There's been some talk about J.J. Redick on the NBA thread, so I thought I would say that if there was a poster boy for getting screwed in the NBA it would be him.
Redick is now 29 years old and has been in the NBA for over 8 years. He is just now becoming a full time starter. After 8 long years!
This guy left the ACC as the all-time leading scorer, shooting 3's from half court and during his senior year improved his scoring ability by driving to the basket and getting to the line, one of the best free throw shooters in NCAA history!
The all-time leading scorer in the best college basketball conference in the country. The only thing I can compare it to, would be like a black RB or black QB in the SEC having to sit the bench in the NFL for 8 years before getting an opportunity to be a full time starter. Can you imagine Cam Newton sitting the bench for 8 years in the NFL? Never happen.
Yes J.J. has signed a decent contract and he is finally starting, but some of the best years of his NBA career have been wasted having to come off the bench!
He could have been one of the greatest scorers in NBA history!