Even though NBA has a long history, there are only 10 people who can play in a team for more than 15 years.
They are all famous people - Sheath, Stockton , Miller, Haverchick, Kendall, who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
and we are sure to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. We are well-known - Kobe Bryant, Duncan , Nowitzki , Ginobili .
also has a special name - Nick Collison . Of course, Collison is not worth mentioning about the achievements of
in basketball. He did not have a body that went to heaven and earth, but an ordinary fetus. His skills are durable but not exquisite, and all the styles are written in "Basketball Basic Teaching". The story isn't that dramatic, and one page of Wikipedia is enough to finish it.
But, the long-lasting guidance and the efforts of every day and night allow Collison and Thunder's souls to exchange with each other, just like his nickname - "MR THUNDER".
MR·THUNDER was not an "important member" of the team when he first arrived at the Thunder, and his shoulder injury pressed him on the bench. At that time, the Thunder, who was also called Supersonic, had Jeff Green , Reggie Evans , Wilcox and other experts on the list. Even in the 2004-05 season, Collison only averaged 8 points per game.
After the team moved to Oklahoma and consolidated its position as the third young master, Perkins + Ibaka became the starter, and Collison was still the firefighter captain and substitute engineer.
"To be honest, it was really frustrating at that time. Who doesn't want to play the starter?" Collison was in an interview.
This is easy to understand. Before entering the NBA, Collison was the pride of heaven. In 2002, Collison, who was a junior at the University of Kansas, became a member of the Dream Team 5 and participated in the World Championships held in the United States. He is also the first player selected as a college student since Leitner. In the NCAA Finals, Collison lost to the Syracuse University led by Melon by only 3 points. Melon had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Collison had 19 points and 21 rebounds.
In 2003, Collison joined the Supersonics as the 12th overall pick in the first round. You know, that was 2003, the Platinum generation!
Like other "platinum generation", Collison has also experienced big scenes. In the 2011 playoffs, Collison made the peak Randall feel ashamed, and the black bear was stung into a walnut bag by a worker bee. In the second round, Nowitzki, who finally won FMVP, contributed the lowest level of performance in that round of the series, which of course cannot be separated from Collison's film-like defense.
A substitute player is always the first in the team's positive and negative values list. Former Thunder coach Brooks is like this: "The praise Nick received cannot match his performance. His contribution is not found in the data bar. He is the kind of player that every team wants to have."
The Thunder reported a big contract. In 2010, the Thunder gave a four-year contract of more than $11 million, not only for Collison. At that time, Thunder had 6.5 million left in salary space, and in order to ensure the salary pressure of Durant renewal next year. Thunder General Manager General Manager Pang used 6.5 million yuan in salary space as a signing bonus to Collison in one lump sum.
In this way, Collison's contract in the 10th season changed from 6.75 million to 13.3 million, while in the second season, Collison's salary in the Thunder's salary was only 3.3 million. This decreasing contract is equivalent to using the remaining space of the season as salary for next season in advance. Even with salary payment, the Tech team is decompressing the team.
As he grows older, Collison gradually goes from the front to behind the scenes. Donovan says Collison is the team's well-deserved big brother, and his words are very influential among the players. Collison even brought out a tall version of him. If you carefully observe the defensive style and skills of Adams , you may also see some shadows of Collison. Brooks once half-jokingly said: "If Adams plays badly, it must be Collison's responsibility."
Westbrook has always been his little brother. At today's retirement ceremony, Durant also came to the stadium with a big deal. Oh! The Thunder was held today when he played the Raptors. Look at Ibaka opposite - there is no reason.
From one to the end, it is very lost and illusory in the adult world. Changes and waves are often involuntary.
Collison is not the pioneer of breaking through the wind and waves, he is more like a lighthouse standing here.
Once upon a time, the sky above the Ford Center Arena is empty. Now, The lighthouse in in Iowa lit up the night sky.
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