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7 Former NBA Stars whose careers ended exactly how they should have ended: 1) Dirk 2) D Wade 3) Manu 4) Tim Duncan 5) Vinsanity 6) Ray Allen 7) Uncle Reg
@@actionexchange569 this will be his last year, he just announced, but my point is that we are witnessing its end and his career is ending the way it should, amazing pro!
@@rapthesaurusrex5216 not from Indi myself but Uncle Reg is one of the goat. Amazing person too, his team wanted to win it for him before he retired, it shows how much people loved and respected him.
@@cameronwilliams676 uhmmm.. chasing Lin outta NY, getting his coaches fired and yes COACH-"ES" and not to mention not getting off the court or on the court when his tantrums goes off.
CJtheOMEGA lol karma is when you do something bad and get the same treatment back. meaning in order for him to have karma he would have had to end someone’s career or something. both of those are arguable especially the jeremy lin situation and even then i would rather have a melo than a jeremy lin and and dantony is a crybaby himself so it wasn’t just melo. and him being a ball hog is just his play style it’s literally nothing to have karma from😂
You’re right. Iverson’s downfall was his own fault. Plenty of accomplished players accepted lessened roles on the team post career prime. Vince Carter is a shining example of someone who’s shown that he is above his ego which is why he’s still around. Philadelphia gave Allen a pity contract his final year in the NBA because they saw the writing on the wall for Iverson’s career. A.I.’s pride & ego ended his NBA career.
That’s what hubris & a big ego will do...I guess he never heard of that former Rookie Of The Year/3X scoring champ/MVP/All Star/All NBA 1st & 2nd Teamer-turned-6th man off the bench named Bob McAdoo...he may not have won NBA World Titles if he told the Lakers that he wasn’t willing to come off the bench
Agreed... another AI is a shining example of what putting your ego aside can do for you. Andre Iguodala ended up with 3 rings and 1 Finals MVP for willing to come off the bench... even tho he was a starter for his entire time in Philadelphia and his season in Denver.
He should have used David Robinson for an excellent example. The former league MVP accepted coming off the bench later in his career. Tim Duncan became the focal point of their offense in 1998. The Spurs wouldn't have won championships in 1999 and 2003 without "The Admiral" making that sacrifice.
he was hotheaded over his head that can't control his angry what End his NBA Career he good NBA player see him put a good game against great Chicago Bulls when MJ was in his prime in regular season & playoff
Breaks my heart every time. If he woulda sat the bench for those last couple mins (since they were already up) he might've avoid the injury all together.
@@dardalion3199 The 2012 playoff game where he first injured his knee. They were up by 12 with 1:22 seconds left. Following a timeout AND Chicago had the ball. They shoulda either took him out or just played to milk the clock.
Shaq had good carrier it wasn’t terrible he was having with celtics, steve nash also had a nice ending. Greg oden and granger or only honourable mention
The only reason it could be considered sad for Shaq towards the end is because he was desperate to have the same amount of rings from kobe if not one more. Guy had an amazing career otherwise .
Johnnion GT andy was referring to star players career ended cause of injurys and their stats drop, but for bosh's blood cloth it ended his career but he was able to average great numbers before it happen
The fact that Derrick Rose could have been here is crazy. I'm so grateful he was given another opportunity and had the balls to addressed it. He might not go into the hall of fame, but man he touched a lot of hearts.
Chris Webber was awesome with Washington,Golden State but he really took flight with Sacramento and ended his career with Detroit. Webber deserves an honorary mention.
People saying Iverson's ego, some say the NBA didn't want Allen's "image" to tarnish the league. It was both if you asked me. Pro sports leagues and exec's. can hype who they want, and stigmatize the image of certain players whenever they want. On the flip side, Iverson was overly emotional at times when he didn't necessarily need to be.
Yeah, but he really doesn't fit on this list. This list is made up of players who were great and essentially we're kicked out of the NBA do to their declining skills. Petrovic is like Hendrix, in that he died at his peak and he died a legend.
Ted's Tarantulas And Other Inverts nah... even though his NBA career didn’t end well, he’s a legend in China. None of the players on this list ended their career on a high note
Could’ve put Bob Cousy in here as well. He retired with the Celtics in 1963. Then he came back in 1970 to play 1 season with the Royals and retire again.
Only reason he did that, was to raise ticket sales, the Royals were like losing money at that time, so Cousy played just for the sake of getting the moolah.
@@Johnny-hn9ts Fair but I wouldn't dare ask Michael Jordan to come off the bench IN HIS PRIME. Would you? What reason would you convince him IN HIS PRIME?
@@danielyankun3605 no. I was speaking about asking a superstar player to come off the bench IN THEIR PRIME. That interview was in 2004 in Allen Iverson prime.
