Mention Yao Ming's name, I believe that the brothers will certainly not be strangers, a real Asian light, a Chinese dragon.
As the first to enter the NBA as an Asian national, in his eight-year career, Dayao has been selected as an All-Star, entered the Best Team, and performed on the playoff stage.
At the peak of the season, he averaged 25 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks per game, which is enough to make many American interior players ashamed.
However, everyone knows that Yao Ming was the leader of the 2002 NBA Draft, so do you know who was the leader of that year's list?
The second-pick player in 2002 is called Jay Williams, who is 1.88 meters tall, plays as a point guard on the court, and is a talented person who has a great reputation in the American basketball world before the draft.
Playing for Duke, Jay Williams not only won Naismith and Woodden Awards, but also the NBA Player of the Year and was named Player of the Year by Espn.
Selected as the best team in the United States by the Associated Press for two consecutive years, the sports news media named the best rookie in the country, and the summary is: get the award and get the soft.
Against the University of Kentucky, he scored 38 points to lead the team to win, including 23 of Duke's final 31 points;
Against the University of North Carolina, he shot 11 three-pointers and slashed another 37 points;
Defeated the defending champion University of Maryland, led the team to win with 34 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in a single game;
After being drafted by the Bulls to enter the NBA, Jay Williams still kept showing his talent to the fans, entering the seventh game of the league, facing the defense of super point guard Jason Kidd, he scored 26 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals.
Most notably, the Bulls also won the Nets, who were then the top powerhouse in the East.
Throughout his rookie season, Jay Williams played in 75 games, averaging 9.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game, which is not particularly impressive, but combined with his 20+ points in multiple games that season, it is still a good performance.
Unexpectedly, 75 regular season games became the "final song" of Jay Williams' NBA career.
In June 2003, during the offseason, Jay Williams was driving his motorcycle one night when he accidentally lost control and crashed into a power pole on the side of the road, causing him to exercise his left knee ligament, so serious that he could face the risk of lifelong amputation.
Although Jay Williams eventually survived and saved his lower limbs, a serious injury caused him to no longer be able to cash in on his unfulfilled talent on the court, and was eventually abandoned by the NBA.
From a talented man with high hopes from Chicago fans to an injured man with no ball to play, Jay Williams spent just one offseason.
It was because of his accident that the NBA later tightened the rules for players not to engage in high-risk sports in the offseason.
Is it a pity that Jay Williams? It's a pity, but at the same time, it can be said that it is a pity.
It can only be said: professional athletes, self-discipline is always the most important.