Udonis Haslem is retiring

[aTotal360]

He was senior at UF when Michael Gholar was a senior at MSU. Kevin Fant was junior.

 

[mstateglfr]

I thought he had said this was his last year back when he signed whatever his latest contract is. There was a report back then about how he is the longest tenured Heat player.

Anyways, that guy has been an institution in Miami- grew up there and played for the heat for the last 20 years,
Fun Fact- Frank Martin coached Haslem back in high school.

It really shows how valuable he as a person has been to the franchise to spend a roster spot on him these last 8 or so years.
Im guessing he will slide right into the Heat's front office at the end of this season, if he wants to keep working.

 

[dawgman42]

Here's his high school yearbook photo:

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

Anyways, that guy has been an institution in Miami- grew up there and played for the heat for the last 20 years,

20 years? Austin Williams is not impressed.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

20 years? Austin Williams is not impressed.

Now that Austin has used his 25 years of eligibly, hopefully he'll join this board and give us ****!

 

[johnson86-1]

I thought he had said this was his last year back when he signed whatever his latest contract is. There was a report back then about how he is the longest tenured Heat player.

Anyways, that guy has been an institution in Miami- grew up there and played for the heat for the last 20 years,
Fun Fact- Frank Martin coached Haslem back in high school.

It really shows how valuable he as a person has been to the franchise to spend a roster spot on him these last 8 or so years.
Im guessing he will slide right into the Heat's front office at the end of this season, if he wants to keep working.

Not exactly sure of the details, but it looks like they signed him to a decent contract 7 years ago after it was clear he was done. https://www.spotrac.com/nba/miami-heat/udonis-haslem-2549/cash-earnings/

If that site is accurate, he's made over $19M after he stopped making meaningful contributions to the stat line.

He's made over $71M in salary in his career and he only averaged over ten points a game 4 times, topping out at 12 ppg. He's averaged more than 8 rebounds a game 6 years.

Young players should be shown his stats and contracts to explain how much being a good teammate and employee can affect their career.

 

[Seinfeld]

He was senior at UF when Michael Gholar was a senior at MSU. Kevin Fant was junior.

I’ve recently wondered if there’s still a place in today’s NBA for these types of guys. These days, it seems like most rosters are made up of superstars, borderline stars, and then a bunch of guys still on rookie deals. Then, once the younger players reach the end of their rookie deals, teams are moving on from them if they don’t feel like they’re worth $20m + per year

 

[aTotal360]

I’ve recently wondered if there’s still a place in today’s NBA for these types of guys. These days, it seems like most rosters are made up of superstars, borderline stars, and then a bunch of guys still on rookie deals. Then, once the younger players reach the end of their rookie deals, teams are moving on from them if they don’t feel like they’re worth $20m + per year

He's going to make the veteran minimum ($1.8M) and has made 1 bucket on the season.

 

[She Mate Me]

Last game I saw Haslem play in college, Bailey Howell owned him.

 

[Mayor of Little London]

Mario Austin got the better of him once or twice…

 

[NOLA Dawg]

I’ve recently wondered if there’s still a place in today’s NBA for these types of guys. These days, it seems like most rosters are made up of superstars, borderline stars, and then a bunch of guys still on rookie deals. Then, once the younger players reach the end of their rookie deals, teams are moving on from them if they don’t feel like they’re worth $20m + per year

That may be true, but the 2 way contracts, instituted in 2017-2018 give teams a lot more ability to keep veterans like Haslem on the roster. The 2 way contracts allow NBA teams to keep young guys locked up while they play most of a season on their G League affiliate -- effectively creating a 17 player roster. You can only 2 way for the first 4 years of your career. The Pelicans have 36 year old Garret Temple (LSU) on the roster this year at $5.4M. He has averaged 21 minutes and 6.2 points a game over his career (always known as a great defender) while earning $42M over his career. This year, he has only played meaningful minutes when their injuries have piled up, but pretty clearly on the roster because he is a good teammate who adds value when not on the floor.