Speaking of the 2008 draft, I don't know who everyone will think of, whether it is the youngest MVP Rose of the Wizards, or the three-double crazy man who is energetic, or beasley who has indulged in talent. And for me, the most worth mentioning is Oj Mayo. As a 2008 flower discovery show, Mayo did not have the super talent to match Rose, but unlike Rose's scripted career, Mayo's story is more like the story of ordinary people.
Speaking of Mayo's NBA career, one word is enough to sum up - "eye master low". Mayo averaged 18 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game in his rookie season, and Mayo matured at both ends of the attack and defense, which also allowed him to reach the level of Rose at the time, and with such an outstanding performance, Mayo was selected as the best rookie of the year and was twice elected as the rookie of the month.
The Grizzlies saw a future in Mayo, grooming Mayo as the core of the team the following year, making almost all games a starter. Originally thought that Mayo, who had gained the tactical attention of the team, could usher in a period of data expansion like Rose, but before the data inflation, Mayo's mentality could not help but swell. In the second year of the Grizzlies, Mayo began to play self-centered, his style of play became selfish, but his scoring efficiency decreased. On more than one occasion on the pitch, he had conflicts with his teammates, disobeyed the coach's arrangements, and even began to train passively. In his third year with the Grizzlies, the team couldn't stand Mayo's poor form and pressed him to the bench before trading him to the Mavericks the following year.
After entering the Mavericks, he originally thought that Mayo would set sail again, because the Mavericks gave Mayo a lot of opportunities to believe in his ability to make him the team's starter, but Mayo once again made the old mistake, he believed that the treatment of the Grizzlies was deliberately excluded by others, thus bringing this mentality into the Mavericks. In the Mavericks Mayo's state is still very negative, the offensive and defensive ends are careless, and finally only a year later the Mavericks traded Mayo. After that, he slowly faded out of people's vision and withdrew from the NBA stage.
After joining the CBA, Mayo briefly showed his dominance, which allowed him to gain tactical position in the Liaoning team, but he was no longer the flying self he once was, the decline in form was very fast, and this season was also abandoned by the Liaoning team. Throughout Mayo's career, it can not be described as a pity or regret, he has always believed that his situation is caused by others, but did not think about his own reasons, for which he broke his NBA career, after coming to the CBA, Mayo matured, but the years are not spared, when he wants to fight for it, he has been powerless to move forward. Instead of wasting his talent, Mayo destroyed it with his own hands.