There are a lot of young superstars in the NBA, there are evergreens like Vince Carter and James, but there are also many superstars at their peak age, because of these and other reasons have withdrawn from the NBA stage at their peak, and they should have had a better career, so the US media took stock of the top ten stars who retired prematurely.
Tenth place Ralph Sampson
Sampson, who joined the Rockets in 1983 as a champion, quickly became the guardian of the Rockets' restricted area with a height of 2 meters and 24 meters, but Sampson's teammates were too bad, even if the rookie could get 21 points, 11 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in the first year, he still could not lead the Rockets to achieve results, and the team only got 29 wins and 53 losses.
But the next year the Rockets selected Olajuwon, and Sampson formed an interior twin tower, and led the team to the Finals, but unfortunately, when people thought that the Rockets would soon win the championship, Sampson's injury made the Rockets management lose confidence, they chose to trade Sampson, which also opened Sampson's wandering career, and finally after 9 seasons of playing, only 31 years old Sampson faded out of the league.
Ninth place Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson also joined the Hornets as a champion, known as "Big Mom", the rookie season Johnson can get 19.2 points and 11 rebounds of the double-double data, and completed a 12-year 110 million contract with the Hornets, Jordan's annual salary was only 3.25 million, which is also the first billion yuan contract in the NBA.
However, it is a pity that Johnson suffered a back injury, the Hornets had no choice but to trade the cornerstone of the team to the Knicks, johnson who came to the Knicks performed worse than before, although he staged a feat of completing the miracle of the black eight 3+1, but the injury was not spared, and finally Johnson failed to pass the physical fitness test and quit the league at the age of 31.
Eighth place: Pete Maravic
Known as the "pistol," Mattevic was selected by the Hawks with the third pick in the first round in 1970, and he was the face of the NBA that year, and the Hawks, Jazz, and Pelicans all retired his jerseys for him because his shooting posture resembled pulling a revolver from one side.
If it weren't for Maravich's scarred knees, he would have been in a much higher position than he is now, his knees were almost scrapped by the time he was 32, and his weight quickly soared due to his own alcoholism, and his body gradually stiffened and slowed down, which also forced him to announce his retirement at the age of 32.
Seventh Place Brad Doherty
Doherty was drafted by the Cavaliers in 1986 and spent all his career with the Cavaliers, Doherty established the Cavaliers' first era, under his leadership the Cavaliers entered the playoffs 8 times in 9 years, including 1 Eastern Conference Final, he was the absolute core of the team that year.
Doherty averaged 19 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in his career, playing eight seasons in his career, including five All-Star selections, but Doherty was also a talent destroyed by injuries, suffering a serious back injury at the age of 28, and since then he has never been able to stand in the NBA and can only announce his retirement.
Sixth Place Gilbert Arenas
"Great General" Arenas is definitely the representative of the second-round show counterattack, fans can not forget the scene of Arenas and Kobe Against each other, in that era with Kobe, Iverson, Maddy Arenas is not afraid to face these superstars.
Arenas' ability to score is unquestionable, but his high-profile personality and the infamous gun-toting incident caused Arenas to fall into the abyss, of course, Arenas' left knee was also injured, as a player who relied on explosiveness and scoring for a living, he quickly lost his place in the league after losing these.
Fifth Place Brandon Roy
To ask who is the talent destroyed by injury, then "Yellow Mamba" Roy is definitely on the list, the genius who was once hailed as Kobe's successor has only played 5 seasons and left the league at the age of 26, although the Timberwolves signed Roy at the age of 28, but it turned out that his knees could not be sustained, and finally said goodbye completely after only 5 games.
In those years, if Roy and Auden remained healthy, the Blazers definitely had the strength to compete for the championship, Roy played 5 seasons that year, but he was selected as an All-Star 3 times, from here you will know how strong Roy really is. But since high school, he has undergone a total of 7 knee surgeries, and you can imagine what kind of body Roy is dragging.
Fourth Tracy McGrady
Maddy is the youth of a generation, especially the Yao Mai combination affects the hearts of countless Chinese fans, but it is a pity that Maddy, who came to the Rockets, has begun to gradually go downhill, although the Rockets have Yao Mai, but in fact, the two are always injured and stopped, which also makes the Yao Mai combination not play a great power.
Who would have thought that Maddy was only 32 years old when he retired, which should have been the best year for a scorer, but Maddy is also a representative of wasteful talent, if Maddy can be more diligent, then he will definitely achieve higher than now, but unfortunately, his own lack of effort and back injury made Maddy have to leave the game early.
Third place Yao Ming
Yao Ming represents the highest level of basketball in our country, we don't know when we can get a player like Dayao again, the NBA has not had a Chinese face for too many years, and we are even more sorry for Dayao's early retirement.
In the rocket Dayao to stand up to those tall and strong inside line, while Dayao also has to play for the country, often in many cases Dayao to finish the NBA to rush to the international arena, such consumption also makes Dayao's body unbearable, and finally Dayao announced his retirement at the age of 30.
Second Magician Johnson
As the Lakers' iconic character Magician, his career is very successful, 12 All-Stars, 5 championships, 3 MVP, 3 FMVP, such a career resume even now few people can achieve, it can be said that The Magician is the second player in history after Jordan.
But at the age of 31, he contracted an illness that forced him to quit the game, but four years later the magician was back in the familiar arena, but at that time he weighed 255 pounds, and he didn't have the dexterity of the past, he played more as a big forward, but after 32 games, the magician announced his retirement again.
First Michael Jordan
"Basketball god" Jordan has retired three times, after the Bulls won three consecutive championships Jordan's father was murdered, he chose to play baseball to fulfill his father's expectations, but Jordan was not successful in baseball; at the age of 34, it may be because his achievements in basketball are too high, Jordan believes that there is no opponent to compete with, and then announces his retirement again.
But after a few years, Jordan rejoined the Wizards and wanted to lead the team to the playoffs again, but unfortunately, the 38-year-old Jordan could not be as good as before, the Wizards' two-year results were not ideal, and finally Jordan announced his retirement three times. Jordan wasted his years between the ages of 34 and 38, and if he used this time well, Jordan might have a few more rings.