@@danielyankun3605 you forgot Hall of Fame, 11x all-star, culture changer, multiple All-NBA teams. Etc. Logic alone, not personal bias but you don't ask certain "superstars" IN THEIR PRIME to come off the bench. Have a nice day sir
stefan marinkovic Once whoever your favorite player is gets to a similar point Kobe got to, after all the injuries and age finally catching up to him and Him only averaging 17pts, you’ll appreciate any big performances they have. Kobe went out with a bang, scoring his last 15 points in 2minutes and 54 seconds and winning the game again for his team. Classic kobe, I teared up for a moment just appreciating his career and everything he did for the league. He shot it 50 times because that’s how many times his teammates wanted him to shoot it, or more. Shaq wanted him to get 50 and Kobe said hell no, and then his crazy ass dropped 60. We were all just appreciating his legacy and people like you just come in to stain it
stefan marinkovic since we compare Kobe to the all time legends let’s go to the stats of their last games, try Kareem, who is the NBA’s All-Time leading scorer, went out with 7pts, Magic Johnson’s last game: 8pts 5 assists, Oscar Robertson’s last game: 6pts 2-13 shooting, Jerry west’s last game: 4pts 2 rebounds, Bird didn’t do too bad 12pts 5 boards 4ast. The second All-Time leading scorer in NBA history, Karl Malone scored 2 points in the 21 minutes he played in the the last game of his career, and the GOAT himself posted 15 points in a 107-87 loss. In recent memory, the last game Paul pierce played at least 15 minutes he had 2pts on 1-5 shooting. Tim Duncan and dirk did pretty good, Tim with 19pts and 5 boards, and Dirk with 20pts 10 boards, but dwade probably had the Next best “last game” with a triple double scoring 25pts 11boards 10ast on 28 shot attempts in a 20 point loss. You sound like a clown saying “don’t talk about stats” 🤣. Kobe, down 94-84, scores 15points in 2mins 54 seconds to put the lakers up 99-96 and caps off his 60pt night with an assist. “Don’t talk stats” 🤡 appreciate greatness, especially when one of the nba’s greatest legends has a game like THAT to cap off his career.
@@AirSexton23 you clearly dont remember kobe's last season,i love kobe but that whole thing about the farewell season was so wanky and self centred,you might say that he deserved it but some other players like duncan and nowitki just went out quietly without having all that faff,that game was just a good way of ending a farewell season for kobe in a game that the jazz didnt care about,it was all theatre
Andy Hoops , lots of huge NBA stars ended very sour with injuries and everything , I feel like if they would’ve changed their games differently , they probably wouldn’t end up in that situation
From what I knew years back, the reason Magic Johnson finally retired was because opposing players complained that they could not guard him effectively due to his health condition, they're even afraid to touch him. Magic gave in to this pressure.
@@killerineverygame you obviously not listening baron Davis was never ever a NBA superstar like penny Hathaway or grant hill with commercials or even the recognition of Allen Iverson baron was the truth but he never was a NBA superstar yao ming had a whole country behind him China
@@killerineverygame a NBA superstar is more than what you average Rashad Lewis averaged 20 and was never a superstar mitch Richmond averaged 25 almost and his career and was never superstar status his teammate Tim Hathaway was more of a superstar than him because his crossover and recognition
Allen Iverson was my favourite player. I loved to watch him play. I learned to crossover just like him. I developed and improve my skills a lot just by trying out his moves. Along with my skills and experience I developed good spacing reading and a reliable mid range and long shot. Whenever I started to question myself I'd look for the Answer
GT Chicago AI got fucked by the leauge its a shame their a people who are much worse than him who got to have much longer careerS. Jason kidd is a literal piece of shit who beat his wife and he was still able to play. The leauge push AI out the leauge he had one of his best seasons in 08 and then they forced him into the bench role that was just fucked up.
Hey Andy, do trades that we thought were good for one team at first but turned out good for the other team. For example the Demarcus Cousins to Pelicans trade. At first we thought it was a great trade for the Pelicans but it ended up being a great trade for the Kings.
I don’t really like watching those victory parades for an entire season. Especially on bad teams when they’re just taking minutes away from young dudes who need to develop.
Stalker Bleach agree. Nowitzki way was the best. Confirm your retirement when there are couple of games left so that you can get well deserved ovations and the happy ending while at the same time you don’t take other players minutes and team success
@@ZachAttackIsBack it seems like you didn't watch the Lakers that season, the only 3 players that were young to develop were dlo,Jordan and Randle and they all played enough minutes that season, in some games Kobe played like 10-15 the entire game and sometimes Marcelo huertas played more minutes
InAndrewYangWeTrust 2020 bron is already a top 10 player...and kd has 2rings a mvp scoring titles and known as the best or one of the best scorers of all time
Both had pretty normal decline in numbers as they aged. I think they had a pretty normal/long career, it's not like the guys above that had their careers end prematurely due to injuries or drugs.
I was crushed when I heard he died in a car crash after the 1993 playoffs. He opened the door for European born players to enter the NBA. Sadly, we'll never know the heights his career would have reached.
I respect AI but he was so immature. He clearly never heard about former MVP and Scoring Champion Bob McAdoo, who came off the bench helping the Lakers win.
I immediately thought of Bob McAdoo as well. Bill Walton too. Olajuwan, Barkley, Moses Malone, and Dirk Nowitzki all came off the bench late in their careers. AI is one of my all time favorite players, but yeah, he could be very immature.
