Delonte West on his absence from the NBA: ‘Everywhere I look, the joke is on me’

The 6-foot-4 combo guard out of St. Joseph’s, who has split eight seasons with the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks, hasn’t seen NBA action in more than a year, and as he recently told SLAM’s Tzvi Twersky, that’s killing him:

“I had tears in my eyes watching games this past year — not because I’m bipolar, but because I’m sitting at home and miss the game,” West says. “When my agent calls, I’m going to be on the next flight. Not to be cocky, but some teams that are trying to win are one guard away, one guy that can make a couple great plays away from going to the Finals.

“Well, I’m right here,” he continues. “Y’all know it and I know it.”

We do know that West’s “right here,” and that “right here” means “out of the game.” We also know, though, that the situation’s more complicated than just, “You need a guard, so hire me.”

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