First published on the public account: Basketball Friends
14 points, 3 steals plus/minus +18; 17 points, 1 steal plus/minus +23; 10 points, 4 steals plus/minus +27; 2 points and 3 steals plus/minus +22, the above is the last four games of Warriors player Gary Peyton II
On November 8, the seven-game losing Rocket team visited the Bay Area, in order to take care of the emotions of the audience, the Warriors accompanied the Rockets to perform two and a half sections of "you come and go, chase the wind and the day" and other famous dramas, directly with a wave of 20:2 to tell the Rockets generals: "I don't pretend, I have a showdown"
During this game, the camera frequently cuts to Gary Payton sitting on the sidelines, yes, the man who blocked the bus alone in the NBA's 75th anniversary, and he came for only one person, that is, his second son Gary Payton II
PART01
The Son inherits the father's business
Gary Payton II, born in Seattle in 1992, four years later his father will face the god of basketball - Michael Jordan on the finals court, throughout Gary Payton's basketball career can be described as a young fame, honors, in his high school years has been a shining star in the Oakland Sports League
In 1986, Gary Payton easily received a full scholarship from Oregon State University, and during his college basketball career, Gary Payton was named the "Best College Basketball Player in the Country" by Sports Illustrated in the United States, joined the Supersonics as a show in 1990, won the NBA championship with the Heat in 2006, and entered the Hall of Fame in 2013
There is no father who is not a jackie chan, and gary Payton is no stranger, although he has long been famous and has a carefree life, but for his children, he is not half pampered and even a little too harsh, and when Payton II was still young, Gary Payton threw him on the streets of Oakland, where he had fought
He told his son, "A lot of people here have gone to school with me, but most of them have passed away or gone to jail." When I played at OAL,all the players had a chance to stand out from there, to become professionals or go to college, but they let the evils on the streets eat their lives. ”
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Gary Payton's words and deeds accompanied the growth of Payton II, and eventually he became an alumnus of his father, Gary Payton II averaged 16.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game in his fourth year of college, he crossed time and space to take over the torch handed by his father in 1990, helping the University of Oregon to break into the NCAA again after a gap of 26 years
PART02
The career is not going well
In the 2016 NBA draft, he watched Simmons and other rookies being taken away one after another, and the then 24-year-old he was unloved, in September the Rockets finally gave him a contract, but only a few days later cut him, for his dream he could only pack his bags to go to the development league, in April 2017, he finally waited for a contract from the Bucks, but after less than half a year, the Bucks changed this multi-year contract to a two-way contract, 2 months later, the door of the Bucks Arena announced that it was closed to him. From that moment on he seemed to be in a battle against fate
He joined the Lakers in the middle of the 2017-18 season and was cut. Joined the Wizards in the 2018-19 season and was still cut. Fate may taunt the weak, but it will never fail those who work hard, and in the 2020-2021 season, he joined the G League Raptors 905 team and won the best defensive player in the G League that year. This honor ushered in a valuable opportunity for him, and now it seems that this opportunity may be a turning point in his basketball career
After the G-League game, he received an unprotected contract from the Warriors, inviting him to represent the Warriors in the Summer League, and thanks to his tireless efforts, his contract was finally turned into partial guarantee on September 1, 2021!
PART03
Start again
On the opening day of the season, he squeezed out the most popular Bradley to become the 15th person on the Warriors roster, just when the Warriors fans were indignant and ready to reason with Kerr, Gary Payton II began his own performance, in the Warriors' home game against the Hornets on November 4, Gary Payton II ushered in his own highlight moment, the offensive end of his ghostly figure and strong physical fitness made the Hornets feel a lot of headaches, just as the first quarter was coming to an end, He stepped on the ladder to trap the Warriors' veteran Oubre and directly ignited the whole field
On the defensive end, he was like a piece of candy, biting the opponent's arrow figure Lamenje Ball, making the future star only 5 hits in 14 shots in the game, especially in the fourth quarter when the Hornets chased points, Gary Payton II sang "In the Name of the Father" face to face to face with Bauer's picture was eye-catching, and this steal also locked the Victory for the Warriors. His efforts on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends were recognized by Warriors coach Kerr, who left him on the court in the last six minutes, until the game lost suspense, And Kerr replaced him to enjoy the cheers of the audience, but do you think his performance is over?
