"Four Heroes" James , Wade, Anthony and Paul are the brothers with the best relationship in the league, and they are also the top stars in the league at their peak.
Now times have changed, Wade has long since retired, Anthony and Paul are no longer at their peak, and only James is still working hard for the championship. Youth is over.
Looking back at the original draft template of the Four Heroes, I found that only Wade surpassed, James was close, and Anthony and Paul were far behind.
Paul was the No. 4 show in 2005. He averaged 18.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 9.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game in his career. In the eyes of most people, Paul is a very stable traditional guard. It stands to reason that his template should be Nash. Or a point guard like Kidd.
However, the template given by the scout is the legendary Pistons guard Isaiah Thomas . The reason is that the two have very similar playing styles. At the same time, both of them have big heart , and have a natural leadership temperament.
In terms of assists and defense, Thomas is not as good as Paul, but in terms of honor, Thomas has two championships and an FMVP. In contrast, Paul has only entered the Western Conference Finals once in 15 years and has never been involved in the championship. In the final, this also indirectly lowered Paul's historical status.
Anthony averaged 23.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in his career. In terms of scoring ability, Anthony is definitely at the historical level, but looking back on Anthony's honor list, there is only 1 scoring champion, 2 times 2 teams and 4 times 3 Array, other than that, there is no other hard core honor.
His draft template is " Iceman " George Gervin , he was selected 4th overall in the 3rd round in 1974. He is definitely not as talented as Anthony, but in his short 10-year career he won 4 scoring titles, 5 1st team and 2 2nd team selections, and finally elected to the Hall of Fame, career averages of 26.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists, no matter which point is unmatched by Anthony.
And James' template must be known to most people, that is Magic Johnson, although many media believe that James is the second person in history after Jordan, in fact, he is still a bit far behind Magic.
Don't forget, Magic Johnson's career is only 13 years old, but he has won 5 championships, 3 FMVPs, 4 assists and 2 steals, and has been selected to the best team for 9 consecutive years. Shi did not retire due to illness, so he can definitely compete with Jordan for the position of the first man in history. Today's James is still 1 short of the number of championships. If he can win the championship this season, then James will surpass Magic in an all-round way.
As for Wade, his draft template is Francis, the former boss of Yao Ming. He has a historical level of bounce, extremely fast breakthrough speed and elegant style of play. In his rookie season, he was able to score 18 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists. It is a pity that due to injuries, his career has only a short 9 seasons, and he has no other honors except being selected for 3 All-Stars and Rookie of the Year.
In contrast, Wade and O'Neal joined forces to reach the finals when he was in the third grade and reversed the Mavericks to win the first championship in team history. In just three years, Wade has realized his template. beyond.
