Loyalty and trust! Counting the top 5 stars who have never been put on the shelf in their careers, one active player is on the list

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2024-05-18 23:04Posted in Henan Sports Creators

Preface

The NBA, as a business league, is essentially a business, so trading is a normal thing here. For role players, they can change owners at any time, such as Barnes, who played for the Mavericks at the time, and only suddenly learned that he had been traded during a game against the Hornets.

And not only role players, such as Harden and Wei Shao have had the experience of being traded, and although some stars have never been traded, this does not mean that the team has not moved the idea of sending him away, for example, when Curry was not yet rising, the Warriors thought about exchanging him for other players. Therefore, in this environment, only these 5 stars can really be put on the shelf, and he is the only one who is currently selected!

1. Michael Jordan

In the 1984 draft, Jordan was missed by the Rockets and the Trail Blazers one after another, and was not "missed" by the Bulls until the third pick, and in his first season as a rookie, he opened up a gap with other players, and that year Jordan averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game, and led the Bulls to the playoffs. From that point on, Jordan was completely a non-sale for the Bulls, and since then he has gone from better to better, winning multiple MVPs, scoring titles, and various other awards before winning the championship in 1991.

In 1993, Jordan led the team to eliminate the Suns in the Finals, and the Bulls officially achieved three consecutive championships, and they also successfully built a dynasty exclusive to the Bulls. Jordan briefly left the NBA for a while, and after his return, the Bulls still regarded him as the face of the team, and Jordan did not live up to the team's expectations, and soon led the team back to the top. In 1996, 1997, and 1998, the Bulls won three consecutive championships, and Jordan became the only player in history to return to the court after retirement and still dominate the game.

Unfortunately, after the second triple championship, Jordan chose to retire again, and his second comeback was not actually all his intention, because the United States was going through a dark period at that time, so many fans hoped that Jordan could come back to inspire the country. In the end, Jordan did do so, but he chose to join the Wizards this time, although Jordan was no longer as brave as he used to be, but the Wizards still didn't think about trading him, because he was the team's cash cow.

2. Kobe

As one of the most famous "one man, one city" representative players in NBA history, Kobe Bryant has only played for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout his career, and he can be said to have made great contributions to this team, so many fans also believe that he is the real first person in team history. However, some people will say that Kobe Bryant was put on the shelf in 2007, but in fact, it was not the Lakers who took the initiative at that time, and it was completely Kobe Bryant who was fed up with losing and requested a trade from the team.

And it can be said that Kobe Bryant was "pressing" the Lakers at that time, and the team almost sent him to the Pistons or the Bulls, but in the end Kobe Bryant stayed, because the Lakers' owner Buss personally came forward to persuade Kobe Bryant and promised him that the team would definitely continue to strengthen in the future. Kobe Bryant's decision to stay proved to be the right one, and in the 20072-008 season, the Lakers traded Gasol, and with the latter's assistance, Kobe Bryant won two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010.

In the later period, even though the strength of the team's roster declined, Kobe Bryant still suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in order to help the Lakers reach the playoffs, and in return, the Lakers not only did not move the idea of trading him in the later part of Kobe's career, but also gave him a maximum salary every year, and also helped Kobe Bryant create what can be called the most luxurious retirement tour in NBA history.

3. Duncan

In order to select Duncan, the Spurs' management began to prepare early, and in the 1996-1997 season, they only won 20 games through a bad game, and finally got the first pick. Although Duncan is known to be excellent, his rookie season was still very impressive, averaging 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, so he was also successfully selected to the best team.

In 1999, Duncan helped the Spurs win the first championship in franchise history, and in the playoffs that year, he averaged 23.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.6 blocks per game, and finally won the first FMVP. Later, under Duncan's leadership, the Spurs have never missed the playoffs, and have won a total of 5 championships in succession.

However, as early as the 2000 offseason, Duncan actually moved the idea of leaving the Spurs, when his most popular next home was the Orlando Magic, who in order to recruit Duncan, the team asked Woods, a "GOAT" player in the golf world, to lobby him, and because Duncan and the Magic's star Grant Hill were the same agent, he almost agreed. But later, under the joint persuasion of Spurs owner Holt, as well as Popovich and David Robinson, Duncan still chose to stay in the team, and finally poured all his efforts into this team.

4. Dirk Nowitzki

Nowitzki has spent all 21 years of his career with the Mavericks since entering the league in 1998, where he has won various individual accolades and in 2011 helped the team win the only championship trophy in franchise history. And when Nowitzki was a player, Cuban's way of treating him was also extremely rare in this business league, as the team owner Cuban unconditionally trusted Nowitzki, not only built the team around him, but also when Nowitzki's reputation was at its worst, he still did not want to trade him.

In the 2006-2007 season, Nowitzki was eliminated by the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs when he won the MVP, which also caused him to fall into a trough, and many people said that he was the most popular MVP in history. But even so, when the Lakers tried to trade the Mavericks for Nowitzki in the 2007 offseason, they were turned down.

Therefore, Nowitzki and Cuban are also going both ways, and the friendship between them has long exceeded the relationship between the player and the owner, so even though Nowitzki has retired, he will still be in contact with the Mavericks from time to time.

5. Brother Alphabet

When he was drafted in 2014, even the Bucks themselves were not so optimistic about him, he was still too thin at the time, and he did not find the best way to play for him. But after entering the league for a while, Brother Alphabet gradually showed his talent, and he also met his own Bole Kidd, with the help of the latter, Brother Alphabet's ball-holding ability slowly developed, which also directly helped him gain the capital to become a superstar.

In 2019 and 2020, Brother Alphabet was elected MVP consecutively, and also won the DPOY in the 2019-2020 season, and then in 2021, Brother Alphabet helped the Bucks reach the top again after 50 years, and finally he also filled the vacancy that there was no FMVP before, so far he has completely crossed the threshold of supergiant. Now that he is only 29 years old, he still has a long way to go in his prime, so the Bucks will not trade him at all, and given the commercial value of the new generation, the Bucks will definitely want to see him retire in Milwaukee.

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