Former NBA Players Who Surprised Everyone With Their Choice of Jobs After Retirement

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Birdman – In The Quest of Making An NBA Comeback

Christopher Andersen is an American former professional basketball player. The long Beach-born Andersen grew up in Iola, Texas, and began playing for the Blinn College. Andersen began working for the Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor leagues. He then played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Hornets. Although, he faced a hurdle in his career when he was banned for two years from the NBA in 2006, his career was reinstated on March 4, 2008, and he was back on boards with the Hornets the next day. He continued to play for the team until 2012.

Birdman continues to play in the NBA till the 2017 season and currently, he is working hard on his physique to get his foot back into the NBA. He is not one to give up on his dreams anytime soon.

He now plays for Power in the Big3 league and he is in great shape now so a few more years in the big league is not going to be such a big ask for him.

Gilbert Arenas – Analyst

Gilbert Arenas, a three-time NBA All-Star, with 11,402 career points in his 11-year NBA career didn’t have it easy at the start of his career. But, he tried, his best, worked hard and his comeback proved that he is talented.

The truth is nobody thought that Gilbert Arenas would be as good as he turned out to be. He was drafted in the 2001 NBA draft. He successfully added a huge amount of $163 million to his bank account before retiring.

However, he didn’t choose to sit on his laurels and resumed work in a different arena. He ditched the 9-to-5 format, works for Complex as a sports commentator, and also went out to be a YouTube sports show presenter which is the kind of second innings he wanted. He has scripted a success story that very few can mimic.

Latrell Sprewell – A Pitchman

Latrell Sprewell was easily regarded as one of the best players in the NBA. Following a great career at Alabama, Latrell Sprewell was selected as the 24th overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors and he made an immediate impact. Rubbing shoulders with Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway, Sprewell’s average was 15.4 points, no wonder he became a part of the All-Rookie Second Team. He continued to make an impact and became a part of the All-Star team in 1994, 1995, and 1997. Spending six years in Golden State, Sprewell’s average went through the roof at 20.1 points per game.

However, Latrell Sprewell’s life has been mired with controversies. His stint in NBA came to a stop abruptly when he attacked the Warriors coach back in 1997 and retired in 2005. He even lost his home to foreclosure and the yacht met with an accident. After that, he became a Priceline pitchman!

Unfortunately, Sprewell despite having impressive on-court abilities often had to face troubles off the court.

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