Although Vince Carter intended to retire after the 2019-20 season no matter what, the former New Jersey Nets guard was robbed of a few games by the COVID-19 pandemic.
While NBA fans won’t be able to witness any new acts of Vinsanity going forward, the human highlight reel will still very much be part of the league on a night-to-night basis.
That’s because the future Basketball Hall of Famer is set to start his broadcasting career. And Carter isn’t just starting anywhere, he’s going right from the biggest stage in all of basketball to the biggest stage in all of sports broadcasting.
According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, the former Nets guard is joining ESPN as an NBA analyst.
As for his style, Marchand is reporting Carter won’t be into the hot take business:
“I wouldn’t go [the] Stephen A. [Smith] route,” Carter said, per Marchand. “I wouldn’t go the quiet route. … I want to explain the game where you are watching it and say: Ah, that makes sense.”