1998 Jordan announced his retirement at the end of this season, which directly led to a sharp reduction in advertising contracts in the following season, which triggered an NBA labor dispute, forcing the NBA 1999 season to be a shortened season with only 52 games and canceling the All-Star weekend. If you look here and think that the NBA will decline, it is all wet. ?
1June, 998, the annual NBA draft was held as scheduled. Golden State Warriors selected Carter in the fifth overall pick, while Toronto Raptors selected Carter's North Carolina teammate jamison in the fourth overall pick. The two teams traded with each other in the draft, and Carter came to this Canadian NBA team, the Toronto Raptors, which was founded only three years ago and is outside the United States. In the first year, 1997, the Toronto Raptors selected Carter's cousin McGrady in the draft. ?
1999 season:?
In the shrinking 1999 season, Carter's appearance made the player who used to be called playing in the air feel close to the ground in front of him, and also let the fans see for the first time how easy it is to dunk with a windmill, dunk with both hands, turn around 360 degrees, dunk with both hands, tomahawk and stretch the abdominal muscles with both hands. Carter won the top three of the top ten goals of the year (only three players can be selected). This year, Carter won the best rookie without controversy, and the sales volume of Carter jerseys ranked first in the league and the top five in history. But Carter did not choose Nike, Adidas and other big names, but chose PUMP, which is good at football. ?
1999~2000 season:?
If it doesn't mean that the sales of Carter's rookie jerseys ranked first last season, then this season is the beginning of Carter's becoming the number one star in the league. At the end of last season, Nike prepared $30 million in liquidated damages for Carter with PUMP, and signed Carter with $30 million (this was in the 20th century). According to the contract with PUMP, Carter can't wear the sneakers of the contracted brand in the next season after the breach of contract, and began his voluntary advertising life here. ?
At the beginning of 2000, in a game with Grizzlies, Carter's empty catch in a fast break was almost parallel to the chessboard. Although he didn't score, it didn't affect this photo as the best photo of the year, and it also made Adidas Tianzu's swan song "Adidas? Bromium "became one of the shoes with the highest photogenic rate that year. This photo is also nicknamed "UFO" because Carter is from the NBA. In the following all-star weekend, Carter made more people fall in love with him. ?
Carter made a great contribution when he resumed the all-star game, which can be seen from one point. Carter became the all-star vote king with the second highest number of votes in history. As a newcomer, he is so popular. You can think about his contribution to the league. As the fans hoped, Carter took part in the slam dunk contest as the king of votes, and the slam dunk contest almost became Carter's personal performance (in fact, Francis didn't jump very high, he threw the ball very high and sprinted and took off with almost no movement). If Carter did that, I guess he had a problem with the slam dunk contest, and even killed the slam dunk contest, so that no superstar participated in the slam dunk contest after that (no one was stupid enough to directly compare with Carter). Carter played the most successful volunteer advertisement in history. People not only remember Carter's impressive dunks again and again, but also remember his excellent yin and yang shoes-"Tai Chi" and 1? Ty Later, Carter announced that he would not take part in the dunk contest because he had nothing to prove in the dunk. ?
The first dunk in history was also produced this season, but Carter did everything to the extreme as soon as he invented it. He threw the ball into the air and then threw it at the chessboard. After landing, he took off in one go, but only ranked fifth in Carter's top ten personal goals (McGrady used this action for the first time in the All-Star Game, but Carter used his stretching action in the Denver All-Star Game in 2005, which really made fans feel that not everyone was so awesome. ?
But this new NBA team successfully brought into the playoffs, but lost to the Knicks in the first round. After the season, McGrady didn't want to play in the shadow of his cousin Carter, so he betrayed him and went to Orlando, where he began his career of playing only for data. ?
Sydney Olympic Games in 2000:?
Carter represented the United States in the Olympic Games, dressed in the dream team Magic 9, and was omnipotent on the court, so that fans all over the world knew and fell in love with this UFO with a rocket launcher on its feet. In the last match with France, Carter intercepted the ball from the midfield, took off and flew over the French center Freddy 2. 18 meters two steps away from the penalty area, and then spiked it (both horizontally and vertically flew over a large area). In this quarter of the time, the whole world was deeply fascinated by Carter. Carter was wearing Nike's latest SHOX boots. BB4 also makes Nike's SHOX instantly remembered by fans. ?
