In NBA , some players hold hundreds of millions of top-level contracts, some hold millions of general contracts, and some walk around short contracts on the fringe of the NBA, even to the point where there is no ball to play. business alliance shows "a few happy and a few sad".
This article will give you a breakdown of the NBA's top five "abandoned" players.
5. Brandon Jennings
Jennings joined the Bucks in the 2009 draft. He scored 55 points in a single game in his rookie season and became the youngest 50-pointer in NBA history. . Jennings instantly became famous and was also known as the "star of the future." He played for the Bucks for four years, averaging 15.5, 16.2, 19.2, 17.5 . As a rookie debut for four years, this result is considered good, after all, not everyone is Duncan , James debut is the pinnacle.
Jennings' approach to the All-Star performance did not impress the Bucks. In the summer of 2013, he was traded by the Bucks as a bargaining chip to , Pistons , and the Bucks got Brandon. Knight, Chris Middleton and Vyacheslav Kravtsov, the three-for-one trade also shows the value of Jennings at the time. After Jennings came to the Pistons, there was no shining moment. Like the past four seasons, he was as satisfactory as the past four seasons. In the first two seasons, he averaged 15.5 points per game. And what brought him a major blow was,In 15 years he suffered a Achilles tendon tear in his left leg. This kind of injury was simply a career ruin. After recovering from injury, Jennings declined sharply, was marginalized by the team, moved to multiple teams, and finally left the NBA.
4. Chandler Parsons
Chandler Parsons was selected by the Rockets with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 11th draft, and he was behind, but he only played In six games, he replaced Budinger and became the Rockets' starting small forward. He averaged 15.5 points per game in the 12-13 season and 16.6 points per game in the 13-14 season. He was the most reliable "guard with a knife" around Harden at the time. Chandler Parsons, a well-known player, did not stay in Houston, but chose a big contract, first playing for the Mavericks for two years, then to the Grizzlies, and his career turning point was during the Grizzlies period.
In 2017, Chandler Parsons was reimbursed for the season due to meniscus removal surgery. "let the league have a meniscus " Wade, he can achieve high achievements. But Chandler Parsons is not so lucky, his career is going downhill. After being traded to the Pistons in 19, he was cut after playing 5 games, and he faded out of the NBA.
3. Dennis Granger
Granger was the core of the Pacers in the mid to late 2000s, and was also the Pacers after O'Neill and Artest Usher in the new boss. After Granger entered the league, the data has been going uphill. In his peak season, averaged 25.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists .Already played at the level of an All-Star player, but after a major injury in 2012, Granger never returned to his peak form.
After Granger recovered from injury, the output value on the field was severely reduced. At this time, the Pacers have ushered in a new generation of core leaders- Paul George . Granger's position naturally retreated. After he was sent away, he was never seen again after he was transferred to the Clippers and the Heat.
2. Aaron Brooks
Aaron Brooks, a friend who has seen the Rockets in 2007-10, is no stranger to him, and he is also a player loved by fans. He won the Most Improved Award, averaged 19.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists in his peak season . In the 09-10 season, Brooks ranked first in the league in the number of three-pointers. Brooks, who came to the peak of his career, did not get the favor of God. He sprained his left ankle in 10 years. At this time, the Rockets guard had Lowry to replace him. After he recovered from his injury, he no longer had his position. After moving to many teams, Xiaobu also left the NBA arena.
1. Monta Ellis
Monta Ellis, the boss of the Warriors, Curry ’s big brother. Except for the first and last seasons of his career, he scored in double figures in other seasons and played an All-Star performance, but he never made an All-Star once in his career. He is truly a forgotten All-Star. If you ask him why he faded out of the NBA, the answer is that he is not the star leading the team to win the championship.
In the Warriors there is this super giant seedling Curry, Ellis was unable to lead the team to break through the success, and had to be sent away. After coming to the Bucks for two years, he averaged 17.6 points and 19.2 points per game in Ellis performed well, why was he still given up by the team. The reason is that the possession of the ball cannot be directly proportional to the team's record, which is obviously not suitable for the long-term development of the team. After Ellis came to the Pacers, he completely exposed his shortcomings. At that time, the Pacers' guard line had two new stars, George and Teague, and Ellis' number of appearances and shots would be reduced accordingly, and his output value dropped to single digits. So he also left the NBA like this.
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