Gilbert Arenas

Agent Zero — one of the most explosively talented scorers of his era whose career was derailed by off-court issues.

Gilbert Jay Arenas was born in Los Angeles, California in 1982. He went undrafted in 2001 and was signed as a free agent by Golden State. He developed into an elite scorer at Washington, winning the Most Improved Player award in 2003. He was selected to three All-Star games. He signed one of the largest contracts in NBA history at the time — six years, $111 million — in 2008 based on performances that saw him average 29.3 points in 2005-06 and score 60 points in a single game. His career was derailed in December 2009 when he and teammate Javaris Crittenton brought guns into the Wizards locker room in a dispute over a card game debt — Arenas was suspended for the remainder of the season and pleaded guilty to a felony weapons charge. He never returned to anything approaching his peak form. His career average of 20.0 points per game across eight full seasons represents the output of a genuine elite player. His nickname Agent Zero came from wearing number zero and from being largely overlooked entering the league.

Athletic shooting guard/point guard with exceptional scoring ability

Dynamic scorer whose career was derailed by injuries and off-court issues

• All-Star 3x
• All-NBA Second Team
• Most Improved Player