Carter played in the league for 22 years before retiring this past March and he’ll be joining ESPN as a basketball analyst.

According to ESPN, Carter signed a multi-year contract and he’ll cover NBA and men’s college basketball. He’ll fill in as game analyst while also appearing in-studio on ESPN’s shows including NBA Countdown, The Jump, Get Up, and First Take.

Carter has previously served as a guest analyst on many ESPN shows while he was an NBA player.

During his career with the NBA, he played with the Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets, and Atlanta Hawks among other teams. Carter also represented USA Basketball in several tournaments with the most memorable being the 2002 Olympic Games in Sydney where the team went on to win gold.

In his last season, Carter played with the Hawks, but he didn’t get a farewell game because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He retires with a career average of 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.

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The current season should wrap up in early November and the NBA previously hoped that the next season could start around Christmas. But based on new information and the uncertainty regarding the pandemic, the delay is the best possible option.

The decision still isn’t finalized and it’s subject to change, but Silver believes that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA would “be better off getting into January”.

The reason behind pushing back the NBA 2020/21 season is that the league hopes to stage a full season with fans in the stands.

“The goal for us next season is to play a standard season…an 82-game season and playoffs,” Silver said. “And further, the goal would be to play games in home arenas in front of fans, but there’s still a lot that we need to learn.”

The NBA has already postponed the NBA Draft, moving the event from October 16 to November 18.

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The first team consists of Los Angeles Lakers’ players LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Milwaukee Bucks’ and the reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, and Houston Rockets’ forward James Harden.

LeBron James has been named to the All-NBA team 16 times, which sets a record as the player with the most All-NBA selections in the league’s history. He passes legendary players Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who have 15 All-NBA nominations. This is also the 13th time James has been named to the first team.

This is Harden’s fifth straight season being named to the first team and Doncic is the first player to be named to the All-NBA in one of his first two seasons since Tim Duncan was in 1999.

The second team consists of Clippers’ star Kawhi Leonard, Nuggets’ center Nikola Jokic, Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard, Thunder guard Chris Paul, and Raptors’ Pascal Siakam.

The third team includes Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Miami’s Jimmy Butler, Utah center Rudy Gobert, Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons, and Houston’s Russell Westbrook.

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Carter played in the league for 22 years before retiring this past March and he’ll be joining ESPN as a basketball analyst.

According to ESPN, Carter signed a multi-year contract and he’ll cover NBA and men’s college basketball. He’ll fill in as game analyst while also appearing in-studio on ESPN’s shows including NBA Countdown, The Jump, Get Up, and First Take.

Carter has previously served as a guest analyst on many ESPN shows while he was an NBA player.

During his career with the NBA, he played with the Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets, and Atlanta Hawks among other teams. Carter also represented USA Basketball in several tournaments with the most memorable being the 2002 Olympic Games in Sydney where the team went on to win gold.

In his last season, Carter played with the Hawks, but he didn’t get a farewell game because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He retires with a career average of 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.

The post Eight-Time NBA All-Star Vince Carter Joins ESPN as Basketball Analyst appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

The current season should wrap up in early November and the NBA previously hoped that the next season could start around Christmas. But based on new information and the uncertainty regarding the pandemic, the delay is the best possible option.

The decision still isn’t finalized and it’s subject to change, but Silver believes that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA would “be better off getting into January”.

The reason behind pushing back the NBA 2020/21 season is that the league hopes to stage a full season with fans in the stands.

“The goal for us next season is to play a standard season…an 82-game season and playoffs,” Silver said. “And further, the goal would be to play games in home arenas in front of fans, but there’s still a lot that we need to learn.”

The NBA has already postponed the NBA Draft, moving the event from October 16 to November 18.

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The first team consists of Los Angeles Lakers’ players LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Milwaukee Bucks’ and the reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, and Houston Rockets’ forward James Harden.

LeBron James has been named to the All-NBA team 16 times, which sets a record as the player with the most All-NBA selections in the league’s history. He passes legendary players Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who have 15 All-NBA nominations. This is also the 13th time James has been named to the first team.

This is Harden’s fifth straight season being named to the first team and Doncic is the first player to be named to the All-NBA in one of his first two seasons since Tim Duncan was in 1999.

The second team consists of Clippers’ star Kawhi Leonard, Nuggets’ center Nikola Jokic, Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard, Thunder guard Chris Paul, and Raptors’ Pascal Siakam.

The third team includes Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Miami’s Jimmy Butler, Utah center Rudy Gobert, Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons, and Houston’s Russell Westbrook.

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