SACRAMENTO KINGS

Vince Carter thanks the Sacramento Kings in Hall of Fame speech

Oct 16, 2024, 8:43 AM

Vince Carter #15 of the Sacramento Kings reacts after making a shot during the second half of a gam...

(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Vince Carter capped off his memorable career with the highest honor in the game of basketball over the weekend as the eight-time All-Star was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusets.

Carter, who spent his 22-year career with several organizations, carved out a spot in his Hall of Fame speech to show some love to the Sacramento Kings, where he spent the 2017-18 season as a backup forward while providing a young roster with veteran leadership.

With fellow Hall of Fame member and former Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac in the house, Carter started his speech by showing love to Divac and Kings owner Vivek Ranadive.

“To the Sacramento Kings, Vivek–I know Vlade is here–[former head coach] Dave Joerger, thanks for that last year, my guy. To my teammates, De’Aaron Fox, George Hill, Justin Jackson, Buddy Hield, and the rest of the guys in the family of Sacramento, thank you very much for allowing that young, but old guy to show that I still had a little bit left in the tank.”

Vince Carter’s Hall of Fame speech

YouTube video

 

Carter, the 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year, may be best known for his time with the Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets, but he hopped around the league in his later years, settling in Sacramento for the 2017-18 season.

In his lone year with the Kings, Carter played just under 60 games, averaging 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in just under 18 minutes a game–but the off-the-court impact was immeasurable as Carter took then-rookie and current franchise star, De’Aaron Fox, under his wing.

Carter would go on to play two more seasons after his stop in Sacramento. He currently holds the record for the longest NBA career with 22 total seasons played. Over that time, he accrued 25,728 points (24th all-time in NBA points history).

Along with Carter, former star guard Chauncey Billups, Lakers guard Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Bo Ryan, Charles Smith, Seimone Augustus, Dick Barnett, Harley Redin, Michele Timms, Doug Collins, Herb Simon, and the late Jerry West (his third induction into the Hall) were inducted as the class of 2024.

When is the next Sacramento Kings game?

Sacramento will conclude the preseason portion of its schedule on Thursday night when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers at their new home, the Intuit Dome.

Be sure to catch all of the action right here on Sactown Sports 1140 AM, with pregame coverage starting at 2:00 PM PDT on The Drive Guys before action tips off at 7:30 PM PDT from Inglewood.

Sacramento Kings 2024-25 Schedule

Preseason

  • Thursday, October 17th – @ Los Angeles Clippers – 7 pm PDT

Regular Season

  • Thursday, October 24th – vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – 7 pm PDT
  • Saturday, October 26th – @ Los Angeles Lakers – 7:30 pm PDT
  • Monday, October 28th – vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 7 pm PDT
  • Tuesday, October 29th – @ Utah Jazz – 6 pm PDT
  • Friday, November 1st – @ Atlanta Hawks – 4 pm PDT

Thank you for reading SactownSports.com. Follow us on Twitter and Google News, and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Newsletter

Sacramento Kings

TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 2 : Gradey Dick (1) of Toronto Raptors in action during the NBA basketba...

Brenden Nunes

Toronto defeats the Kings 131-128 on the night of Carter’s jersey retirement

On the night of Vince Carter's jersey retirement, the Toronto Raptors knocked down a season-high 17 threes to beat the Kings 131-128.

1 day ago

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 29: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the Sacramento Kings looks on during the se...

Field Level Media

DeMar DeRozan, Kings bring hot streak into Toronto

The Sacramento Kings will look to secure a fourth straight win on Saturday when they complete a back-to-back against the Toronto Raptors.

1 day ago

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JANUARY 16: Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings high fives De'Aaron Fox...

Brenden Nunes

Fox leads Kings to unnecessarily close 123-115 win over Atlanta

The Kings allowed Atlanta into the game that looked like a potential blowout, but pulled out a 123-115 win, largely thanks to De'Aaron Fox.

2 days ago

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 20: Domantas Sabonis #10 and Malik Monk #0 of the Sacramento Kings celebrate ag...

Frankie Cartoscelli

Preview: Kings seek third straight win vs. shorthanded Hawks

The Sacramento Kings will begin an east-coast back-to-back on Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena.

3 days ago

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the Sacramento Kings gets past Anthony D...

Brenden Nunes

Jerry Reynolds on the Kings new look with DeMar DeRozan

Sacramento legend Jerry Reynolds joined the Drive Guys to discuss the Kings' early start, integrating DeMar DeRozan, and more.

3 days ago

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings reacts after he was ca...

Frankie Cartoscelli

De’Aaron Fox explains why he’s been taping his fingers this season

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox explained to Gary Gerould why he has been taping his fingers to begin the regular season.

3 days ago

Vince Carter thanks the Sacramento Kings in Hall of Fame speech