The name is familiar to old fans, but it may be relatively unfamiliar to new fans. As rose's former Bulls leader, he also had a very high season and won the "Best 6th Man" honor as a rookie. When everyone thought he was going to become the next superstar, fate played a joke on him, all from his youth.
Ben Gordon's parents are Jamaican, but he was born in London and later came to the United States. Back in high school, Gordon showed his basketball talent and led the Mount Vernon Cavaliers to the New York Intercontinental League title, which made him famous as a teenager. After college, he came to the university of Connecticut, a basketball school, and teamed up with Okafor to win the NCAA championship. It was with such a highlight that he was selected by the Bulls with the third pick in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft.
He spent five years with the Bulls, from a rookie to a starter to a leader on the team, and Ben Gordon did not live up to expectations of him. He seems to be a natural scorer who has also staged wonderful playoffs and playoffs with Ray Allen. As for his physical deficiencies, it was mainly the lack of upper limb strength, which affected his career ceiling, but also did not affect him to become a good NBA player.
Watching him gradually play with the Bulls, coupled with the arrival of Derrick Ross, fans once thought that the Bulls were going to return to glory. But in the end, it backfired, Ben Gordon did not agree on a contract with the Bulls, and coupled with the Higher salary offered by the Pistons, Ben Gordon chose to leave. In fact, in addition to the salary problem, Ben Gordon has another consideration for leaving the Bulls. The Bulls showed a willingness to develop Rose at the time, and for Ben Gordon, who was in a similar position, the team's status would obviously be affected.
After coming to the Pistons, I thought Ben Gordon's career would be at a higher level, but he did not adapt to playing here, not only did not play better, but the average time per game also continued to decline, which made his career gradually go to a low point. Soon after, he moved to the Bobcats. The performance here is also more average, and there has been no performance at the peak since. After signing with the Magic, warriors, and then entering the development league, Ben Gordon's wandering career has been continuing, and the performance has become more and more sluggish, and finally gradually faded out of everyone's vision.
Even so, Ben Gordon has not given up his determination to return to the NBA, but until now, no team is willing to give him a chance. Ben Gordon, now 39, has not officially announced his retirement. But after he faded out of the NBA, people gradually forgot his name. Sometimes seeing his news, mostly messing around, makes it harder for him to return to the NBA. According to previous reports, Ben Gordon has faked fire alarms, hidden weapons, fights, etc., and as long as there is news about him, most of them are negative events.
At the same time, some media broke the news about Ben Gordon's mental health. Especially after he gradually faded out of the NBA, Ben Gordon's mental condition became worse and worse. According to Ben Gordon himself, his NBA career is actually very painful, and he has been plagued by mental illness. Especially after leaving the basketball arena, his mental condition became worse and worse, and he didn't even play haircuts and beards for a long time, just wanted to fight with himself in his own head.
After learning about Ben Gordon's mental health, he felt more and more sorry for this talented player. He was supposed to have had a more brilliant career, but he ended his basketball path early. Today, he still longs to return to the NBA or play in Europe. But from the current reality, Ben Gordon's desire is becoming more and more difficult to achieve, and it may further aggravate his mental illness. But no matter what, this excellent scorer who has brought us countless wonderful things, I hope he will be all right in the future!