4hw.com.cn: on May 11, Beijing time, according to ESPN, thunder forward Nick collison officially announced his retirement today, ending his 15 year NBA career.
Collison is 37 years old, he is 03 golden generation's first round No. 12 show, the whole career, he has played in the supersonic / thunder, and with his retirement, Russell Westbrook has become the only player in the current thunder team who has participated in the 2012 finals. During his time with the team, collison played 910 regular season games and 91 playoffs.
It is worth mentioning that only 20 players in the league have played for one team in their career (or so far), and played more games than collison. They are (in no particular order):
Bill Russell (Celtic), Kevin McHale (Celtic), John havericek (Celtic), Tom sanders (Celtic), Jerry West (Lakers), James Worthy (Lakers), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Tim Duncan (spurs), David Robinson (spurs), Tony Parker (spurs), Manu- Ginobili (spurs), Isaiah Thomas (pistons), Joe Dumas (pistons), Dirk Nowitzki (Lone Ranger), John Stockton (Jazz), Reggie Miller (Walker), Calvin Murphy (rockets), Hal Greer (76ers), alvan Adams (sun), Fred Brown (supersonic).
As one of the best adhesive players in the league, collison's best season in his career is in the 2008-09 season, when he can contribute 9.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game to the team, including 23 double performances.
At present, collison has a number of data in the forefront of the history of the Sonics / thunder team. His total rebounds rank fourth in the history of the team, sixth in the history of the team, fifth in the history of the team, and ninth in the history of the team.
In his 15 years of career, collison has 5.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, including two pairs in 65 games.