Trae Young on Vince Carter's Impact on Young Hawks Players: 'We Call Him Yoda'

Posted May 7, 2020
As a young player in the NBA, Trae Young has turned to Vince Carter for guidance during their two seasons as teammates with the Atlanta Hawks. In an interview with Ernie Johnson, Young explained that the other Hawks players "call him Yoda" because he "has all the knowledge in the world." Carter, 43, knows the NBA's evolution. (Bleacher Report)

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