You talk about fun times, playing with this team,' Carter said. 'It was a dream come true to finally get the opportunity to play with the home team.'

Vince Carter will receive his Hall of Fame orange jacket symbolizing basketball immortality and be presented, fittingly, by Julius Erving.

JOURNEY OF THE LATE BLOOMER Would you be shocked if I told you that a No. 3 NBA Draft pick was traded twice during his first year in the league, bounced around to six teams in six years, and ended up in the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame?