Here Is A List Of Former NBA Stars Who Ended Up With 9-5 Jobs

Gilbert Arenas – Analyst

Gilbert Arenas was an NBA player who showed a lot of potentials. He was the 31st pick in the 2001 Draft and managed to score himself $163 million over his career. With that much money, you would think he would stop working. But no, not Arenas. He did not opt for a full 9-5, but he was still involved with sports and works as a sports analyst for Complex.

Kenny Anderson – Camp Director

Kenny Anderson worked as a high school basketball coach and was living a nice life. But his luck turned after some time. In 2013, he was arrested for a DUI which ended in him losing his job. He took some time to get back on his feet but now he runs basketball camps in Florida. He wants to go back to his high school coaching, but he is aware that it will take a long time…

Jay Williams – Spokesman

Jay Williams had so much potential to become one of the best NBA players ever.  He was drafted by the Bulls, everyone was excited to see him grow. Unfortunately, even before he started his career, he met with a motorcycle accident. His career was over even before it began. After he recovered from his accident, Williams became a spokesman at the Visions Federal Credit Union. And he is also a college basketball analyst at ESPN.

Antoine Walker – Financial Advisor

Antoine Walker had a super successful NBA career. In 13 seasons, he ended up making over $100 million. He ended up spending too much so he filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Three years later, Walker after his debts were cleared, his second career began. He began working at Morgan Stanley Global Sports and Entertainment to teach financial literacy to new players.

Adam Morrison – Coach

Adam Morrison had a very high potential to become an amazing NBA player. His career had a halt when he tore his ACL in 2007. After this, he never became more than a role player on the Los Angeles Lakers. He went back to high school after retiring. He joined Gonzaga to pursue his degree in sports management, he also took up work as the basketball team’s coaching staff.

Rony Seikaly – DJ

Rony Seikaly had a smooth 11 year NBA career. After retiring from sports, he wanted to become a DJ. Although most of his peers fail from changing their NBA career to be entertainers, Seikaly was excellent with his new job. He played for several clubs in Las Vegas, Miami, New York, and Ibiza. He was not planning to make this a full-time career but “the opportunity came organically and it seemed like it would be fun and it grew from there.”