He was my favorite player when he went to Georgetown and up until he went to the finals in 2001 but he was so selfish couldn't co exist with any other top player that the sixers had ie stackhouse who got drafted their the year before in 1995 a still productive Derrick Coleman Larry Hughes and even Chris Webber in an interview said it was hard playing with Iverson when he went to the sixers cause AI had to hog the ball and take all the shots
Very immature and seflish player and to think in the 1996 draft he was taken over kobe Bryant and even Ray Allen if they would redraft those guys we all know kobe would be taken first and maybe even Ray Allen over iverson
He was a 2 time big east player of the year at Georgetown and to think when he got to the NBA all he focused on is scoring and on 2nd thought steve Nash was in that 1996 draft as well so in a redraft I would take kobe Ray Allen and Nash over iverson they all had way better careers then him
as a hardcore T-Mac fan, this really hurts. the first ever basketball shoes I bought was the T-Mac 6, I got his Jerseys from both orlando and Houston, I cheered so hard when he scored 13 pts in 33seconds, he was the reason I played basketball even if I had bad knees(last time i played was in high school). it's still sad to hear how his career ended
Steve Francis is arguably the main reason why the Grizzlies moved out of Vancouver. He refused to play for them. I never felt bad for his downfall because his ego was always big as hell.
@Markel Scott Ralph Sampson was garbage for the majority of his career and all his success in the NBA he owes to Olajuwon! Mcgrady is one of the most overrated players to ever live, choked in the playoffs constantly and never made it out the first round! Both of those players just cheapened the basketball hall of fame!
@Markel Scott so one time, Mcgrady had a freak occurrence where he hit a few 3's to win a game in the final minute of the game, so now he's a hall of famer?! That's the one argument people have when they try to justify Mcgrady being in the hall of fame
@Markel Scott yeah he led the league in scoring with 28p a game but only won 21 games! I've been watching tmac since he was drafted, he sucked on the raptors, he came into his own scoring the ball in Orlando, came to my rockets, let us down in the playoffs over and over again just like he did in Orlando! So I know first hand how overrated he is, you shoulder look it up... There's a 30 min video on RUclips about it
Chris Bosh was still averaging good in his last season. He was forced to retire while he was doing good. This vid is about players that did bad at the end of their careers.
you forgot elton brand amare stoudemire and jermaine oneal. all of them were great players before blowing out their knees and bounced around the league at the end of their careers. other guys who were perennial all stars but became role players after a bad injury or illness include antonio mcdyess larry johnson alonzo mourning
Marbury's basketball career blew up after the NBA though. He became the Michael Jordan of Chinese basketball, he has a museum dedicated to him and a biopic. He is still doing starbury shoes, etc..and is head coach of his former team in China.
Great video. I think all of these assessments of these players careers were on point 100%. It was kinda funny what you said about Shawn Kemp. "His career just fell off of a cliff" lol. Messed up, but accurate
Michael Jordan's career ended terribly with the Washington Wizards in 2003. MJ.'s career should've ended in 1998, when he made that last shot that helped the Chicago Bulls win their 6th NBA title.
Shaq should have been on this list. He went from being the most dominant player in the league and winning 4 NBA Finals, to playing for multiple teams at the end of his career averaging very little points and playing time towards the end.
Isaiah Thomas will be in this list in the future. Witnessing his career plummet after Boston was brutal.
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Some will say he was a one year wonder though. Outside of that one amazing year, nothing much else screamed superstar.
i still believe in him
He's doing good now
If he can continue his solid play with the Wizards, he should be fine (hopefully).
7 Former NBA Stars whose careers ended exactly how they should have ended:
1) Dirk
2) D Wade
3) Manu
4) Tim Duncan
5) Vinsanity
6) Ray Allen
7) Uncle Reg
vinsanitys career is not over.... would have been sweet if he was sign the raptor, when they won the championship.
@@actionexchange569 this will be his last year, he just announced, but my point is that we are witnessing its end and his career is ending the way it should, amazing pro!
Uncle reg was a fucking legend my favorite pacer of all time, and I'm from Indiana.
@@rapthesaurusrex5216 not from Indi myself but Uncle Reg is one of the goat. Amazing person too, his team wanted to win it for him before he retired, it shows how much people loved and respected him.
Tony Parker almost made the list if he didn't leave Spurs last year.
Seeing Melo situation in real time hurts, even though I never was his fan.
Its called karma
jabamango JR. he didn’t do anything to have karma dumbass
Cameron Williams running d’antony and Jeremy lyn out of town isn’t something? Not to mention how we was a ball hog throughout his whole career
@@cameronwilliams676 uhmmm.. chasing Lin outta NY, getting his coaches fired and yes COACH-"ES" and not to mention not getting off the court or on the court when his tantrums goes off.
CJtheOMEGA lol karma is when you do something bad and get the same treatment back. meaning in order for him to have karma he would have had to end someone’s career or something. both of those are arguable especially the jeremy lin situation and even then i would rather have a melo than a jeremy lin and and dantony is a crybaby himself so it wasn’t just melo. and him being a ball hog is just his play style it’s literally nothing to have karma from😂
You’re right.
Iverson’s downfall was his own fault.
