>The Nets haven’t retired a number since Jason Kidd’s No. 5 a decade back. Kidd certainly deserved it, but one of his teammates from that era deserves a ceremony as well. There were rumors last season that the Nets would finally retire No. 15 to honor Vince Carter, but it didn’t happen. Why we don’t know. In his five seasons with New Jersey, Carter averaged 23.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists with shooting splits of 47/37/81. In his first season following a December trade from Toronto, he averaged 27.5 points and was as good as anyone in the NBA. Moreover, in those five seasons, Carter missed only 11 out of 385 games (something **Brooklyn Nets** fans can well appreciate) … and the Nets lost each one. While he’s mostly associated with the Raptors, who have already retired No. 15, his numbers with the Nets are very, very similar.
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>It is long overdue.
[https://www.netsdaily.com/2023/6/4/23748472/netsdaily-off-season-report-no-6](https://www.netsdaily.com/2023/6/4/23748472/netsdaily-off-season-report-no-6)
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by Stock-Astronomer2709
5 Comments
He did nothing relevant for the nets. He played a handful of years and didn’t have the success kidd did. Hopefully they don’t do it
Nets should retire VC’s and RJ as well. That Nets team with Kidd, Krstic and Uncle Cliffy was a bench away from winning the championship in 2006.
VC was awesome in NJ and he deserve to be recognized by this franchise.
NetsDaily is 1000 years old I don’t care about anything he has to say
Would rather Jefferson, tbh
I love VC but come on. 5 years and nothing franchise changing during that time. Hard no. It would like we just want big names I’m the rafters.
Richard Jefferson I wouldn’t mind. 7 years with The Nets. Even his rookie year he averaged 24 minutes a game so he was contributing to that championship run.