He broke his leg in his second game as a Laker and was never the same. Leg and back issuse. Nerve root irritation. Sciatica. Totally fucked.
It was a desperation signing really. They had traded for Chris Paul and it got vetoed so they had to scramble to get someone in there to replace him. They gambled on Steve Nash and lost.
I'm sorry, but this is a perfect example of how guaranteed contracts are killing basketball and baseball.
How the fuck did the owners agree to such ludacris terms? Football is the most physically demanding of the three, yet those contracts aren't guaranteed.
I'm sure it would be near impossible to implement in the CBA, but they need to bring the issue up.
NBA and MLB need to stucture contracts similar to the NFL. Sure there is still guaranteed money, but atleast you won't have players well past the prime, collecting free money.