The night of the 2000 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest made Vince Carter a legend.
Throughout NBA history, there haven't been many Slam Dunk Contests that could be called "great," but even among those that can, Vince Carter's contest would probably rank in the top three.
That night, Toronto's UFO made the host exclaim with just the first dunk, "Everyone else can go home," and afterward, Carter successfully solidified his status as one of the strongest dunk artists in history.
But Vince Carter wasn't satisfied with just being an excellent dunker.
He himself had said at the end of the previous season, "Fancy dunkers come and go, but truly great players should learn to do things beyond dunking."
In fact, at that time, Carter already knew a lot, but as a modern star guard, his long-range shooting was still slightly lacking.
