlights too check him out
tracy mcgrady is his cousin?
@@Mannycheungrulez They are 3rd cousins twice removed or something... just a complicated way of saying their both from Florida.
@@jeffyoo4145 🤣😂🤣
"He must of been a cheat code in the NBA video games"
IF YOU ONLY KNEW...😂
Bruce Butler I agree
The US is historically dominant at the olympics in basketball, yes
Ya Argentina is the only team in existence that ever beat us
@@tatebielenberg9481 Well, that isn't true.
Tate Bielenberg Russia did
@@priser24 They beat us when they were the Soviet Union, so yeah you are kinda right. All the other teams that beat us don't technically exist anymore though.
@@tatebielenberg9481 The U.S. has lost to several teams in recent years.
React to kyrie Irving or Allen iverson
I have had the pleasure of seeing Vince play live many times. His first game in Toronto was a surprisingly sold out pre-season game. Everyone was blown away!
Watching them on video you know that something is coming now but live in game they can come out of nowhere. But often there is this hum in the building that builds and leads to many of those dunks. Yes, I was there for a few of those dunks.
My dude I made it a point to attend every game that Vince Carter was in town from 2000-2005. The atmosphere was electric in the arena the expectation to see his dunks in my opinion hasn't been duplicated since.
When i saw Vince Carter i clicked in 0.00001 sec
yes please
Legit
I am old enough to have watched him in college and the NBA. He is the greatest dunker of all time, hands down. As to a Hall of Famer, he will be when he retires. Yes, he is still playing. He is the fourth oldest player ever to play at over 43 years old (at the time I type this). When he played, he was a phenomenon. He was the closest thing to Michael Jordan in terms of popularity worldwide. Vince got the most votes in the All Star Game 4 times, over greats like Kobe, Shaq, Allen Iverson, etc. It would have been 5 times, but he got injured (and still got voted in, anyway). He was never as good as any of those guys, or many of the top tier players, but he excited crowds like no other. These dunks you watched in this video, and I'm not exaggerating here, were dunks you had a good chance of seeing in almost any game you saw him play during his prime. He was Rookie of the Year, 8 time All Star and 2 time All NBA. I collected trading cards at the time, and I got a Vince Carter Rookie card. It sold on Ebay for nearly 2 thousand dollars. Keep in mind, this is just after the year 2000, and other rookie cards were going for 80, 100, 120 dollars. Vince sold for just under 2 THOUSAND. By the way, I sold it to a guy living in Italy. I talked to him during the sale to verify it, and he was a young Italian guy who told me Vince Carter was the man.
Don't get me wrong, though - Vince could be great at times. He was always in the upper tier of players in his prime. He just couldn't keep that killer attitude 100 percent of the time like Kobe and Jordan did. But when Vince got fired up for a few minutes... shit went CRAZY. He filled up opponents arenas that were only half full when Vince wasn't in town. The NBA friggin' LOVED him. He made team owners money, and TV ratings went up when they showed games he was in.
As he's gotten older, his game has adapted. He's still a freak of nature (he's dunked multiple times in game at over 40 years old), but he's really become a leader in helping young guys adjust to the NBA and being a good teammate. He is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, and his younger teammates love him. He continued to develop his shot range and that's why he's still on an NBA team.
Being alive when Vince was in his prime was a very, VERY exciting thing.
I grew up in Toronto where Vince started his career. Toronto sports fans are crazy and the Raptors were just getting huge. Vince was something else...it would be like the video where you'd just see him come flying in out of nowhere like he's wearing springs. And the AGGRESSION he put into his dunks was like no other. You could hear it so crisp. Dude was doing video game dunks regularly during regular NBA games and it made every game that much more exciting because you knew it could happen so quick out of nowhere. And when it did the crowd would just go nuts. He's still playing today into his 40s but as expected he's not nearly the same. It's a victory lap. Father time remains undefeated. Love your videos man. Re-visiting these moments with someone who gets to see them for the first time is super dope.
Vince Carter was an All-Star in the 2000s and he is a certified Hall of Famer so he was considered one of the best players in basketball. He can also shoot.
Love these reactions Luka. I'm English too and got into hoops a couple years ago. It's great seeing another Brit learning and becoming a fan of the sport. Keep it up mate!
