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A tribute to Ryan Anderson's career in New Orleans, both on and off the basketball court

With the free agent signing now official in Houston, I'd like to say goodbye to one of my favorite NBA players.

The New Orleans Pelicans and Ryan Anderson have finally decided to go their separate ways. Anderson is officially a Rocket, after signing a lucrative $80 million dollar, 4-year contract.

There comes a point in a relationship when breaking up is better than working things out; when all the counseling and consoling and understanding can't help the simple fact that both of you are better for each other apart than together. Most of the time, breakups like that happen gradually, without that definitive turning point where each party realizes, "We have to break up.