experienced the longest season in history, veteran Vince Carter officially announced his retirement. As a player who entered the NBA in 1998, he has been in the league for 22 seasons. At the age of 43, he averaged 5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game this season. It is indeed time to say goodbye. Carter retired because the peak was no longer and it was difficult to adapt to the NBA stage. However, in the history of the NBA, some players averaging 20 points per game also chose to retire.
West
The great god of ancient times, Jerry West is a very strong combo guard. He played a total of 14 seasons in the league and played for the Lakers. He averaged 27 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game in his career, and he performed very well. West's early career was very bumpy, but in 72 years, he finally partnered with Chamberlain to reach the top. By the 73-74 season, West still had an average of 20.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. However, he had already achieved fame at the time, so he chose to retire low-key.
Bird
Bird Bird is also a genius player. He has the ability to change the league pattern since he entered the league. He was selected for a rookie year and led the Green Army to 60+ wins. Since then, he has remained at his peak, having been elected as the MVP of the regular season for three consecutive years. At his peak, he was recognized as the first man in the league. In the 91-92 season, Bird averaged 20.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, an absolute superb performance. But at the time he was 35 years old, coupled with the trouble of back injury, the arrogant Bird directly chose to retire.
Jordan
Basketball God Jordan has a legendary career, he has experienced 3 retirements. Needless to say, the first two times were retired capriciously after three consecutive championships. By the 02-03 season, the 40-year-old Jordan had completed the final season. He played 82 games that season, averaged 20 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, and was still an All-Star shooting guard. After that, he retired again. Although he is 40 years old, if Jordan wants to continue playing, he will definitely not be a problem for another three or five years.
Marsh is a strong forward. He started his career with the Mavericks and has since played for the Heat, Hornets and Pelicans. At the beginning of the 21st century, Marsh was at his peak. He averaged 20+5 per game for 4 consecutive seasons. Among them, in the 03-04 season, Marsh averaged 20.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Since then, Marsh was reimbursed this season due to injuries. In the 04-05 season, Marsh had signed with the 76ers, but he did not play, and soon faded out of the NBA stage.
