According to statistics, since the merger of ABA and NBA, this season is the first time in the league that spurs and Lakers have not won the playoffs in the same season, here we should perhaps lament the change of the times and the decline of the dynasty, the Lakers have always been giants, attracting strong reinforcements, but there are also times when the gutters overturn the ship, such as this season. The Spurs are the traditional giants, who have topped up the Spurs' 30-year glory with two super interior lines, one is David Robinson and the other is Duncan.
And The third cornerstone selected by Popovich, Leonard, did not hold the glory of the holy city, and left Los Angeles, Popovich is old, he no longer has the harshness of the year, nor does he have the magic of the original bean-throwing soldiers. And that James, who has been at the peak from the age of 18 to the present, still seems to be at the peak, in fact, his dominance is not as good as before, perhaps in the near future, James will leave the league, popovich may retire earlier than him. And today we are going to talk about the 5 veterans who will retire next season.
Haslem
For the 03 generation of players, everyone may only know that James and Anthony are still in the league, but they do not know that this year's unsuccessful draft Haslem is also working hard in the league, although the career is not a big star, but Haslem is good at handling interpersonal relations, and has a high prestige between the Heat management and the players, so he has also achieved one person and one city in the Heat.
From Wade, O'Neal to the Gianwepo period, after Wade left the Heat to rebuild, and then to the Butler period, Haslem in the Heat from 22 to 41 years old, hass also reached the age of retirement, but if put aside, Haslem is willing to continue to stay in the team, the Heat will give him a contract, but now I am afraid it is difficult.
In the regular season this season, Butler and Haslem had a fierce quarrel during the game, although haslem said afterwards that Butler was his brother to play the round court, but Butler's personality is clear to everyone, because Wiggins and Towns did not work hard enough to make a big fuss about management, he is very important to the status of the team boss, leaving the 76ers and leaving the Timberwolves.
Now that Haslem has angered his backscaling, it is estimated that Haslem will be difficult to appear in the Heat lineup next season, and given his age, he should also retire, and perhaps after leaving the team he may become a member of the Heat management.
Howard
Howard is the champion of 2004, only a year later than James, his template was Bill Russell, which is the main reason why Howard did not play O'Neal's insoluble dominance at his peak, he is better at defense, but with excellent defensive ability, Howard also led the team to the Finals, but because of my own cancerous personality, the Lakers management collapsed that year, and also let his mentor be laid off by the team during the Magic period.
Because of the temperament of the tumor, Howard did not win great honors at the peak, in addition to which he had fallen to the point of no ball to play, until the last year to join the Lake to complete the redemption, now Howard is not as good as before to run and jump, but his professionalism is better. And this season, because of his contradiction with the thick eyebrow brother, everyone has once again been concerned, maybe this matter is not to blame Howard, but in the end it may be him who carries the pot.
"I don't want to leave, I love the Lakers, I can play for many years," was said Howard in an interview at the end of the season when he was asked what he planned for next season. But considering the feelings of the thick eyebrow brother, it is estimated that Howard can not stay, even if the cause of this matter is not blamed on Howard, but he has a previous crime, which also makes many teams jealous of him, Howard is too big a grin, although there is still a good instant combat strength, but for the championship team his ability is dispensable.
The strong team does not have much desire for him, the weak team does not need to take a veteran, it is estimated that Howard is not willing to play for the young team, for him the championship is more desired, this season's average of 6.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.6 steals 0.6 blocks, shooting 61.2%, three-point shooting rate of 53.3%, the big boy who loved to laugh at that time, is now 36 years old.
Rondo
Rondo was drafted in '06 and although he entered the league two years later than Howard, Rondo is now the same age as Howard. Compared to Howard, Rondo's form is not as good as the Warcraft, and Rondo became famous with the Celtics at his peak, and with his excellent organizational skills and defensive ability, he became the league's first-line backcourt and helped the team win the championship. After that, the Green Army went into decline, and Rondo began a life of upheaval and displacement.
And the head coach discord, such things are often happening, Rondo for the tactics are too much understanding, even more than many rookie coaches are strong, but also because of the tactical disagreement, resulting in his lone ranger and Carlisle collapse, but after joining the Pelicans, Gentry let Rondo portray the tactics at the end, the result of that year's Pelicans crossed the first round of the playoffs, so Rondo also played the name again.
20 years to join the Lakers, he became the third core of the team in the playoffs, the playoffs Rondo helped James and the thick eyebrow brother win the championship, but the Lakers did not leave him after winning the championship, after coming to the Clippers, Rondo has begun to show his old age, proud of the defense is not good, plus three points and unstable, can only serve as the task of channeling the ball, and then abandoned by the Clippers, this season again returned to the Lakers.
But the Lakers did not keep him for a long time, traded him to the Cavaliers, and longto will retire after the end of this season, because according to previous reports, the Lakers want Rondo to serve as a team assistant coach, and he can help the coach to make suggestions on the one hand, and on the other hand, he can become the lakers' locker room leader, which is what the Lakers need.
Millsap
Millsap and Rondo are the same draft, he is also one of the representative players of the second round of the show counterattack, a player with a 17th pick in the second round, the result is a peak of 18 +7 performance, the basic skills and low-post offensive skills are excellent, but with the advent of the small-ball era, Millsap also lost his previous tactical position and role, and the past two years have become a marginal rotation.
Now Millsap plays for the 76ers, averaging 3.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in only 11.4 minutes per game, shooting only 39.1% from the field and 22.9% from three-point range, and his athleticism is getting worse and worse because of his age, and the inefficiency on the offensive end makes it difficult for him to make useful contributions to the team's offense.
Next season, it is estimated that Millsap will have no ball to play, this year may be the last year he chases the championship, when the Eagles led the team to the first place in the division but was swept out by the Cavaliers, although the peak of his career has the strength of the All-Star level, but he does not reach the super level of ability, can not turn the tide in the game, if Millsap had an epiphany a few years earlier, in the peak period as a three-headed to hold the group, maybe he has now won the championship, so that it will be a career without a championship.
Iguodala
Iguodala and Howard are the same draft, he was selected with the ninth pick in 2004, with excellent athleticism and technology, Iguodala has also become the iverson successor in the hearts of Philadelphia fans, known as a small AI, but he is not as good as Iverson's ability, leading the team to play the record, was traded to the Nuggets, Iguodala was an all-star player at his peak, although not up to the level of superstars, but definitely the players that teams want, very golden.
After that he came to the Warriors to play the bench, an All-Star playing bench that is definitely a dimensionality reduction blow, which is the main reason why the Warriors were able to play a good result, and Iguodala also won the FMVP in 15 years, it is simply a winner in life, in the Warriors in these years he got 3 championships, and then the Heat won the big contract sent by Riley, when Iguodala had no strength at the peak.
And Riley was pit by him for two seasons, but also gave up Iguodala, the Warriors seized the opportunity to bring back the former veteran, bringing Iguodala back is not to let him continue to help the team win, but to let Iguodala bring young players, now Iguodala is 38 years old, at the end of this season, it is estimated that a brother will also consider retiring, and after he retires, he is expected to work in the management of the Warriors like Livingston, after all, it is a championship-winning old minister, and it is deserved to get such a job.
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