26 years after capping off back-to-back NBA title runs with the Houston Rockets, Vernon Maxwell wants to contribute to the team differently, by following the footsteps of many former players and putting on the headset. A dream that he once longed for as a child.
The trend of players transitioning into broadcasters isn’t much of a surprise. Many who have ever picked up a ball and played at any level have spent countless hours as a youth letting their imagination take them from an empty outdoor court to a packed arena for a championship game - echoing each move made with self-induced commentary and crowd reactions.