Plenty of accomplished players accepted lessened roles on the team post career prime. Vince Carter is a shining example of someone who’s shown that he is above his ego which is why he’s still around. Philadelphia gave Allen a pity contract his final year in the NBA because they saw the writing on the wall for Iverson’s career.
A.I.’s pride & ego ended his NBA career.
That’s what hubris & a big ego will do...I guess he never heard of that former Rookie Of The Year/3X scoring champ/MVP/All Star/All NBA 1st & 2nd Teamer-turned-6th man off the bench named Bob McAdoo...he may not have won NBA World Titles if he told the Lakers that he wasn’t willing to come off the bench
Jason Kidd switched it up as he got older
Agreed... another AI is a shining example of what putting your ego aside can do for you. Andre Iguodala ended up with 3 rings and 1 Finals MVP for willing to come off the bench... even tho he was a starter for his entire time in Philadelphia and his season in Denver.
He should have used David Robinson for an excellent example. The former league MVP accepted coming off the bench later in his career. Tim Duncan became the focal point of their offense in 1998. The Spurs wouldn't have won championships in 1999 and 2003 without "The Admiral" making that sacrifice.
Umm no the Whole NBA was against Iverson there even a documentary about how all the reds would frame him and not call obvious fouls
Seeing T-Mac talk to Kobe in that Pistons jersey is heartbreaking
He also played with the Hawks and the Knicks. He was a journeyman like his cousin, Vince Carter
I saw him last on The bench at San Antonio's 2013 season a bittersweet memory ...I still can't get over it !
@@fuckthechinesevirus9462 but at least Vince Carter got a good ending even though it wasn't with the Raptors or he didn't win an NBA title
after seeing this, I'm glad d. Wade left when he left. on his own terms. Not being forced to retire because of injuries.
kevin e-anaba yeah like all of these all stars and people like Chris Bosh and so on
Sprewell should've been on here! "I have a family to feed"
he was hotheaded over his head that can't control his angry what End his NBA Career he good NBA player see him put a good game against great Chicago Bulls when MJ was in his prime in regular season & playoff
He was a choker!
I think he said, " I have mouths to feed"
You know deep in your heart those weren't his famous words 👮
💀😂
Derrick Rose nearly joined this list if not for that 50 point high score that saved his career.
Fax!!!!
Breaks my heart every time. If he woulda sat the bench for those last couple mins (since they were already up) he might've avoid the injury all together.
@@skysmith4221 which game/season are you referring to
@@dardalion3199 The 2012 playoff game where he first injured his knee. They were up by 12 with 1:22 seconds left. Following a timeout AND Chicago had the ball. They shoulda either took him out or just played to milk the clock.
@@skysmith4221 oh yeah weren't the bulls the number 1 seed that year, ahead of the Cavs even?
They all got paid, so it wasn't all that bad.
Boardman, too
Shawn Kemp broke now tho
@@lakerluv5645 well, u dont have 9 or so kids by 9 or so different women.
Not about the money. Its about the passion
@@NickReed97 Dirk ..Vince Carter are good examples
honorable mentions:
greg oden , danny granger , steve nash , shaq in his stint with cavs and celts. ,
Danny Granger.
Shaq had good carrier it wasn’t terrible he was having with celtics, steve nash also had a nice ending. Greg oden and granger or only honourable mention
The only reason it could be considered sad for Shaq towards the end is because he was desperate to have the same amount of rings from kobe if not one more. Guy had an amazing career otherwise .
What about Chris Bosh? I think his contract is up already by now, so he is officially retired...and it ended with injuries/health issues.
Johnnion GT andy was referring to star players career ended cause of injurys and their stats drop, but for bosh's blood cloth it ended his career but he was able to average great numbers before it happen
@@adriancomia6618 that is why it has a terrible ending because he still can produce but he cant play due to his health issues
CB should be on the list
@@adriancomia6618 So what about Magic then?
Chris Bosh was an 11 time all star, two time champ, it didn’t end all that bad.
Should of called this video "curse of the Houston Rockets "
And the Magic
And the Blazers.
Iverson and Francis basically got destroyed by their huge ego
This
Same with melo.
FACTS!
Iverson got destroyed by the nba and lies
miss handled his money.too.
Who’s here after Carmelo signed with the blazers
Te Me who is here
Te Me and he balling too ‼️
@justin Edwards yeah
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Brandon Roy was my favourite player when I first started watching in 07-08. It was so sad to see such a good player taken down by injuries
The fact that Derrick Rose could have been here is crazy. I'm so grateful he was given another opportunity and had the balls to addressed it. He might not go into the hall of fame, but man he touched a lot of hearts.
Chris Webber was awesome with Washington,Golden State but he really took flight with Sacramento and ended his career with Detroit. Webber deserves an honorary mention.
i did do + will somewhat like him but he didn't play that well vs the bulls in round 1 of 97
Iverson stayed in the space that Melo grew out of. Melo refused the bench as well, but he wised up and showed maturity. Iverson said screw that.
Whose here after melo got signed.
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Im a nuggets fan and i still hate melo for turning his back on Denver. He has not been on a good team since he left good riddance
@III BAKURYU III maybe but he is just a scorer he doesn't do much else
@III BAKURYU III why do you make it racial. Scoring is scoring. Some white players are one dimensional you are the one making it racial that is on you
Allen Iverson would have played for the Sixers in his entire career if he had listen to anything his old coach said.