2000~200 1 season:?
Carter increased his score to 27.6 points this season, and Carter still contributed a wonderful dunk. Against the new york Knicks, Carter completed the world's first free-throw line take-off dunk in Madison Square Garden, the world basketball temple (if James hadn't copied a set this season, I would have used the word unique). Carter won the vote for the second time at the All-Star weekend. In the game, he slipped past Kobe Bryant's baseline, turned around and dunked 360 degrees, becoming the top ten of that year (unfortunately, he could only choose three balls at most, otherwise Carter might have performed all the pre-league 100 balls). ?
In the playoffs, Carter almost single-handedly brought the team into the Eastern Conference semifinals. In the semi-final, it played seven games with the Philadelphia 76ers, who had the scoring champion, MVP (Iverson), best defender (Mutombo), best sixth man (Aaron McKee) and best coach (Larry Brown). In the third game, Carter scored 50 points, including a record 9 three-pointers, which tied the record of single-game three-pointers in the playoffs (but Carter's shooting percentage was the highest), and 8 three-pointers were made at half-time, and the shooting percentage was 100%, not to mention a record. After the game, Iverson admitted that VC talent was too good to prevent. During the day of the seventh game, Carter did not participate in team training and tactical guidance. Instead, I flew thousands of kilometers back to the University of North Carolina early in the morning to attend the graduation ceremony and went straight to the stadium at night. In the end, Carter missed the winner. Carter Raptors, who didn't have a good rest, lost 87-88 to Philadelphia 76 ers. What the media mentioned most after the game was that if Vince didn't attend the graduation ceremony or took a nap on the way back, the Raptors might win. Carter's "atmosphere" indirectly sent Iverson to the finals, because at that time, against the Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals, two all-stars of the Bucks, Ray Allen and Castle, were both injured, which means that the semi-finals were for the qualification of the finals, but unfortunately Carter made AI. But some nosy media have begun to put pressure on the young man. But considering that Vince is still so young and only in his third season, the future NBA is his world-if he is healthy ...?
Nike continues to let Carter wear SHOX this season? BB4, show these shoes in the league, too. ?
200 1~2002 season:?
This is a turning point in Vince's career, which is why many China fans (especially China fans) don't know about Carter, but I will talk about this reason next season. ?
This season was originally Carter's season to hit the scoring champion, but when Carter occupied the scoring champion seat, perhaps at this moment, God felt that it was unfair to give Carter too much, so he took him back (in the form of injury), but he was eager to prove that his Carter had not recovered and went into battle with injury, which only made it worse, so he had to undergo knee surgery called "genius killer" and bid farewell to this season. Although he was unable to play because of injury, Carter still finished the three-game winning streak in the All-Star Game, which is enough to show Carter's position in the hearts of fans. A newcomer has won three games in a row, even Jordan, the god of basketball, has never done it. In this way, his career should almost be able to win the championship. But like I said before, if he is healthy ...?
Among the top ten goals, Carter made a few more layups, and the impact of injuries is really not small. ?
Without Vince, the Raptors are in chaos. Don't even think about the playoffs. ?
In the 2002 All-Star Game, Carter's signature boots were born. Unfortunately, Carter was unable to participate in the All-Star Game due to injury. Generally, only three [season start], [all-star] and [playoff] sports shoes are the most concerned. Among them, the all-star game is the most important and the most concerned. Carter's failure to participate in the competition greatly reduced the appearance rate of these shoes. Carter only introduced his sneakers from time to time when he was interviewed at the scene. Nike? Shox？ VC set a new high for Nike shoes at that time, and the price of 1480 yuan was amazing, but the shoes were sold out. Carter's advertisement of playing the savior Dr. Fuck is frequently broadcast on TV. Nike introduces the concept of fancy basketball, popularizes explosive heads, high socks and retro jerseys, and reproduces Carter's windmill in Locke Park. ?
