As usual, Kevin-loafers habitually made a cup of cereal, fried an egg roll, and then sat down to enjoy the highlights of the previous day’s competition.
He saw the first game of heat against Knicks. Wearing Heat 42, he sent out three super long passes over 60 feet in a single game. He only played for 16 minutes, with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, the team won the first victory in the series.
However, he is still a little uncomfortable. After all, he has been wearing this jersey for more than three months, but at this moment, his team has finished black eight, the opponent in the second round was New York-they defeated the former club Knight of loafers.
“I don’t have anything to gloat, but I know why they can’t beat New York,” loafers said. “You can’t control the rebound. Hart and they rushed for the rebound in a row, four or five in a row, the game situation will fall to them.”
“I will keep them away from our rebound.”
In this playoff game, loafers took 4.1 cards every 36 minutes, ranking fifth in the league.
Now, he and his team seem to have a chance to hit the finals. However, a few months ago, when loafers proposed a buyout, NBA fans all over the world might be in a somewhat awkward state.
As his former teammate jarette Allen said, “I don’t know anything. At that time, they told me that loafers was going to have something to eat and drink, then he never came back.”
The turning point that changed things happened in November. At that time, loafers of his right thumb had a micro fracture. He came back after only five breaks, still playing a substitute for more than 20 minutes, during this period, there were two starts, one with 20 points and 9 rebounds, and the other with 17 rebounds. But in late January, the team suddenly decided not to let him play, and there were 12 DNP games in a row.
In fact, the team didn’t mean to force him to leave. They just thought that it would be OK without him. This year, the Knight jumped to become a strong team in the east. Allen and mobry, who were inside, also started to provoke the beam. Although loafers was also the third inside line in the team, if they were mainly playing small-sized, they would leave two inside lines, there is no problem.
In the summer of two years ago, the team had already told him that young players would play more in the future, and the salary would still be given. When did you not want to play and when did you rest, it will keep you here until you retire, and then retire the number. As the champion meritorious, these are all right.
But loafers didn’t think so.
The year before last, the Cavaliers did not intend to hit the playoffs, but they fought all the way and finally won the eighth in the eastern regular season, but they lost two matches in the play-off game and missed the playoffs. The 33-year-old loafers played 70 substitutes, cut 15 pairs, averaged 22.5 minutes, 13.6 points 7.2 rebounds 2.2 assists, and finally won the second place in the best sixth vote.
Only this year, the average game is 20 minutes, with only 8.2 points and 6.4 rebounds, and the hit rate is only. It seems that the 34-year-old man is really old and ready to retire.
However, loafers think that he can still do a lot of things, which can not be felt just by looking at the data.
“I can protect the rebounding board, control the ball that the opponent can’t throw, and then turn it into a quick counterattack. I want to be a part of a team instead of being regarded as a veteran. I am willing to help young people on the field, but I think I am OK. I really want to play basketball, my career should not end now.”
“They shouldn’t ask me to prepare for retirement now, which is unfair.”
After being DNP in the 12th game, loafers figured it out. He found the Knight management and asked for a buyout.
“I just want to move on.” He is concise and comprehensive.
But in fact, it is not just that simple.
Owen left the team in 2017 and James left freely in 2018. As a result, the contract was renewed loafers that year-the team’s idea was that never leaving is also a virtue. Since the salary is always spent, it is better for good people to do it to the end, for the 29-year-old loafers, let him take young people-little Nance and Sexton in the team, let him take the belt to avoid detours.
Loafers thought the same way. In the next two years, he has always been a quasi-all-star level and is well-known in the team. But soon, the situation was different from what I expected.
Little Nance and Sexton were also sent away by the transaction. Now the young people in the team are Michael, who was introduced by Garland, Allen, mobry and heavy money. He and these young people have few opportunities to communicate.
What is rather Black and humorous is that Rubio and he, who had been dealing with him very little in Timberwolves, became teammates again. As a result, they came closest instead. Once Rubio also talked with him, “we thought differently at that time from the current players.”