What a different carreer that would’ve been
lalotong not really
Practice
Following coach brown maybe a good. Choice
Following coach brown maybe a good. Choice
Grant Hill was my favorite player to watch in the 90s. He was a beast when healthy.
All those accolades Iverson listed, Jordan had, plus more and he came off the bench eventually. One of the biggest egos ever in sports.
Stfu
People saying Iverson's ego, some say the NBA didn't want Allen's "image" to tarnish the league. It was both if you asked me. Pro sports leagues and exec's. can hype who they want, and stigmatize the image of certain players whenever they want. On the flip side, Iverson was overly emotional at times when he didn't necessarily need to be.
As a rockets fan, this is one of the saddest videos I've ever seen 😭
On paper, as the 60th pick, he was never expected to be any good
@BIGWORM 510 ya but they have deangelo russell now so good luck haha
i did + do really love hakeem olajuwon almost as much as kareem abdul-jabbar wilt chamberlain + bill russell
Sad to see Tmac went out without a ring because of Ray ray
Sebastien Vince Martinez Had he stayed one more year he would’ve got the ring in San Antonio
Yea it sad but like T-Mac said even if they won it wouldn’t mean anything since he wasn’t doing anything with the team.
@@tonyrobinson6368 tmac is one of the most overrated players in history
Armando like your comment
Sebastien Vince Martinez lmao
Fast forward time “Kobe went out with a bang”- bad choice of words
Yep I was looking for a comment like this. He really is the reason
Shut up. Comments like this are getting old.
@@ashleyking1146 i like how your talking when its been a while since he.died so dont talk
@@bunmioyafisegbe8595 learn how to type complete sentences before you tell someone not to talk.
Ashley King lol. Why so salty just take it as a joke or don’t mind it
D Wade & Dirk got there respect 💯
Exactly
Duncan too
Kobe
Tim Duncan and Manu too
Also Jason Kidd
Drazen Petrovic should be on the list considering his upward trajectory in the NBA and how he died in his prime.
Yeah, but he really doesn't fit on this list. This list is made up of players who were great and essentially we're kicked out of the NBA do to their declining skills. Petrovic is like Hendrix, in that he died at his peak and he died a legend.
Hey Andy, can you make a video about Andrei Kirilenko? He was highly underrated, probably the best defender with no DPOY awards
Yeee that would be intresting! :)
But i think the best defender without DPOY must be Tim Duncan! ;)
Fotios Athanassopoulos I could agree with that but the best to not win DPOY is Scottie Pippen in my opinion
Nah Bruce Bowen is the best defender with no dpoy but I do agree he was one of the best defenders and very underrated
Andrei was trash
Jan Joska tony Allen?
Shawn Kemp my alltime favorite player. Still mad the Sonics let him go for Vin Baker🤦♂️🤦♂️
Neither Kemp nor Baker was the same after the trade.
Michael Redd, Baron Davis, Monta Ellis, Chris Bosh, and, if we’re only talking about NBA careers, Stephon Marbury
Ted's Tarantulas And Other Inverts nah... even though his NBA career didn’t end well, he’s a legend in China. None of the players on this list ended their career on a high note
P L Exactly why I said “NBA Career”, cause Stephon is gonna make the Hall of Fame because of his achievements in China.
Baron and Monta hit hard 😭
David Jones Two of my favorite players right there :(
But at least Bosh has a championship ring and Olympic gold medal
Isiah Thomas is getting treated like Allen Iverson now and it’s sad cause he’s gonna end up retiring in Washington
you mean Isiah Thomas Jr?
Bubster 1969 it's isaiah thomas. Not the sane spelling.
Could’ve put Bob Cousy in here as well. He retired with the Celtics in 1963. Then he came back in 1970 to play 1 season with the Royals and retire again.
Did not know that .😂😂
Xristos Mastouras that’s way back not a lot people pay attention to Cousy and Havlicek
Players didn't make big money in the Cousy era. A lot of them had off season jobs. Selling insurance and cars in the off season was common.
Only reason he did that, was to raise ticket sales, the Royals were like losing money at that time, so Cousy played just for the sake of getting the moolah.
practice....we talking bout practice......i mean what legend comes off the bench, i don't know of any legend that comes off the bench.
he repeated himself a lot and also said the same thing many times
That interview from Allen Iverson at 7:50 wasn't from 2009. It was 2004 when Chris Ford was the coach Andy
well it does show the kind of attitude/personality he had
@@Johnny-hn9ts Fair but I wouldn't dare ask Michael Jordan to come off the bench IN HIS PRIME. Would you? What reason would you convince him IN HIS PRIME?
@@RobertsLyric Did you just compare MJ to AI?
@@danielyankun3605 no. I was speaking about asking a superstar player to come off the bench IN THEIR PRIME. That interview was in 2004 in Allen Iverson prime.
@@danielyankun3605 you forgot Hall of Fame, 11x all-star, culture changer, multiple All-NBA teams. Etc. Logic alone, not personal bias but you don't ask certain "superstars" IN THEIR PRIME to come off the bench. Have a nice day sir
Kevin Martin, Danny Granger and Larry Johnson. Good players but struck by injuries later in their careers and never been the same.
why does this look like a list of my favorite players?
