Recently, former NBA star Jennings posted a photo of himself in his personal media. In the photo, Jennings is thin, this anomaly, generally speaking, NBA stars will waste training after retirement, and their weight will naturally rise, while Jennings has maintained a good position, making people wonder if it is the idea of returning to the NBA.
Unlike other retired players, Jennings not only publicly stated in interviews that he would not return to the NBA to play, but also had no intention of playing in other leagues. Play became Jennings' main "job" so what made him become like this from the heir of Iverson, the proud son of heaven.
Looking back on Jennings' career, we have to start from before he landed in the NBA, in high school, Jennings was the first high school student in the United States, and Jennings played 142 games for 4 years, and it is exaggerated that Jennings only lost 14 games. He averaged 32 points per game in his senior year of high school and made history with 99 points in the high school rankings. At the same time, Jennings's emergence coincided with Iverson's twilight years, and the same height of about 185 and the same flowing style made Jennings the next Iverson by the media.
Under the pursuit of the media, Jennings felt the dividends of influence, but also more determined to embark on the professional field, after graduating from high school Jennings made an unexpected decision, because not satisfied with the college league, Jennings chose to go to the European League, but his European journey was not as smooth as people imagined, in the Europa League, Jennings averaged 17 minutes per game but only scored 5.5 points, this unpleasant journey made him only ranked 10th in the first round when he participated in the draft in 2009 and was selected by the Bucks.
After entering the Bucks, Jennings became the debut and peak representative, and he scored a double-double of 17 points in his debut. He also scored a season-high score of 55 points in his rookie season, becoming a strong contender for the best rookie. But Jennings' good fortune did not last forever, and in the following time the Iverson style of play was gradually eliminated, and Jennings's poor confrontation made it difficult for him to gain a foothold in the new generation of defenders, although he briefly played after being traded to the Pistons, but in the end it was only a return to the light.
At the end of his 9th season in the NBA, Jennings became unloved, and Jennings, who faded out of the NBA, came to the CBA to play, but only played for one season, and then returned to the development league. But it is worth mentioning that when the Bucks won the championship last year, the Bucks Championship Parade unexpectedly invited Jennings to attend, which for a time made people think that Jennings would return to the league and return to the Bucks, because the Bucks just lacked a traditional organizational guard, but now it seems unlikely that Jennings will return to the league. Although it is a pity that he could not replicate Iverson's miracle, Jennings also left his own performance in the NBA, although he regretted more, but it was worth the trip.