PS react to LeBron already
2018-2019 playoff moments
Yes
I remember when he came into the league as a rookie in 1998. I was 8 then. I’ll be 30 in a month and he’s still playing. It’s insane lol.
The guy he dunked over was Frederic Weis from France in the 2000 Olympics. Weis was 7'2.
He is still playing till this day. First player ever to ever play in 4 different decades
Larry Bird (Larry Legend) reaction... purest shooter ever... man was nuts
Vince is the only player to ever play in 4 decades. He was drafted in 99 and this is his final season. I saw him play a few games in New Jersey, but he didn't throw down any crazy jams(he was already slowing down at that point).
Yes I saw Vince play back in 2008, sat right behind the basket he dunked on. I can tell you it was honestly the greatest moment of my life! I'm still convinced I'm his biggest fan ever :)
The dude he jumped over (Fredrick Weis) was 7'2" tall. Not only that, the team that drafted Weis, told him to not report after they saw that dunk at the 2000 Olympics! Poor guy... Vinsanity will always be my favorite player.
He's also known for being a clutch shooter. He's def a legend for dunking but all around he's legit boss. For sure hall of famer
You have a great reaction..that man was incredible
I grew up in the Toronto area during the Vince Carter era, and man the buzz around this guy was insane. He changed Toronto as a sports city and had a major influence on the nightlife and fashion of the late 90s early 2000s Toronto area. (I believe he had a club in downtown Toronto) He was arguably as important to this city off the court as he was on it. Not only was he the most electric athlete we've ever had he was the best leaper I've ever seen with my own eyes and the fact that he is still playing today is a testament to his legendary athleticism
He's actually one of the best Shooting Guards Of All Time, the dunk was his speciality, but he's one of the greatest, especially in the early 2000s.
Greatest dunker of all time. Everyone knows this
Please react to Larry Bird ULTIMATE MIXTAPE then Magic Johnson ULTIMATE MIXTAPE next. Best basketball rivalry ever!
If you haven't already, you should check out Carter's 2000 NBA All-Star Dunk competition. That was what elevated him to a superstar.
The dunks in that competition are not only some of the best of all time, even to this day, but they inspired a generation of kids, especially Canadian kids. I'm not sure if you have it in the UK, but Netflix had a special called the Carter Effect, it detailed the impact he had on the league and on Canada.
It was the power and ferocity behind his dunks...the way he’d wind that windmill...they nicknamed him Halfman half amazing...it’s him, Zion and Westbrook
Especially with live basketball, there are some players who are just a different thing from everyone else. Early Vince Carter was definitely one of those people. Around that same time period, you also had Kobe, Iverson, McGrady, and Penny who stood out as something else. No matter the teams or fans, when those guys did something special, everyone recognized it. And they did that often.
You should react to Zion Williamson in high school
he played fro, 95' to now
His prime dunking years was probably the 2000'
Little fact about the last dunk:
The dude he jumped on was over 7 feet tall.
He was supposed to be in the NBA but that dunk ended him lol.
Not true. You really think that getting dunked on would male you miss the nba?
@@krlllx yes
@@nel3552 well it didnt
Krlllx it kinda did, I believe he got traded to the Knicks but didn’t play a game, he got traded around a bit and quit because he had no confidence. He was literally known as the dude who got dunked on by VC.
@@krlllx Look it up lol.
Vince Carter is still playing..he is still able to produce for the team he plays for....the only player to play in the 90s, 00s, 10s, and 20s..thats 4 decades
Half man, half amazing 🐐
His taller cousin, Tracy McGrady played on that team with him. McGrady might be in the Hall of Fame already.
Due to proximity more than anything, I'm an Orlando Magic fan. Got to see Vince back in the day. Yeah. It was awesome. That man could freakin fly.
Thanks for finally getting to this 👍
As a basketball fan, hearing you ask what decade he’s playing it is super funny. He’s got a VERY long career spanning 4 decades. I have seen him play in 2006, in real life he almost looks slow but every time he moves it seems explosive. Its insane how high he jumps
There’s no other feeling that gets you more hype than see an in game dunk in person
Vince is the poster child for posterizing!! 100% best ingame dunker to ever play basketball.
