The 4 players who were looked down upon by the parent team, but became superstars after leaving, led by Harden Brunson!
Harden
Harden was selected by the Thunder with the 3rd pick in the first round in 2009, and Durant Westbrook formed the "Thunder Three Less", the 2012 season is Harden's rising season, with an average of 16.8 points per game, won the sixth man of the season, and the team, the Thunder also entered the Finals for the first time!
After the rookie contract expired, the Thunder clearly rejected Harden's contract offer, and in this way, Harden left the Thunder and came to the Rockets!
In Houston, Harden was reused by the team and became the absolute core of the team, Harden's individual performance has also become a top superstar in the league, whether it is the scoring champion or the MVP, he has won it, so from this aspect, Harden has to thank the Thunder for his contempt at the beginning, if he has stayed in the Thunder, he may not have achieved such a great personal achievement!
Brunson
It's hard to imagine that Brunson, a New York guard who played a perfect performance in this year's playoffs, is actually a second-round pick, he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the third pick in the second round in 2018, in the 4 seasons of the Mavericks, Brunson is basically a bench player, and he doesn't get many opportunities, and he doesn't average more than 10 points per game!
In 2022, after the end of the rookie contract, the Mavericks rejected Brunson's request to renew his contract, and finally he joined the New York Knicks as a free agent, and the Knicks gave Brunson a 4-year $104 million contract.
Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson, also known as "Singles Joe" by fans, was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 10th pick in the first round in 2001, but in the middle of that season, he was traded to the Suns, where Joe Johnson was given a good opportunity to become a regular on the team.
Joe Johnson played in all 82 games in 3 consecutive seasons with the Suns, and in the 05 season, he averaged 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and because of his outstanding performance, the Atlanta Hawks signed and traded Joe Johnson from the Suns to get Joe Johnson on a five-year contract worth $69.67 million!
Joe Johnson became the undisputed number one star here, with a lot of shots, and he was also selected to the All-Star team many times, and he was considered a top star in the league at the time!
Arenas
Arenas is a very inspirational model of the NBA, he is a second-round pick player, in 2001 to participate in the draft was selected by the Warriors with the second pick in the second round, in the early days of entering the NBA, he was not favored, and he basically did not get many opportunities to play in the first season, but in the second season, he won the trust of the coach with his good performance.
He averaged 18 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game that season, and was named the most improved player of the season, and in 2003, Arenas became a free agent with an early Bird clause that was restricted, and the Warriors could only give him a contract of up to $4.9 million, while the Washington Wizards offered him a contract of $8.5 million, and Arenas eventually joined the Wizards. #哈登##布伦森##乔约翰逊##阿里纳斯#
