In the NBA, there are very few "low-paid and high-energy" players, most of them are how big they have the ability to get how big the contract is, when a player can only get the basic salary, it means that he is already at the bottom of the league, some people will slowly fade out of the NBA league, some people will fight to usher in a brilliant moment, enjoy the flowers and applause at the same time get a big contract, very inspirational.
Lin's madness swept the globe
Jeremy Lin was drafted in the NBA in 2010, and later signed with the Warriors, and was cut by the Warriors after the end of the season for poor performance, and then Jeremy Lin signed with the Rockets, but cut him before the start of the season to free up a place, and then the Knicks signed Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin also played unsatisfactorily in the Knicks, until February 2012, the Knicks were full of injuries, the team's record was particularly poor, D'Antoni was a dead horse doctor, and Jeremy Lin, who had been sitting on the cold bench for a long time, was not expected to become a Surprise soldier and help the Knicks win the opponent.
In the following game, Jeremy Lin was promoted to the starting position, he lived up to expectations, led the Knicks to win with excellent performance, and he changed from an obscure water dispenser administrator to a superhero who saved the Knicks, becoming a crazy "Lin Crazy" for the whole world.
Before the phenomenon of "Lin Crazy", Jeremy Lin ran into walls in the NBA, and before becoming famous, he also needed to borrow the couch of his teammate's home, he changed the predicament through his own efforts, after that season, the Rockets offered Jeremy Lin a 3-year 25 million DOLLAR contract, to know that Jeremy Lin's annual salary before this was $470,000 and $760,000, and the annual salary after playing famous was more than $8 million, which was very inspiring.
Whiteside counterattacked to become the King of The Caps
Whiteside and Jeremy Lin both entered the draft in 2010, and unlike Jeremy Lin, he was selected by the Kings with the third pick in the second round, and in the Kings' two seasons, he had a very unhappy life - playing two seasons, playing in 19 regular season games, averaging 1.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, after which he was cut by the team, and no team was willing to sign him.
Later Whiteside played in the NBA Development League, and after a while he played in China to make a living, but he could not even play in the CBA, he could only play in the NBL, a subordinate league of the CBA, and after two seasons he tried to return to the NBA and signed a training camp contract with the Grizzlies, but he was cut before the start of the season due to poor performance, and he could only continue to play in the development league and wait for opportunities.
By November 25, 2014, Whiteside was signed by the Heat on a two-year contract worth $1.75 million. In the past two seasons, Whiteside has become a low-paid and high-energy representative player, averaging 11.8 points, 10 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game in the first season, averaging 14.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game in the second season, becoming the league's block king, shooting more than 60% in both seasons, and also had 14 points, 13 rebounds, 12 blocks, 22 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks, 19 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks, as well as 16 points and 24 rebounds. The double-doubles of 24 points, 20 rebounds, 25 points and 23 rebounds were outstanding.
In the summer of 2016, the Heat and Whiteseyhead renewed their contracts, and the two sides signed a four-year, $98 million contract, both with an annual salary of more than $20 million, and the final year's annual salary was as high as $27.09 million, with this big contract, Whiteside's career total salary of more than $100 million, which is enviable.
If you can't play, you go to work as a hairdresser
When you have a wife and children to support, will you choose to chase your dreams or accept reality? Jonathan Simmons also faced such a choice that year, he entered the NBA draft in 2012 but failed, he played in the development league for 3 years, the development league salary is very low, not enough for him to support his family, he once considered giving up basketball to go back to work as a hairdresser, but before giving up he wanted to fight for the last time.
In the 2015 Summer League, Simmons averaged 17 points, four rebounds, three assists and 1.7 steals per game in 24.6 minutes per game. In the Finals, Simmons scored a team-high 23 points plus 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals to help the team win the championship and was elected finals MVP, on July 23, 2015, the Spurs officially announced the official signing of Jonathan Simmons on a two-year contract worth $1.4 million, which is a partially guaranteed contract, but much more than the salary he earned in the Development League.
While playing for the Spurs, Simmons worked hard to break his single-game scoring record, excelling on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and eventually he received a three-year, $20 million contract from the Magic, with an average annual salary of more than $6 million, a contract that was too important for him to support his family.
After leaving the Spurs, Simmons played well in the first season of the Magic, but then the Magic entered the rebuilding period, Simmons played less and less time, and finally was cut by the team, he joined the 76ers after not too good performance, had to leave the NBA, and now plays for Liaoning, hoping that he can help Liaoning win the championship this year.
None of the three players eventually became stars, but they did not give up their dreams in the midst of difficulties, and eventually achieved a short-lived glory. The flash in the pan is not sad, but sadly it has never bloomed.