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It can be easy to forget just how freakishly athletic Vince Carter was in his prime. Sure, now Carter is mostly relegated to taking solid mid-range jumpers and the occasional three. But every now and then, he can still break away for a dunk and it triggers a nostalgic feeling, like hearing a jam that you used to blast back when iPods were new and exciting.
Before he was a new member of the Memphis Grizzlies, before he surpassed Larry Bird on the career scoring list as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, and before he ran with the Suns, Vince Carter was simply a human highlight reel. “Half man, half amazing” didn’t begin to cover the scope of what Carter was able to do for the NBA, the slam dunk contest and simply re-imagining what one could physically do with a basketball.
To put it simply, every single dunk is now influenced and measured against peak Vinsanity. Nobody since Jordan has managed to capture the imagination of so many with his ability to fly.
