Abandoned at the age of 36, playing at the peak at the age of 37, the screenwriter could not write a script, but let him deduce it.
Ask a question, when did you start falling in love with PJ-Tucker?
I believe that the answer of 90% of fans is after joining the Rockets in 2017, although tucker has played some famous names in Europe, Phoenix, and Toronto, but what really conquered fans is the 3 and a half years in the Rockets.
Tucker's importance as the most critical inner rotation player in the five small lineups is self-evident, the Rockets need him to shoot more than 40% of the bottom corner three-point shooting rate; need him to plunge into the crowd and desperately pull rebounds; need him to constantly change defenses on the defensive end; and need him to boost morale in the locker room.
Tucker was the spiritual leader of the Rockets in those years, and he interpreted the role players to the fullest, and to this day, I still remember his impassioned shouts in the locker room: "Brothers listen, get the ball and give it to Harden immediately, when he shoots, we desperately grab the offensive rebound, we have to run, we have to make sacrifices for others, it's our duty, let's win this game!" ”
Tucker's desire for the championship is not inferior to Harden and Paul, in order to ensure the state, he will spend a lot of energy and money on body management every summer, but unfortunately, despite enough effort, but fate always loves to joke with Tucker, and fail to win the championship again and again, not only makes the star of the house disheartened, even the always optimistic Tucker, is also full of confusion about the future, in the 2020-2021 season, Tucker's state has declined seriously, and the average score per game has created a new low since returning to the NBA in 12 years, and there is a three-point shooting rate. It also set a new career record for worst.
Fortunately, the management still has a conscience, and in order to thank Tucker for his sacrifice and contribution over the years, they took the initiative to facilitate the deal with the Bucks.
In Milwaukee, Tucker rekindled his fighting spirit, although the feeling of recovery was a little slow, but on the defensive end, he found his rhythm, the semi-finals main defense Durant, the finals took turns to stare at Booker and Paul, this time, Tucker's efforts finally paid off, he also became the first of the group of championship brothers to taste the taste of winning the championship.
But this is not the point, under the blessing of the championship ring, Tucker, who took a high salary to the Heat, actually grew backwards.
As of now, the 37-year-old Tucker has averaged 8.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks per game, the 3rd highest scoring career, higher than any season with the Rockets, in addition, his shooting rate has reached 50.4%, a new career record, 45.7% three-point shooting rate, and is also a career high, not only that, but also the current league number one, and has dominated the list for 53 days.
Looking at Tucker today, his eyes are full of years of appearance, there is no trace of being destroyed by the years, in such a disciplined team as the Heat, he can still firmly occupy a starting position, it is a very important rotation player, when he is on the floor, the Heat can net win the opponent by 6.3 points per hundred rounds, with the help of Tucker, the Heat are also re-competing for the hot ranks, currently with a record of 42 wins and 22 losses, temporarily ranking first in the East.
It seems that a championship is not satisfied for Tucker.