Former All-Star and Olympian Michael Redd is reportedly at the end of his playing career. He hasn't made an official retirement announcement, but he turned down the chance to participate in a team's training camp heading into this season, according to the Racine Journal Times' Gery Woelfel.
Michael Redd’s career reportedly over
The former all-star reportedly declined a training camp invite and won’t be seen in the NBA again.
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Redd last suited up in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns in April of 2012. He had some double-digit scoring nights for Phoenix and still had to be guarded behind the three-point line, but he wasn't close to the all-star level player he was at before tearing his MCL and ACL (for the second time) as a member of Milwaukee Bucks.
“Still working out, training, planning to play with somebody next year,” said the former All-Star, now 33. “I’d love to play on a contender to let the League know that I can still play after having gone through what I’ve gone through.”
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“My body feels terrific, the best it’s felt in years, actually. I’m a better player now, even though I’ve gotten older. It made me a better person, too. There’s a fire that’s still within me. I know if I got the opportunity to play I know I will produce.”
If he has indeed had a change of heart and this the end of the line for Redd, it is unfortunate. In his prime he was as deadly a shooter as they come, and the second ACL and MCL tears could have been a career-ender for someone less determined.
Redd averaged 19 points per game in his career after being selected No. 43 overall in the 2000 draft.
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