preface
On March 29, the Liaoning men's basketball team officially confirmed that it will register for former NBA player O.J. Mayo, who will become the third foreign aid of Liaoning Basketball. As the 2008 NBA draft detective, Mayo was once the proud son of heaven sought after by countless people, but over the years, the bad deeds off the field have become a roadblock to his NBA road. Now that he has come to China, he has changed his mind, and the biggest question is, will he be more suitable to partner with local star Guo Allen than Liaoning Basket's other super foreign aid, Lance Stephenson.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, many domestic clubs are currently in a state where foreign aid has not yet returned, and the two foreign assistants of the Liaoning men's basketball team, Lance Stephenson and Brandon Bass, are also among them.
Not long ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Immigration Administration suddenly jointly announced that from March 28, 2020, foreigners with valid Chinese visas and residence permits will be temporarily banned from entering the country, which basically cut off the way for foreign aid to return. Forced to do so, Liaoning decided to activate the third foreign aid, and O.J. Mayo's name surfaced.
Mayo posted a photo with quarantine officers at Pudong Airport on social media
Once the "first person in American high school"
Mayo was already famous in junior high school, at the age of 14, and many fans may have just begun to touch basketball, Mayo was already on sports illustrated and led the varsity team to two state championships.
The 1.93-meter-tall double-guard Mayo continued to show his amazing dominance in high school, leading the team to the Ohio Championship for two consecutive years, and he himself won the title of State Basketball Man in a row. In the third year thereafter, he transferred to a high school in his hometown and still led the team to the state championship, and it is understood that even LeBron James personally came to watch his game.
During the triple crown in high school, Mayo averaged 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and was known as the "first high school man in the United States".
In college, Mayo attended the University of Southern California, and although his grades were not as good as high school, he was selected as the first team of the pac-10 league, the first team of defense, and the first team of newcomers. He averaged 20.7 points per game and averaged more than 40 percent of his three-point shooting percentage.
The 2008 NBA Draft was a standard draft year. In the end, Derrick Rose was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the first pick, and the Miami Heat took Michael Beasley from the top spot, yes, the same Beasley who played for Shanghai, Shandong, Guangdong and other teams.
The genius Mayo, on the other hand, was picked by the Minnesota Timberwolves with a probing tranche and then traded by the team to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Mayo spent a brief highlight period with the Grizzlies
"08 Sanjie" has been much concerned by public opinion, and all three are regarded as being able to become future all-stars or even superstars, but the only one who really plays out is Yuanluo. Mayo, on the other hand, only had a highlight in his rookie season, averaging 18.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, and was selected as the first team of the rookie of the year.
Who would have thought that this would be Mayo's best season in the NBA.
The old routine of high and low, he went from being praised by the stars, to missing the starting position, and then being traded to the Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, and finally not even getting an NBA contract, and had to fall to join the Puerto Rican League St. Herman in 2018.
Makeover to China for gold panning
Many people have questions about why this talented golfer fell so quickly, you may be able to glimpse him in the news off the field.
On January 3, 2011, Mayo and Tony Allen got into a fight on the team plane, which was triggered by an argument between the two in a poker game involving money issues. The Grizzlies have not officially made a decision on the handling of the two.
On January 28, 2011, Mayo was banned from the league for 10 games for being found to have taken the banned drug dhea (dehydroepiandrosterone) during a league drug test.
On March 8, 2014, during the Pelicans' home game against the Bucks, Mayo boxed Greg Steensma and was awarded a second-degree malicious foul and sent off the field. After the match, Mayo was suspended for one game.
On December 20, 2014, Mayo was sued by Quantum Jets Airlines for defaulting on ticket fees and for using illegal narcotics on board.
On July 2, 2016, the NBA officially announced that Mayo was disqualified by the league for violating the anti-drug agreement. Under the NBA/NBPA's anti-drug plan, Mayo can apply to return to the NBA within two years.
Mayo's ban expired in the summer of 2018, though no NBA team offered him a contract at the time. He joined the Puerto Rico League in April of that year, but was cut by the team in just over two months, and then in October 2018, he joined the Taiwan SBL League Taipei Daxin Engineering Team.
On May 1, 2019, Mayo joined NBL Hunan Yongsheng. After a season, the choice to join is the Southeast Asian abl league Fubon Warriors.
Mayo joins Dashin Engineering
One of the biggest reasons Mayo was able to come to China to pan for gold was that he was willing to make a comeback and abandon his past vices. According to his old owner, Lin Yujun, the manager of the Daxin engineering team, Mayo and the agent repeatedly promised that they would never touch the poison, and attached a certificate, and the two parties officially signed the contract.
Will he be at ease to assist Guo Allen?
Liaoning chose to part ways with meritorious foreign aid Leicester Hudson at the end of last season, and instead brought in "big-name foreign aid" Stephenson, expecting his two-gun combination with Guo Allen to sweep the CBA.
However, the league has been played for 30 rounds, but the fact is that the combination of master and brother and Guo Allen has not been able to receive the effect of "1+1>2", and even many games belong to "1+1<2".
Now that Liaoning has signed Mayo again, it will naturally make the outside world full of worries, after all, there is already a serious dispute over the ball between the master and the brother and Guo Allen, and adding another Mayo is not going to mess up? Can Mayo concede the ball and assist Guo Allen with peace of mind?
Perhaps, former Shanxi men's basketball coach Xu Jinzhe can give the answer to this question.
Heo Jinzhe is currently the head coach of the Fubon Warriors and coached Mayo last season. In an interview with the media, Xu Jinzhe revealed that the Mayo he came into contact with was completely different from the previous rumors of Mayo, and the Mayo under his hands was a self-disciplined and selfless player.
Xu Jinzhe was interviewed and praised Mayo
First, he thinks Mayo is willing to make a change. When he first arrived at fubon warriors, Mayo's figure was already blessed, and when he met Xu Jinzhe, Mayo personally promised to lose weight in 1 month. Later, Mayo was very disciplined in the team training, and even took the initiative to practice when his teammates were resting, which surprised Xu Jinzhe.
Secondly, as a former NBA star, Mayo does not have a big name shelf, gets along very well with his teammates and coaches, is willing to communicate with everyone, and is a very good communicator.
The most crucial thing is that Mayo does not claim to be the team's top card, but is willing to give up the opportunity to make a splash to his teammates. For example, after joining fubon warriors, he knew that Lin Zhijie had a high prestige in the team, and he would pass the ball to Lin Zhijie almost every round on the court. For example, he thinks that defender Hong Zhishan's shots are very accurate, so he will deliberately give up some offensive opportunities to Hong Zhishan. But in fact, Mayo is the player with the highest three-point shooting rate in the entire league, and his shooting rate in the Fubon Warriors is also the highest in the team, but he is willing to do some matching with the team and is willing to assist the team's local players.
According to Xu Jinzhe's description, it is unimaginable that after Joining Liaoning, Mayo and Guo Allen formed a beautiful backcourt double gun scene, which may make many Liaoning fans feel excited. If Mayo can continue the partnership model with Lin Zhijie, it will naturally be able to cooperate effectively with Guo Allen, which will maximize the combat effectiveness of Liaoning.
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