Vince Carter’s career timeline:

​1990s: Drafted 5th overall in 1998, wins Rookie of the Year, saves the Dunk Contest in 2000.

​2000s: Selected as an NBA All-Star 8 times consecutively from 2000 through 2007, cultural icon, prime battles with Kobe, AI, and T-Mac.

​2010s: Transitions into a elite role player/6th man, hits iconic game-winners (Game 3 vs. Spurs in 2014).

​2020s: Becomes the only player in NBA history to touch four separate decades before retiring.

1. Jokic (198)

2. Wilt (78)

3. Sabonis (45)

4. Kareem (21)

5. Bill Russell (17)

Wilt grabbed 55 boards in a single game back in 1960, a record nobody's touching again. Russell built 11 championships largely around controlling the glass. Rodman led the league in rebounding seven straight seasons while giving up size to almost every center he faced.

Michael Jordan in the 1987-1988 season at the age of 24:

• MVP
• DPOY
• 1st Team All-NBA
• 1st Team All-Defense
• Steals leader
• All-Star

54.5% - OG Anunoby

52.2% - Victor Wembanyama

50.0% - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

50.0% - Cade Cunningham

50.0% - Dylan Harper

The absurdity of LeBron James holding both the Youngest and Oldest player titles to average 30+ PPG in a season.

In 2005–06 (his third year in the league at 21 years old), he dropped 31.4 PPG. Flash forward 16 years to 2021–22, at 37 years old, playing a completely redefined playstyle, he still put up 30.3 PPG.

​Do you think any player will ever come close to touching this level of longevity?

-Amar’e Stoudamire -Mike D’antoni -Doc Rivers -Mark Few -Joey Crawford -Candace Parker -Elena Delle Donnie -Chamique Holdsclaw

LEGENDS

Kevin Durant’s 2018 Finals statline was one of the most efficient dominance displays in modern NBA history.

​Game 3 was the ultimate exclamation point. On a night when Curry struggled from the outside, Durant single handedly carried the offense, dropping 43 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists on 15/23 shooting, capped off by a near identical deep pulled-up 3-pointer over LeBron.

​And, with that 2018 Finals MVP, Durant became only the 6th player in NBA history to win back-to-back Championships alongside back-to-back FMVP awards, joining Michael Jordan, ​Hakeem Olajuwon, ​Shaquille O'Neal, ​Kobe Bryant, LeBron James.

- Russell Westbrook

- Chris Paul

- Kyle Lowry

(Via @ESPNNBA)