Top 10 stars abandoned by teams in NBA history, Iverson is on the list

It is a normal NBA phenomenon that NBA players are cut. However, it is indeed rare for All-Star stars or superstars to be cut. However, it does not mean there is no. Recently, in order to free up $107 million in four years and four years, the Milwaukee Bucks cut Lillard directly.

Who would have thought of the Ninth All-Star, the Future Hall of Fame member, and the Big 75 Stars. He was ruthlessly abandoned by the Bucks, but we must also know. There are also some abandoned top stars in the long history of the NBA. To this end, the US media "Fadeaway World" showed off the ten greatest NBA stars abandoned by the team in NBA history.

1.Ward

In 2016, Wade reached a two-year, $47.5 million contract with the Chicago Bulls. However, his cooperation with the team has not been very smooth. So, in September 2017, the team bought out his contract. He then joined the Cleveland Cavaliers and signed a $2.3 million contract a year to join forces with his good brother LeBron James. However, on February 9, 2018, Wade applied for a trade and was traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to return to the Miami Heat.

2.Allen Iverson

Iverson joined the Memphis Grizzlies in September 2009 and signed a one-year $3 million contract. However, in November, he only played three games for the team, all ending in failure. Finally, the Memphis Grizzlies voluntarily terminated Iverson's contract. There was no way, at that time Iverson could not accept being a substitute.

3. Carlos Boozer

On July 7, 2010, Carlos Boozer joined the Chicago Bulls as a free agent, and he signed a five-year contract worth up to $80 million with the team. At that time, the Chicago Bulls, who owned Derek Ross, was hailed as one of the strongest teams in the NBA in those years. Carlos Boozer is one of the best inside players for the Chicago Bulls. However, because Derek Ross was injured and the team was sluggish, the team planned to clear out some big contracts. So in July 2014, the Chicago Bulls officially pardoned Carlos Boozer and released $16.8 million in salary space. The Chicago Bulls used this capita space to sign Paul Gasol and Nikola Mirotic. Interestingly, the Los Angeles Lakers actually claimed Carlos Boozer, who was pardoned by the Bulls for a bid of $3.25 million two days later.

4.Nash

Nash has been quite good in the past two years, becoming the host of the LeBron James podcast. In 2012, the Lakers provided him with a three-year, $27 million contract. Nash, who played for the Lakers in 2015, will miss the 2024-25 season due to injuries and other issues, so he announced his retirement in March. Because his contract is not over yet, the Lakers can only use the amnesty clause to directly lay off Nash to free up a place for rookie Jabbarry Brown. The Lakers paid off his last season's contract in three seasons. He then returned to the Phoenix Suns and retired as a Suns player.

5. Gary Payton

Gary Payton was abandoned by the team and directly created a famous "Gary Payton Terms". The cause was that in 2005, the Celtics traded Gary Payton to the Atlanta Hawks, but a few days later, the Atlanta Hawks terminated the contract with Gary Payton, and then Gary Payton signed with the Boston Celtics again. Since then, the NBA has required free agents who were traded and then cut off to be prohibited from signing with the team they were in before they were traded, but must wait for a 30-day clarification period before signing with their former club. The clarification period for the offseason is 20 days.

6. In 2015, Paul Pierce signed a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Clippers. In order to retire and return to the Boston Celtics, he retired as a Celtic player. After negotiating a contract with the Clippers, he was cut by the opponent. Subsequently, he signed a one-day contract with the Celtics and retired as a real Celtic player.

7. Lillard

Lillard was sent to the Milwaukee Bucks through a swap deal with Ju Holiday in the first two seasons. As a result, in the 2024-25 playoffs, he suffered an Achilles tendon injury. In the end, the team found a better helper for Antetokounmpo's dream of winning the championship. Lillard, who had two years and $113 million, signed Miles Turner with a four-year and $103 million contract. The Milwaukee Bucks pay Lillard's salary in five seasons, an average of more than $20 million per season.

8.Vinscart

In December 2010, Vince Carter was traded by the Orlando Magic to the Phoenix Suns. On December 10, 2021, the Suns officially announced the layoff of the flying man Vin Scarter, who bought out the contract by the Suns for 4 million yuan. The reason is that the Phoenix Suns intend to rebuild, and the opponent is not part of the team's reconstruction plan. In 54 regular season games for the Suns, Vince Carter averaged 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

9.Reggie Miller

Reggie Miller is one of the greatest players in the Pacers' history and the greatest shooter in NBA history.. In 2005, Reggie Miller announced his retirement. Because his contract was one year away, the Indiana Pacers then used a one-time amnesty clause in the new collective bargaining agreement to terminate his contract, so that his contract could be removed from the calculation of luxury taxes, and the Pacers paid him $6.1 million in salary.

10.Denis Rodman

In February 1999, the Lakers provided Denis Rodman with an annual salary of $600,000. I thought he could assist Kobe and O'Neal, but in April, the Lakers fired the opponent because Dennis Rodman was absent from the game many times. The Los Angeles Lakers have only been working with Dennis Rodman for 7 weeks. However, the story between him and Jenny Buss is the most familiar to the outside world.