In the old days, when Kobe Bryant was still alive, there was a little brother who was very popular with him. He was Robert Thackeray. Thackeray Lakers fans are no strangers, nicknamed 'Towel Brother' When Kobe Bryant played in the past, Thackeray often handed towels to teammates.
Thackeray is always the most active person on the bench, whether he will play or not, he will wave the towel desperately, so he has a sense of existence.
It can be said that Thackeray has a professional mentality, but his strength is limited. In 2012, he was selected by the Lakers with the 60th pick, which made the Lakers unable to give Thackeray too many resources, and he was mostly an ordinary rotation, occasionally mixing time. He can't get playing time unless the team is full of injuries.
When Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon was broken, Thackeray also took the initiative to help Kobe Bryant leave the scene. He has always wanted to work with Kobido on the pitch, but it is really difficult to be a fixed rotation in terms of strength
But the passion of the Lakers is really difficult for anyone to match Thackeray, few people can never be depressed like him, and on the bench full of morale He has a heart of a stone Buddha. Thackeray's career in the Lakers has earned well, and some endorsement contracts + salary income have exceeded $5 million.
It is equivalent to 35 million yuan, but such a salary is an astronomical amount for ordinary people. But it doesn't satisfy Thackeray, it's really not flowered. Major Thackeray's career was too short, and he played only 4 seasons with the Lakers without the ball.
After that, Thackeray also went to the Japanese league and eventually did not have a foothold. Last year, the Japanese League announced the termination of its contract with Thackeray, who retired directly. Now in order to make ends meet, Thackeray has completed his career change. Currently working at Hitachi, he has gone from a basketball player to an old driver.
Of course, some fans will question why Thackeray didn't go to the CBA. Playing the CBA should not be a problem in terms of his strength, Thackeray is 2.13 meters tall, weighs 118 kilograms, and has a strong ability to fight.
In the Japanese league, he averaged 17.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game, and Thackera was a bit like Capela in the style of the ball. He has a strong ability to eat cakes and has a good cap. Thackeray's peak was the 13-14 season, and in one of the games against the Rockets, Thackeray played an amazing dominance.
He sent four blocks in one game and eventually earned a big three-year, $2.69 million contract. 14 years against the Nuggets and Cavaliers also exploded.
Facing the Nuggets, Thackeray slashed 15+5, and then there was a funny scene against the Cavaliers. Because the Lakers are full of wounded troops, Nick Young, Farmar, and Carman are unable to play because of injuries, resulting in only 5 people left for the Lakers to fight, and finally let 6 fouls Thackeray play again to gather the numbers, and he gets a unique "top treatment"
Thackeray excelled in this game, and then he picked up 11 rebounds while playing against the Spurs, setting a career high.
In the 2013-14 season, Thackeray has slowly settled on the rotation, and he has made 65 appearances for the Lakers, averaging 5.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game. In the 2014-15 season, Thackeray was reused again in rebuilding the Lakers, playing 67 times, averaging 4.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game.
The Lakers signed him again in 15 years with a multi-million dollar base salary contract, which is already a gold rush success for players who generally want to enter the NBA. It's just that money is not spent, and Thackeray became an ordinary person at the age of 31.