The forward is remembered as a star for the Boston Celtics, a team he represented for 10 seasons when he won two titles and was named to eight All-Star teams. Overwhelmed by ankle injuries, he announced his initial retirement at age 32 in , so the Celtics replaced him with two future Hall of Fame big men in Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.
He remained retired for two seasons but returned in the season for the Milwaukee Bucks. He played 40 games 34 as a starter where he averaged 8. However, an injury towards the end of that regular season forced him to miss the playoffs, which would mark the end of his professional career. On the same Milwaukee team that Cowens joined, a star guard Sidney Moncrief stood out. One of the best perimeter defenders in NBA history, he played 10 seasons with the Bucks with five All-Star appearances but was affected by serious knee problems, retiring in at the age of The guard stayed out throughout but made a modest return in with the Atlanta Hawks.
For his new team, he played 72 games and averaged 4. Following that season, when he shared the locker room with players like Dominique Wilkins and Moses Malone, he retired permanently.
The next player on this list is one of the best players in NBA history. After his glorious career between and with the Lakers, which included five championships, Magic Johnson shocked the world in when he announced that he had contracted the HIV virus which forced him to leave the game.
However, Johnson's formal return to the league would have to wait for another five years. He returned in January of , donning the Lakers' Purple and Gold once again. Despite embracing a sixth-man role, he still had a massive impact for the Lakers with averages of That series would be Johnson's last for the Lakers, who months later added a young man named Kobe Bryant in the draft.
Magic isn't the only guard named Johnson on the list. Kevin Johnson began his NBA career in Cleveland but was quickly traded to Phoenix, where he played 11 seasons three All-Stars , before announcing his retirement at the end of After sitting out one season, he returned at the end of to replace the injured Jason Kidd. I would like to describe last season as a seven-month exercise in coming face to face with my own athletic mortality.
Last team. Today, I am officially retiring from the game of basketball. I started playing basketball 30 years ago in my backyard on an uneven patch of dirt, gravel, and grass. It was on that court that my dreams began to form. Reality has far surpassed my dreams!! So thankful for 15 years in the NBA and all the amazing relationships and memories along the way. A post shared by JJ Redick jjredick.
Redick averaged He was one of the best 3-point shooters of his era, making or more 3-pointers four times in five seasons from He led the NBA at At that stage, players are either forced to retire or accept new reduced roles with limited minutes on the floor.
On the flip side, there have been many players who have retired too early and could have squeezed out a few more years playing the sport they love. Basketball is not just a game but a lifestyle, it can become hard to say goodbye to it all, but as they say, 'time doesn't wait for anyone. He was the second option after the late great Kobe Bryant in the LA Lakers back-to-back title runs of and Pau has also been a leader for Spain's national basketball team and has a stacked international basketball resume.
GrizzliesOTD in memgrizz defeated spurs in what marks to date paugasol 's final game played in Memphis. Gasol was recently been in the news as there were rumors of him rejoining the LA Lakers and teaming up with his brother, Marc Gasol.
We will have to wait and watch if the Lakers do move for him, but the former All-Star certainly won't be suiting up for minutes on the floor as his playing days are behind him. Drafted back in , Tyson Chandler has successfully defied time and has lasted extremely long as a front line player. Most bigs in the NBA are cursed with a shorter period of relevance when compared to their backcourt counterparts.
Chandler has a lot of miles under his NBA career and boasts of an impressive list of accomplishments.
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