His team gave him some bad advice. He wasn't worth anywhere near 20 mil per season. He should've took that 40 and kept improving. Talk about playing yourself.
Never thought he was anything special. In high school I thought he was just more physically mature than most high school players. Didn't feel he did anything in college that stood out but sometimes already having the hype behind you gets you drafted. I still remember a last second shot in college he was calling for the ball, another player took the shot and made it. While everyone was celebrating on court, he turned his back and walked off upset he didn't get the shot.
I remember when he was at UCLA, he got mad his teammate hit a buzzer-beater win😂 smh then walked off the court like he lost, while his teammates celebrated
His first mistake was letting his dad lie about his age. Being born in 1992 and being apart of the 2012 class is crazy lol, he should have reclassified to 2011 and stayed 2 years at UCLA and still would have been part of the same draft
Yeah, I'll NEVER forget that...I mean, it's kinda wild that his father intentionally held him back a year, basically so he could just bully dudes in high school a year, two and three years younger than he was. But, he never developed his game at all...Was an iso guy & ball stopper (I think in his one UCLA year he averaged under 1 assist a game), who needed the ball all the time to be most effective. He also couldn't shoot very well at all. I also remember when he was @ UCLA when he teammate Larry Drew made a game winning shot, and he sulked on the court because he didn't get that ball. Something was always just kind off about this dude.
He was never that good to begin with. He was older and bigger than everyone in highschool leading him to dominate by playing bully ball but when he got to college and the NBA and started playing people as physically developed as him the holes in his game such as him never passing the ball or his bad defense started to be a lot more apparent as he wasn't a dominant scorer anymore.
Exactly you could kinda tell watching him play he grew up wit the luxury of being able to shoot over and over power everyone and once that advantage left him he didn't have much to fall back on imo bro always looked like a pf who had to play sg/SF I think if he had grown to 6'8/6'9 he would have been cool in the league like a less versatile but better scoring Lamar Odom
That's exactly what it is. He was an average athlete by NBA standards, just big with crazy long arms. Once his physical advantages disappeared, his gae was exposed.
Rarely do we see players turned down money and “bet” on themselves and it succeed. I mean sometimes yes but James Harden turning down an extension with Houston n Brooklyn, Nerlens Noel turned down that big contract with Dallas, Dennis Schroeder turned down 84 million with the Lakers. Unless you know you’re about to become an MVP caliber player, take the money!
Facts, take the money that guarentees your family's safety, hoop your a$$ off, and bet on yourself later down the line, he had 4 years, ain't that long of a time.
Shabazz had some of the best POST moves of any backcourt players I've ever seen. He was unique, but he didn't contribute in enough areas to stick in the league.
I believe the real reason why he turned down $40M was because Thibs was the GM/POBO of wolves back then. And his teammate Gorgui Dieng, who's also from 2013 draft class, got 4 years/$64M contract extension. Thibs kept overpaying average players in his time as wolves GM. Shabazz was jealous and believed he could have earned more if he turned down and waited till next season. Thibs then barely played him and he only got veteran minimum offers before being out of the league
should’ve had an OG explain for him to take the money. if you’re not a franchise cornerstone, your place in the league is never guaranteed. that’s exactly how they lower a player’s value in their contract year. If you’re not a superstar, holding out isn’t going to have the same results. LeBron, Steph, KD, etc. can afford to hold out bc SOME team will pick them up and pay them. Shabbaz Muhammad sitting out is only going to make owners think he’s a “problem” player.
@@johndavis9321 Exactly. I’d go as far as to say “sitting out” is only on the table AFTER your first big contract. Once you’ve made 10-80 million then we can talk about sitting out. If you’re coming out your rookie deal and you’re, at best a role player, “sitting out” don’t even need to be apart of your vocabulary lol
I remember the HYPE in HS and college, and I can't lie. I really thought that he was the shit! Now hearing that he was a year older, it makes more sense that he would be BETTER than the kids around him? When he wasn't launching long distance bombs, he dealt the ball kinda like Earl " The PEARL " Monroe . . . I never heard much of him in the NBA, so reading this brings me up to speed on WHY... His TEAM/HANDLERS didn't do him any favors passing on the $40M extention. W O W !!! This proves that the NBA ain't no joke.
Do one for Patrick McCaw as what Jerry West said “they’ll be sorry they didn’t take him”, ghosted the Warriors from poor advice from his father after 2018, wanted more PT in Toronto and didn’t get it. Been out of the league since 2021 and recently with the Delaware Blue Coats and his new deal with a Belgium franchise was just voided because he got deported due to visa issues.
Always take that extension, Gilbert mention on his show how when its ur contract year and u want more they going reduce ur minutes to not give u what ur worth
These types of dudes, sometimes need to look at their stats and really take a long look in the mirror. They need to know they ain’t like that. Need to know their value, worth, accept their role and stop this “bet on myself” mindset
2 things that hurt him was the fact he didnt actally understand the art of the shooting guard. MJ Kobe Wade Klay Ray are the best SGs ever. and thats because they actually mastered the albeit in their own way based on their attributes
YES!!! Thank you so much @StuntedGrowth !! I’ve been asking for this for so long . Shabazz had all the talent and in the world . Iman Shumpert next ?? 👀🫡
I’m starting to wonder if the league has “agents” to target these young players. Tasked with making sure they turn down great money. It’s not far fetched either smh.
I don't see the inherit value for an agent to sabotage a player in the league the management gets paid a percentage of their contract. From an advisory standpoint his team made a mistake in strategy went for it and bet on themselves but their contingency plan was a poor one just in case xyz didn't work out.
@@Blowtorchtheboyfriend I think it’s to keep them in the league but at a discounted price. Because no way in hell he’s turning down 40 million especially in the era he was in.
These are grown men and they have the final say if they accept the deal or not. Sometimes they’re just idiots and overvalue themselves. Ain’t no way someone can swindle you into not taking $40 million
Never thought much of his game. Didn't understand the hype but hey he reached the league...My man can you do Erick Barkley of St. John's or Kenny Satterfield from Cincy
As a Wolves fan He just wasn't good. Traffic cone on defense. Despite being a blackhole on offense, he had no skill. Seriously, no handles. Couldn't go right. No jumper.
It appears he was never in the best shape to be a high volume scorer. His body type looks more like Draymond Green. It is rare that body type is going to be a high scoring wing player. James Harden is about the only exception I can think of.
Exactly he seems like a guy who was lucky to make it as far as he did.He was the kid always bigger then everybody else and once he started being in environments you'd think he could hang in he got exposed
