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Five Things to Know About Vince Carter's 2018-19 Season

3) Vince played in 76 games.

For some context, Carter was essentially the oldest non-center in NBA history. Only four other players have entered an NBA game at age 42 or older, and they all did it from the center position: Former Hawks greatKevin Willis, Robert Parish, Dikembe Mutombo and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Carter, on the other hand, started playing some small forward for head coach Lloyd Pierce right after turning 42 and, in a trend worthy of a Benjamin Button movie, made 41.1 percent of his threes after his January 26 birthday.

"Being available in your late 30s and 40s, which is not many of us, that’s where I pride myself and I feel good about the season individually," Carter said.