From a 0-star high school student to an NBA All-Star starter, how does Morant achieve a life counterattack?
In today's game against the Spurs,
Morant once again showed his visible talent,
Shooting 22-of-30 from the game, he scored a career-high 52 points.
The opponent can't take him,
Teammates gave him a standing ovation,
In the FedEx Arena,
The home fans gave him a deafening mvp cry.
But this young genius,
but put all the credit on his teammates,
Claiming that he just ran to the position,
Teammates put the ball at the right time,
Handed it to him.
It's hard to imagine,
Behind his arrogant ball wind,
There is such a gentle and humble heart hidden.
Who would have thought,
As the NBA's best-in-class show,
The new All-Star starter,
Morant's upbringing has not been smooth.
In 1999,
Morant was born in a small town in South Carolina.
Here once came a famous basketball superstar in the United States - Ray Allen.
Morant's father, who happened to be Ray Allen's high school teammate.
The elder Morant once dreamed of becoming a professional player,
But for the sake of the family,
He finally gave up his dream,
Choose to become a hairdresser.
Instead, he poured all his efforts into Morant,
He put up a blue frame in his backyard,
In order to exercise the son's bounce,
He found discarded truck tires from the street,
He also taught his son to withdraw and shoot by hand,
Morant thrived under his careful nurturing,
Gradually gained some fame in the small town,
But in the American basketball world where geniuses gather,
He's still unknown,
So much so that when geniuses of the same age were rated as five-star high school students,
He is also 0 stars.
Until the discerning James Kane appeared,
Introduce him to Murray State head coach McMahon.
Carefully crafted by McMahon,
This piece of jade shines,
He averaged 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game in his freshman season.
In his sophomore season, he averaged 24.5 points, 10 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game.
Become the first player in NCAA history to average 20+10 per game in a single season,
Became the assist king of the season, was selected for the best team in the United States...
We all saw the story that followed,
In the 2019 draft, he was picked by the Grizzlies with the second pick in the first round,
He was named Rookie of the Year with an average of 17.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game.
In just three years, he became an All-Star starter.
And led the Grizzlies from the lotto zone back to the top three in the West.
As a team that only joined the league in 1995,
The Grizzlies are a fairly young team.
More than twenty years of team history is not brilliant,
Morant,
It's like a gift from God to Memphis,
This young leader,
Destined to lead this young team to the far side!