As the saying goes, there are unpredictable storms in the sky, and people have bad luck and bad luck. According to the media person "half god half Carter", former Tongxi foreign aid Adrian Payne died unexpectedly, at the age of 31.
Born in 1991, the post-90s player was famous throughout the United States in high school and ranked 26th in ESPN's high school rankings. He moved to the University of Michigan and improved year over year during the NCAA, averaging 16.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game during his senior year, and was named to the 10 DivisionAl divisions of the best team second team. During the mad March, he led the University of Michigan to the quarterfinals, scoring 41 points in the second round, which was very eye-catching.
He entered the NBA draft in 2014 and was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 15th pick in the first round; he was traded to the Timberwolves to start his four-year NBA career; after the contract ended, he joined the Magic as a two-way contract and was later cut by the Magic. His development in the NBA was not smooth, with few opportunities to play, averaging 4 points and 3 rebounds per game for five years, and eventually his strength failed to be recognized by the NBA and he began to seek opportunities in overseas leagues.
In February 2018, he first joined the Greek league, and then in July, he announced that he would join the CBA team Tongxi, becoming the team's big foreign player, playing the fourth position. During his time in Tongxi, he only played for the team in 8 games, averaging 16.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game, which was quite comprehensive; and in the game against Shenzhen, he scored 21 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists in a single game, which was quite outstanding.
The foreign player who cut down 17 points and 8 rebounds in a single game still did not meet the requirements in the CBA, the offensive end could not have excellent scoring means like Mortree, and the defensive end could not have excellent defensive awareness and defensive standards like Morland, resulting in him not getting enough recognition with Tongxi; after an injury, he was replaced by another foreign aid of Tongxi, Saiya Austin, and eventually parted ways with Tongxi.
After leaving the CBA, the foreign player turned to the French league to start playing, and also foreshadowed that he would start his own wandering journey. He could not gain a foothold in the NBA, and he could not attract clubs in the CBA, and he could not escape the fate of drifting around. It's just that fate made a joke with him, and at the age of 31, he suddenly died, which is regrettable. According to foreign media, Payne may have been shot and killed in the United States, which is really sad.