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Now, the NBA All-Star eight times officially formalized the whole thing.

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When asked where he would stay in Atlanta, he added, "I would like it." We'll see what happens."

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The most blatant omission from this career is a championship ring, and Carter insisted he had no interest in pursuing one now. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see where he will end or whether teams outside the lottery will appreciate his services, because it seems that his greatest value now is to advise a veteran on a younger list.

Carter played last season with a minimum veteran contract of $ 2.39 million. He averaged 7.4 points on 38.9% of the 3-point range and 2.6 rebounds in 17.5 minutes in 76 games, all but nine of which came in reserve. These numbers are up from his previous season's production on the Kings and fit fairly well into his last season as a contributor to a playoff team in Memphis.

He has surpassed 25,000 career points this season and a little more to prove in terms of qualifying, in addition to climbing a few more places from his current position of 20th on the scorers list of the NBA . It's all the love of the game now.

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