West was traded in July of 2010 to Minnesota—the same month he was sentenced to 40 hours of community service and two years probation for weapons and speeding charges resulting from a 2009 traffic incident on his motorcycle. The Timberwolves then waived him in early August and he was picked up by Boston again.
After spending the 2010–11 season with the Celtics, West signed with Dallas for the 2011–12 season—for what turned out to be his last in the NBA. Although he was signed for the 2012–13 season by Dallas, the Mavericks released him in October of 2012, after suspending him twice for conduct detrimental to the team.
Although he made plenty of money during his eight years in the NBA West admitted to buying things just because he could. Teammates also said he was generous to a fault and thus had money problems because of it.
Reportedly he bought a home for his brother, one for his mother, and another for his father. He also paid his mother’s way through school (Howard University) as well as his sister’s schooling at the University of Central Florida among other things.
During the 2011 lockout, West famously tweeted that he was applying to work at Home Depot. After leaving the NBA, he’s had stints in China and the NBA’s D-League.
