"Give me a chance, I'm not asking for 5 million, 10 million, or even 1 million, all I need is a chance to prove to you that I can play for another five years."
—Monta Ellis.
Speaking of Ellis, what comes to mind?
He was undoubtedly inspirational, being selected by the Warriors with the 40th pick, but playing at the top ten picks, and in 2007, he averaged 38 minutes of playing time per game and was officially crowned the best improving player.
He was undoubtedly tough, and as a member of the Golden State Gang, he perfectly inherited the temperament of that team, and together with his brothers, staged the fantastic Black Eight Miracle of the year.
He's undoubtedly friendly, and the NBA has a tradition of playing with rookies, but Ellis doesn't have that fetish.
According to Shuhao, he once went on the field with Ellis in rookie and saw a pair of jeans. Afterwards, Ellis personally picked out 20 pairs of jeans for him as a gift.
He is undoubtedly sad, at the Warriors and Curry's style of discord, in the Bucks with Jennings' style of discord, in the Mavericks and Rondo's style of discord.
Speaking of the discordant style, in fact, it is that his shots are too reckless, too many shots, and too inefficient.
At the Pacers, he spent two seasons in a nonchalant manner. He averaged 14 points per game the year before, and his desire to shoot plummeted the year before, even scoring 8.5 points on just seven shots.
He has not returned to the league since this season, and it has been five years.
Ellis had just turned thirty when he left the league, and now he's a weathered 35-year-old veteran.
He's been brilliant, he's Baron Davis's most trusted little brother, he's the future supergiant in Nelson's eyes, Curry has played as a substitute for him, and Rondo has worked as a pitcher for him.
And these former glories are blown away in the wind in the rotation of time.
With the arrival of Curry, the Golden State is still built into a team of sunshine boys, and the old gangsterism has long gone.
Nowitzki, who was once optimistic about Ellis, has retired from the league for many years.
Maybe no one will believe that Ellis can go back to play in the NBA, but he wants to give it a try.
He turned down an offer of $2 million from the CBA and turned around trying out for multiple teams like the Rockets, Lone Rangers, and he stressed time and time again that he just wanted one chance.
But is this opportunity really that simple? Trick Jun doesn't think so.
His static body talent is average, only 191cm tall, and his arm span is shorter than his height, only 190cm.
At his peak, he appeared on the field in the form of a two-way guard, he could break through, as fast as lightning, he could shoot, before the shot, he would always perform a series of back-punches and the like to make room for himself to shoot.
His three-minute snobs are not good pitchers, and statistically speaking, he's not a good point-and-shooter.
But now?
As he gets older, his speed inevitably declines, and his competitors are Crawford, who have never left basketball and have proven themselves to be able to play many times, and the skill jun seems to see that he has no advantage, but still hopes that he can return.
Sports leagues need feelings, but first, prove that you deserve to let the team feel emotional.