His best dunk was against the7’4” player in the Olympics, when he jumped OVER the guy, the looked at his coach, his coach looked at the 7footer and just shrugged 🤷🏻♂️ like “wtf can you do”
People normally call breakaways a “fast break”
12:55...watched him all the time in Toronto. To say it was exciting, is an understatement! He is a beast! The place would go nuts...that's why they coined the phrase "Vince-sanity"
13:20 that's the first time I've actually seen that dunk. It's one of the ones I always heard about but due to copyrights or something it never gets replayed
He was really fun to watch from like 99 to 07. He gradually declined after that, which is fairly normal, but he clearly loves the game, as he's been happy to keep playing, even as his role gets smaller. He's currently 23rd in career points.
I watched Carter play live multiple times and yeah, there's a reason he was called Half Man Half Amazing, it was next level to see what he could when he was younger. He had trouble with ego and flashiness doesn't win games, so his career is not as good as it could have been. Still a legend though.
I don't think Vince will ever be considered one of the greatest of all times, but, man was he one of the most exciting players to watch. The 2001 playoffs is one my favorites of all time as I was a huge Allen Iverson and Vince Carter fan as a kid and those 2 were some of the most exciting players to watch ever.
Never seen Vince live, but, I am lucky enough to have lived in Miami for most of my life and have watched Dwyane Wade do some amazing stuff here, and it's crazy how much of an adrenaline rush you get with this stuff lol.
Wasn't there live, but, the most system shocked I've ever been was probably Ray Allen's three against San Antonio in the NBA finals. All of Miami was in an absolute frenzy.
College game: "must be just for the fans."
Charity game: "must be his college days."
Bless your heart bro.
90's, 00's, 10's and now the 20's
I would say hes the only legend that stil plays in the NBA to this day, over the years he stil can dunk which is really crazy
He was drafted in the 90s and is still playing. Parts of 4 decades.
The really old clips where he's wearing a light blue jersey are from when he was in college at the University of North Carolina (UNC)
Regarding international basketball, you would think the US would win every international game, but especially nowadays it seems that international basketball has gotten a lot better. The current NBA MVP is greek (Giannis), the Rookie of the Year is slovenian (Luka), and the Defensive player of the year is french (Gobert).There are also good players of different african nationalities that are great (Siakam, Embiid, etc.) and Canada also produces good players. Of course the mayority vast mayority of top basketball players are still from the US since the NBA is the best league in the world. The US also didn't bring their best team in last years international competition so they lost in quarter finals, while the teams of Spain, France, Argentina, and Australia all did better (the champion was Spain). Other teams like Serbia, etc. are also really good. If you made a NBA top 5 usa vs. top 5 foreign it would definitely be a great game to watch and i don't know who would win.
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Larry Coffie I love his play style man, just wish people put in more heat and grizzlies highlights, it’s hard to find stuff that’s his actual whole career highlights
Just some context: Carter has played in the NBA since 1998, and he currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks. The old-looking clips starting at 5:25 are from when he played at the University of North Carolina from 1995-1998.
Haha. You. Are dumbfounded by the sheer athletic ability Vince a Carter has. He makes your jaw drop so many times it's insane. So hilarious you keep rewinding because you can't process what you're seeing. Ha. I love it. Keep it up.
Vince currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks.
Since basketball was added to the Olympic the US’s record is 138-5 winning 15 gold medals, 1 silver and 2 bronze (US boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.) they’ve medaled in every Olympics they participated in.
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You should start reacting to channels like Joseph Vincent and KTO. They provide context and great editing that will make all your reactions that much better.
Loved the video
he has drafted in the late 90s, and he is still playing today‼️ he can still dunk but not that much anymore... he is more of a shooter and a mentor for teams at this point of his career ...
VC has been my favorite player since 2000.
If you're interested in USA international play, you should watch the 1992 Dream Team documentary or react to a video about them
Maaan those purple Carter and McGrady raptor jerseys make me all kinds of nostalgic!
The crazy thing is vince played in 4 different decades in the N.B.A and was still dunking on people in his 22nd year as a pro. Half man Half amazing lol.
He’s gonna be in the hall of fame for sure he’s a legend he’s the greatest dunker of all time and one of the greatest athletes ever seen in the nba not only that he was a good dribbler and is actually quite good at shooting the ball he’s top 20 in NBA scoring of all time I’m pretty sure so yah he was really good
You see many different decades here because Vince started in the late 90’s played through all of the 2000’s and 2010’s and now is playing his final season in the new decade. So 4 decades he has played in.
