Caris LeVert – a genius who was tricked by fate.
From the Nets to the Pacers, and from the Pacers to the Cavaliers, what was once Brooklyn's "non-sale" has now been abandoned twice in 1 year, not that LeVert is not working hard enough, nor that he has no talent, but the fate of this thing, always likes to do things in LeVert's rise, a genius with a dream, just like it was dragged down.
Throughout, Lady Luck never sided with LeVert.
At the age of 15, LeVert watched his father die by his side, and he was powerless;
A few years later, his mother also died of multiple sclerosis and entrusted his young brother to him;
2 heavy blows, so that the original cheerful LeVert became more and more introverted, he is not willing to communicate, do not want to delay time in other things, only hard training, can make LeVert feel better, and with his physical talent, landing in the NBA is not a problem, but at this time, the bad luck once again befell LeVert.
LeVert, who was planning to participate in the draft at the end of his sophomore year, suddenly suffered a foot injury, 3 consecutive surgeries, so that his draft time was postponed for 2 years, at this time, LeVert, not only old, but also has injury risks, which makes many NBA teams are not optimistic about him, only the Nets' Max is fascinated by LeVert at first sight.
On the day of the interview, LeVert walked to Max on crutches, the two talked happily, in Max's view, compared to the data analysis and scouting report on paper, he believed in his own eyes, Max saw that LeVert had a strength of not accepting defeat, as well as a strong character, after the interview, he said to his team: "He is a Brooklyn Nets person." He then summoned his assistants to prepare a trade, sent Thaddeus Young to the Pacers in exchange for the first round of no. 20 picks, and then successfully removed LeVert.
Max's trust and love for LeVert is also vividly reflected in another thing, that is, in the summer of 2018, Jimmy Butler and timberwolves quarreled to leave the team, under the advice of Towns, the Timberwolves found the Nets to discuss the possibility of trading Russell, but in the negotiation process, the Timberwolves insisted on asking the Nets to pack LeVert, the result was rejected by Max, in the face of fans' doubts, Max confidently explained: "Look, he (Levert) will soon reach the all-star level."
Admittedly, Max's vision is really good, 18-19 season, 3rd grade LeVert really showed the temperament of a star player, frequent scoring 20+ not to mention, but also staged many kills, as if it has become the net's number one star, the cornerstone of the future team, however, just a few days after he killed the Nuggets, bad luck came to the door again, in the game with the Timberwolves, LeVert accidentally sprained his ankle, and it was this injury that changed his entire life trajectory.
With the new boss in, Max was asked to promote the team as soon as possible, in this case, he introduced Durant and Irving successively, although Max admired LeVert, but in front of these 2 superstars, LeVert could only take a back seat and play the role of sixth man.
In January 2021, in order to continue to strengthen the lineup, the Nets packed LeVert and the draft picks, exchanged From the Rockets for Harden, thought that changing the environment would be more conducive to The development of LeVert, but the result?
At the time of the team's physical examination, LeVert's left kidney found a lump again, and he could only take an indefinite suspension until 2 months later, until he made his debut 2 months later, although the data was still dazzling, including this season, LeVert averaged 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, but his efficiency was actually not high, 53% true shooting rate, far less than 58% before the injury in the 18-19 season.
This is LeVert's life, whenever he enters a career turning point, injuries will meet unexpectedly, if there is no ankle injury, LeVert may have long become an all-star wing with an average of 20 + 5 + 5 per game, and good efficiency, but the reality is not if, frequent injuries, not only polished the patience of the team, but also let LeVert's self-confidence damaged, 28-year-old, can he catch up with himself who was once pinned high hopes?
alas! If you can't catch up, you can't catch up, and I only hope that in the next career, fate will stop playing tricks on LeVert and wish him a good future in Cleveland.