Kobe did shoot it 50 times his last game, but the crowd did love it!
2badger2 he also shot 44%
stefan marinkovic Once whoever your favorite player is gets to a similar point Kobe got to, after all the injuries and age finally catching up to him and Him only averaging 17pts, you’ll appreciate any big performances they have. Kobe went out with a bang, scoring his last 15 points in 2minutes and 54 seconds and winning the game again for his team. Classic kobe, I teared up for a moment just appreciating his career and everything he did for the league. He shot it 50 times because that’s how many times his teammates wanted him to shoot it, or more. Shaq wanted him to get 50 and Kobe said hell no, and then his crazy ass dropped 60. We were all just appreciating his legacy and people like you just come in to stain it
@@AirSexton23 sure you can have your moment but dont talk about stats then
stefan marinkovic since we compare Kobe to the all time legends let’s go to the stats of their last games, try Kareem, who is the NBA’s All-Time leading scorer, went out with 7pts, Magic Johnson’s last game: 8pts 5 assists, Oscar Robertson’s last game: 6pts 2-13 shooting, Jerry west’s last game: 4pts 2 rebounds, Bird didn’t do too bad 12pts 5 boards 4ast. The second All-Time leading scorer in NBA history, Karl Malone scored 2 points in the 21 minutes he played in the the last game of his career, and the GOAT himself posted 15 points in a 107-87 loss. In recent memory, the last game Paul pierce played at least 15 minutes he had 2pts on 1-5 shooting. Tim Duncan and dirk did pretty good, Tim with 19pts and 5 boards, and Dirk with 20pts 10 boards, but dwade probably had the Next best “last game” with a triple double scoring 25pts 11boards 10ast on 28 shot attempts in a 20 point loss. You sound like a clown saying “don’t talk about stats” 🤣. Kobe, down 94-84, scores 15points in 2mins 54 seconds to put the lakers up 99-96 and caps off his 60pt night with an assist. “Don’t talk stats” 🤡 appreciate greatness, especially when one of the nba’s greatest legends has a game like THAT to cap off his career.
@@AirSexton23 you clearly dont remember kobe's last season,i love kobe but that whole thing about the farewell season was so wanky and self centred,you might say that he deserved it but some other players like duncan and nowitki just went out quietly without having all that faff,that game was just a good way of ending a farewell season for kobe in a game that the jazz didnt care about,it was all theatre
Andy Hoops , lots of huge NBA stars ended very sour with injuries and everything , I feel like if they would’ve changed their games differently , they probably wouldn’t end up in that situation
bruce lau it’s kinda hard to be a nba star and just change ur game
From what I knew years back, the reason Magic Johnson finally retired was because opposing players complained that they could not guard him effectively due to his health condition, they're even afraid to touch him. Magic gave in to this pressure.
lol
How does that change anything?
No Baron Davis? He tore his ACL with the knicks and never played again
Baron wasnt a star bro like these other dudes
@@bronxbully6261 Baron was dope af bro. He was very energetic and explosive for GSW
bronx bully prime Baron was just as good as Steve Francis, yao and shawn kemp. 20+ppg, 7.5 apg and 2 spg. Thats a superstar
@@killerineverygame you obviously not listening baron Davis was never ever a NBA superstar like penny Hathaway or grant hill with commercials or even the recognition of Allen Iverson baron was the truth but he never was a NBA superstar yao ming had a whole country behind him China
@@killerineverygame a NBA superstar is more than what you average Rashad Lewis averaged 20 and was never a superstar mitch Richmond averaged 25 almost and his career and was never superstar status his teammate Tim Hathaway was more of a superstar than him because his crossover and recognition
Patrick Ewing from primary scoring option and damn near basketball god in NYC to how he ended.
not really a star, but in recent history the end of andrew bynum was kinda strange
He fucked a coach wife so he basically was banned
@james 699 happend in cleveland stay here big rumor around the city
@@kardiak1028 lol
he wasnt that good to begin with tho
Allen Iverson was my favourite player. I loved to watch him play. I learned to crossover just like him. I developed and improve my skills a lot just by trying out his moves. Along with my skills and experience I developed good spacing reading and a reliable mid range and long shot. Whenever I started to question myself I'd look for the Answer
Derrick Rose was a former MVP now he comes off the bench
AntonX i think he learned from A.I mistake...he definitely has the talent to start but his body can’t handle it
AntonX Drose plays better now than he did his mvp year. He less reckless and just more evolved
He might win 6th man of the year in the future. He's a much better shooter now
GT Chicago AI got fucked by the leauge its a shame their a people who are much worse than him who got to have much longer careerS. Jason kidd is a literal piece of shit who beat his wife and he was still able to play. The leauge push AI out the leauge he had one of his best seasons in 08 and then they forced him into the bench role that was just fucked up.
Shady Boy yeah if you watch the games he actually impacts it more today than before
Next generation is Russell Westbrick ALL BY HIMSELF!!!
