His name is Nah'Shon Hyland, a defender who is 1.88 meters tall and weighs 76 kilograms;
In 2021, he was selected by the Nuggets with the 26th pick in the first round, the draft pick is not high, but he is particularly satisfied, even if he is selected with the 26th pick in the second round, he will be very excited, in his opinion, it is a very happy thing to continue to play basketball and play in the NBA, he almost lost the ability to play basketball, let alone enter the NBA.
In 2018, Hyland was still in his third year of high school, he was lying at home watching a basketball game, and soon after he suddenly smelled a pungent smell, he was just about to get up to go to his family's room to check, but he heard the sound of explosions, the home instantly became a sea of fire, he was almost engulfed by the fire, he did not have time to think much, kicked open the window on the second floor and jumped down, and then fell into a coma.
When he woke up, he was already lying in a hospital bed, and he received two bad news. The first message was related to his family, whose grandmother and cousin had not escaped the fire and had lost their lives in the fire.
The second message was related to his body, he jumped from the second floor when his right knee hit a hard object, his patella was shattered, tendons were broken, and doctors said he might not be able to continue playing basketball in the future.
Thinking of his grandmother and cousin who had passed away, and thinking about his own bleak future, Hyland did not say a word, he closed his eyes and lay quietly on the bed, even if he could not empathize, but when he thought about it, he could still feel the incomparably intense pain and despair, he had a thousand excuses for depravity, but he chose Nirvana to be reborn.
After the operation, he tattooed the names of his grandmother and cousin on his body, and spent a long recovery period with their faith, and whenever he felt tired and wanted to rest, he would open his clothes to look at the names of his grandmother and cousin, which became the motivation for him to persevere, so that after six months of rehabilitation day after day, he was finally able to return to the court.
In his senior year of high school, he averaged 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and entered Virginia Commonwealth University as a four-star high school student. In the second semester of college, he averaged 19.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game, shooting 44.7% from the field and 37.1% from three-point range, at this time he was already a well-known point guard - physical fitness, breakthrough ability and shooting ability are good, attracting the attention of many NBA scouts and team managers.
In 2021, Hyland felt that the time was ripe, he decided to participate in the NBA draft, and finally was selected by the Nuggets with the 26th pick in the first round, and after signing a contract with the team, the first thing he did was to buy a house for his mother in Denver, bring his family to him, and he never wanted to experience the pain of losing a loved one again.
He also cherished the opportunity to play, originally he did not get many opportunities, but the Nuggets frequent injuries, he impressed Coach Malone with enthusiasm and good performance in the limited playing time, successfully squeezed Campazzo out of the rotation lineup, and now he has become a stable substitute guard for the Nuggets, and there are still 3 games to get the opportunity to start.
So far this season, Hyland has averaged 18.9 minutes per game, averaged 10 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, and has now made 129 three-pointers, breaking Jamal Murray's rookie single-season three-point shooting record, and his three-point shooting rate is 37%, making him a trustworthy outside player.
Hyland's recent performance is quite good, he successfully reached the top ten of the best rookie list, ranked ninth in the best rookie list, he still has a lot of potential to tap, the Nuggets have found a treasure, many coaches think that in the case of Murray and Porter Jr. can not come back, Hyland will become the "X factor" of the playoffs, if he performs well, the Nuggets can go further, otherwise Jokic will be difficult to support, the Nuggets will not go far.
In addition to hard work and motivation, Hyland is a grateful player. In the Nuggets and the 76ers game, Hyland spent tens of thousands of dollars to invite the firefighters who rescued him from the fire to watch the game, in the cheers of the firefighters, Hyland cut 21 points to help the Nuggets win the 76ers, after the game he hugged these benefactors one by one, and finally took a group photo, and has been shedding tears in the post-game interview. Just as the so-called "boy has tears, not flicks, but not to the sad place", at that moment he thought of his deceased grandmother and cousin, and he was grateful to those firefighters who gave him a second life regardless of the danger of life, so that he had today, and he was very grateful for this.
Hyland is just an unknown person now, but I hope that his name will be used in the list of players you like. He is a very hard-working, very motivated, and know how to be grateful young player, he rubbed shoulders with the god of death, more know how to cherish the opportunity, will desperately seize every opportunity to show themselves, this kind of player can often play a famous, if you can witness a small person grow into a big hero, is this also an interesting thing?