For thousands of young basketball players across the country, playing in the NBA is the ultimate dream. Anything short of that can feel like a failure.
However, not everyone can make the NBA. There are only 450 roster spots, and only a small fraction of those open up each year. For players who prove good enough to play professionally while being unable to crack one of those coveted spots, international play has always been a great alternative. Playing overseas has provided countless players the opportunity to extend their careers and get paid doing something they love. No one is a better example of that than Omar Cook, the former St. John’s guard who announced his likely retirement Saturday at 40 years old.
Omar Cook, the No. 4 all-time in assists average in EuroLeague, bids an emotional farewell to basketballpic.twitter.com/mlFHQrwKIm
— Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) May 14, 2022