Indeed. In the era of short video bombing, players prefer this kind of short and fast impact force. They are willing to show themselves in front of the camera. They must catch people’s eyes on and off the court, there is nothing to coach. They can also reach the top four in the East with talent, and loafers is gradually disappointed with themselves.
He also thought that it would be better to forget it like this. He earned 0.26 billion in his whole career, with two championships and five All-Stars. He was indeed no better than that of that year, there is nothing to prove.
But once he turned to his goal, there were only two words: 20 years. He suddenly thought of his original heart.
Play him for 20 years in this league.
“I don’t know if I have a chance to play for 20 years,” loafers said, “but I must fight for it.”
He made a buyout with the team, and then he will choose a new team.
“I have only been a free agent for five minutes,” loafers smiled. “I don’t believe that there are so many teams who want me.”
There are many teams showing good to him. 76 people and the Heat are the most positive. Doug Rivers promised that he would give enough time to play, but spoolstra said more specifically, stable playing time is the second and most important: competitive atmosphere.
When inviting loafers, the Heat had not yet confirmed the seat for the play-off, but spoolstra told him that you could imagine playing with Butler, Adebayor and Croal, what is it like to play the most comfortable game you feel.
“I know what he means. I can join in immediately, regardless of starting or replacing,” loafers said. “I can be a part of the team. We can become a playoff team together, fight together.”
“I didn’t come here for 15 shots per game,” he said. “I want to play a role and have an impact on the game. Maybe one of my actions has contributed to the team’s winning, these do not need to be reflected in the data table. At this age, I just want to prove that I have the meaning of existence.”
He wore the former No. 42 jersey and came to Miami in February. After getting off the plane, he immediately took a bus to the training ground of heat and met with the coaching staff and trainers, signing a formal contract was just a process, but in the heat, he must pass the physical examination first. As we all know, the medical examination of heat is the strictest in the whole alliance.
The result of the physical examination surprised many people-“his index is elite.” Spoolstra said.
“You can look at his photos and videos in high school and college, and then look at the current situation, you will understand why he can become a star player.”
He also found Hasham and asked how to play in NBA for 20 years.
“He has no problem,” Hasham said, “his body has not slipped. He has never held his knees with his hands, gasping for breath, in his current state, it can be said that it is still at its peak.”
“As long as the wheel doesn’t fall down, my car can still run.” He is full of confidence in himself.
Of course, loafers knows what stage he is at now. He has already experienced it with his other two power strikers of the same period, aldelich and Griffin. They need to change their roles, understand their identities, and transform into a completely different role. And for these shorter playing time, they need a longer preparation period.
After coming to the heat, the playing time of loafers dropped sharply and his ribs were slightly injured. The team suggested that he take a few breaks. But loafers didn’t give themselves a holiday. He sent a text message to the teaching assistant Anthony Carter, hoping to come to the stadium one hour in advance to practice and keep in state.
Also present together was internal coach Malik Allen, who was in charge of the big man’s training. However, when finding old Carter this time, loafers also hoped to do more outside training by the way, from fixed-point shooting to free throws, then I went to one-on-one singles and practiced for 50 minutes in total. Then loafers went back to wash it, put on casual clothes, and came to the venue to cheer at ease.
“I must keep longing,” he said, “inspire myself to continue fighting.”
The Heat finally hit the seventh in the regular season. They lost to the eagle and then won the bull, so the actual ranking was the eighth. In the first round, they faced the bull who was the first in the east.
In Game 5 in Milwaukee, people remembered Butler in the spotlight, and loafers also contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds in that game, hitting 5 three-point goals.
In the whole series, he averaged 9.8 points and 7.4 rebounds once. He shot 43.3 percent of the three points in the case of six outside shots per game, using cards, rebounds, defense and his elite long pass helped the Heat solve five battles.
Although when he first came to the heat, loafers told the media that he didn’t come to Miami for the championship, but now he has come to the second round, maybe the story is far from over.
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