Two days later against the Pelicans, the barrier was staged again, but this time the victim was replaced by a young Silva. In addition to the sometimes cameo role of Golden State Lavin, he focused more on playing the Warriors' stormtrooper, and in the third quarter of the Warriors against the Pelicans, he received a long pass from Green, flew to the basket to play 2+1, and used this ball to extend the score advantage to more than ten points, blowing the Horn of the Warriors to harvest the game. In the Warriors' game against the Rockets, there is a figure in front of the camera that is "quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit", it is him! It's him! It's him again!
In the third quarter of the game, he first forced Wood to make a mistake with his tough defense, and then quickly followed up, catching Bjlitsa's return pass to score 2 points, so that the Warriors' lead extended to 7 points, this performance obviously did not make him happy, so he ordered the sexy Green to continue to play cards online, Green immediately received a signal, a high throw to help Payton II take off again, this deduction pulled the point difference to more than ten points, forcing the role player Curry to clock out of work, the audience that could only be ignited by Curry's three points, In these games, he turned to cheer for Gary Payton II's dunk
After the game, Warriors boss Lacob hugged Payton II, and Kerr also said bluntly at the press conference: "Gary Payton II has become the most important weapon on our bench, he rules the game when he comes on, he deserves more playing time!" As a warrior's paddling brother, Klay Thompson said with even more admiration: "I can watch Payton's defense and watch all day." ”
Two in contrast
Unlike the unsuccessful draft who struggled to go ashore, Simmons, who was far away in Philadelphia, had his own pride, in 2016, Simmons was elected to stay in Philadelphia in the envious and hateful eyes of Gary Payton II, did not run into walls and was not repeatedly cut, Simmons can be described as the peak of his debut, after a year of suspension due to injury, the 2017-18 season returned strongly, averaging 15.8 points, 8.2 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game to win the best rookie of the year, and has been selected as an All-Star three times since the 2018-19 season
Not only the court is proud of the field, shortly after entering the NBA, Simmons played hot with American celebrity Kendall Jenner, but there was an unexpected storm, with the iteration of the basketball version, the teams had higher and higher requirements for the projection ability of the players, Simmons, who had almost no shooting ability, could not give the 76ers more help, entered the NBA for six years, and there was an embarrassing scene of empty basket passing in the playoffs against the Hawks
After being eliminated by the Hawks last season, the core of the Philadelphia 76ers, the emperor Embiid, really couldn't stand it, and made a few complaints, and the championship coach Rivers also questioned Simmons's ability in the face of reporters, these things reached Simmons's ears, and no one thought that Simmons was a glass heart, and directly picked the pick
As of now, Simmons has not played a game this season, the other day the management of the 76ers coaxed him back to the training ground, did not expect him to perform a "in the heart of Cao Ying in Han" on the spot, completely did not listen to Rivers's will, was directly blasted out of the training ground by Rivers
PART04
Effort and opportunity
The same 2016 rookie, looking at the current situation of the two is really sad, although the Philadelphia 76 and golden state Warriors are currently ranked first in the East and West, but the difference is: Philadelphia's data sheet may no longer appear on the name of Simmons, while the Warriors' honor roll lost draft Gary Payton II's photo is often ranked first
We can't guess what went wrong with simmons, the proud son of heaven, but we see gary Payton II, who was once abandoned at random, for his dreams, and perhaps success is just a missing opportunity for him, just like the monologue of Margot in "The True Colors of Heroes": "I waited for five years, just to wait for an opportunity, and I want to fight for a breath not to prove how great I am, but to tell others that what I have lost must be taken back." 」 ”
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