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The New Jersey Nets have acquired five-time NBA All-Star guard/forward Vince Carter from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for center Alonzo Mourning, center/forward Aaron Williams, forward Eric Williams and two first round draft picks, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today. “We are very excited to add a player of Vince's caliber to the Nets roster,” said Thorn. “He is a proven All-Star who brings a unique dynamic to any team of which he is a member. Vince's ability to run the floor fits in very well with our desired style of play, and his ability to create his own shot will elevate the productivity of our halfcourt offense.”
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Five-time NBA All-Star Vince Carter comes to the Nets with career numbers of 24.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.33 spg and 1.03 bpg in 403 games over seven NBA seasons. The 6’6” guard/forward was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 2001, the All-NBA Third Team in 2000, was the NBA Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie First Team in 1999 and was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star team in each of the past five seasons. Carter has been voted as a starter in the All-Star Game for the past four seasons (did not play in 2002 due to injury) and is currently the leading vote getter among Eastern Conference forwards (619,959) for selection to the 2005 All-Star Game. A member of Team USA, Carter won gold in both the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, as well as the 2003 FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico. In 20 games with the Raptors this season, Carter has averages of 15.9 ppg and 3.3 rpg.
Mourning, who signed with New Jersey as a free agent on July 16, 2004, has played in a total of 30 games with the Nets, averaging 9.4 ppg 7.4 rpg. After playing in 12 games during the 2003-04 season, Mourning was forced to stop playing basketball due to focal glomerulosclerosis. Mourning then underwent kidney transplant surgery on December 19, 2003, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2003-04 season. In his comeback this season, Mourning played in 18 games with New Jersey, averaging 10.4 ppg and 7.1 rpg while shooting 45.3% from the field and ranking ninth in the NBA with 2.28 bpg. In his 12th NBA season, Mourning posts career marks of 19.8 ppg 9.6 rpg and 2.96 bpg over 652 games. Mourning is a seven-time NBA All-Star, a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and has earned First Team All-NBA honors once, Second Team All-NBA honors once and First Team All-Defensive honors twice.
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