Vince Carter has one more dunk in him, signs with the Hawks

Vince Carter chases leadership over rings as the 41-year-old has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks.

We haven’t seen the last of Vinsanity just yet. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Vince Carter has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks for the veteran’s minimum of $2.4 million.

Wojnarowski reports that Atlanta values Carter’s leadership and wants him around their young locker room. Carter took on a similar role with the Sacramento Kings last season.

The 41-year-old averaged 5.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 58 games for the Kings last season.

The Hawks finished last in the Eastern Conference in 2017-18 and don’t figure to be much better this season. They shipped out starting point guard Dennis Schroder to Oklahoma City, replacing him with 2018 No. 5 overall pick Trae Young and veteran Jeremy Lin.

Along with Young, the Hawks drafted shooting guard Kevin Heurter with the No. 19 pick. Heurter figures to see plenty of time coming off the bench behind Kent Bazemore.

Taurean Prince, 24, and John Collins, 20, give Atlanta a young core in search of direction. The addition of Carter and subtraction of Schroder should stabilize a locker room that lost its way following the departures of Paul Millsap and Al Horford.

As a trivia note, Carter and Carmelo Anthony are officially teammates for the time being. Anthony’s contract will be bought out in the coming days.

While most players his age latch on to a team with championship aspirations, Carter is proving his priorities are elsewhere. We should all admire Carter for not signing the Warriors in order to add a ring to resume. The real question is, how come the Lakers didn’t sign him?