There is a line in the movie "Infernal Affairs": "It is often things that change people, and people cannot change things." "People are subjective, things are objective, with the development of objective things, people have to try to adapt, rather than against the trend, excessive contrarian action will be hurt, this truth Monterez-Harrell now slowly understand."
We used the robot cat's time machine to turn the time back to 2020, monterrez Harrell in the final year of the 2019-20 contract averaged 18.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.1 blocks per game for the Los Angeles Clippers, shooting 58%, he won the honor of the best sixth man of the season with efficient performance, but the annual salary was only $6 million, which was the king of value for money, and all the media predicted at the time. Harrell, who is next to become a free agent, will get the first big contract of his career, and his traditional interior line Valanciunas signed a contract of 15 million, Sabonis Jr. 17 million, he is also a very sought-after small ball style inside line, when the free trade market opened, the Lakers suddenly announced that after signing Harrell for two years and 19 million, the second year was the player option, which surprised everyone at the time, the Clippers' Beverley scolding, Leonard and George were also very puzzled, Not long after, the local media in Los Angeles broke the news that Harrell rejected the Hornets' 4-year, 80 million contract to join the Lakers.
In the face of numerous questions, he explained to reporters why he chose the Lakers: "It was a business decision, I felt it was the right decision, I decided to come here after discussing with my family, in short, I want to play for a team that interests me, I just want to go to a team that really needs me, and build chemistry with a group of brothers I admire." ”
Later, the American media deliberately analyzed that Harrell was not a fool, when the Lakers were the big favorite team defending champions, Harrell can complete a transition through a year, as long as he maintains the current level, while helping the Lakers win the championship, then his value will continue to increase, the salary increase of the next contract will be even greater, his agent is very vocal Rich Paul, he is famous in the industry to seek large contracts for players, Harrell had the opportunity to emulate Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers to get a big contract and be a third-in-command for the Lakers.
Unfortunately, the calculation is not as good as the sky, Harrell joined the Lakers after the ideal incarnation of James's right arm did not appear, James prefers to match with the shooter, and his guard partner also changed from Louis Williams to Schroeder, Louis Williams and Harrell's blocking and dismantling cooperation is pure fire, the two are jokingly called "Hum Ha Two Generals" by fans, and Schroeder's style of play is very unique, there is no way to form a chemical reaction with Harrell, harrell played 69 games in the regular season, Averaging 13.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 22.9 minutes per game, his interior defensive shortcomings have been criticized by everyone, and the Lakers have supplemented Drummond on the inside line later, Harrell's playing time has been compressed again, and in the playoffs, Harrell has only played in 4 games, scoring 12 points, 9 points, 0 points, and 2 points, which is a huge gap.
Then he was sent as a chip to the Wizards to trade Westbrook, and Harrell, who joined the Wizards, also failed to find his own position, he felt that he should have more ball rights like a star, and even clashed with teammate Pop for this, his personality problem is the biggest obstacle to the progress of his career.
Recently he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets, think of the news that rejected the Hornets' 4-year 80 million contract 1 and a half years ago, it really makes people can't help but sigh: I knew now, why did I have to do it in the first place? Anyone familiar with Harrell's style of play knows that he still needs to be paired with a top point guard to be the most powerful, and now he has the opportunity to partner with Lamelo Ball, Ball is currently the hottest human point guard in the league, this point guard needs a well-athletic attack frame inside line, think of those classic combinations, Kidd and Martin, Paul and Chandler, Harden and Capela, I have begun to fantasize about Ball and Harrell frequent aerial relays.
It is often things that change people, and people can't change things, and I hope that Harrell can correct his attitude and really play a price.