High school legend Dajuan Wagner?

Question

What happened to this guy?? He was a beast in Highschool once scoring a 100 points!! Had an up and down career with the cavs then suddenly disappeared in the NBA scene... He was also known as THE MESSIAH in high school cuz he was that good

Answer 1

He had a promising rookie season averaging 13.4 points per game but was hampered by injuries and health problems thereafter. He averaged a career low 4.0 points in only 11 games played during the 2004-05 season, and was hospitalized for ulcerative colitis. The Cavaliers did not exercise their option on his contract for the 2005-06 season and subsequently Wagner was out of the league.

His colitis condition was not amenable to medication and, after consulting with New York Knicks head coach Larry Brown, who referred him to a New York medical expert, Wagner underwent surgery to remove his entire colon on October 25, 2005 at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is currently in the stages of recovery and plans to return to the NBA as soon as he is able.

In April 2006, Dajuan began training with former high school rival, Omar Wellington at Nexxt Level Sports in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He has been recently featured in the Philadelphia Daily News and on Comcast SportsNet both reported that he will be attempting a comeback for the 2006 season.

On September 22, 2006 he signed a two-year contract with the Golden State Warriors. On November 20, two months after the former college star recovered from a serious illness to make an NBA comeback, the Warriors bought out his contract. He is currently out of the league.

Answer 2

Don't know, but I think it's sad that many young players don't work on their game to the point it is solid. I haven't seen Wagner at the pro level, but maybe at this particular point, he doesn't have what it takes.

Answer 3

I hear he's shoveling snow for $5 a day in Golden State!