Vince Carter has, for a number of years now, been one of the most widely known and respected names in the leagues of professional basketball. Much of this fame started back in 2000 with the world famous Vince Carter Slam Dunk Contest.

Taking place in Oakland, California over an All-Star weekend, it rapidly came to be widely known as one of the best known dunk contests in the history of the NBA. At the time, Vince Carter was playing for the team, the Toronto Raptors. This team was also the eventual winner. At the time, he was playing with his cousin and also his teammate, Tracy McGrady and Steve Francis of Houston Rockets fame.

The Slam Dunk Contest of 2000 was Vince’s first attempt at this particular contest which made it even more impressive. Most notably, Vince made the first ever full 360, also windmilling the ball, utterly amazing the spectators.

In fact, the show was so well known and widely respected, that it continues to be widely discussed to this day and any search on YouTube will reveal plenty of professional and fan made videos dedicated to this impressive feat.

In addition to his famous Slam Dunk Contest achievements, Vince Carter has also been awarded the All-Star eight times, twice in the All-NBA and also in the year 2000, he was awarded the Olympic gold medal.

Today, Vince Carter plays for Orlando Magic and continues to develop his career, raking in a salary of more than sixteen million. His career only began in 1998 but continues to skyrocket in terms of significance and impressiveness. Until recently being traded with the Orlando Magic team, he played for the New Jersey Nets.

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