I think people are going to like my new shoes. I like them. I had a lot of success with the one last year, but this year's shoe is going to be a little different, but at the same time it's going to be a little spin-off on last year's shoe.

He was recognized in 2000 as Child Advocate of the Year by the Children's Home Society and received the Florida Governor's Points of Light award in 2007 for his philanthropy in his home state. Off the court Carter establiVince Carterd his Embassy of Hope Foundation assisting children and their families in Florida New Jersey and Toronto. He joined the Mavericks in 2011.