2002~2003 season:?
I'll tell you why last season's injury was the reason why Vince was not well known by most China fans. In June, 2002, Yao Ming landed in the NBA as the top draft, which doubled the number of China fans in the NBA. However, in recent years, Carter has been unable to perform under the influence of injuries (what needs to be explained here is that these injuries suffered by Carter are all serious injuries, and they can't walk, let alone play ball, rather than some minor problems such as finger injuries), and the China media has also begun to pay unprecedented attention to the NBA. The media registration has played a guiding role for the majority of non-professional fans, making the Rockets the home team of China and even Francis an all-star starter (I'm not saying that Frodo is great here, but with his ability, he can be an all-star substitute several times). At this time, there is no need to mention Carter's registration in China. He can't even play games. Plus the Rockets are "Team China", and there is almost no news of Carter. Moreover, new fans join in anytime and anywhere, and old fans leave, so after a long time, Carter is even more unknown in China. ?
Let's talk about this season ?
Suddenly people began to think about whether it would be better without Vince Raptors. These comments made Vince very angry. He trained hard all summer and vowed to use a healthy and happy season to silence his critics. But after three games, Vince quit the basketball court again because of his left knee injury. ?
Two years ago, people happily compared Vince to "the reincarnation of Jordan", and suddenly Vince became the topic of trading. Toronto sports column critics sent him to almost every team in the NBA, and Cleveland was the most mentioned team. The team denied these trading rumors, but it is undeniable that they are worried about Vince's vulnerability. ?
Vince was a spectator on the bench for most of the season, and the Raptors were in chaos. Antonio? Daniels also became Vince's bench teammate due to injury, the new Lindsay? Hunter. , Lamond? Murray? Join this wounded barracks one after another. In the end, the Raptors ended the season with a record of 24 wins and 58 losses. ?
However, the most embarrassing thing happened in the all-star game. Although he missed most of the games due to injury, Vince was chosen as the starting player of the All-Star Game with his extraordinary popularity. The fans very much hope that Michael Jordan, who made his last appearance in the All-Star Game, can start. Although Iverson, McGrady and O 'Neill are all vying to make way for Jordan, what fans want most is that Jordan's chief successor Vince can give up the starting position. Vince initially rejected the proposal, which aroused the indignation of fans and sports reporters. Vince finally had to give up his starting position. This is also the beginning of some fans and journalists smearing Carter, who was once loved by thousands of people. ?
Carter still scored ten wonderful goals in the only time, among which Duncan's dunk on his head was undoubtedly the top ten, but then Bowen blackmailed Vince and Vince left again. ?
The only good thing about this bad year may be that they selected 19-year-old power forward with the No.4 draft? Chris? Nonsense. Obviously Bosh is the best hope for the new season. The Raptors fired wilkens and turned to Kevin, the piston teaching assistant. O 'Neill understood. ?
2003~2004 season:?
In the first battle of this season, Carter led the Raptors to victory, and because of the joining of Bass (Bater), the Raptors' ratings in China increased greatly, and everything seemed to be thriving. But bad luck soon arrival, injured, or injured. Carter's nickname has also changed from "Canadian Flying Man" to "Glass Man", with many outside shots and a timid breakthrough. Maybe his heart has become "glass" first. Carter, who once dunked without hesitation in the face of a 2. 18m center, has disappeared. But after repeated injuries, who can keep a normal heart? At the All-Star Game, Carter became the All-Star Ticket King again (now you know how beautiful Carter is, maybe you didn't pay attention to the NBA at that time), and Carter came back before the All-Star Game. At the All-Star Game, Carter received a pass from Iverson, dunked for the first time in this game, and the whole audience stood up and cheered. Everyone thought that the demigod in his mind was back, and the host couldn't help but be excited: "quadriceps! But then Carter was injured again and the Raptors were completely reimbursed this season. ?
