Trevor Booker announces retirement from NBA
After eight seasons and more than 500 NBA games, veteran free-agent power forward Trevor Booker is calling it a career.
The 32-year-old announced his "bittersweet" decision on social media Tuesday while detailing his unlikely rise to the Association after being a "never nationally ranked kid" in small-town South Carolina.
Following a four-year run at Clemson, Booker was selected 23rd overall by the Washington Wizards in 2010. He went on to average 6.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game over eight NBA campaigns.
While starting 43 of 71 games for the Brooklyn Nets in 2016-17, Booker averaged career bests in points (10), rebounds (eight), assists (1.9), and steals (1.1).
He'll also be remembered for authoring one of the most bizarre shots in recent basketball history while playing for the Utah Jazz in 2014-15. With two-tenths of a second remaining on the shot clock, Booker flipped an inbound bounce pass directly backward over his head, connecting on an attempt that could only be described as something plucked from the world of volleyball:
Booker last appeared in the NBA in 2017-18, splitting the season between the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers.
As for what's next, he alluded to a number of entrepreneurial pursuits, including a budding real estate empire, ownership of a private high school, and a minority ownership stake in Major League Soccer side D.C. United.
"I'm doing things I never ever knew existed when I was growing up," Booker wrote. "All of this is possible because of the sport of basketball. I never knew that my love for the game would take me places that some people can't even imagine."