Carter given postretirement award

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NEW YORK: Vince Carter is still collecting hardware from the NBA, even after announcing his retirement in June.

Carter (43) was named recipient of the 201920 NBA Sportsmanship Award yesterday. The award is designed to honour a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.

Now an analyst, Carter received 143 firstplace votes and 2520 points in voting by NBA players. Brooklyn's Garrett Temple (1746) and Oklahoma City's Steven Adams (1632) finished second and third in the voting.

Sacramento's Harrison Barnes (1418), Detroit's Langston Galloway (1244) and Memphis' Tyus Jones (1016) were also finalists for the award.

The six finalists were awarded 11 points for each firstplace vote, nine for each secondplace vote, seven for each thirdplace vote, five for each fourthplace vote, three for each fifthplace vote and one for each sixthplace vote.

Memphis' Mike Conley was last year's winner.

Carter, who finished his 22season career with the Atlanta Hawks, was the No 5 overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft and played his first sixplus seasons with the Toronto Raptors, winning the Rookie of the Year award in 1999 and the NBA Dunk Contest in 2000. He made eight consecutive AllStar teams (200007).

Carter averaged more than 20 points per game in 10 seasons, with a career high of 27.6 in 200001.

He retired with career averages of 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. — Field Level Media