... were retired for Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. O'Neal's trade and the Orlando Magic's deal to get Vince Carter overshadowed this year's NBA draft. The Cavaliers had been working on a possible trade for months with Phoenix for ...

... close a deal for him or any other big man they sought to battle defending NBA champion Boston. Amare Stoudemire and Vince Carter headlined the stars who had space on the rumor mill in recent weeks but went nowhere, with teams having to balance ...

... Indiana pulled away for good. HEAT 108, NETS 105, 2OT EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - One of the luckiest bounces of Vince Carter's career - five or six bounces, actually - couldn't keep the New Jersey Nets from falling behind 3-0 to the Miami ...

... the entire series. Game 4 was another lowlight, a 39.5 percent effort that included a woeful 6-of-22 effort by Vince Carter. Kidd, who struggled most of the series, had his best game, scoring 25 points on 9-for-19 shooting. Carter ...

... were in need of a power forward but instead chose a swingman who can back up Richard Jefferson at small forward and Vince Carter at shooting guard. Toronto selected Oklahoma State forward Joey Graham with the 16th pick, adding another big man ...

... 738 votes; Bryant had 2,271,631 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting since Vince Carter, then of Toronto, edged Miami's Alonzo Mourning by 33,385 votes in 2000. Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, however ...

... Philadelphia to a 105-90 victory over the L.A. Lakers. n Vince Carter, Raptors, had 26 points on 10-for-11 shooting ... STREAKING Over the last two games, Toronto rookie Vince Carter has 54 points and is 19-for-24 from the field ...

... Continental Airlines Arena. Stephen Jackson scored 18 points and reserve Fred Jones added 15 for the Pacers, who forced Vince Carter and Jason Kidd, two of New Jersey's "Big Three" into horrible shooting nights. Johnson, who was Kidd's backup ...

... status with refs and remains disliked by many of his peers, which is the whole idea, isn't it? ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors Runners-up: Paul Pierce, Jason Williams, Mike Bibby Comment: This is an asterisk pick. Pierce ...

... night's 113-104 victory over Toronto. Both players were 7-for-9 from long range. STRONG IN DEFEAT Toronto's Vince Carter scored 32 points in a 113-104 loss to Houston on Thursday night. ... Shawn Kemp led Cleveland with 22 points and ...