For many American boys with poor families, entering the NBA is a good opportunity to change their fate, many people have changed the status quo by entering the NBA, but there are also many players who have not changed their habits in the end and have been eliminated by the NBA, so it is rare to really be able to turn back to the prodigal son in the NBA, the protagonist of this article, Zachlanddorf, is one of the few players who turned back in the NBA, let's talk about Zachlanddorff and his NBA career.
Just in the middle of the soft "flexible dead fat man, complete the transformation of the man."
Randolph is 2.06 meters tall, on the inside line, he is not very tall, in terms of talent, Randolph is not a good at bouncing flying monsters, his bounce is average, the speed of the bounce is not very fast, such athletic ability determines Randolph's playing style, he can not fly around, can only do some articles on the ground.
Randolph physique, a muscle, plus no more and no less fat, so that Randolph's confrontation is very strong, the chassis is very solid, he goes to the basket, both can resist the opponent's hard chisel, but also can stand up to the opponent forward, the playing style is very fierce, however, Randolph is a player with a soft, he and the opponent after a tough confrontation, can maintain their center of gravity, complete a very smooth turn, but also good at borrowing force, playing 2 + 1, but to say that Randolph's softest place, is his sense, in the basket shooting, Randolph's hand gently slid over the basketball, and the ball flew straight into the basket, which is a rare talent among big players, and it is precisely because of this talent that Randolph's power on the offensive end will be huge.
When attacking, Randolph often catches the ball in the low position, after getting the ball, first the opponent confronts it, and then, looking for opportunities, rushing in one direction, when the opponent blocks the route, Randolph has a smooth turn, squeezes the opponent next to him, his own small hand hook, put the ball in, in addition, Randolph has a lot of small techniques, such as continuous lifting of the ball, when encountering the bag clip, Randolph's action is very agile, will rush before the opponent is clamped, quickly use a stride or step up, get rid of the opponent's bag clip, directly attack the basket, Put the ball in.
In addition to playing in the low back, Randolph also has the ability to shoot, in the middle distance, his middle shot is very accurate, the opponent must pay attention, which allows him to go out of the basket, open up the space on the court, create more offensive opportunities for teammates, outside the three-point line, Landolph although not shooting much, but, he has the ability to shoot three-pointers, occasionally can score a few, but because Randolph plays, does not advocate shooting three-pointers inside, Randolph's three-point shooting ability has not been excavated.
Defensively, Randolph's one-on-one defensive ability is not top-notch, but his strong body and positive willingness to defend allow him to perfectly integrate into the team's defensive system, cover up his weaknesses, and play his own advantages against good opponents, so, in the Grizzlies, Randolph's defense is very good. Randolph made a name for himself early in his career, but what really got him recognition and applause was in the Grizzlies, and before that, Randolph was a "bad boy" who was not recognized.
Randolph was born in a poor family, a family of 4 children, all raised by the mother Mei Ai, Mei Ai in order to make a living, the child is not much discipline, the already lively Randolph and the street mingled together, and gradually went astray. One year, in order to change his pants, Randolph decided to steal one, but was discovered, and after 30 days in the juvenile correctional home, Randolph returned home, during which Time Mayay pondered Randolph's future, he did not want his son to go down the road of crime, he decided to send his son to play basketball. In this way, Randolph embarked on the road of basketball, and on the basketball court, Randolph found happiness, and soon stood out among a group of children, participated in the draft, was selected by the Blazers, and successfully landed in the NBA.
In the NBA, Randolph's skills are getting better and better, but his grumpy temper and bad style have not changed, fighting in training, being found by the police outside the court carrying contraband, news about Randolph, a lot of negative news, a few years later, Randolph became a thorn that no one wants to take over, the market in the free market is not high, just at this time, the Grizzlies trade came to Randolph, and it is also magical, in the Grizzlies, Randolph changed himself, his temper has converged a lot, There was also a lot less contact with contraband, and from a thorn that no one wanted, to a leader player for the Grizzlies, the big man completed the metamorphosis.
