Yi Jianlian and Da Luo are teammates of the Nets, why is the UAE retired, and Da Luo can still get a 48 million fat contract
In the opening game of the 76ers and the Bucks, everyone was paying attention to the performance of Embiid and Antetokounmpo, the two top interior players, and was also amazed by Lillard's 39 points, including Maxey and Oubre, who played well. But I noticed the name of Lopez, who is already the oldest player of the Bucks, and at 35 years old, he is still the team's starting center. He played 29 minutes in this game, scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and was still very efficient.
Many people don't know that Da Luo was also an All-Star level center back then, and he was a teammate with Yi Jianlian in the Nets at his peak. At that time, Yi Jianlian was a second-year player, while Da Luo had just entered the league, and for two seasons, the two were each other's internal partners, and they were both the team's starters. But it didn't take long for the UAE to return to the CBA from the NBA, and announced its retirement earlier this year. Not only has Da Luo stayed in the NBA, he is still the starting center of the championship team, and the Bucks spared no expense, renewing his contract with him for 2 years and $48 million this summer, why is the gap between the two so big?
Although Da Luo is the No. 10 show and the United Arab Emirates is the No. 6 show, in terms of talent, Da Luo is even better, with excellent height and arm span, and he also blew up with Yao Ming, who was already in his prime, in his rookie season. So during the Nets period, he has always been the core, averaging more than 20 points per game for 3 seasons. The UAE has never come close to such heights, with a best season of 12+7 and a much worse shooting percentage.
While Lopez has had a couple of seasons with major injuries, more seasons have seen them play more than 70 games, even playing the full 82 games twice. The UAE has frequent injuries, and the intensity of the NBA game makes him obviously unbearable, basically missing twenty or thirty games every season. And it's a pity that I get injured every time I just come out of the state.
The UAE's style of play was not suitable for the NBA at that time, and the spatial No. 4 position would be more popular if it was put now, and it can only be said that the UAE was born a few years later, and there will definitely be better opportunities. Da Lopez used to play as a traditional center, and after entering the small-ball era, he was almost eliminated and received a base salary. But he took the initiative to change and developed a long-range shooting ability, which is very suitable for the current Bucks, and it can be said that it is suitable for most teams. Coupled with the height advantage, he can maintain full deterrence in rebounding and blocking, and the defensive effect has been very good.
In the latter part of his career, the UAE suffered a major injury such as a ruptured Achilles tendon, which was actually difficult to recover, and Da Luo also suffered a major injury, but fortunately, it did not affect his career every time.
Although the official data shows that the United Arab Emirates is only one year older than Da Luo, everyone is more aware of his age, so as early as a few years ago, everyone was already psychologically prepared for the retirement of the United Arab Emirates. Da Luo's real age is 35 years old, although it is also a relatively high age, but the static talent of the center is there, not to mention that Da Luo has never been known for his speed and explosiveness, his game awareness and skills are what the team values more, so he not only continues to stay in the NBA, but also can get a big contract.