Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is looking for another shot in the NBA.
The former Toronto Raptors forward hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2020-21 season where he suited up in 11 games for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Hollis-Jefferson recently took to his Instagram story to share an emotional message asking for another chance to play:
“I sit here and travel all over the world to hoop (it’s nice) but I miss my family everyday [sic] (take them with you) I’m not about to drag babies from country to country. (they need stability) All I need is a shot to help a team and be close to what really matters.
I know mad players and staff in the NBA and [players] union. And majority of these folks speak highly of me and know I’d do whatever to win and whatever if they needed me to help them in any way. But when you’re really looking for someone, they are gone until you are weak enough to break down. I check on almost all my friends and close people, and not because I want anything but because I built genuine bonds with them.
Thousands of players and basketball folks wrote me after that World Cup. They heard what the world was saying and they saw me HOOP.. you mean to tell me I couldn’t help they team?”
It’s so crazy mostly all those players aside from team USA plays in Europe.. you mean to tell me I can’t get a worthwhile euro deal? And they paying dudes 100k a month to wet the bed??? No disrespect but the numbers show it when the stage is lit.”
Hollis-Jefferson was a standout at the World Cup for Jordan. The 29-year-old averaged 23.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last summer.
The Portland Trail Blazers selected Hollis-Jefferson with the No. 23 pick in the 2015 draft. His draft rights were then traded to the Brooklyn Nets. He spent four seasons in Brooklyn, averaging a career-high 13.9 points per game in 2017-18.
In 2019 Hollis-Jefferson became an unrestricted free agent and signed with the Raptors following Toronto’s championship season. He averaged 7.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in 60 games for Toronto during the 2019-20 season.
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