These two Nike launched the 2nd and 3rd generations of Carter in two years, both of which adopted the full-palm SHOX, and the evaluation of the 3rd generation of Carter sports shoes was the highest in the history of sports shoes. However, Carter's successive injuries did hinder the promotion of the team's sneakers. Coupled with the appearance of James, Carter's position in Nike was threatened, and experts from all sides began to question SHOX, thinking that SHOX could not protect players' feet at all (Carter, who may be the greatest star in history, was thus destroyed). ?
2004~2005 season:?
At the beginning of this season, Ray Allen broke the surprising news that Carter was no longer optimistic. ?
Since Carter was injured, the rumors of being traded have never stopped, but Carter claims to be loyal to the Raptors and he loves it here. But once the Raptors lose Carter, they will be bullied, and Carter will not see the hope of the championship. Since the beginning of this season, there have been bad news such as Carter's insufficient training and passive competition. In the previous month, Carter averaged only 15.9 points per game, but Carter still claimed that he didn't want to leave the Raptors, and Carter didn't want to trade in the face of this data, because he was still the guarantee of the box office. ?
After a game with the Sonics in June+February, 5438, Ray Allen talked about the reason why they won in an interview: "He (Vince) revealed the tactics to us. At first we thought it was to confuse our smoke bombs, but it really happened at the beginning of the game. " When this incident came out, it immediately shocked the whole league, and the voice of abuse was directed at Vince. The Raptors executives had to make a completely loss-making deal with the Nets in June 5438+February 65438+July. Carter was traded to the New Jersey Nets, and the Raptors got three players, including Moning, and two future first-round draft picks. ? As a result, Mourning refused to go to Toronto and had to buy out the contract. ?
After coming to the Nets, Carter, Kidd and Jefferson formed the strongest backcourt combination in the league, the "fast break three-headed monster". Unfortunately, there are no good insiders (just these three people, where can we afford to sign a good insider? ), Carter's performance has changed greatly 180, averaging 27.5 points per game, which is only 0. 1 point lower than Kobe. ?
In this season's All-Star Weekend, Carter ranked seventh, and Yao Ming became the king. In the All-Star Game, Carter's dunk became the biggest highlight of the game, which is undoubtedly the most wonderful dunk in the history of the All-Star Game. In the game against the Lakers, Carter 360 turned around and bypassed Odom to pick the basket, which was the top ten goals that Carter continued to occupy (if it was a dunk before). ?
This season, the VC4 made by Nike for Carter did not continue to use the full palm SHOX, but the back palm SHOX and the front palm AIR? ZOOM "air cushion" is also the trend that NIKE deliberately weakens SHOX. However, the retro style and the popular price in 990 yuan really made this shoe a hit (Carter's shoes are only one 1000 yuan). Strange to say, Carter hasn't been seriously injured since he didn't use the full palm SHOX, but it's too late. Injury has destroyed the former demigod to only half man, and with the growth of age, the value will basically not increase. ?
2005~2006 season:?
Carter, Kidd and Jefferson's New Jersey Air Force Brigade, after running in last season, played well this season. The first wave of the season 1 1 won in a row, and the last wave of the season 14 won in a row, which laid the third record in the East of the Nets. Carter scored crazily in the first wave of winning streak, defended hard in the last wave of winning streak, scored steadily and went all out. After many years, Carter was elected the best of the month. Third in the East, this time he is very close to the champion. Nets are considered as the biggest dark horse. The first series eliminated the cunning pacers, but they lost the Eastern Conference semifinals. ?
Carter fell out of the starting lineup in the all-star vote, but he was still selected as a substitute because of his crazy performance. Shaquille O 'Neal's injury and absence allowed Carter to replace Shaquille O 'Neal as the All-Star starter. Carter spiked twice in the game, and Carter's old age began to appear. ?
