On November 13, 2005, the Rockets visited Boston to challenge the Green Army, Green Army center Rafrenz felt hot, the first quarter of 6 shots 5, three-pointers 4 shots, scored 14 points, just as much as the Rockets scored in the first quarter, the Green Army led by 14 points in the first quarter, and finally won 102-82 against the Rockets, Yao Ming only had 8 shots, scored 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 fouls and 4 turnovers, Maddy only played 28 minutes, also scored 14 points, the Green Army side Pierce 19 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, Lafferentz hit a career-high seven three-pointers, a career-high 32 points, and 8 rebounds and 2 caps!
Malcolm. Raef LaFrentz is the protagonist of this article.
Bloody demeanor
In high school, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team, then entered the University of Kansas, in 1997 and 1998, he competed in the draft with teammate Pierce in 1998, and was won by the Nuggets with the 3rd pick in the first round, and Pierce was selected by the Green Army with the 10th pick.
In his rookie season, Lafferentz played in only 12 games due to injury, averaging 13.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 38.7 percent from three-point range.
In the 1999-2000 season, The healthy Laffernz became the main center of the Nuggets, playing in 80 games, averaging 12.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, ranking 6th in the league with a total of 180 blocks, and he and McDies and Van Crazy became the team's "Iron Triangle".
On January 8, 2000, the Nuggets defeated the Hornets 97-92, and Lafferentz delivered a career-high 9 blocks, 13 points and 10 rebounds!
On April 18, 2000, the Nuggets narrowly beat the Jazz with one point in overtime, and Laffernz scored a career-high 32 points, with 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks!
But don't be fooled by these ferocious inside behemoths, Lafferentz's main point of attack is actually outside the 3-point line, although he has more than 2 meters 10 in stature, but he is not good at low-level offense, the inside style is not tough enough, so he likes to pull to the outside surface basket attack, his career 36.6% three-point shooting rate makes the defenders who are in line with him dare not underestimate. There is a certain basketball IQ, never easy to blindly shoot. On the defensive end, Lafferentz is known for his excellent blocking ability, although the center of gravity is unstable but not afraid of hand-to-hand combat, and the ability to protect the frame is first-class.
In the 2000-01 season, Lafferentz's performance stabilized, averaging 12.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, ranking third in the league with a total of 206 blocks!
On April 18, 2001, the Nuggets defeated the Kings at home, and Lafferentz made 28 shots and hit 13 of 8 from three-point range. Scored 32 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks! Shots, hits, points, and rebounds are career highs!
It was also the only time in his career that he was 30+20!
In the middle of the 2001–02 season, Dallas coveted his three-point ability and mobility, so in January 2002, he and Fan Crazy, "Little General" Johnson, and Frenchman Wahad were sent to the Mavericks, and the chips sent by the Mavericks were Hadaway the Beetle, Uncle Huo, a dragon suit, a 2002 first-round pick, and cash.
Throughout the 2001-02 season, Lafferentz averaged 2.73 blocks per game and 213 total blocks, ranking second in the NBA, second only to the full-fledged big book! And he achieved "100 three-pointers + 200 blocks" this season!
In 2002, the 26-year-old Lafferentz played in the playoffs for the first time!
Sweeping the Timberwolves in the first round, Lafferentz averaged 10 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, shooting 54.2 percent.
Losing to the Kings in the semifinals, Rafrenz played tougher against Divac and Weber, averaging 12 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3 blocks per game, and the number of fouls was a staggering 4.8!
In Game 3, the Mavericks lost 119-125 to the Kings, Lafferentz cut 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks, fighting to 6 fouls, 24 points is his highest single-game score in the playoffs, and 13 rebounds are also the highest in a single game in the playoffs.
But in the words of the media, "Leaf is the toughest man to play in Dallas!" ”
Then, Laffernz was selected for the Dream Team and participated in the World Championships, in the Dream Five team, there were as many as 6 inside players, but the real pure center was only LaFlence, Big Ben was short in stature, limited offensive ability, Andio Jr. and Antonio. Davis is strictly a big forward, and AD is 34 years old.
LaFlentz's college teammate Pierce became the team's top scorer, finishing only 6th.
In the 2002–03 season, the impact of injuries caused Lafferentz's form to decline and playing time to decrease.
In the summer of 2003, the Green Army's kite-loving "Fat Head" Walker lost patience and wanted to bring in a truly balanced player in attack and defense, perhaps Pierce's words, after all, he and Rafrenz are college teammates, have been together for a long time, and may have a good chemistry, so in October 2003, Dallas sent Lafferentz and two other players, plus a first-round pick, to Boston, in exchange for Walker and Delrk.
The Green Army later used this first-round pick to select defender West, and LeBron was particularly familiar with him.
But in 2003-04, Lafferentz played only 17 games due to injury and missed the playoffs, while Walker only played for the Mavericks for a year and then left, now it seems that this is a "lose-lose" deal.
In the 2004-05 season, The recovered Lafferentz became the main center of the Green Army, but after the major injury, he could not compare with his youth, and he could not make the fierce blocking action like when he was at the peak on the defensive end, mainly by experience and consciousness to fight with the opponent, fortunately, the feel on the offensive end was still there, although it could not jump, but it did not affect the effect. Throughout the season, he delivered 11.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks, shooting 36.4 percent from three-point range.
Late in the season, the Green Army welcomed back Walker, feeling like they were looking back.
In the 2005-06 season, he completely became a "big back" who averaged 7.8 points and 5 rebounds per game, blocked less than once, tried and tried three-pointers, and shot 112 shots with a 39% shooting rate! 552 shots throughout the season, including 286 three-pointers, more than two-pointers!!
In the 2006 draft, the Green Army finally decided on this bad fate, sending him to the Blazers with No. 7 Landy foye and defender Dikao in exchange for block king Ratliffe, defender Terfer and a 2008 second-round pick.
But in three years at Portland, he played only 66 games, not a single game in the 2008-09 season, but received a salary of $12.5 million from the Trail Blazers salary book, and also occupied a place in the various garbage contracts at the time, and Lafferentz chose to retire in the summer of 2009, when his contract expired. He was only 33 years old.
He averaged 1.6 blocks per game in his career, ranking 48th in league history and 2.2 blocks per game in the playoffs, ranking 12th in league history!