Generally speaking, in addition to personal lack of ability and injury troubles, NBA players will choose to announce retirement in a decent way to draw a perfect end to their careers. However, everything is absolute, take the following players, their reasons for retirement are really difficult to say, and even called strange. Today we will take a look at the NBA's bizarre reasons for retirement, and give them a grade by the way.
A Grade: Collison
In this era of small ball dominated by defenders, Collison is definitely a qualified starting point guard, and the ten million contract is completely handy for him. But no one expected that Collison, who had just entered his golden age, suddenly announced his retirement without warning, for religious reasons. If you can give up tens of millions of annual salaries for such a strange reason as preaching, only Collison can do it in the entire NBA.
S-Class: Larry Sanders, Spreeville
Before the emergence of Alphabet Brother, Larry Sanders, who was physically talented and had won the cap king, could be said to be the backbone of the Bucks' inner line at that time, and the management also signed a long contract with him for a good salary. Less than a year after playing, Sanders declared that he had lost interest in basketball, so he reached a buyout with the Bucks and quit the NBA, pursuing poetry and far away in the name.
After helping the Timberwolves reach the Western Conference Finals, in order to retain the hero Splendid, the management chose to give him a 33-year, 21 million pension contract for the 33-year-old. Logically, the other veterans should not be able to move their legs when they see it, but the madman wants to be a different firework, only to see that he rejects the kindness of the timber wolf, and arrogantly says: There is no annual salary of tens of millions of dollars, I would rather lie on the couch at home. As soon as this word came out, the madman really had to retire and go home to lie on the sofa.
SS Class: Royce White, Bird
As the No. 16 pick in the 2012 draft, Royce White's talent is unquestionable, and he is also regarded by the Rockets as an important player in the team's future. But to the surprise of the Rockets, Reus White was born with a severe anxiety disorder that even flying can produce fear, which also means that he cannot participate in away games. It is precisely because of such a strange and strange disease that White did not survive, and could only waste his talent and hastily ended his career.
As a small forward in the top three levels of NBA history, even if he is deeply troubled by back injuries in the final years of his career, Bird can still contribute to the all-round data of 20+9+7 per game in the year of retirement, and with the state he shows, it is no problem to play for another two or three years. However, Bird eventually chose to retreat from the rapids, and the reason he gave was also very personal: Brother simply did not want to drag down his own average data per game. Such a compelling reason for retirement is indeed something that Bird can do.
SSS Rating: Jordan
After winning his first triple crown, Jordan is only one step away from the throne of the god of basketball. However, at the peak of his life, Jordan suddenly and publicly announced that he would change his career to play baseball. On the one hand, in order to fulfill his father's last wishes, on the other hand, it is strange and domineering, that is, Jordan feels that the NBA is no longer challenging, and basketball has become boring. The only person who is qualified to retire for this reason is really Jordan.