As the saying goes, a landed phoenix is not as good as a chicken. Generally speaking, being reduced to a basic salary means that the player has lost his past glory. Such players may even have a precarious job, such as Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony. They haven't found a home yet, but some players with a minimum salary are able to thrive in the league. Not only are they successfully selected for the All-Stars, some even become All-Star starters. Let's take a look!
No. 1: Michael Jordan , became an All-Star starter with minimum salary in 2002 and 2003 (Carter gave up in 2003)!
In late September 2001, Jordan announced his comeback again, and on the 11th of this month, the 911 incident that shocked the United States took place, so Jordan took this opportunity to become a hero again. In fact, Jordan was reported to the league as early as June. Comeback news, follow ABC TV Taiwan said there were two reasons. The first one was the decline in league ratings and President Stern’s active invitation, and the second one was that Jordan really couldn’t stop . Then from June to September, Jordan never He made it clear whether he wanted to come back to play until the 9/11 incident on September 11th!
Jordan faced off against his old partner Pippen in the Wizards!
html On September 19th, the league began to report the news that Jordan was about to come back. Then on September 25th, the Wizards held a press conference to officially announce Jordan's return. Because Jordan received the league's highest salary of 30 million in 1997 and 1998, what would Jordan sign at that time? Jordan's contract has also become a focus. As a result, Jordan's agent Falcao announced that Jordan will sign a two-year minimum salary with the Wizards and donate all the first-year salary to the victims of the 9-11 incident (the second year will also be followed later). Donated) , so Jordan’s glory grew taller in an instant!01-02 season, before Jordan was injured, he averaged 25 points per game. Then he returned from injury and played 7 games as a substitute. He scored 7 points, 9 points, 10 points, 2 points, and 8 points before averaging 25 points per game. The points dropped to 22.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1. 4 steals, but this score can still rank ninth in the league. This year, All-Star Jordan received a total of 980,000 votes, second only to Vince Carter in the East, ahead of Iverson, McGrady, and others. Became a starter in the Eastern Conference All-Stars!
Then in the 2002-03 season, Jordan received 1.08 million votes. Although he ranked fifth, he fell behind McGrady and Iverson in the shooting guard position. In the end, Jordan accepted Carter, a junior from North Carolina. The kindness of has once again become an all-star starter!
The AMVP trophy specially customized by the league was taken away by Garnett!
No. 2: Allen Iverson , first bought out by the Grizzlies, and then signed with the 76ers for a base salary of 1.03 million!
Iverson fell very suddenly. The year before, he was still playing for the Nuggets and Anthony, but he was traded to the Pistons the next year and was replaced by Stuckey and Will Bynum. Others squeezed him out, and then he joined the Grizzlies with a minimum salary in the summer of 2009. However, the Grizzlies also had Mike Conley and OJ Mayo on the outside who needed to be trained, so after losing his starting position, Iverson approached the Grizzlies management and began to seek a deal.
In the end, Iverson gave up part of his salary for the rest of the season and reached a buyout agreement with the Grizzlies. Then Iverson signed a basic salary of 1.03 million with the 76ers and returned to his old club after an absence of three years. At this time, Philadelphia fans were very interested in Iverson. Iverson is still full of love. With the support of fans, Iverson He directly became the starting guard of the Eastern Conference All-Stars with 1.27 million votes. Iverson was in poor form this year and could only average 13 points per game. Maybe it was because of his pride that Iverson finally withdrew due to injury. In this All-Star Game , the coach later arranged for Joe Johnson to replace Iverson!
Iverson has mixed feelings after returning to the 76ers!
Third place: Dwayne Wade, with an annual salary of 2.39 million, taking the green channel to enter the All-Stars!
This year, Wade is holding a vigorous jersey exchange ceremony. In the entire history of NBA, there are only 4 stars who have participated in retirement tours, so the league treats this level of stars with the minimum respect. This season Wade was not selected for the All-Star roster, so president Adam Silver specially arranged an extra All-Star spot for Wade.
It is worth mentioning that Nowitzki and also got this spot. What is interesting is that Nowitzki had not said before that he would retire after this season. During the results speech, President Xiao Hua first thanked these two. contribution, and then it turned out that It was said that fans should cherish and enjoy the performance of Wade and Driver in the last year. Subsequently, Nowitzki would see the tribute video played on the big screen every time he went to an away game. Finally, on April 10, Nowitzki announced The decision to retire after the season is indeed somewhat "forced"!
Nowitzki: I eat and drink well, when did I say I was going to retire?
This year, Wade’s veteran base salary is 2.39 million, and Nowitzki’s annual salary is 5 million, so Wade has become the third All-Star selected with a minimum salary. In addition to Jordan, Iverson and Wade, Delhi in 2019 Cross also rushed to the second position on the defender list in the fan voting round. Unfortunately, he lost in the media voting round, so it is a pity for Rose , whose salary this year is only 2.18 million!
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