In August last year, Fultz posted this tweet: "I have experienced too much, but I refuse to give up."
This is the Nth time he has beaten himself on personal social media. It is difficult. Imagine, what happened to him in his early 20s?
all said that Fultz was the most interesting champion three years ago, but many people don’t know that in the second year of high school, Fultz was also submerged in the crowd due to lack of talent, and even no national ranking. .
But in only two years, he has soared all the way to become the unshakable number one champion, yes, it is so magical.
After he arrived in the NBA, although he played the youngest triple-double player in history, he suffered from injuries at the beginning of his career and it was difficult to stop fans from scorning him. After
's verbal abuse, the rate of fall can be said to be equal to or even faster than the rate at which he rose to the top spot that year.
especially in that weird season. When the fans once again had a glimmer of expectations for Fultz, he turned off without warning. The incoordination of the shoulder muscles made his jumper awkward and even a little spicy. eye.
had a game to squat down and tie a shoelace, and for an instant it was a direct twitch, which made people shudder. Z1z
then revealed that Fultz had a very serious Ipp syndrome and completely forgot how to shoot. The coach was unable to put a player who could not even make a basic shot on the court. Sitting cold on the bench was the norm. Even if
returns, it will only play as a substitute in the rest of the regular time, and the playing time is not much, and the chances of the team playing in the playoffs are even more pitiful.
Throughout the season, Fultz played only 19 games due to injuries, averaging 22.4 minutes per game, contributing 8.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.9 steals. There is no way to match his draft pick.
only played 33 regular season games in the two seasons, less than one-third of Oden's in the same period. What's more frightening is that the injury situation of the No. 1 pick is actually far more complicated than that of Oden. According to Woshen's report at the time, Fultz was diagnosed with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, or "TOS" for short. , This is not a physical injury in itself, but a neurological injury disease. The particularity of the
injury made Fultz sink into the quagmire several times. The most watery champion after Bennett became the consensus of countless fans for a while. The "belief in the process" of
naturally degenerates into the past on him...
On February 8th last year, the Blue team traded him to the Magic in exchange for Jonathan Simmons, the 2020 first round sign and the 2020 second round sign.
Yes, Fultz was abandoned by Philadelphia.
At the same time, the rookies of the same class have adapted to the big stage of the NBA and made their mark, but this son of Tianjiao is still dealing with countless problems, including thoracic outlet syndrome and obvious cases of yips. This huge contrast is undoubtedly made people feel. Some sigh.
Fortunately, the Magic gave Fultz a chance to rebirth. The official announcement of the implementation of Fultz's ten million-level team options in the Fultz contract without a game is enough to confirm the Magic's determination to activate Fultz.
And time has proved that youth is the biggest capital. After leaving the hustle and bustle of Philadelphia, all the eyes focused on Fultz gradually deviated. He can finally be here, and he can catch up with himself in the season of life and death.
What is a season of life and death? Strange illness makes Fultz's future blurry. The old contract will expire in the 20-21 season. If he still can't recover in that season, let alone the Magic will not give a contract extension. Any team in the NBA will Not necessarily dare to give it.
God pays for his work. During the season of life and death, Fultz’s attendance rate has increased significantly. He played 72 games and started 50 games. He averaged 12.1 points and 5.1 assists per game, both career highs. He practiced 150,000 times during the offseason. He seems to have gradually found his sight after shooting. Although
's performance is still quite different from that of No. 1 champion, no one can understand the taste of this painful experience more deeply than Fultz.
has such a fighting capacity, it’s no longer the young Fultz to continue to fight in the NBA.Problems, and will be respected accordingly.
At the last moment of the deadline for the early renewal of third-year rookies, Magic finally reached an agreement with Fultz that the two parties will complete the early renewal at a price of $50 million in three years.
Indeed, looking at the entire 17th draft, Tatum, Fox, Markanen, and Mitchell have long been famous and even worth more than 100 million yuan. Fultz’s 50 million in three years is not worth mentioning for a champion. .
But imagine how difficult it is for such a player who can play without the ball or even can't play to gain a foothold in the NBA. From the perspective of the captain, his mental attributes are worth any one billion yuan contract. but.
Fultz, who was reborn from Nirvana, did not forget to thank the people who congratulated him in Ins Story.
is not just Fultz, the Magic also gave Isaac a four-year contract of up to 80 million US dollars, who suffered serious injuries. In a team statement, Magic Basketball President Jeff Witman said "We are very excited to leave Markle and Jonathan at the same time, they both have a very bright future."
is not difficult to see, for Magic, this is another lottery ticket scratching process, and both are 4-year long contracts. It also means that the Magic will bet on the future of the 17th players who are not favored due to injuries.
Fultz's strange disease will affect him in the future, no one knows, but it is foreseeable that this man will not bow to fate no matter where he is in magic or in the future.
As the opening said: "I have experienced too much, but I refuse to give up."
