On February 5th, 1999, Britney Spears’ “...Baby One More Time” was #1 on the charts. The Matrix was two months away from Opening Weekend. The Tennessee Oilers had just completed their last season before changing their name to the Titans. And (thanks to a lockout-shortened season) Vince Carter played his first game as a professional basketball player.
Twenty years later, Vince Carter still has not played his last. Last week, he and the Atlanta Hawks agreed to a one-year $4.2 million contract, adding yet another chapter (and team) to the story of Vinsanity.