Former Illinois big man Meyers Leonard, after a decade-long career in the NBA, on Sunday announced his retirement from basketball. Leonard, 33, was selected by Portland with the 11th overall pick in ...

Former Portland Trail Blazers lottery pick and big man Meyers Leonard has officially retired from the game of basketball. NBA insider Chris Haynes shared the news via X. Meyers Leonard — a 2012 NBA ...

Former NBA center Meyers Leonard has officially announced his retirement after 10 seasons. In a post on X, Leonard revealed he was stepping away from the game and did so with an accompanying country ...

Former University of Illinois basketball player Meyers Leonard has officially announced his retirement from the NBA. The 33-year-old former Illinois high school basketball star, who played 10 seasons ...

Meyers Leonard spent the first seven years of his career playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. In that span, he averaged 5.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest while shooting 47.9% from the field ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Former Illinois basketball player Meyers Leonard announced his retirement from basketball on Sunday. The Robinson, Illinois native enjoyed a ten-season NBA career after ...

10-year NBA veteran Meyers Leonard went a unique route to announce his retirement from the NBA. On Sunday, the former Portland Trail Blazers lottery pick took to Instagram to share the news that he ...

Leonard announced his retirement from basketball Sunday, NBA reporter Chris Haynes reports. The 2012 lottery pick calls it a career after 10 seasons, during which he averaged 5.6 points and 3.9 ...

Jul. 23—Meyers Leonard last played in the NBA during the 2022-23 season. A nine-game stint with the Milwaukee Bucks after missing the entire previous season because of shoulder and ankle surgeries.

For the first seven years of his NBA career after being drafted out of the University of Illinois, Meyers Leonard was a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. Six years after leaving the team, he has ...

Leonard, a 7-foot center, was drafted 11th overall in 2012 and played 10 seasons in the NBA. The IHSA state champ is married to former Peoria athlete Elle Bielfeldt. They have a son with another child ...