After many years, I finally saw healthy Carter playing the whole season, and there were often crazy performances in the game. The top ten goals of the year regained the top three. For the magic to catch Kidd's passing somersault discount, no one can beat the posture stretch; Last season, the Knicks made another 360 layups against Curry, but this time it was a turning rebound; First of all, of course, it is the master of blocking shots three times a season. Think about it, those shot blocking experts are all good once in a lifetime. Carter actually detained Mourning three times a season, especially for the first time in the regular season when he slammed Mourning sideways against the Heat. This is another work that Carter can't copy. This is already a knee operation and a slightly old Carter, but look at his performance, James is just aggressive, but his movements are not elegant, while Kobe can only say that his movements are definitely more elegant than James's, but aggressive ... They only wait until Carter is really old and can't fly, before they start to play down a peg or two in the top ten. ?
At the beginning of 2006, Carter led the Nets to visit the Raptors here, and the fans who got the ball by Carter were still booed all over the sky. When he returned to Toronto for the first time, Carter scored more than 40 points in the boos all over the sky, and it was a triple double. This time Carter was two points behind the team, and the coach asked him to play two points and drag him into overtime. He chose to kill the Raptors by three points, which made the American Airlines Center silent. ?
Nike? SHOX？ VC5 also spent the new season with Carter. The standard configuration is basically unchanged, the only change is that the position of ZOOM is slightly adjusted, which makes it more comfortable to wear and starts faster than VC4. Wearing red and white is more eye-catching against the heat (I have this pair of North Carolina colors). ?
2006~2007 season:?
This season, Carter's bounce has declined slightly, but the perimeter has begun to show its edge (in fact, Carter's perimeter is already very strong, but any excellent ability of Carter is covered up by his shocking dunk, so that he is just a dunk, and this report will mislead novices). In the first half of the season, Carter's score was still in a crazy state of 27.4. In the second half of the season, Carter's bounce seems to have declined again, and his score has also dropped, and he entered the playoffs with the sixth place in the East. In the first round against the third Raptors in the East, Carter seemed very excited about his old club and led the team to solve the Raptors 4-2. They lost 4-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cavaliers. No matter how good the backcourt of the Nets is, it can't break the routine that even Jordan can't break. ?
Carter was always an all-star starter at the All-Star Weekend, but at the last minute he was overtaken by "General" Arenas, who repeatedly staged the lore that year, with only 1 1,000 votes (this may be the lowest number of votes for all-stars, which is several million votes short of 1 1,000 votes). Carter really played as a substitute for the first time (in 2003, he gave the starting position to Jordan, who was about to retire). ?
Carter still occupies the top ten goals of the season, but there is only one goal, and it may be the last time. Carter's empty back button is still domineering, but it can't hide the sharp drop in bounce. ?
This season, Nike did not launch signature shoes named after VC. SHOX？ VC？ 6 confirm your real name is SHOX? Jumper? AF. this also indicates SHOX? Is it possible for VC series to be like Nike in those days? The Payton series also ended before the players retired, and the spokesperson continued to wear the same shoes. In all SHOX? Only the white, gray and red shoes in Leapers are marked with Carter's logo, and that familiar logo seems to tell people the glory of this series of shoes. ?
2007~2008 season:?
Shortly after the start of this season, Carter sprained his ankle in the game against the Celtics of the Green Shirts, but Carter finished the whole season with injury after only one week's rest, and his score dropped to 2 1.3, but his rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots all improved and his mistakes decreased. Carter, who is getting old, is more mature with his excellent basketball IQ. When the impact of the playoffs was hopeless, the team completed a big deal, trading Kidd, who was one year old, to the Mavericks and getting players such as Devin Harris. In the next 10 game, Carter can score more than 30 points per game, and the biggest gain for the Nets in this transaction is Devin Harris. ?
This season, due to the concern of the Green Shirts and the joining of the Big Three, the exposure of the three has greatly increased, and the old-fashioned wounded Carter has no capital to compete for the All-Star. Finally, I lost the All-Star game with O 'Neill, and announced that their era was officially "over" (in fact, I mentioned O 'Neill mainly to take care of China fans, because O 'Neill was famous because Yao Ming was in China, but he didn't win a single vote). ?