I feel like Steve Nash is an honorable mention
Chris Bosh
He cant be on this list, dude played to 38 39 y/o
Dude was laughing all the way to the bank
Um, Yao Ming is in the top 10 of all-time centers regardless of his foot problems. Even Shaq would call you a fool for doubting that
He wasn't that good
Ghostspeare no he wasn’t
Hey Andy, do trades that we thought were good for one team at first but turned out good for the other team.
For example the Demarcus Cousins to Pelicans trade. At first we thought it was a great trade for the Pelicans but it ended up being a great trade for the Kings.
The pacers and okc one with oladipo and paul george
The Bol Bol trade about to be too. Except we all know Miami lost.
Cousins is a offensive player.
That can rebound and assist more than Carmelo.
But both are not even average at defense.
Bol Bol is underweight.
7ft whatever and Only 208 ish.
Thats fragile.
@@Johnkoth his dad is 190lbs at 7'7 and survive the physical 80s. I'm pretty sure bol bol could survive this soft decade
Tracy was so close from getting a ring with the spurs that year.
I don’t really like watching those victory parades for an entire season. Especially on bad teams when they’re just taking minutes away from young dudes who need to develop.
Stalker Bleach agree. Nowitzki way was the best. Confirm your retirement when there are couple of games left so that you can get well deserved ovations and the happy ending while at the same time you don’t take other players minutes and team success
Yeah, Kobe should have stepped aside that last year so the Lakers could develop their future stars D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle.
@@ZachAttackIsBack it seems like you didn't watch the Lakers that season, the only 3 players that were young to develop were dlo,Jordan and Randle and they all played enough minutes that season, in some games Kobe played like 10-15 the entire game and sometimes Marcelo huertas played more minutes
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Practice!!!
We're talkin' bout' Practice!!! ( In the Bench )
Patrick Ewing? Dominique? Hopefully we can see a part 2
KD and lebron will be on the list soon
InAndrewYangWeTrust 2020 bron is already a top 10 player...and kd has 2rings a mvp scoring titles and known as the best or one of the best scorers of all time
KD is gonna be here. His injury, then he’ll fall off and retire aged 35
@@canadiancommunist5161 ik u want that to happen but sorry it won't
Both had pretty normal decline in numbers as they aged. I think they had a pretty normal/long career, it's not like the guys above that had their careers end prematurely due to injuries or drugs.
LJ (Larry Johnson), Baron Davis and Stephon Marbury!
HAVE TO BE ON THE LIST!
Andy, can you one day do a video about Detlef Schrempf? I think he's a forgotten about player.
Dirk had alot to do with that.
RIP Kobe 💛💜
And look and vince carter he's 41 year old but still playing some minutes and having some solid games
@Ryan Akers chill
Petite Explication If he got traded to TO this season he would of won a ring the best way possible what a shame
@@shadyboy5090 due to injuries? Probably not the best way possible
If Shaq wouldnt have left Orlando, Penny would not have gotten hurt and trashed his career.
Shawn Kemp, did he steal at UK?
Stevie franchise was a BEAST back in the day. In Live 01 he was almost unstoppable
Dražen Petrović legend had terrible end
I was crushed when I heard he died in a car crash after the 1993 playoffs. He opened the door for European born players to enter the NBA. Sadly, we'll never know the heights his career would have reached.
Vin Baker ended working at Starbucks briefly.. that's pretty bad
a Buck for life :P
He has an honest job. I dont think it's bad.
I’m pretty sure he owns a few doesn’t he
@@mackeyboy5442 well.. from team USA, NBA all star and making $100m, it's quite the fall. More than any other player on this list
@@denistuohy2535 no...he was put on by the dude who owns the starbucks he worked at
I find peace watching your videos bro ...plus I learn a lot about the NBA ...thanks !
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#respect
Iverson - Grizzlies, Pistons
Arenas - Grizzlies
McGrady - Pistons
I respect AI but he was so immature. He clearly never heard about former MVP and Scoring Champion Bob McAdoo, who came off the bench helping the Lakers win.
He was a MVP?
I immediately thought of Bob McAdoo as well. Bill Walton too. Olajuwan, Barkley, Moses Malone, and Dirk Nowitzki all came off the bench late in their careers. AI is one of my all time favorite players, but yeah, he could be very immature.
He was my favorite player when he went to Georgetown and up until he went to the finals in 2001 but he was so selfish couldn't co exist with any other top player that the sixers had ie stackhouse who got drafted their the year before in 1995 a still productive Derrick Coleman Larry Hughes and even Chris Webber in an interview said it was hard playing with Iverson when he went to the sixers cause AI had to hog the ball and take all the shots
Very immature and seflish player and to think in the 1996 draft he was taken over kobe Bryant and even Ray Allen if they would redraft those guys we all know kobe would be taken first and maybe even Ray Allen over iverson
He was a 2 time big east player of the year at Georgetown and to think when he got to the NBA all he focused on is scoring and on 2nd thought steve Nash was in that 1996 draft as well so in a redraft I would take kobe Ray Allen and Nash over iverson they all had way better careers then him
as a hardcore T-Mac fan, this really hurts. the first ever basketball shoes I bought was the T-Mac 6, I got his Jerseys from both orlando and Houston, I cheered so hard when he scored 13 pts in 33seconds, he was the reason I played basketball even if I had bad knees(last time i played was in high school). it's still sad to hear how his career ended
Like if he should do a vid about the draft
Masonquaresma Quaresma ain’t shit now bih
One word, Bynum. This list should be much longer as it represents 1 out of every 4 All stars
Now this is the right time to play the sax....... depressing stories lol
Steve Francis is arguably the main reason why the Grizzlies moved out of Vancouver. He refused to play for them. I never felt bad for his downfall because his ego was always big as hell.
