Lean beef, pork, skinless chicken and turkey are all healthy sources of protein and contain tyrosine, an amino acid that assists brain activity and may also improve your mood. Lean meats are also a good source of vitamin B12, which helps to energize and may even combat conditions like insomnia and depression. 7. Eggs. Another protein-packed food.
The average NBA career is about 4.5 years, leaving many players with the same question. Though salaries have increased exponentially over the past 25 years and the buzz of the 2010 free-agent bonanza dominates the summer headlines, the importance of planning for life after basketball has not changed.
The average time from D-League to NBA is five or six years, Toliver said, and of course, not all D-League officials make it to the NBA. Some are eventually dismissed from the program. The documentary Summer Dreams, shot in 2013, focused on rookies trying to make it to the NBA, a D-League coach and Holtkamp.