There are too many inspirational stories in the NBA, the great general Gilbert Arenas, sitting on the cold bench at the beginning of his career, and then got the opportunity to soar, and even the peak of Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant was also a substitute at the beginning of his career, he became one of the top ten players in history with his own efforts, and the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP were also in the arms, because their success also infected many players to go to the NBA to pursue their dreams.
In the NBA, many of its players are substitutes, and then gradually play out of the value, today we might as well take stock of the 10 players who have played from the bench to the All-Star.
Jimmy Butler
Butler is 11 years of the first round of the 30 pick draft, when participating in the draft Butler's basic skills are very poor, in addition to the defense is a little better and there is no advantage to speak of, but because the defense is good, the Bulls still won him with the first round of signing, Butler has been the main substitute for the first two seasons of his career, In his second year, he averaged 8.6 points, 4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 26 minutes, and then in the third year of his career, Butler sat firmly in the starting lineup, and he began to cash in on his talent, and in the 16-17 season he was able to contribute to the 23.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
But the Bulls did not choose to keep him, but traded him to the Timberwolves, after helping the Timberwolves into the playoffs, next season Butler forced the palace to leave the team and came to the 76ers, although he wanted to stay in the 76ers, but Simmons refused to give up the ball, and finally Butler was abandoned by the team and came to the Heat, in the Heat he played his own value, twice in the past three years to lead the team to the division finals, the performance is completely superstar level. Butler has been named an All-Star six times since his career, and he is very inspirational.
Paul George
George is the first round of the No. 10 show in 10 years, George entered the league when his talent is still good, the template Maddy has excellent athleticism, offensive skills are also very rich, but the Pacers at that time had Danny Granger is also a small forward, which also led to George's first season can only serve as a substitute, averaging 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 20 minutes per game, but next season Grant was injured, George became the team boss, and he gradually cashed in on his talent to become an All-Star player.
But the Pacers' boss seems to have a bad fate, George suffered another leg break, but George achieved Nirvana rebirth, he once played MVP level after leaving the Pacers to join the Thunder, averaging 28 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals per game in a single season, but then he came to the Clippers, although the Clippers became the second boss, but George still had a good performance in Leonard's absence, he single-core led the Clippers to the divisional finals.
James Harden
Harden is the 09 year of the flower show, according to Harden's talent in fact, he can become a starter, but the Thunder this team has too much talent, before Harden Westbrook and Durant have been here to stand, in order to enhance the firepower of the bench, Harden became the sixth person of the team, and during the sixth person Harden did a good job, but also won a best sixth person award, even if Harden sacrificed so much, but did not expect that the Thunder did not want to give more than 6 million when the contract was renewed, and finally Harden left the team in a huff.
After coming to the Rockets, Harden began to cash in on his talent, here he is no longer a substitute but the boss of the team, Harden played a single season average of 36.1 points per game, but also won the regular season MVP, but because of the delay in getting the championship, finally Harden chose to force the palace to leave the team, after coming to the Nets, Harden is no longer the team boss, which also makes his ball rights gradually decrease, the data is not as good as in the past, leaving his team, losing the ball is normal, I hope Harden can succeed in his dream.
Kyle Lowry
Lowry is the first round of the 24th pick in 2006, 06 is the draft small year, the first round of the final show of this year is actually not very talented, and Lowry is also because of the lack of talent, in the first three seasons of the career in the Grizzlies has been a substitute player, but then sent to the Rockets, he gradually cashed in his talent began to play the level of top blue-collar, and then came to the Raptors to become the core of the team, he also began to play all-Star, became the star of the Raptors.
In the 19 offseason, Lowry's old partner DeRozan was traded by the Raptors in exchange for Leonard, Lowry joined hands with Leonard to help the Raptors win the first championship trophy in team history, Lowry as the first person in the history of the Raptors, he also helped torontors complete their dreams, although there is no top talent, but Lowry is hard enough, the ball dealer is also very high, he has done a counterattack, so far in his career, he has been selected as an All-Star 6 times, even if he enters the final year of his career, he can still win a big contract with an annual salary of 27 million, which is really good.
Alphabet brother
Alphabet brother is the first round of 15 show in 13 years, 13 years is also a draft small year, alphabet brother was very thin that year, in addition to outstanding athleticism, height and arm length, there is no other advantage to speak of, but it is also become the 15th show, after entering the league, the Bucks also did not intend to fully cultivate him, in the first season of his career he mainly served as a team substitute, averaging 7 points and 4 rebounds per game in 24 minutes, and then alphabet brother gradually became the team starter, and in the fourth year of his career, he played an average of 23 points and 8 rebounds per game. Became an All-Star player.
