In the early morning of April 17th, Beijing time, NBA champion Blake Griffin updated social media and announced his official retirement and the end of his basketball career!
In his retirement statement, Griffin wrote: "I never thought that one day I would write a retirement statement myself. Looking back on my basketball career, I'm grateful. Victory or defeat, it was something I will never forget about my 14-year career. Basketball has given me a lot of important things in life, and I will never forget my roots. ”
Griffin was born on March 16, 1989, is 2.08 meters tall and has an arm span of 2.11 meters. Everyone likes to ridicule him for his short arms, but if you look at the data, it's actually not that bad. Griffin has been a free agent this season, and the Celtics have repeatedly stated that they want Griffin to return to the team, but Griffin refuses, and he wants to spend more time with his family and children.
Many people are curious about what Griffin's total career salary is? The sect leader simply calculated, Griffin's salary is more than 270 million US dollars, and he can indeed enjoy life. Of course, his biggest regret is that he didn't have a championship. Joining the Nets in 2021 and the Celtics in 2022, Griffin has been working hard for the championship......
In the NBA, if you want to win the championship, you need some luck in addition to hard work. When you do decide to return to your family, NBA championships don't seem to matter that much. In his 14-year NBA career, Griffin played 765 regular season games, averaging 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 0.8 steals per game, shooting 49.3%, 32.8% and 69.6% from three.
Griffin played in only 68 playoff games, averaging 18.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 49.2%, 37.7% and 73.1% from three. Griffin was a six-time All-Star, a five-time All-Star All-Star (3 Second Team, 2 Third Team), and won the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest in 2011!
Griffin would have had a better career if it hadn't been for injuries. In the 2009-10 NBA Draft, Griffin became the top pick, with Harden and Curry behind him! In the 2009-10 season, the day before the start of the regular season, Griffin suffered a kneecap stress fracture in his left knee, and he did not play a game in his rookie season.
In the 2010-11 season, Griffin made his NBA debut. He was at the peak of his debut, averaging 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game this season, and won the Rookie of the Year unanimous vote. At that time, the head coach was still in college, and what he was most looking forward to was watching Griffin dunk in the top ten! Unfortunately, as injuries increased, his dunks became less and less.
Paul, Griffin, Jordan Jr., I don't know how many fans still remember the "empty city"? That Clippers team has strength and spectacle, but Paul and Griffin have been injured in turn, and there has been no breakthrough in the playoffs. This season, Paul averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game with the Warriors, and Jordan Jr. averaged 3.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game with the Nuggets.
In the 2022-23 season, Griffin averaged 4.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game for the Celtics, shooting 48.5%, 34.8%, and 65.6% from three. In fact, he can still play, but his current state is far from Griffin's own expectations. With the retirement of one star after another, there are fewer and fewer names we are familiar with in today's NBA.
Bless Griffin and hope that his life will be more exciting after he retires! We will always remember the white monster who picked the stars in the sky......