To be a competent guard with a knife, of course
You have three options in front of you: be an obscure backup for the Golden State Warriors, start with the Magic, or be a competent guard with a knife next to James. Many people will say, "Of course choose the Warriors, that's the championship team," and Tucker chose the latter two.
Orlando only stayed for a short time, Tucker was fished out by the Lakers shortly after he was signed, and in the first year of the league, Los Angeles did not seem to look at this young man very much, and the Lakers management was purely looking at his physical talent, a shooting guard of 1.93 meters is not unusual, but having a 2.17 meter reach is a terrifying thing.
In his debut against the Timberwolves, he only got two minutes of garbage time and sent an assist to leave the court, and Tucker secretly vowed in his heart that he must play a good name.
So there will always be a bearded figure standing at the three-point line on the night at Steadys Center, and as time passes, Lakers management thinks Tucker seems to be a little interesting, Tucker has a calm ball style that does not match his age, and can use his foot speed and toughness and his reach to make an impact on the defensive end.
With the ability to shoot from the outside, be able to attack with the ball, and more importantly, he also has this coquettish anti-blue, why can't such a player be the best supporter?
Finally, on August 14, 2020, in the Lakers' 122-136 loss to the Sacramento Kings, Tucker made his first NBA career start, played 34 minutes, scored 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, the young Tucker finally established himself in the NBA, but there is still a lot of hardship waiting for him in the back...
A gibbon from Chicago
Illinois has such a crime-ridden city, Chicago, which has produced countless star players and witnessed the fall of God, and Tucker was born and raised here.
Tucker almost went astray when he was a child, but thanks to his mother's timely persuasion and his father's fierceness, Tucker stabilized his mind, but the qualitative change was due to the emergence of basketball, and he almost ran through Tucker's childhood.
Every time Tucker would be sullen by his father's criticism, Tucker would always pick up a basketball and come to the court. At first, Tucker was often bullied by older children, but Tucker grew up quickly, and by the time he was 1.93 meters tall in high school, what was even more amazing was that his arm span seemed to hang underground.
Tucker came to Iowa State University with talent, not very famous, the record is also very mediocre, because of the explosive reach, Tucker has attracted the attention of many NBA scouts.
"We must get this child", on the eve of the 2019 draft, Tucker's attention even exceeded the champion, while the Lakers named this child, but almost missed the opportunity to enter the league because of an accident.
Tucker took a 16-cent watermelon while visiting the supermarket but forgot to pay for it, causing the clerk to think that Tucker was stealing, and even though Tucker sincerely apologized afterwards and made corresponding compensation, the Los Angeles Lakers did not want a thief.
So he was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 46th pick in the second round, and the Magic didn't have a good face for Tucker, is it the talent that is about to return to the city?
Will the Lakers' former prince also become an abandoned baby for the Jazz?
"Hey, kid, you shouldn't do this", even the reprimand is full of doting, which is what Lakers coach Vogel said, and of course criticizing his love player Horton Tucker, who once said that Tucker is the Leonard of the Lakers, and the fact is getting closer.
If the championship in the first season was just luck, then it is indeed a bit of a thing to play 28 minutes off the bench to score 24 points, Tucker is slowly making his name for himself with the Lakers, he is a rising star next to James, many people will say that he said Vogel's "own son", but we prefer to call him the prince of the Lakers.
On October 12, 2021, Tucker suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb during a regular-season game, missing nearly half of the season, and Lakers management also discovered more of Tucker's problems.
As a shooting guard, Tucker's scoring ability is one of the best in the league, and there are many deficiencies in defense, and more importantly, Tucker is a bit dumbfounded and often makes wrong decisions in key moments.
Tucker knew his time in Los Angeles was running out, and that an all-time high of 40 points against the Warriors in his last game before leaving was the best answer.
In the end, Tucker was reduced to a bargaining chip in exchange for Beverley, left Salt Lake City, and at first was highly appreciated by coach Will Hardy, but over time, Tucker did not have the love of the Lakers, the cold arena, cold-blooded teammates all made Tucker unable to adapt, and Tucker only played one game, and the meager 2-point account was also doomed to Tucker would be hidden in the snow and eventually deposed.