Vince Carter will be enshrined into Hall of Fame with assist from Julius Erving

UNCASVILLE, Conn.— Vince Carter is “Half Man, Half Amazing,” and all Hall of Famer.The former Nets star will be enshrined Sunday in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

He’ll receive his orange jacket symbolizing basketball immortality and be presented, fittingly, by Julius Erving.The 47-year-old Carter used to come to the Meadowlands and see his athletic idol’s number hanging from the rafters.Now, the former Nets star who turned the dunk into an art form will present the high-flying one who perfected it.“It’s crazy because I remember — obviously, going to Jersey, all of that — I would go in there every night and see that [No.] 32,” Carter told The Post.

“I got to know Doc at the time, obviously.He’s a friend now.“I made a call to Doc, and he didn’t answer.

I left a message.… I remember he calls and hearing his excitement, I was like, ‘This is crazy.’ So add it to the beauty of what was already happening.

Dr.J called me and said, ‘I’d love to be a part of your representation.’ And I was just like, f–k, let’s go.”Sunday will be a highlight in a long career full of highlights.The only man in NBA history to play in parts of four decades, Carter logged a league-record 22 seasons — and a catalog of spectacular plays: the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk title; the “Dunk of Death” over 7-footer Frederic Weis during the Olympics later that year; and that posterization of Alonzo Mourning.While Carter played for eight teams, he’s most associated with the Nets and Raptors.

He played four-plus seasons for New Jersey, beginning upon the Dec.17, 2004 heist that Nets president Rod Thorn pulled off that changed both the franchise and Carter.“The thing that always baffled me was people were like, ‘Well, how come he didn’t do that for us in Toronto?’ And I never understood that because I was like, ‘It’s Jason freakin’ Kidd.

Let’s start there.’ ” Carter explained.“[Richard Jefferson], ...

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