Although Leonard has a poor reputation now, it is undeniable that this title is tailor-made for him. Through the change in Bobo's outlook for Leonard before each season, you can know that this young man has really become a supergiant in the league step by step.

In '11-1, Bobo said, "Kawai is a blue-collar player," Popovich said. " "That's his strength right now, to defend, to grab rebounds, and that's what we want him to do."

In the 1-1 season, Popovich said: "We're trying to make him a defender, a defensive expert like Bruce Bowen who can block the 'whole league.'" I think he has this mental will, he has this basketball IQ. ”

In 1-14, "I wanted him to learn some techniques," Popovich said, "and let him know that someone can do that, and he has the ability to do that, so that it brings out his potential, and that's what we want him to do with the video." ”

The '14-15 season, Leonard's fourth season with the Spurs. Bobo admits that Leonard is every coach's dream. Perhaps it was because of this that he was willing to give up the idea of retiring with Duncan.

In '15-16, "I don't want to put too much pressure on him," Popovich said, "but I want him to understand that now it's his responsibility to help the team like Kobe Bryant, Jordan, Magic, Bird and Duncan, every night." He now falls into the category of these people. ”

, Jimmy Butler

In 011, Butler was drafted by the Bulls with the 0th pick in the first round and stepped into the NBA. However, at that time, there was already another genius in the team - Derrick Rose, and the spotlight was not going to waste time on this totemic-looking rookie.

But Butler is calm and patient, he focuses on improving his ability rather than playing time and wins and losses on and off the court, and he tries to defend every time. It wasn't until '01 that Butler waited for his first chance to show his head.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals of the playoffs in 1, the Bulls faced the Big Three Heat, and Butler was ordered to guard James by Thibodeau. The little-known but highly motivated youngster finally waited for this day, and even if the opponent was James, Butler had no stage fright. He handed in 1 point and 14 assists in the first game, and successfully limited James's play.

After that, Butler was out of control. He began to step into the spotlight and gradually became the leader of that bull team. The scoring has risen from a measly .6 points in his debut season to an average of 0+ points per game, successfully entering the ranks of the best players in the NBA.

, Louis Williams

Drafted with the 45th overall pick and averaging just 1.9 points per game in his debut season and 4.00 points per game in his second year, Lowe might have disappeared if he had given up on himself or had few opportunities, but he didn't.

With his constant efforts and waiting, Lu Wei exploded in the 007-08 season, averaging 11.5 points per game as a substitute and averaging more than double digits in each subsequent year. Two-time winner of the Sixth Man of the Year.

The Super Sixth Man averaged .6 points per game with the Clippers last season, and such a phenomenal scorer can no longer be defined by the nature of a starter or a bench.

4, alphabet brother

The slender teenager, who entered the league with the 15th pick in the first round that year, averaged only 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in his first season, and was already averaging 6.9 points, 10 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game last season. He's been improving every season for five years, and now he's a superstar and he's still improving. Who knows what the real limits of this Greek monster are?

5. Victor Oladipo

Oladipo is actually a completely different career trajectory from the above four, he was dubbed a talented defender when he first entered the league, and the media gave him great expectations and encouragement. But Audi's performance at the beginning of his career was quite incompetent.

After moving from team to team, Oladipo moved to the Indiana Pacers last season, the mecca of basketball in the United States. At a time when all the media thought they were going to embark on a long road to rebuild, Audi immediately led a group of little-known pawns to the playoffs, and fought James' Cavaliers for seven games before losing.

Is this the death of a man and the life of a tree? Is Indiana's feng shui better than Orlando and Ohorama? Definitely! The NBA only believes in sweat, and in the off-season of 16-17, Audi trained hard and worked hard to polish his body and technique to achieve the incredible 17-18 season for himself and the Pacers.

From a talented defender to a mediocre league mid-tier player, to an inspirational All-Star today, Oladipo has lived up to his needs.

Indeed, the NBA only believes in sweat. Talent only determines a player's lower limit, while sweat and hard work determine how high a person's ceiling is. Although James, Kobe Bryant and others are talented, they always demand themselves at the strictest level, and only in this way can they make a career in the NBA league, here'samazinghappen, which is the best portrayal of hard-working players.

In a country with a population of 100 million, there are not many professional players with NBA standards! Even Yao Ming, who had the best talent in 0 years, didn't help the Rockets win many honors.

Why hasn't basketball developed in China? I think there are 4 main reasons!

1. Durant and Yi Jianlian, who are close in height: one is a bulky insider, and the other is an all-round genius who is agile and fast! In the height range of around .10, they can have a variety of styles of play.

And the professional players here in our place can only be the inside line, whether it is a field or a professional field, whether you like it or not, whether it is suitable or not! Why can't there be a Durant in China?

2. Is the main reason for this result to be talent? I don't think so! How else does Jeremy Lin explain it?

The real reason is that talented basketball lovers disdain to take up basketball as a profession, or rather, from a young age, their parents do not allow them to let an ethereal thing into their lives! On the other hand, Durant and Harden have a family behind them that silently supports them!

3. In the eyes of most people, basketball is just a hobby, not a dream! Making a fortune is the dream!

"In this land, anyone who has a basketball dream is special!" Even though many players in the CBA are only part-time, this is the same level of development as the NBA 70 years ago! But basketball is more than just making money for many NBA players!

"The Great Age of Genes"

Fourth, many players in the NBA have their own basketball godfathers when they are young, or they themselves are from basketball families, such as Curry and Thompson of the Warriors, they have a complete set of training systems! (To be continued)