The Jazz’ 2018/19 season is now over after Wednesday night’s Game 5 loss to the Rockets. And while countless decisions abound, one of those decisions will be made for a second time, writes Ryan McDonald of the Deseret News.
Sharpshooter Kyle Korver, now 38, will consider calling it quits again this offseason after mulling the same decision last summer. Korver’s current contract runs through next season, but his $7.5MM salary is only guaranteed for $3.44MM. His 2019/20 salary becomes fully guaranteed on July 7. Korver says his family will be a primary factor in his decision.
“There’s a real cost as you get older,” Korver said of playing professional basketball. “There’s what you need to put into the game, but there’s also a family cost. That’s probably where I’m at is weighing that cost.”
Should Korver decide to retire this summer, he’ll finish with a career scoring average of 9.9 PPG on an impressive .443/.429/.878 shooting line. His 2,351 three-point field goals made currently ranks fourth all-time behind Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, and Stephen Curry, making him one of the best three-point shooters of all time.
Come back to ATL for one more year!…if you become a free agent that is lol
He should just go on to write full time for the players tribune.
He has/had weaknesses as a player, but they almost all do. Still, when you rank in the top 10 in any category you’re a seriously successful fellow.