[From ESPN]

After a high-flying career that traversed 22 seasons, "Air Canada" officially lands at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Vince Carter's enshrinement caps a career defined by big-time slam dunks and impressive longevity. Carter played for eight teams, most notably with the Toronto Raptors during the first 5½ seasons of his career followed by 4½ seasons with the then-New Jersey Nets.

An eight-time All-Star, he is the only player whose career spanned four different decades, and his 1,541 games are third most in NBA history behind fellow Hall of Famers Robert Parish and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Carter joined the Raptors on draft night in 1998 (originally selected by the Golden State Warriors) and made an instant impact, winning 1998-99 Rookie of the Year. The "Vinsanity" era really took off in 2000 when he won the NBA All-Star Game slam dunk contest, followed by his gravity-defying dunk over 7-foot-2 center Frédéric Weis at the Summer Olympics in Sydney.

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