Malcolm Brogdon Retires from NBA After Nine Seasons
malcolm-brogdon-retires-from-nba-after-nine-seasons
New York Knicks guard Malcolm Brogdon announced his retirement from the NBA on Wednesday, ending a nine-season career just weeks before the start of the 2025-26 campaign, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Brogdon, 32, informed Knicks officials of his decision after spending the summer preparing to make the team’s regular-season roster. The veteran had signed with New York on Sept. 12 and was expected to fill a rotation role under new head coach Mike Brown.
“Today, I officially begin my transition out of my basketball career,” Brogdon said in a statement released through Charania. “I have proudly given my mind, body and spirit to the game over the last few decades. With the many sacrifices it took to get here, I have received many rewards. I am deeply grateful to have arrived at this point on my own terms and now to be able to reap the benefits of my career with my family and friends.”
The former Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year averaged 12.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 24 games for the Washington Wizards last season, a career low in appearances. Over the past two years he played in just 63 games while dealing with injuries.
Selected 36th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2016 NBA Draft out of the University of Virginia, the 6-foot-4 guard also spent time with the Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers and Wizards. His best statistical season came in 2020-21 with Indiana, when he recorded 21.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and a .453/.388/.864 shooting line.
Brogdon earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors in 2017 with Milwaukee and captured the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2022-23 with Boston, becoming just the second player—alongside Mike Miller—to win both accolades. He was the third Celtic ever to secure the league’s top reserve award, joining Kevin McHale and Bill Walton.
Across 463 career regular-season games, including 296 starts, Brogdon averaged 15.3 points, 4.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds while logging 29.1 minutes per contest.
Source: Basketball Insiders
