Former NBA player Chase Badinger recently posted a photo of himself playing beach volleyball on his personal social media, and Bartinger, who is 33 years old this year, still has a breathtaking bounce. Badinger is an athletic genius who is actually better suited to volleyball than basketball. Badinger was born into a family of sportsmen, his family has many champions, his siblings are volleyball players, but Badinger does not want to go the way of his family.
In 2006, Badinger made a tough decision: play basketball and play the NBA. You know, before that, Badinger was already a well-known young volleyball player. Badinger ranked first among the minors in the United States in volleyball, and in the words of the time, it was a pity that the child did not play volleyball. Badinger is 2.01 meters tall and has excellent running and jumping ability, and his running bounce height has reached 98 cm. Before entering the NBA, Badinger gradually became famous in basketball, and he was once comparable to Durant, but then Badinger also dropped the draft pick for various reasons.
In the eyes of people at that time, Badinger was born for sports, volleyball is good, playing basketball will not be bad. Soon after, he and Durant were invited to the McDonald's Basketball All-Star Game against Auden the Great. Facing the hot Greg Oden on the field, Badinger did not give in, making Auden suffer and teaming up with Durant to defeat Oden. After the game, some fans excitedly said that the future was theirs. If Badinger had been drafted in 2007, he would have been a high-pick rookie, but he felt he needed to train in the NCAA. Badinger didn't fare well in the NCAA, and in 2008, Badinger became a second-round pick.
After entering the NBA, Badinger did not make any waves, Badinger has athletic talent, but in the NBA, the highest temple of basketball, the most important thing is talent. The only thing that stood out about Badinger was his performance in the dunk contest, which shocked Yao Ming, who was still playing for the Rockets at the time: He was literally flying.
Badinger has been a marginal player in the NBA, and later suffered injuries, the game state is even worse, after 7 years in the league, Badinger chose to retire. After retiring from the NBA, Badinger returned to the volleyball court again, and achieved good results in the project, winning the American Beach Volleyball Professional League championship. Today, Badinger has a happy family, his wife has just announced her pregnancy, and Badinger's life is really enviable.