NBA legend Vince Carter has a new gig in basketball circles, with the news that he will join ESPN as an analyst dropping this morning.

Carter, 43, is no stranger to broadcasting circles, and the career transition seems a natural one. He has a degree in communications, and was a member of the ‘Sportscasters U’ camp, organised by the NBPA. He has called the Jr. NBA Global Championships on Fox Sports previously, as well as doing minor stints with ESPN and Turner Sports.

Carter, who retired as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, has also called the Jr. NBA Global Championship on Fox Sports’ networks multiple times. He’s worked for ESPN and Turner Sports.

He joins a growing list of former NBA stars at the company.

Carter said on his “Winging It” podcast in June that he is “officially done with playing basketball professionally.” The 6-foot-5 forward already announced in September 2019 that he would retire at the end of the season, his 22nd in the league. The coronavirus pandemic and early shutdown of the NBA season in March did not change that.

His career has spanned four decades with eight teams that included eight All-Star selections and his iconic Slam Dunk Contest performance in 2000. Carter is 19th on the league’s all-time scoring list with 25,728 points. 먹튀사이트

After being drafted by the Golden State Warriors fifth overall in 1998, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors. He spent the first six and a half years with the franchise and still ranks in their all-time top 10 in points scored (fourth), assists (sixth), steals (fifth), blocks (fourth), field goals made (third) and 3-pointers made (fifth).