recently saw a piece of basketball news: CBA Alliance issued an announcement announcing that the Liaoning Men’s Basketball Team will activate foreign aid OJ Mayo.
Of course, the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team will no longer be regarded as an all-China team. In fact, it is reasonable for the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team to choose foreign players. It just brings back OJ Mayo, the talented young man who was the No. 3 pick in 2008 and was once hailed as the "successor of Kobe Bryant" from the depths of fans' memories.
The Mayo generation in Dallas
08 was infinitely optimistic about the
generation. "Talented people come out from generation to generation, and talents are demoted in an eclectic way." As a team, if it wants to stand at the top of the league and endure for a long time, it needs the blessing of heroes (stars) . However, heroes will eventually grow old, so each team attaches great importance to the selection and training of talents. As we all know, in terms of draft selection, the "84 Diamond Generation", the "96 Golden Generation", and the "03 Platinum Generation" are all successful models. Even the 2007 generation that just passed was still a young year in the draft. In fact, the 2008 generation at that time also had the potential of a golden generation. Before the draft, Mayo was unanimously optimistic by many experts in the United States. He was hailed as the "successor of , Jordan, and Kobe", and was predicted to be the No. 1 pick in the 2008 draft. However, his draft stock fell due to personal reasons, and he was eventually selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the third overall pick in the first round, and was subsequently traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Although
did not become the top pick, judging from the draft situation of the 2008 generation, it can also prove how talented he is. Derrick Rose, the No. 1 pick that year, is the youngest regular season MVP, second pick Michael Beasley , a talented player who can beat James in a one-on-one, fourth pick Russell Westbrook and the fifth overall pick Kevin Love are all hot stars in the league today. Other rookies of the same year DeAndre Jordan , Goran Dragic, Ibaka , Batum , Players such as Brook Lopez , Robin Lopez are still fighting in the league.
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Showing talent as a teenager
OJ Mayo, born on November 5, 1987 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States in Kentucky He began his high school basketball career at Rose Hill Christian High School in Ashland. In seventh grade, Mayo averaged 23.1 points per game on behalf of the school team. In eighth grade, he averaged 20.5 points per game. He led his team to win the Ohio State Championship for two consecutive years, and he also won the title of Mr. State Basketball consecutively. In 2007, he chose to return to Huntington High School in his hometown. On March 17, 2007, Mayo scored a triple-double of 41 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Huntington High School to a 103-61 victory over South Charleston High School and win its third consecutive Interstate League Championship. In high school, Mayo averaged 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists per game.
In May 2007, Mayo entered University of Southern California to continue his studies after graduating from high school. In the top 32 of the NCAA 64, the University of Southern California led by Mayo was eliminated by Kansas State University led by Michael Beasley. After that, he decided to participate in the 2008 NBA draft.
Although there are highlights in his career, the overall performance is not good.
In the 2008-09 season, Mayo attended the entire season as a starter and averaged 18.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 38 minutes of playing time. Among them, he scored the most points among rookies. Ranked first and fifth in assists, he scored a total of 1,516 points throughout the season, setting a rookie scoring record for the Grizzlies team. On January 29, 2009, the NBA officially announced the list of All-Star Rookie Challenge, and Mayo was selected. In the rookie game, Mayo played 29 minutes and scored 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting. On February 10, Mayo contributed a team-high 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and made two free throws at the last minute to help the Grizzlies beat the Hornets 85:80.
html On April 23, the NBA officially announced the ranking of the best rookies in the 2008-09 season, and Mayo ranked second. Second only to No. 1 pick Derrick Rose, who averaged 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. On May 1, Mayo was selected to the 2008-09 All-Rookie Team along with Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, Russell Westbrook, and Brook Lopez.In the 2009-10 season, Mayo once again attended the entire season as a starter. His playing time was the same as in his rookie season, reaching 38 minutes. He averaged 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, although his scoring dropped by 1 compared to last season. points, but the shooting percentage increased by 2 percentage points. On November 2, 2009, Mayo scored 40 points, setting a new career scoring record, but the team still lost to the Denver Nuggets 123:133. On February 13, 2010, Mayo participated in the All-Star Rookie Challenge on behalf of the sophomores, scoring 8 points and 10 assists. Under Mayo's leadership, the Grizzlies ranked tenth in the Western Conference with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, winning 16 more games than last season.