After becoming a big man from a "bad boy", Randolph began to return to the Memphis community, do various public welfare activities, help people, and gain people's recognition and respect, which made Randolph's NBA career have a dazzling light, below, talk about Randolph's NBA career.
A year of silence, a blockbuster in the playoffs
Randolph was selected by the Blazers with the No. 19 in the 2001 draft, because there is no shortage of inside players in the team, the 20-year-old Randolph in the rookie season is mainly sitting on the bench, there are not many opportunities, but in addition to the game, there is also team training, in training, Randolph's performance is still very good, which makes the Blazers coach decide to give him more opportunities in the second season of Randolph, and Randolph is also worthy of the trust of the coach, did not waste the opportunity, and played in the playoffs with the team in 2003.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Blazers played against the Mavericks, and in the first three games of the series, the coach did not dare to use Randolph as the main force, or had concerns, but the team lost three consecutive games and fell into passivity, which made the coach put down the burden and gave Randolph more opportunities in the fourth game. In the fourth game, 41 minutes, he scored 25 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, leading the team to a big victory, in the fifth game, Randolph contributed 22 points and 9 rebounds, the Blazers won another game, and in the sixth game, Randolph contributed 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in 34 minutes, helping the team equalize and drag the series into the seventh.
In the seven-game game, Randolph performed well, contributing 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, but unfortunately, the Blazers still lost to the opponent because the overall strength was not strong enough, stopping the first round. Although the Blazers lost, Randolph won people's attention with his wonderful performance, and he paid attention to him, and Randolph immediately became the core of the team's interior line.
In the 03-04 season, Randolph started 80 games, averaged 37.9 minutes per game, averaged 20.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game, randolph showed his personal ability to get enough opportunities, and this year, Randolph was only 22 years old, and his potential was great. Relying on strength, Randolph let people know, but at the same time, his fiery temper, bad style also let people know, just before the 03-04 season, he and the big villain Ruben Patterson in the team fought, gave Patterson a face-to-face punch, beat Patterson can not get his hands on it, this fight, let many fans think that Randolph is a temperamental, hands-on person, and in fact it is true, but the Blazers see that Randolph is very capable, and did not give up on him, let Randolph continue to fight.
In the 06-07 season, Randolph averaged 23.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, which was a good performance, but the Blazers did not dare to keep him, because Randolph had too much negative news, and the Blazers put Randolph on the shelf. The Knicks thought Randolph was good and traded Randolph, and Randolph's Trail Blazers career ended.
The style does not change, sliding to the brink of being eliminated
After coming to the Knicks, Randolph's performance is still good, he is still the little bully inside, but Randolph's style has not changed at all, his temper is still so hot, his negative news is still a lot, he is still in the game, and his teammates have clashed, so that everyone watched a hilarity. Although the Knicks are not strong and the requirements for results are not high, they do not want to have a bomb in the team that will be blown up at any time, so Randolph did not play too long in the Knicks, and after a total of 80 games, the Knicks took the opportunity to send Randolph to the Clippers.
In the Clippers, Randolph and in the Knicks are in the same state, which makes the Clippers also very distressed, and at this time, the Grizzlies are very interested in Randolph, hoping to exchange him, and Gasol and Jr. form an interior twin tower to lead the Grizzlies to rise. With an idea, the Grizzlies negotiate a deal with the Clippers, and eventually, the Grizzlies trade Richardson for Randolph. Aren't the Grizzlies afraid of messing up the team when Randolph comes? The Grizzlies are afraid, and they think of the worst-case scenario, but the Grizzlies still believe that Randolph can complete the qualitative transformation in the Grizzlies and become the leader player who helps the team win.
Helped the team rise and was retired from the jersey by the team
In his first season with the Grizzlies, Randolph did a good job, his ability was still very strong, and his temper also had some contraction, and he began to change. In the 10-11 season, Randolph was even better and had better chemistry with his teammates, helping the team reach the playoffs and face the Spurs in the first round. It was the eighth playoff in the West, and many fans thought the Spurs would easily win the game, but when the game started, people found that the situation was not good for the Spurs, and they could not limit Randolph.
