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5 biggest snubs off the NBA2K18 All-Time Orlando Magic team

By Philip Rossman-Reich

LOS ANGELES - JUNE 7: Rashard Lewis #9 and Hedo Turkoglu #15 of the Orlando Magic high five during Game Two of the 2009 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on June 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - JUNE 7: Rashard Lewis #9 and Hedo Turkoglu #15 of the Orlando Magic high five during Game Two of the 2009 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on June 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Vince Carter, Orlando Magic
CHARLOTTE, NC – NOVEMBER 10: Vince Carter #15 of the Orlando Magic directs teammates as Gerald Wallace #3 of the Charlotte Bobcats defends during a game at Time Warner Cable Arena on November 10, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Vince Carter (2010-11)

Outside of Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu, no player probably has gotten more support for addition to the all-time Orlando Magic team than Daytona Beach-native Vince Carter.

Some of it is probably some form of local nostalgia or nostalgia for what Carter was with the Toronto Raptors — he is on the all-time Raptors, by the way. And some of it is probably wishing the 2009 or 2010 Magic ended up in the game. Obviously, Lewis and Turkoglu’s absence prevented that. So no one would complain about getting more players from those teams on there.

Carter played only 1.5 years with the Magic (and not even that since he got traded in December of his second year). So he does not have longevity. But that did not disqualify Francis. He did not play for the Magic much longer than Carter.

Carter’s time with Orlando is ultimately viewed as a disappointment despite the wave of nostalgia about Carter. The Magic represented the best teams Carter ever played on and the furthest he ever advanced in the Playoffs. And far too often in the 2010 season, a team some consider the best in Magic history, Carter faded into the background. That became a problem in the Playoffs, especially in the Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Boston Celtics.

Overall, Carter averaged 16.3 points per game and shot a 49.3 percent effective field goal percentage. Those are hardly poor numbers. Carter may not have been an All Star in Orlando, but he was still a very solid player. Just maybe not the player the Magic needed to get over the top and win a championship.

Carter is still immensely popular. There were some fans who wanted Orlando to bring him back as a free agent this summer. And since he is an active player, he is definitely going to be in the game — and, again, is on the Raptors All-Time team.

Carter probably should be first in line to get on the all-time Magic team in 2K18. And the fact he is not on considering some of the other picks is a bit confusing.