In the 2010-11 season, Mayo was plagued by trade rumors and was in a very sluggish state. For the sake of record, the team introduced Xavier Henry and defensive champion Tony Allen . Mayo only got the opportunity to start 17 games in 71 games, and his playing time dropped sharply to 26.3 minutes. His scoring dropped from the highest of 18.5 points in his rookie season to 11.3 points, and his assists dropped to a career low of 2.0. In January 2011, Mayo also had negative incidents such as fighting and doping and was suspended for 10 games. At the end of the regular season, the Grizzlies entered the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. In the first round, the Grizzlies defeated the top seed in the Western Conference, the San Antonio Spurs, 4:2, creating a black eight miracle. In the Western Conference semifinals, the Grizzlies unfortunately lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 3:4 after seven games. In 7 games in the playoffs, Mayo averaged 11.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, and shot a team-high 40.8% from three-point range.
In the 2011-12 season, Mayo played 66 times but did not start a single game. His average playing time was only 26.8 minutes per game, and he could only contribute 12.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game to the Grizzlies.
In the summer of 2012, O.J. Mayo did not receive a contract offer from the Grizzlies and became a completely free agent. On July 20, 2012, the Dallas Mavericks (now the Dallas Mavericks) announced the official signing of free agent OJ Mayo.
In the 2012-13 season, Mayo attended the entire season as a starter, averaging 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 35.6 minutes per game. In the three-point shooting rankings, Mayo ranked 25th in the league in total field goals. Averaging 1.7 three-pointers per game. On December 9, 2012, Mayo played 42 minutes, making 15 of 26 shots and scoring a career-record 40 points, helping the team defeat the Rockets 116:109. On December 29, the Mavericks played against the Nuggets , Mayo sent a career-high 5 steals. On January 30, 2013, the Mavericks lost to the Trail Blazers 104:106. Mayo scored a near-triple-double with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. On March 7, Mayo scored 13 points and dished out a career-high 12 assists to help the Mavericks defeat the Rockets.
On July 14, 2013, Mayo joined the Milwaukee Bucks, the third team in the NBA, and the two parties signed a three-year contract worth US$24 million.
In the 2013-14 season, due to injuries and some personal factors, Mayo only played 52 games throughout the season, averaging only 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, and shooting 40.7% from the field.
In the 2014-15 season, Mayo played 71 times and started 15 times, averaging 11.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 23.9 minutes per game. At the end of the regular season, the Bucks entered the playoffs with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, sixth in the Eastern Conference, and faced the Bulls in the first round. On April 26, 2015, the Bucks narrowly defeated the Bulls 92:90 at home, chasing the big score. into 1:3. Mayo performed well in this game, making 6 of 11 shots from the field, including 4 3-pointers, and scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
On November 20, 2015, the Bucks played against the Cavaliers. Mayo, who missed 11 games of the new season, made his debut and scored 3 points and 2 steals.
In March 2016, Mayo will miss all the remaining games of the season due to a broken leg after falling down the stairs at home.
On July 2, 2016, he was disqualified from the NBA for two years due to violation of the anti-drug agreement, so he had to say goodbye to the NBA.
Since then, the comeback Mayo has played for the Puerto Rico League, Taiwan SBL League, China NBL League, and Southeast Asia ABL League. Now the 33-year-old Mayo is also standing on the stage of the China CBA League.
As for what results Mayo can help the Liaoning team achieve, only time will tell.In the 2008 generation, Rose, the No. 1 pick, failed to reach his peak due to injuries, but he could continue to shine in the NBA. However, Beasley and Mayo, two problematic geniuses, can't help but make people sigh.
008 second place Beasley
