After the Jazz were eliminated by the Lone Ranger, the eyes were focused on the duo and the manager, and the demolition of the team was the core theme. But few people notice that the saddest man in history was born.
Guy, who became the only player in history to play at least 15 seasons, never broke through the first round.
He is very similar to his template Maddy, and his career has been difficult to escape the first round of magic. Maddy was eliminated in three consecutive games after leading the Pistons 3-1 on one of those occasions.
In the years that followed, Maddy, whether he led the team or did matching, could not break through the first round. However, in the 12-13 season, he joined the Spurs, hoping to fulfill his championship dream, but finally lost to Miami. The following year, the Spurs returned and won the championship, but Maddy announced his retirement on August 26, 2013 because he did not receive a contract extension from the Spurs.
Fortunately, in the last season of his career, Maddy used the Spurs to experience the taste of the first round, the second round, the Western Conference Finals and the Finals.
Guy, for various reasons, has never played the second round of the playoffs in his career.
In season 11, the Grizzlies black eight spurs, completed the feat. But in the second half of that year, Gay's shoulder injury was reimbursed for the season, and the Grizzlies traded battier. The arrival of the latter has allowed the Grizzlies to play back and forth in the playoffs with the Black Eight Spurs, and the Thunder Four.
The following year Gay returned, but the Grizzlies were eliminated in a seven-game tie against the Clippers.
Leaving the Grizzlies, he traveled from Toronto to Sacramento in one season. The Kings were already in the mud of not making the playoffs, and Guy had to float and sink together.
Later, when it came to the Spurs, the Silver and Black Legion at this time was already in semi-reconstruction mode, and although it could still enter the playoffs, it was no longer a force that could dominate the situation in the West. So it was the first leg of the tour.
So far in his career, Guy has only played 3 playoff games and 2 steals out of the seventh.
Coming to the Jazz this year, originally intended to let him play a role in the small ball, the Jazz had a civil unrest, And Guy, who could contribute 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds in the 18 minutes of the regular season, was hidden in the snow in the playoffs, and did not play a game.
He currently has 2 years left on his contract with the Jazz, with the last 1 year being a player option. As far as the Jazz's current situation is concerned, the team is not far away, and next year's playoffs are unlikely, so Guy's record will be +1 year, and when he reaches the last year, he is already 38 years old, and he does not know if there is a chance to break through the first round.
Perhaps the saddest man title in history cannot be taken off. But from another point of view, in the NBA, the average player career is only 4-5 years, Gay played for 15 years, which is also a success, can play for so many years, the money must have made a lot of money.