In 2015, an unknown high school boy said on social media that one day in the future, he wanted to play in the NBA's All-Star Game. The boy grew up poor, and once worried because he did not have a fixed residence, and his mother was also arrested in the detention center for many years.
At the 2016 draft, the nineteen-year-old freshman from the University of Washington decided to enter the NBA draft early and enter the NBA! However, due to his thin body and the shortcomings of insufficient projection, it was not until the 29th pick, the boy who had been in the small green house for more than three hours, that he heard his name.
He put on a hat printed with "spurs" embroidery, dressed in formal clothes, and shook hands with NBA President Xiao Hua with a slight restraint. At that time, he must not have imagined that six years later, it would be the tall thin man who personally made the decision to enter the 2022 NBA All-Star.
This boy is called Dezhangtai Murray.
Although he had a low pick in the draft, he was lucky enough to be selected by the best team in the league, the San Antonio Spurs. Although there are not many opportunities to play, the team has the league's top point guard Tony Parker, the big brother like the demon manu Ginobili to pass on the experience, the rising star wearing the No. 2 jersey to set an example, and the mentor Greg Popovich to guide.
He made eight starts in his first season and averaged 3.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game; in the second season, his starting appearances increased to 48, averaging 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. His progress is obvious, and it seems that everything is also moving in a good direction.
But, later, for the first time in his career, he was seriously injured and came.
On October 8, 2018, during a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets, Dezhangtai Murray suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and was suspended indefinitely. For the Spurs, who are changing dynasties, this is undoubtedly a major loss. Under normal circumstances, players who suffer such injuries are often reimbursed for the season, and Rose, Davis, and Wade have all experienced a sharp decline in their status after suffering this injury, which is a fatal blow to Murray, who is in the rising period of the current year, and his future career has become confusing.
In order to restore his health, in order to return to the field, he gave his all and desperately healed.
Finally, on October 6, 2019, he stepped onto the field again. In this game, he played 14 minutes and had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
He wrote on social media: "I tried my best to get this shirt back on. Thank you to everyone who supported me and live in the moment.
After that, the so-called "thirty years of Hedong, thirty years of Hexi", the Spurs are declining, but in the end, There are still Aldridge and Demar DeRozan on their shoulders, and this team has always returned to the playoffs under the new rules of the league.
Dezhangtai Murray's form has always been decent, but it is not outstanding. The attitude of the fans towards him has gradually changed from full of expectations at the beginning to disappointment, anger, and even insults, and the "crown prince" and "prince" have gradually changed their taste.
But he seems happy to be active on social media, whether he will post about a slightly controversial move by James Harden and fight on social software because of some unfair comments on DeRozan last season...
This state of affairs continued until last season. And this season, we've seen a Dejuntai Murray who is different from the past, who is in charge of the big picture but is very Spurs.
So far in the regular season, Murray has averaged 19.6 points per game (a career high), 8.4 rebounds (second in all guards in the league), 9.2 assists (fourth in the league) and 2.1 steals (first in the league), for a total of 10 triple-doubles (Spurs all-time record).
The data doesn't tell the whole story, and beyond the data, what we see is the determination of Dejuntai Murray to carry the team on his shoulders.
Today' Murray is unfortunate, affected by the Spurs' record, and his name does not appear on the 2022 NBA All-Star roster.
But he was lucky, on February 8, the NBA officially announced that Dezhangtai Murray will replace Dream to participate in the All-Star, and Dream Chase then pushed Murray to express congratulations.
On February 5, the Spurs defeated the Rockets. Talking about the previous dream in the interview to hope that Murray can enter the All-Star Game on his behalf, Murray said in the interview: "He has been an All-Star before, and you have to thank him for saying these words." He has won at the highest level, that is to chase dreams, everyone respects him......... We had a very close relationship, that was my brother. ”
Dejunta Murray became the first Spurs player to be named an All-Star since Aldridge in 2019! The great player who was selected by the team at the end of the first round, entered the defensive second team at a young age, experienced major injuries, suffered several setbacks, and now carries a young team on his shoulders, finally, transformed into an All-Star!
After six years, he used his own efforts to make his dream come true!
Dezhangtai Murray deserves our applause, and I hope that this all-star is not the end, but a new beginning!