At the halftime of 1 month against the Warriors, the seemingly well-known discussion between Magic Johnson and Mouth Buckley about VC still caused a storm in the league. "Magic" Johnson said that Carter is no longer a superstar, but now he has degenerated into an ordinary player. Buckley, the "big mouth", agreed with Johnson and said that he had degenerated into an ordinary player. The host said that Carter still has gorgeous data and wonderful performance. But Johnson said that Carter did not have good teammates, especially good insiders, and it was impossible to enhance his reputation by his record. Carter has become famous for dunking, but the 32-year-old Carter can't fly as before, so he has no capital to compete for a superstar. Carter made a beautiful layup in the first half. You see, if he was definitely a windmill or 360 degrees before, but look. The host echoed with a smile. In fact, Johnson seems to be right, but he seems to forget that Carter is a natural superstar and Carter's injuries this season ...?
The top ten goals have also been replaced by new forces such as James and Wade. The top ten goals are JR who worships Carter. Smith.
Air? There is no Carter in the Force25 advertisement, and Nike seems to be gradually diluting Carter, but they think that Carter really wants "Magic" Johnson and "Big Mouth" Buckley to be ordinary players, which is all wet?
2008~2009 season:?
At the beginning of the season, almost all experts and authoritative media ranked the New Jersey Nets last among 30 teams. Head coach Frank even said that this is simply an NBADL(NBA Development Alliance, an alliance to hone marginalized groups) team. But they all ignore a person, a person forgotten by everyone, a person who can't see his former figure at all, and a person who will take off all his previous notoriety. No, he's not a man. He's a demigod. ?
In the two preseason games between France and Britain and the Heat, they both won and gained popularity. After the start of the season, the performance of the Nets is even more eye-catching. Vince and Harris' backcourt combination has become the most terrible combination of opponents in the league. There was a heated discussion between Harris and Vince about who was the real leader of the Nets, but Vince didn't seem to care and wanted to make way for young people. 165438+1October 22nd, the away game challenged the old Raptors with O 'Neal, and American Airlines center was more confident to boo Carter with O 'Neal. When the team almost lost the game, Carter scored 12 in the last 44 seconds, including 25 seconds 10, and the last three points dragged the team into overtime. Overtime, 6 points each. When Bosh and Anthony Parker hit two three-pointers in a row, and the final score was 2. 1 sec 127: 127, Carter, yes, Carter again, and only Carter could catch Simmons' sideline ball and smash it. American Aviation Center is silent again. People in Toronto seem to have begun to miss the UFO over Canada, the "Canadian Flying Man" who made an NBA team from outside the United States broadcast live on national television again and again. They seem to see the "demigod" that they haven't seen for a long time ...
Then in the last game against Pistons in 2008, Mr. Vince, who has always been gentle and gentle, openly contradicted the referee and was sent off for two technical fouls, and Dura couldn't help rushing to let the referee go. What happened? Before that, Carter was only a big boy with Myanmar personality when he moved to the Nets and played against the Spurs in Bowen, which almost hurt Carter and angered him until he got his first technical foul. Finally, it was found out that the referee used the word "boy" for Vince at that time, which meant to belittle black people as homosexuals in the United States. No wonder Carter tried to make a judgment recklessly. Afterwards, the referee also publicly apologized for this matter, and the league did not pursue any responsibility. ?
After this incident, the media are talking that the bad luck of the Nets' next opponent, the Hawks, will become the ghost of Carter's sword. Because as long as Carter has been wronged before, the next opponent is bound to suffer. This season, Carter also sentenced the Timberwolves to death in advance (this is a superstar who dares to tell people in advance before the game that he will beat his opponent and then keep his promise). In the first game in 2009, the Nets played against the Hawks at home (the Nets lost four games in a row at home this season). However, when Carter was in a bad state during the whole game, he finally received a wrong ball from Simmons in overtime, and redeemed himself with a score of 10 meters away, announcing that he would return to the ranks of superstars in another way besides dunking. Cameron Anthony, who is good at winning after the event, claimed that Carter was the real winner. Every time he won, he was expressionless and didn't show any excitement. Even if he doesn't dunk, he is still domineering. ?
Now, Carter led the Nets to become the biggest dark horse in the league, which surprised all the experts. Look at Vince's expression after the winner, as if to tell everyone-this is just the beginning!