The polished hardwood basketball guys still remember him
AirJordan6124
This dude was a sniper in 2k lol
Bournerounderz
To play in the NBA for 8 years and then go to the Olympics playing a completely different sport is seriously impressive stuff.
RVAIsTheGreatest
It’s really a testament to the athletic specimen that Budinger is. The beauty of sports as well…obviously some sports are harder to pick up than others but so many of the physical attributes and talent required in basketball, for instance, will transfer to volleyball and other sports as well. The opportunities that sports provides…what the Olympics are all about.
IMovedYourCheese
He was also in the dunk contest one year
jumboponcho
He would’ve been perfect for Moreyball, stupid bounce and a ratchet
Common-Bad-7899
*Timberwolves cream team legend
sodakmiscer
Being any sort of dual athlete is bonkers, regardless of how “good” he was in the nba. Which for the record, he was a very useful role player.
desirox
This dude is a tier 1 athlete to go from NBA to being Olympic level in another sport. Not surprised KD and Bron showed him love
Fresh_Success5682
Awesome zona wildcat. What an athlete.
Getitonjones
Is he the first nba player to compete in the Olympics in a sport other than basketball?
shirleyyoujest_1
Mans is an athlete. All respect.
Jordanesque45
Chase Budinger was like wayyy ahead of his time. He was a 3point shooting true scorer with a 42” inch vertical coming out of HS. I still remember when he picked Arizona and how disappointed I was a kid lol.
michaelceratops27
Houston Rockets legend!
red30447
he was good on 2k12
PersepolisBullseye
This guy was a part of a fun era of Rockets basketball lol
DrunkenMasterII
Damn I knew he played volleyball, but not at that level! This is impressive. Like most guys can barely walk after their nba career, sure he didn’t play for 15 years, but didn’t he fucked up his knee? I’m surprise he can play volleyball at a high level.
NBA2024
Beach
chefbreakum610
Dude has some swag
qaxv
Dude had insane hops too, participated in dunk contest jumping over a murderer pdf file
Urban_Introvert
I remember his blindfold dunk at the dunk contest and I think the Inside the NBA guys made fun of him for looking under the blindfold.
theEmoPenguin
isnt this the guy that pretended to be blindfolded in the dunk contest?
Garizondyly
Also Diana Taurasi there, shoutout
Fladap28
One of my good friends actually played with him in Arizona. Very humble hard working dude
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That’s pretty cool. Chase is still part of the NBA fraternity.
Sand volleyball 💀💀💀
KD with the tucked in shirt got that rizz
Are sand volleyball and beach volleyball different?
[Chase and KD with Wooden](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTI2NjE0NTI2ODI5OTUy/2006-0331-chase-budinger-john-wooden-kevin-durant-015316732_0jpg.jpg)
how tall is KD actually man 😭
The polished hardwood basketball guys still remember him
This dude was a sniper in 2k lol
To play in the NBA for 8 years and then go to the Olympics playing a completely different sport is seriously impressive stuff.
It’s really a testament to the athletic specimen that Budinger is. The beauty of sports as well…obviously some sports are harder to pick up than others but so many of the physical attributes and talent required in basketball, for instance, will transfer to volleyball and other sports as well. The opportunities that sports provides…what the Olympics are all about.
He was also in the dunk contest one year
He would’ve been perfect for Moreyball, stupid bounce and a ratchet
*Timberwolves cream team legend
Being any sort of dual athlete is bonkers, regardless of how “good” he was in the nba. Which for the record, he was a very useful role player.
This dude is a tier 1 athlete to go from NBA to being Olympic level in another sport. Not surprised KD and Bron showed him love
Awesome zona wildcat. What an athlete.
Is he the first nba player to compete in the Olympics in a sport other than basketball?
Mans is an athlete. All respect.
Chase Budinger was like wayyy ahead of his time. He was a 3point shooting true scorer with a 42” inch vertical coming out of HS. I still remember when he picked Arizona and how disappointed I was a kid lol.
Houston Rockets legend!
he was good on 2k12
This guy was a part of a fun era of Rockets basketball lol
Damn I knew he played volleyball, but not at that level! This is impressive. Like most guys can barely walk after their nba career, sure he didn’t play for 15 years, but didn’t he fucked up his knee? I’m surprise he can play volleyball at a high level.
Beach
Dude has some swag
Dude had insane hops too, participated in dunk contest jumping over a murderer pdf file
I remember his blindfold dunk at the dunk contest and I think the Inside the NBA guys made fun of him for looking under the blindfold.
isnt this the guy that pretended to be blindfolded in the dunk contest?
Also Diana Taurasi there, shoutout
One of my good friends actually played with him in Arizona. Very humble hard working dude