One of the things that makes him unique and really allows him to get all these dunks off is that he was also a great 3 pt shooter. So guys would have to step out and he would blow by them for the highlight reel dunk.
4 different decades amazing guy it is his last season right now though
The dunk at 13:11 was on Alonzo Mourning who is one of the greatest post defenders of all time so it says a lot that Vince was able to dunk on him with that much power
THAT GUY HE JUMPED ON IN THE LAST CLIP, HE WAS STANDIN 7'3(if im not mistaken). and he jumped on him DURING A WORLD CUP game...
Vince is 42 and will turn 43 at the 26th this month, he is still playing. I have seen him play once when he was in Dallas 6 years ago. I can't even describe what it's like in person because it really is nothing like on tv.
It’s a mixture of his college school days (NCAA) playing ball, and his nba plays sad he retired in august last year
You need to see Vince Carter’s dunk contest dunks... unreal
Favorite player of All Time, was a lethal scorer in his day too
Nothing beats Vince Carter HighLights!
Vince is currently the oldest active player in the NBA. It is, I think, his 22nd season. He just became the first NBA player to play in 4 different decades. There have been one or two players who have played the same number of seasons, but he was drafted in the 1998/99 season and so he has played in the 90s, 2000s, 2010s and now the 20s. He doesn't have the explosiveness off the floor that he had in earlier years, but he has adjusted his game to compensate and has actually become quite a reliable three-point shooter.
As for his ranking as an all around player, while he was always the most exciting player because of the spectacular dunks, he was never really considered to be a complete player, less known as a shooter or a passer as well as not being considered a great defensive player. But as I said, as he has aged his game has expanded and he is still a player who gets valuable court time even as he turns 43 in a couple of weeks from now. He definitely should be voted into the Hall of Fame as soon as he is eligible, which is 5 years after he retires.
Hahah He was a cheat code in NBA 2K - he could almost dunk from anywhere inside the 3-pt line, which wasn't too far off from reality. If NBA Jam was a video game in his hay day, he would have been on the cover every year.
He played for a long time - I think this season was going to be his last, but with the Covid issue he may change his plans.
He also really helped put Toronto on the NBA map - being one of two (now, the only) Canadian teams in the league.
I was in high school in his early career and if I'd see that his game would be on the TV I was waking up at 3 AM, watch the game and go to school. And he wasn't just a dunker, he was great 3 point shooter as well, holding few records before Steph Curry came to the league.
Uhmm he is playing in his fourth decade right now man's a monster. He is an all time great not in the top 10 obviously but loved by every fan base cuz he is just so amazing. He has been playing since the late 90s and is still active today.
Vince carter is the best dunker and is going to be a hall of famer when he retires. He’s also a very good shooter as he is one of the top players in all time threes made
Vince was one of the best players in the league before injuries slowed him down a bit but he still remained an all-star level player after that. Best dunker of all time no debate. Future hall of famer. There is a video called ''Vince Carter 40 UNSEEN Dunks From His Athletic PRIME!'', I recommend you watch that if you enjoyed this one.
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Vincsanity!! Some of the quality of the vids are bad because it was pre HD. His Olympic dunk over the 7 footer will always be my favorite
The angriest windmill ever, love it.
Yea seeing dunks in real life is insane. All dunks just look even crazier irl
Very good player who has played forever these are primarily from his first 5-7 seasons he became more of a shooter who can still get up
Vince was my favorite player
He’s like a top 50 player of all time
The one where you ask if it is a real game or for fans...the answers is fans. That is a preseason scrimmage he did in college. They do it every year at major college programs to hype up the fans
Only man to play in 4 decades!!
Watch Michael Jordan highlights, he was an incredible scorer, and he could literally float. He has winners mentality and a legendary persona. There’s a reason a lot of people consider him the GOAT.
This is his last year. He's 43 later this month. He's a Hall of Famer for sure, but probably not quite in the top tier of greatest ever. He is one of the best pure offensive players ever, though. You can find top 10 lists of his game tying and game winning shots too. He is currently 6th all time in 3 point shots made. The reason why he isn't in the greatest conversation is he had a couple years of his prime limited by injury, he spent most of his best years on teams that would have been terrible without him, so he never won a championship, and his offense was elite, but his defense was only good. Personally, he's my second favorite NBA player after Michael Jordan. You should see some of his top plays from just last year knowing that he was 42 still doing pretty amazing things.