Just one month after signing a one-year contract with the New York Knicks, former Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon is retiring.

The 32-year-old announced his surprising decision on Wednesday.

“Just in: After nine NBA seasons, New York Knicks guard Malcolm Brogdon has decided to retire from basketball, he tells ESPN. Brogdon became the 2017 Rookie of the Year and 2023 Sixth Man of the Year after being drafted No. 36 in 2016,” ESPN’s Shams Charania posted on X. “Malcolm Brogdon was set to make the Knicks’ regular season roster, but had been contemplating retirement and informed Knicks officials on Wednesday of his decision.”

Here’s Brogdon’s full statement on the move, which Charania called “ sudden “:

“Today, I officially begin my transition out of my basketball career. I have p

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