How Do You Play In Four Decades? Vince Carter Has The Formula. Posted Jan 12, 2020 Ageless Atlanta Hawks swingman Vince Carter made basketball history when he became the first player in NBA history to play in four different decades. When HOF-level players like Carter get older, they tend to keep trying to play like a star as long as possible. But Carter is different. He was a star for a long time, but it’s also been a long time since he was a star. (FiveThirtyEight)