T-MAC = 13 pts in 30 seconds.
Roy Hibbert man, the whole of basketball just changed and he went from a star centre to a out of the NBA.
Sucks T-Mac never got a ring but he's got a Gold Jacket.
Kind of reminds me of Frank Gore tbh
Mcgrady and Ralph Sampson both don't deserve those jackets
@Markel Scott Ralph Sampson was garbage for the majority of his career and all his success in the NBA he owes to Olajuwon! Mcgrady is one of the most overrated players to ever live, choked in the playoffs constantly and never made it out the first round! Both of those players just cheapened the basketball hall of fame!
@Markel Scott so one time, Mcgrady had a freak occurrence where he hit a few 3's to win a game in the final minute of the game, so now he's a hall of famer?! That's the one argument people have when they try to justify Mcgrady being in the hall of fame
@Markel Scott yeah he led the league in scoring with 28p a game but only won 21 games! I've been watching tmac since he was drafted, he sucked on the raptors, he came into his own scoring the ball in Orlando, came to my rockets, let us down in the playoffs over and over again just like he did in Orlando! So I know first hand how overrated he is, you shoulder look it up... There's a 30 min video on RUclips about it
Melos on the Trailblazers and Kobe passed. Who would've thought
I think #1 is Chris bosh..NBA force him to retire ..of course health is the most important ...thank me later
Chris Bosh was still averaging good in his last season. He was forced to retire while he was doing good. This vid is about players that did bad at the end of their careers.
@@SomeoneWhoExistsHereOnEarth hey idiot ! We are talking about retirement .. CB still playing in NBA ? Idiot !!
@@kingjoker8484 hey idiot. The NBA didn't force him to retire. His body did
2013: I want the Spurs to win that time just so Tmac can have a ring
Sub Noxious nah that’s just cheap
The only why these players career ended so bad cause they are old or had a lot of Injuries.
What about the GOAT MJ playing on the wizards and having to deal with Kwame Brown? lol
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Are we talking about Kobe
you forgot elton brand amare stoudemire and jermaine oneal. all of them were great players before blowing out their knees and bounced around the league at the end of their careers. other guys who were perennial all stars but became role players after a bad injury or illness include antonio mcdyess larry johnson alonzo mourning
Hard to swallow.
1. Iverson
2. Marbury
3. Penny
4. Tmac
5. Francis
Marbury's basketball career blew up after the NBA though. He became the Michael Jordan of Chinese basketball, he has a museum dedicated to him and a biopic. He is still doing starbury shoes, etc..and is head coach of his former team in China.
Carmelo anthony might be watching this video clip and thinking, SOON I WILL BE ON THIS LIST
Zero Two 😂😂😂😂
Rip Yao Ming :( for 485 games, Yao Ming had really good stats, and has a lot of talent.. He had to get those injuries in his prime D:
But who died
@@2up401 lol
Well melo is amazing this year
Dude, you need to make a part 2, maybe 3. Many others ended their careers under terrible circumstances.
Isaiah Thomas
i grow up with tmac and ai...pure talent
A.I Would Have Had A Ring Coming Off The Bench😊
Anyone watching this after melo went to the blazers?
This is how much subs Andy deserves
👇🏾
Emil Gulijew lol
wow 7, really impressive
Great video, thanks for producing it.
Lary bird should be on this list
@Arden John Reil He's talking about his back injury
Great video. I think all of these assessments of these players careers were on point 100%. It was kinda funny what you said about Shawn Kemp. "His career just fell off of a cliff" lol. Messed up, but accurate
Michael Jordan's career ended terribly with the Washington Wizards in 2003. MJ.'s career should've ended in 1998, when he made that last shot that helped the Chicago Bulls win their 6th NBA title.
not really the team was just bad all around. Plus how many 40year olds avg 20 a game coming off the bench? Its unheard of
u need to watch the wizards games bro
I know this video only applies to stars but if any solid player that saw their careers end terribly, Lamar Odom certainly fits the criteria.
I’m a spurs fan, and I had no clue Tmac was even on the spurs😂
Same 😆
Then y’all weren’t paying much attention
Shaq should have been on this list. He went from being the most dominant player in the league and winning 4 NBA Finals, to playing for multiple teams at the end of his career averaging very little points and playing time towards the end.
Sorry to joke around injuries but, Yao Ming was made in China.
Magic is gonna outlive us all.
Being a billionaire helps a bit
Latrell Sprewell also fits the criteria. And well Stephon Marbury’s NBA career certainly ended terribly just not his basketball career.
Still can't figure out if the narration is a robotic human, or a human-inflected robot.