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8 players retired & Sparks currently have no ball to play in the first 10-year No. 1 pick in this century only James is still playing

5:55am, 20 August 2025Basketball

August 19th According to ESPN's famous reporter Shams Charania, 2010 NBA No. 1 pick John Wall announced that he would retire from the basketball industry and end his 11-year NBA career.

In this way, only James is left to play in the league for the first 10 NBA No. 1 picks in the 10th year of this century. Kwame Brown, Yao Ming, Howard, Bogut, Bagyani, Oden, Rose, Griffin and Wall have all faded out of the NBA.

The above nine players, except Howard, have retired, and Howard has not played in any professional league at present.

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