In the first game of the series, Randolph cut 25 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, helped the team win by 3 points, got the opening red, the third game, Randolph contributed 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, helping the team win another game, the fourth game, the Grizzlies took advantage of the situation to win the opponent and got the match point, the Spurs won the fifth game, and Randolph contributed 31 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the sixth game, leading the team to win the game, "Black Eight" Spurs.
In the second round, facing the Thunder, Randolph still played very freely, cutting 34 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists in the first game to help the team win, the third game, Randolph cut 21 points, 21 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, helping the team regain the big score advantage, and in the fourth game, Randolph played 31 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block performance, hoping to help the team get the match point, but unfortunately, the Grizzlies eventually lost. In the battle of Tenno Mountain, the Grizzlies were not in good shape as a team, losing miserably to the opponent, and in the sixth game, Randolph took the lead, cutting 30 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks to help the team take the opponent lightly, dragging the series into the seventh. In the seventh game, Randolph was very active, contributing 17 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, but there was still a gap in the strength of the team, and the Grizzlies lost to the Thunder and stopped the second round.
Only playing the second round is not a very good performance, but the Grizzlies "Black Eight" Spurs are worth remembering, especially Randolph facing the Spurs led by Duncan, playing a dominant performance, so that Duncan, Popovich and others all respected.
12-13 season, the Grizzlies once again into the playoffs, the first round of the face of last season eliminated their own Clippers, this time, Randolph played a hundred percent spirit, the goal is revenge, in the first two games, Randolph did not get the space to show his ability, the Grizzlies therefore lost two consecutive games, to the third game, Randolph cut 27 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, to help the team take the opponent lightly, the fourth game, Randolph contributed 24 points, 9 assists and 1 block, the team won, the Battle of King Mountain, Randolph cut 25 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist, the Grizzlies lightly took the Clippers, got the game point, and in the sixth game, the Clippers counterattacked, but Randolph did not give them this opportunity, he shot 8 of 12 in 34 minutes, cut 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, won the lead for the team, and led steadily to the end, defeated the opponent, successful revenge, let griffin, Jr. in front of him last year, Jordan Jr. left the game in disgrace.
In the second round, the Grizzlies met the Thunder, this time the hand, the initiative is the Grizzlies, after losing the first game, Randolph contributed 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in the second game to help the team win, the third game, Randolph contributed 8 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, the fourth game, Randolph cut 23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, the Grizzlies got the game point, the fifth game, the Thunder tried to fight back, but Randolph stepped forward, cut 28 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, the Grizzlies won by 4 points, In the end, he defeated the Thunder 4-1 to advance to the Western Conference Finals and face the Spurs.
This time the Spurs faced Randolph, but they worked hard to defend him, and the effect was indeed good, randolph did not play the "Black Eight" Spurs, that dominance, the Grizzlies were eventually swept by the Spurs, missed the Finals.
Reaching the Western Conference Finals is the most brilliant era of the "black and white bears" era of the Grizzlies, they used tenacious style of ball, conquered the fans, gained recognition, and with the change of the times, the "black and white bears" are getting older, the strength of the Grizzlies is not as good as before, Randolph played in the Grizzlies to the 16-17 season, the end of the season, he went to the Kings, in the Kings, played his last season, and then announced his retirement.
After learning the news of Randolph's retirement, the Grizzlies stated that the team would retire Randolph's jersey, and on December 12, 2021, the Grizzlies held a jersey retirement ceremony for Randolph, and Randolph's No. 50 jersey fluttered over the Grizzlies' arena.
Write at the end
After retiring from the army, Randolph lived his own life, he has completely got rid of the bad habits of the past, he participates in some programs from time to time, sharing past stories and his own views, although he once mixed in the rivers and lakes, leaving a notoriety, but today Randolph deserves people's respect and wishes Randolph a happy life.