In the world of the NBA, there is no height of more than 1.80 meters, which is like a fantasy. However, there is no shortage of short figures in the history of the NBA, with Boggs setting a record for the shortest height in the 1.60 meters, and Weber at 1.70 meters winning the dunk contest. Today we recall another short player who deserves equal respect for his basketball career, and Cameron Anthony once said of him: "From him, we get the energy to move forward." A respectable guy! ”
Earl Boykins (born June 2, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio), A former American professional basketball player who plays as a point guard, is a 5-foot-5- (1.65-meter) tall man who makes Boykins the second-shortest player in NBA history after Tiny Boggs (5ft 3in/1.6m).
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Born in Cleveland
Boykins played in 652 games in his NBA career, averaging 19.9 minutes per game and contributing 8.9 points, 3.2 assists and 1.3 rebounds.
Defending Kobe Bryant
Partnered with Anthony
Media photos from the Warriors
"Dunk" instantly
Pose with Nate Robinson
David Stern is the player who is most willing to take a group photo
Boykins played for Central Catholic High School in Cleveland during his junior year of high school, becoming the state high school scorer and receiving an offer to attend Eastern Michigan University
During his freshman year, he was ordered by coaches to report his height to 5'7 because coaches would be ashamed to have such a small defender. But Boykins told his coaches he would be the best player the school had ever seen, and he did
In his freshman season, he averaged 12.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. In his senior year, his stats changed to 25.7 points and 5.5 assists, and he was named to the All-American Team, the First Team in the Central Division, and became the NCAA's number two scorer. He started in all 122 games in four years and averaged 18.1 points per game
In 1997, he represented the U.S. under-22 national team at the Universia Universia in Vento-Bologna, Italy, averaging 15.7 points per game, leading the team to a gold medal and being nominated for the nation's best basketball player of the year
However, the university's excellent results did not make him a draft player. In the 1998–1999 season, Boykins won two consecutive 10-day short contracts from his hometown team Cleveland, and was fortunate enough to get the rest of the team's contract, but he was later cut by the team, signed with the Nets, and then cut again.
Defending Derrick Rose
In the 1999–2000 season, Boykins received two short 10-day contracts from the Cavaliers and was signed by Magic for the rest of the season. He was cut again by the team a month later.
Break through Marbury
In the 2002-2003 season, Boykins announced that he would never sign another short 10-day contract, and the Warriors were in need of a fast and scoring bench guard, who showed his full advantage after signing a one-year contract with the Warriors, averaging 8.8 points and 3.2 assists per game at the end of the season.
Pose with JR Smith
Defensive Cavaliers head coach Tyrone Lu
In the 2003–2004 season, Boykins signed to the rebuilding Denver Nuggets for 4 years, 13 million. Veteran coach George Carr positioned him as the star striker Cameron. The team's third-point offensive point after Anthony and KenJan Martin peaked in the Nuggets' Boikins career, averaging 12.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. In the Nuggets' first two seasons, Boykins played all of the playoffs, scoring in double figures in each game
In the 2004–2005 season, Boykins became the league's top substitute scorer, finishing 3rd in the Best Sixth Man selection. In the playoff series with the Spurs, he got the starting position. On November 11, 2004, he scored a career-high 32 points in the first quarter against defending champion Pistons, becoming the shortest player to score 30+ points in a single game
Pose with Anthony, who has just joined the NBA
Play cards with Anthony on the team plane
Attend a fan book club
Loved by fans
In a jan. 18, 2005 match against the Supersonics, Boykins, who scored just three points in regular time, scored 15 points in overtime, setting a record for overtime scoring in NBA history
After 2006, he has been effective as a player for the Bobcats, Wizards, Bucks, and has served as the main rotation player for these teams
On March 27, 2012, the Rockets signed Boykins to a short 10-day contract
In April 2014, Earl Boykins announced his retirement and was named head coach of the Douglas County High School men's basketball team