For a player who plays in the NBA, whether it is the emperor superstar or the water dispenser administrator, their goal is the same: to win the championship. However, after all, there is only one championship every year, and a team can only enjoy the joy of winning the championship, so many players can only wait for the time to win the championship.
However, there is such a player, who has been in the NBA for 15 seasons, averaging 16.3 points per game, ranking 91st in history with a total of 17349 points, and his personal ability is quite good at the peak. But, until now, not to mention winning the championship, not even breaking through the first round has never been experienced, this player is Rudy Guy, who set the only record in history after the Jazz were eliminated. So why would Guy be so unlucky?
Grew up with the Grizzlies, but was traded at its peak
After entering the league in 2006, Guy was a very sought after small forward at the time, after all, with a height of 2.03 meters, a weight of 105 kilograms, an arm span of 2.21 meters, and an explosive athleticism, he had the strength to become a star striker. In the second season, Gay's average per game reached 20.1 points and 6.2 rebounds.
Even though the Grizzlies weren't a strong team at the time, the Grizzlies began their rise as Conley and Gasol Jr. grew up, and traded key players such as Randolph and Tony Allen. During this period, Guy is definitely one of the core of the team, although he has a lot of ball rights, he can still give 19+6 statistics every year, and complete the kill on James's head, repeatedly staging violent buckles, making people's blood spurt.
However, Guy's luck was not good, the team completed the black eight in the 10-11 season, but he was unable to participate due to injury reasons. In the 11-12 season, the Grizzlies played seven games against the Clippers in the first round, and Gay averaged 19 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, but still could not help the team win in the seven.
In the 12-13 season, the Grizzlies reached the Western Conference Finals, but in the middle of the season, he was sent to the Raptors and missed the first round again, which can be said to be quite a pity.
Witnessed the rise of the Raptors, but was sent to the Fish Belly King
After arriving at the Raptors, Guy had to accept the gap between the team's strengths, and Toronto at that time was in ruins, and the team chose DeRozan and Lowry as the core, which later proved to be correct. The Garbage Brothers later became one of the top players in the East, and the Raptors later became a powerhouse in the East.
However, the Raptors were still teetering on the edge of the playoffs, and Gay only stayed here for 51 games before being traded to the Kings again.
As we all know, all teams in the league have a round-robin, even if it is now a fish belly, but after a period of rebuilding, it is generally able to return to the playoffs. However, the Kings are an exception, this team has not played a playoff game since 2006, and Gay has played the peak season of his career when he arrived at this team.
He averaged 21.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in 14-15, but it wasn't enough to help the team make it to the playoffs, and he only played seven playoff games in the first 11 seasons of his career, which was incredible.
The fallen Spurs and Jazz, Guy always missed
In the 17-18 season, the 31-year-old Rudy Guy made an important choice, facing the invitation of the veteran Spurs, he gladly accepted, after all, this team has been one of the most successful teams in the NBA in the past, since 1998, they have never missed the playoffs, and won 5 championships, the team's lineup and system have a terrifying depth, and Gay is running to the playoffs. As a substitute, he averaged 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
However, the Spurs lost a lot due to the lack of Leonard's strength, and although they broke into the playoffs, they still had to escape the fate of being eliminated by the Warriors in the first round. By the 18-19 season, the team traded deRozan, and they had a chance to end the Nuggets in the playoffs again. However, Murray's super performance has made Gay's second-round dream come to naught again, averaging 11 points and 7.1 rebounds in 7 playoff games, sacrificing the ball and status, And Guy has done no better.
After 2 uneventful seasons, Gay chose to sign a 3-year mini-mid-term contract with the Jazz in the offseason. However, the Jazz, who were no. 1 in the regular season last season, performed very average this season and were eliminated in the first round of the just-concluded playoffs.
And Guy didn't even get a chance to play, but his luck was so bad that Guy never broke through the first round, and this record may continue with the continuation of his career.