When it comes to the all-round warrior in the forward position in the NBA, who first comes to mind? Kirilenko, Durant, Iguodala or James?
But do you remember Sean Marion?
Marion was the No. 9 pick in the 1999 draft and, like most strikers, has a very strong physique.
In one of the rookie seasons, because of his perverted athletic ability, TNT commentator Kenny Smith gave him a nickname: Hacker.
Marion is definitely one of the most underrated all-round fighters in the NBA, at his peak, he has averaged 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game for eight consecutive seasons, including three consecutive seasons, averaging more than 19+9+1.5+2+1 per game.
A forward who is only 2 meters 01 tall can grab more than 10 rebounds per game is already a difficult thing, what is the concept of defense and block data on 1?
Marion has done it, and he got that stat in both seasons 04-06.
The most terrifying thing is his 05-06 season data, averaging 21.8 points, 11.8 rebounds per game (3.1 front court board), 1.8 assists, 2 steals and 1.7 blocks, put it now, take a hundred million yuan contract into a game, easy, right?
Unfortunately, although he and Nash and Xiaosi's big three combination has always been the top team in the West, he has not been able to reach the finals every time, and that breath has always been hanging in his throat.
In the end, the sun fell apart, and the old man guarded the sun city alone, and went to the Lakers to form F4 in the final year of his career for the championship ring, but it ended in failure.
Xiao Si flew to New York and anthony formed a forward combination, and in just three years, the little bully set in the east.
Marion was the best lucky of The Three Mile, and in 11 years, he helped the Mavericks (the predecessor of the Lone Ranger) reach the NBA Finals without being favored by the public, and beat the Big Three to lift his own championship trophy.
Marion's entire career, although not the top defensive master, but he is definitely a counterpart that all the forwards in the league do not want to meet, single defense is online, and the enthusiasm is explosive.
For example, Jordan's last All-Star Game, the clear-eyed people know that they want to let the helper retire successfully, and the hacker, the young head green bias, has to run to seriously defend, and the result is shot by the helper in the back (and finally killed by another young head green nagging free throw).
In fact, Marion is a bit out of time, he is in an era, there are too many super strikers, resulting in his personal honor of not taking too much shot, not even a best defensive line.
If you put it in the current era of small ball, it is estimated that Marion's defense has been soft, but in general, he has won the championship and his career is also complete.
Brothers, how much do you think Marion can get now?