Sean Kemp is a famous big forward in NBA history, he is 2 meters 09 tall, weighs as much as 128 kilograms, and is also a top dunkman, nicknamed "Rain Man". In 1989, Kemp entered the draft as a high school student and was selected by the Seattle Supersonics (now the Thunder) with the 17th pick in the first round. After the rookie season, Kemp improved significantly, averaging double-doubles for 6 consecutive seasons, and had a season of 20+9 per game, and also reached the finals, fighting 6 games with the peak Jordan. In that era of four centers ruled, Kemp was named to the All-Star Team three times and was named to the All-Star Team for six consecutive years, and performed very well.
Unfortunately, Kemp's honor is limited to this. As a talented player, his running and jumping ability is very good, in addition to eating cake, he can also host the ball and face frame attack, is a player with a comprehensive attack and defense, the previous violent aesthetic Griffin, the draft template is Kemp. At first, he was on a par with the three big forwards Karl Malone, Charles Barkley and Alonzo Morning, but they did not reach the heights they should have. This is first of all a personality reason, as a large violent striker, his personality is also very grumpy. Like the NBA's no. 1 center, DeMarcus Cousins, he was an unwatchable teenager, so he only dropped the 17th pick in the draft.
On the other hand, the chaotic private life also ruined his career. After becoming famous, Kemp fell in love with the bright and green life, often looking for flowers and willows outside. He is said to have a famous saying that he never slept with the same woman twice. Therefore, he has experienced as many women as the great basketball emperor Chamberlain. Not only that, but he also fell in love with alcoholism and even started taking drugs. In the 1999-00 season, he averaged 17.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, but due to excessive indulgence, his figure has gone out of shape. After being traded to the Trail Blazers, it began to go downhill. In 2003, after only 14 seasons of playing Camp, he had no ball to play and had no choice but to announce his retirement.
But after retiring, Kemp immediately went bankrupt. He had signed a big contract of $107 million for 7 years, which was a huge amount of money in the era, how could it be squandered so quickly? It turned out that because he went all over the world to collect flowers, there were many illegitimate children, and there were 11 illegitimate children known alone, and they all came from different mothers. In addition, there is a large group of relatives around him, all relying on him to support. Raising so many people is obviously a huge expense, so after running out of balls and losing his source of income, Camp went straight to bankruptcy.
Now Camp is only 51 years old, already has a big belly and is quite fat. Unlike other NBA celebrities, he didn't get a position as a commentator or commentator because of the negative image on the sidelines. After bankruptcy, some people even saw him washing dishes in restaurants to make a living. But then he partnered with someone to open a bar, had a stable stake, and finally could spend his old age in peace.