Vince Carter wants to play in NBA until he's 42

Posted Apr 30, 2017
Vince Carter plans on continuing his career next season. Carter has had remarkable longevity, evolving into one of the game's better veteran wing role players. Carter will be a free agent this summer. "I said to myself 'I want to play 15 years'. I don't know where I got that from. And the I got to 15 years and I kept going," said Carter. "I'm still saying 'two more years and I'm done.'" (Real GM)

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