But the upper limit of the alphabet brother is far more than this, as the personal talent begins to fully cash in, the alphabet brother gradually became the league's top star, won the MVP and the finals MVP, and even got the best defensive player, really all-encompassing, he is only 26 years old has become the top star in the league, and now the alphabet brother can be said to be the top three level players in the league, he can reach today's height, on the one hand, the talent is outstanding, on the other hand, the individual is very hard to create.
Jokic
Jokic is a 14-year second round 11 pick draft, the reason why Jokic is so low in the draft pick that year is because he is not disciplined enough, the body is very bloated, scouts even think that he does not have a complete career, so the Nuggets did not reuse him after Jokic first entered the league, the rookie season is more as a team substitute, to Nurkic, but who ever expected Jokic to play better and better, and finally replaced Nurkic's position, so Nurkic was sent to the Blazers.
And Jokic has become the team's starting interior line, not only that, he has gradually played the cornerstone of the team, the head coach has let him serve as the core of the ball, and Jokic has not lived up to the hopes of the team, he has become more and more comprehensive, often cut three-doubles, is also selected as an All-Star, in the past two seasons have won the league's regular season MVP, because the excellent play Jokic has previously won the first salary in the history of 270 million in 5 years.
Siakam
Sika is the first round of the 27th show in 16 years, when Sika entered the league and the alphabet brother is similar, the basic skills are very bad, in addition to the athletic talent is outstanding, there is no other advantage, in order to let him hone, the Raptors even sent him to the development league. The second year of his career was also a substitute after the team had a stable rotation position, averaging 7 points and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes per game, and after Leonard arrived, Sika's 3D attributes were still recognized, and he was the third leader of the Raptors to win the championship.
Because of his excellent play, the Raptors have the idea of giving up Lowry to help him as the core, and Sika can also be regarded as not living up to the hopes of the team, he entered the All-Star, and previously led the Raptors into the playoffs, but Sika this player is more suitable for the team's vice-player, not suitable for the team's big boss training, young did not cultivate good basic skills, and now it is difficult to make up for it to reach the top level, but as a low-ranking draft, Sika's reach today's height is also commendable.
Van Jordan
Van Jordan is a loser draft, after he lost the election, it is rumored that the family are very frustrated, but Van Jordan is very confident, he said that he will be taken away by an NBA team, the Raptors gave him a trial contract, and Van Jordan also successfully seized the opportunity to stay in the Raptors, he and Sika went to the development league together, the two led the team to win the championship, and then returned to the team together, but Van Jordan is still a substitute after the return, after all, the team still has Lowry.
However, after Leonard left, the Raptors began to enter the rebuild, they built a team around Sika and Van Jordan, so Van Jordan also joined forces with Lowry to become the team's starter, in the last season Lowry left the team, Van Jordan became the team's ball-holding core, he played well, played an average of 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists per game, successfully selected as an All-Star, a lost draft, career can reach the current height is also very rare, I hope That Fan Jordan can be more and more outstanding in the future.
Middleton
Middleton is the ninth overall pick in the second round of 12 years, Middleton was not trusted by the team after being selected by the Pistons that year, the rookie season has been a substitute, averaging 6 points and 2 rebounds in 17 minutes per game, but after being sent to the Bucks next season, he began to become the team's starter, with his excellent ability to handle the ball, he was also regarded by the Bucks as an excellent helper for the future of the alphabet brother, and Middleton also lived up to the team's hopes.
In the 18-19 season, he averaged 18.3 points, 6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1 steal per game, successfully selected as an All-Star, and in 21 years he also helped Alphabet Brother win the championship, because the excellent play Middleton also won the top salary contract, Middleton has a bit of a contemporary Pippen feeling, can defend, can attack and has excellent ability to handle the ball, such a top two will be everyone's favorite player no matter in any team.
Dezhang Tai Murray
Murray is the first round of the 29th pick in 16 years, when Murray was not trained as a core after being selected by the Spurs, the rookie season averaged 8 minutes per game to score 3 points and 1 rebound, but as Murray gradually adapted to the rhythm of the league, Popovich began to reuse him, and Murray's comprehensive means also began to show, in the 19-20 season he averaged 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game in 25 minutes, after DeRozan left the team, Murray became the team's star.
In the last season, Murray averaged 21 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals per game, successfully selected as an All-Star, although Murray scored an All-Star but the Spurs did not leave him, because Murray is not a cornerstone player, so the team traded him to the Hawks in exchange for a draft pick, and Murray also wanted to leave, he did not want to rebuild with the Spurs, and now Murray came to the Hawks, he will form a super backcourt combination with Trae Young, the Hawks may complete the rise next season.
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