Wen | Little Fairy Ji
In the past, he debuted in the traditional giants, subtly got the gene of the team's iron-blooded defense, and then evolved into one of the league's best outside defenders. Although his own ball-holding offense is average, his three-point shooting and defensive ability are the 3D puzzles that championship teams crave, which is a sought-after commodity in the small-ball era. He has been selected to the best defensive team twice in his career, and has won a championship ring, so he is also a championship guard. But the fate was uncertain, and it took only more than two years to gradually decline, and he was Avery Bradley.
After joining the Grizzlies in the 18-19 season, Bradley scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in a game against the Spurs, setting a new career single-game scoring record. But what he didn't know was that in less than half a year, he was cut by the Grizzlies. Then joined the Lakers, but because of family problems and refused to participate in the rematch, but then asked the team for the championship ring, but in order to increase the annual salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars and refused the 5 million contract provided by the team, chose to join the Heat. It wasn't long before he was traded to the red team for less than half a year, and was again abandoned without the ball to play.
In the 2021 offseason, in order to return to the NBA, he participated in various amateur leagues, got an olive branch from the Warriors, and performed poorly during the short contract period of less than 20 days, and was cut again. Being abandoned so frequently, Bradley is obviously mentally and powerfully in a state of mind, knowing that this is the outside defense of the former league.
But the Lakers are his former owners after all, and in the case of injuries to four players such as Ariza and Munch, they are still willing to give him a chance regardless of the previous suspicions and sign him shortly after the Warriors cut him. He also ushered in his first game after returning to the Lakers, but he was not able to seize the opportunity against the Suns, but instead played a disappointing result: he played 21 minutes, shot 0-of-3, 2-of-3, no free throws, got 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks, and even no mistakes, only 2 fouls, plus-minus -25.
21 minutes was a bonus for him, almost the most playing time among the bench players, but he played a zero-statistic performance, and the team lost as many as 25 points during the game. From the data point of view, Bradley has lost confidence in himself at this time, and he has no courage to hold the ball to attack the basket, even if he makes a foul, he can't do it. The manager gives you 20+ minutes to see how much fuel is left in your tank, how much ability do you have?
However, he was a little afraid of his hands and feet and did not let go of himself, and it may only be a matter of time before he was finally abandoned by the team, in other words, he did not believe in himself at the bottom of his heart, so Luo Jinxian could not save it. Supposedly, a team with championship soil like the Warriors has a more inclusive team culture, and many people can rejuvenate the second spring of their careers here, but they still can't "save" Bradley. So some "mud can't support the wall" of helplessness, perhaps the Lakers should have let go of the stop loss earlier, which is beneficial to both sides. Otherwise, it can only be a mistake again and again.