In the new season, we can feel that some All-Star players have declined significantly due to age, such as James, Paul, Lowry, etc., but at least they are still the main force and even the core of the team, and they can still play happily in the NBA.
However, some NBA All-Stars who have been in the league for many years have not announced their retirement for various reasons, and they have disappeared from the league this season.
The 38-year-old Cameron Anthony, as James' draft scout, as a 10-time All-Star, known as an offensive kaleidoscope, jump shooting posture is a league textbook, but after ending his cooperation with the Lakers last season, he has not found a job in the new season.
In fact, Kan Kanjun personally believes that the reason why Melon has not been able to work again comes more from himself, he definitely wants to play, but he is more eager to go to a team with the strength to win the championship, embarrassed that the team with the strength to win the championship just does not look at him, if Melon lets go of his obsession, he can completely return to the Lakers, although he has no defense, but his shooting ability is still there, at least better than Nunn (last season Melon averaged 13.3 points per game in the Lakers, shooting 37.5% from three-point range).
At present, there is news that the Nets are also in contact with melons, but I personally think that the possibility of joining is relatively low, after all, the Nets are different from the Lakers, they themselves have relatively excellent outside shooters, Durant, Curry Jr., Mills, etc., they are more in need of defenders with excellent defensive ability.
In fact, many Melon fans are still eager to see him play his 20th season in the NBA, although he is no longer an All-Star level player and does not have the ability to play the team's starter, he still has the ability to shine on the team that suits him, but there are not many opportunities left, and the NBA championship ring he has exhausted his entire career may fade away with him.
A 2006 draft pick and seven-time All-Star, 37-year-old LaMarcus Aldridge has been at home since his contract with the Nets ended last season.
Ader's situation is somewhat similar to Anthony, but it is not exactly the same, first of all, judging from last season's performance, Ade still retains a high shooting rate (12.9 points per game last season, 55% shooting), but the age factor has led to an extreme decline in his athletic ability, plus he is not a good rim protector, so his holes on the defensive end of the court will be infinitely magnified.
Of course, with the height advantage, some teams were still willing to give the veteran some opportunities, but although he was forced to interrupt his career due to heart problems in April 2021, although he successfully returned last season, it still greatly affected his market value, if there is no accident, it is likely that last season in the Nets was the last season of his NBA career.
Compared to the above two, the 2004 draft champion, 8-time NBA All-Star, 36-year-old Dwight Howard, is much luckier, because he won the coveted NBA championship with the Lakers in the 2019-20 season.
After winning the championship, Howard played in the league really just for fun, after the third cooperation with the Lakers last season, Warcraft did not get the call of other NBA teams before the start of this season, so he recently decisively chose to join the Taoyuan Clouded Leopards in Taiwan Province with a monthly salary of $200,000, both can continue to play, but also have a lot of salary to get, in the eyes of Warcraft has won the NBA championship, where to play is not particularly important.
In addition, the 37-year-old Millsap, a four-time All-Star who was traded to Philadelphia by the Nets last season, also failed to be called up to an NBA team before the start of this season, and it is likely that last season was his last season, and his retirement may be a matter of when to announce it.