Metta World Peace is in his 16th NBA season and contributing sparingly for the lowly Los Angeles Lakers.
He has played in just 23 of the Lakers’ 65 games this season and is averaging career lows in points (4.3 per game) and shooting percentage (29.1 percent).
Yet at 36 years old with declining skills and a minimal role for the worst team in the Western Conference, World Peace said he wants to play past this season.
"I still want to get in the playoffs again. I want to do a couple more years,” he said Tuesday, per Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times.
World Peace indicated his diminished role has been the cause of his decline in production. But he believes he still has much to offer based on the limited contributions he has provided, per Bresnahan:
This year I didn't play much so I kind of saved myself. I'm going to come back next year strong. The games that I started, I played well.
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I wanted to see if I could still compete. When I was getting my minutes, I was still able to compete.
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Metta World Peace Comments on Future in NBA, Retirement Timeline
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