Origin and extinction, flowers bloom, people will always gradually become no longer young with the passage of time, and many NBA stars who have accompanied us in their youth have unconsciously reached the stage of retirement, like the former "Guago" Carmelo Anthony, "White Monster" Blake Griffin, the picture of them playing seems to be still yesterday, but they themselves quietly retired and disappeared from the public's field of vision. In addition to them, the superstars who brought us passion a few years ago have also entered the countdown to their careers, such as the following four,
Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook, the former totem of the Thunder, has shown super strength and passion since entering the NBA through the draft in 2008, the 16-17 NBA regular season MVP, 2-time NBA scoring champion, 3-time NBA assist king, 9-time NBA best team, and even played a brutal triple-double of 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game at his peak, which can be called the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".
However, it is such a superstar who can only sign a veteran base salary and join the Lakers, Clippers and other teams to compete for the final championship honor. Once he wins the championship, I am afraid that Westbrook will immediately announce his retirement, after all, his current statistics have dropped to the point where he can only average 11.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. Although as a fan, I definitely want to continue to watch him play, but according to Wei Shao's character, once he feels that his career is complete, or when he really can't play, I am afraid that he will not continue to play reluctantly, because it is a drag on his 16-year brilliant career.
James Harden
As Westbrook's Thunder brother, James Harden, who entered the NBA a year later, is also a superstar who brings us good memories of youth. The Thunder three young people entered the Finals, the light bulb combination against the universe brave, led the emperor to the playoffs, James Harden's career can be described as colorful. NBA Sixth Man of the Year in the 11-12 season, NBA regular season MVP in the 17-18 season, 2-time NBA assist champion, 3-time NBA scoring champion, 7-time NBA All-NBA Team, etc. In addition to not having a championship, I basically got the honors.
Now, Harden joins his second brother, Westbrook, with the Clippers, where they are chasing a championship. If he gets this top honor, I'm afraid he will also announce his retirement from the NBA. After all, affected by injuries, his state is not as good as year after year, and he can only average 16.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game in the regular season this year, which is not the same as the super data of 36.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game in his peak season. However, fans who like Dengge will probably be happier than fans who like Wei Shao, after all, Harden has made it clear that he will come to the CBA to play for a period of time after retiring from the NBA, so even if he retires from the NBA, domestic fans can still see him.
Chris Paul
Chris Paul, who entered the league in 2005, has been in the league for 19 years, except for LeBron James in 2003 and his fellow Louis Williams and Aamir Johnson, he can basically be regarded as the longest-serving player in the NBA league. And he not only played for a long time, but also won 2 Olympic gold medals in his career, 5 NBA assist kings, 6 NBA steals kings, 9 NBA best defensive teams, 11 NBA best teams, and averaged 22.8 points, 11 assists and 2.7 steals per game at his peak, and he is also a well-deserved superstar.
However, since 2011, he missed the playoffs for the first time this year, and unfortunately fell on the play-off stage, averaging only 9.2 points, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Throughout his career, the only thing he wants now is a championship, so maybe he will win the championship next year, or suddenly announce his retirement if he really can't move. However, Paul has been playing for so long, no matter what decision he makes, the fans should respect it, and only hope that he can win the championship at the last moment to make his career have no regrets.
LeBron James
LeBron James, who is even more heavyweight, has played 21 seasons since he entered the league in 2003, and no one has been with him longer than him, and he can be called a super living fossil in the current NBA. His career can't even be described as brilliant, because he is a legend, 4-time NBA regular season MVP, 4-time NBA championship, 19-time All-NBA Team, 20-time All-Star, NBA all-time scoring champion, the first player in the NBA to reach a career total of 40,000 points, etc., and many other honors.
And you must know that a player like him who has been in the NBA for so long will not have particularly good statistics in his twilight years, basically similar to role players with about 10 points, but he can still cut an average of 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game this season, leading the team into the playoffs, and he can't see that he is a twilight player at all. However, no matter how you say it, no one can compete with the years, and his career is almost coming to an end, and I am afraid that when his son joins the league, he will announce his retirement after completing his dream of competing with his son.