Biography
Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter (born January 26, 1977) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Orlando Magic. He is a shooting guard, but can also play as a small forward. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Carter was a McDonald's All-American basketball player in 1995, out of Mainland High School in Daytona Beach.[1] After high school, he spent three seasons playing basketball at the University of North Carolina, before entering the 1998 NBA Draft. He won the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in which he competed alongside his third cousin and then-teammate, Tracy McGrady.[2] He became the third player to lead the NBA All-Star Game fan voting three or more times, after Julius Erving and Michael Jordan.[3] He helped lead the Toronto Raptors to three consecutive playoff appearances. However, after various injuries and losing seasons, relations between Carter and the Raptors began to deteriorate. In 2004, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets, where he spent five years before being traded to the Orlando Magic, on the day of the 2009 NBA Draft. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Carter
