Yearly, NBA royalty disappears from the league for good. Most of the time, that occurs quietly. However that was not the case in 2016, when Kobe Bryant went out with a Hollywood ending by scoring 60 factors in a broadly anticipated ultimate recreation in opposition to the Utah Jazz.
Kobe was not the one big-time NBA legend to complete their profession that season, as Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett left the sport that yr too. All in all, the gamers who retired from the NBA that season mixed for 71 All-Star appearances, which makes it simply probably the most embellished retirement class in league historical past.
How do different retirement lessons examine to 2016? You may see for your self beneath. (We begin with 2022 as a result of we’re undecided a few of the 2023 guys like John Wall or Victor Oladipo are 100% carried out with the league).
