Vince Carter's retirement may be postponed yet again.

While appearing on on ESPN's 'Pardon The Interruption' on Thursday, the 42-year-old Atlanta Hawks player said that 43 was the age that he envisioned himself finally electing to retire.

"Yeah, I think I could stretch it out one more [year]," Carter said. "At the end of the year, I usually assess from top to bottom to see how I'm feeling. And obviously opportunity, when the phone call rings and teams show interest, that's a good thing.

"Me personally, I think I can give it another year. So, why not? We'll see what happens."

In the interview, Carter even went as far as to say that he was letting the cat out the bag in regards to him wanting to play again next season.

Carter, who is now in his 21st season, has averaged 7.1 points per game while starting eight times for Atlanta. Incredibly, he played 45 minutes in the Hawks' 4OT loss the Chicago Bulls on March 1.

Carter, of course, began his career during the 1998-99 season with the Toronto Raptors, who acquired him in a draft-night trade with the Golden State Warriors. He went on to play parts of seven seasons with the Raptors before being traded to the then-New Jersey Nets. He has also played for the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings in his career. 

The university of North Carolina product has averaged 17.3 ppg over his career and has been named an all-star eight times.