When Vince Carter opted to re-sign with the Atlanta Hawks for the 2019-20 season, there was much rejoicing – at least on our end at SDS. However, according to some of the former NBA players in the Big3, Ice Cube’s 3-on-3 league, Carter’s presence on the Atlanta Hawks will take away from a younger player’s attempts to join the elite company of the NBA.
The most notable detractor of Carter’s presence in the NBA at age 42 and 43 next season is former All-Star Gilbert Arenas. Arenas wrote a critical Instagram post about Carter when the news broke, and Chris Kirschner of The Athletic followed up with Arenas earlier this week:
“Let’s be honest here,” Arenas said in Kirschner’s story, “You have Vince, or you have this young guy.