Nowitzki was able to lead the Dallas Mavericks to defeat the triumvirate of James, Wade and Bosh in 2011 to win the championship, and Tyson Chandler played a crucial role, Nowitz once said of Chandler:
"On the court, he was a perfect fit for me, filled in a lot of the holes that I and Jason Terry had made, and was great in rebounding and defending. He's a great player. ”
Chandler is known as the "King of Fighters" by fans, is one of the best defensive players in the NBA, and is known as the touchstone of the champion.
01 The children of the poor are in charge of the house early
Chandler is two years younger than Yao Ming, he was born in a single-parent family in California, USA, and his father almost never appeared in his life except for his ancestral DNA contributed to him and his two younger brothers, and he was a proper scumbag.
Of course, this "scumbag" is not without contributions, he is 2.08 meters tall, and he has inherited his physical talent to Chandler without reservation, which can be regarded as the best gift from God to the Chandler family.
When he was a child, Chandler's mother Trangil lived alone with the three brothers on a farm in California, and life was inevitable, but fortunately, Trangil was an independent and strong mother, and Chandler was also a sensible "little master", in addition to helping his mother catch chickens, feed pigs, and milk cows, the simple basketball hoop built by his grandfather became his only pleasure.
When Chandler was six years old, his mother fell in love with a retired Navy soldier, and the family followed his brother to Los Angeles.
At the age of 9, Chandler's height reached 1.83 meters, and when his mother proposed to send Chandler to basketball training class, Brother Bing did not refuse because of family constraints, but invested a lot of energy with Trangil to guide Chandler to play.
Chandler learned a lot from the former Navy soldier, hard work, low profile, not giving up and taking responsibility, and when a gifted person possesses these valuable qualities, it's hard not to succeed.
At the age of 11, Chandler grew to 1.93 meters tall, and by this time he had become a bright new star in California basketball, and for this reason appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, known as "the next Russell", note that it was not Olajuwon or Abdul-Jabbar, but Russell, who was known for his defense and rebounding.
At the age of 15, Chandler's height reached 2.13 meters, and after entering Dominguez High School, he became famous in the United States in just one year, leading the team to win the California championship for three consecutive years from his sophomore to senior year, and won the title of "California Basketball Man", in his senior year, he averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds and 8 blocks per game, completely dominating both offensive and defensive ends.
When he graduated from high school, Chandler was robbed by top basketball schools such as the University of Arizona and the University of Kentucky, but at that time, Chandler's family was still in difficulty, and they even stayed at the house of a friend of Bing's brother, Chandler slept on the sofa, and his mother took his younger brothers to huddle in a small bedroom, so he refused all invitations.
And when talking about why he entered the NBA draft early, Chandler said: The college experience may be good, but in terms of my family situation, I don't deserve to spend an extra year, there is no salary in college, I can't take care of my family, and entering the NBA is a way for me to change my destiny with all my determination to find, and I have no choice.
02 Champion "Touchstone"
In 2001, Chandler announced his entry into the NBA Draft and immediately became the top pick, with an NBA executive saying, "Chandler is definitely the best player in this draft, and his outstanding height, impressive reach, amazing flexibility, excellent playmaking ability and solid jump shooting skills make his future limitless." ”
However, it wasn't the executive's team that had the No. 1 pick that year, but the Washington Wizards led by Michael Jordan.
During the trial, Jordan invited Chandler and Kumei Brown to try out together, and unexpectedly, Chandler fell into the upper hand in the 1v1 confrontation with Kwame Brown, defeating the top pick, and Kumei Brown became the new top pick, and was finally selected by Jordan with the top pick, but unfortunately, he became one of the best players in the NBA, and Jordan was ridiculed for more than 20 years.
Of course, Kumei Brown is not the only one who became the champion because of the defeat of Chandler, but also the champion in 2002, Yao Ming from China, in 1998, 16-year-old Chandler and 18-year-old Yao Ming participated in the summer joint ball tournament held by the AAU in the United States, and in the confrontation with Chandler, Yao Ming scored 21 points with a shooting rate of more than 9 percent, so he began to attract the attention of American scouts.
"I may have taken advantage of my age, he was 16 years old and I was 18 years old, he was already a basketball prodigy in the United States, and I was just a big and tall guy from China, and I want to thank Tyson, who made me realize that maybe I could go to the NBA." ”
Chandler was traded to the Bulls after being drafted by the Clippers with the second pick in the first round, but the Bulls were in ruins at that time, in Jordan, Pippen, etc
In such an environment, Chandler was not effectively trained, and suffered a series of injuries because of the wrong way of use, so we saw that in the first five seasons of his career, Chandler barely improved on the offensive end, and his solid jump shooting skills and excellent playmaking ability in the draft report almost completely disappeared, becoming a blue-collar center who averaged only 7.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
However, in those days, only defensive players were also sweet, so Chandler was offered a six-year, $64 million contract at the end of his rookie season.
In the 2006 offseason, the unbeatable Pistons Five disbanded, and the Bulls snatched Ben Wallace, and Chandler was sent to the New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) because of the duplication of positions and similar functions.
As the saying goes, "the tree dies, the man lives", on the first day of Chandler's arrival, the team's coach Scott approached Chandler and said to him: forget the unpleasant things of the past, here, you can run freely, shoot, and use your creativity.
With Scott's encouragement, Chandler stepped out of the shadows, recalling: "The conversation between Coach Scott and me gave me confidence and fighting spirit, and I want to thank Chris Paul for being able to blow up clouds as soon as he threw the ball into the air!"
In the 2006-07 season, Chandler was like a different person, although he was no longer the all-around hopeful star because of the previous delay, but he did the best defense, rebounding and dunking, and throughout the season, he averaged 12.4 rebounds per game, including 4.4 offensive rebounds (first in the season), making the Hornets' three-second zone a no-fly zone for opponents, and on the offensive end, he shot 71.2% with Paul's support.
In the 2007-08 season, Chandler averaged 11.8 points and 11.7 rebounds per game for a double-double, and with the cooperation of Paul and David West, the Hornets ranked second in the West in the regular season, swept the Mavericks in the first round, and lost to the Spurs in the second round, but Chandler limited Duncan's shooting rate to a career-low 42.1% in the playoffs.
Unfortunately, Chandler's injury in the 2008-09 season led the Hornets to trade him, and in the middle of the season, the Hornets sent Chandler to the Thunder, but was sent back because Chandler failed the physical examination, and if the deal goes through, Durant may be able to win the championship sooner.
In the 2009-10 season, Chandler, who was plagued by a back injury, averaged only 6.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, but his defensive ability was still top-notch, helping the Bobcats finish seventh in the regular season.
In the first round of the playoffs, although the Bobcats were swept by the Magic, Chandler completely proved his ability, and in the confrontation with Howard, Chandler put the first center, known as "Single-for-James", and averaged only 9.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
After the end of the season, in order to find a good helper for Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks exchanged Chandler with three people, including Dampier and Nahura, the "second center in the West".
03 James's Nightmare
In the 2010-11 season, Chandler fully recovered from a back injury, and beside Nowitzki and Kidd, he showed why he was the favorite in defense, blocking and even playmaking, and on the offensive end, he just needed to pick up Kidd's pass and leap high for a powerful dunk.
This season, Chandler's stats have also rebounded, averaging 10.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, and he was named to the All-Defensive Team for the first time in his career.
After the regular season, the Mavericks entered the playoffs in third place in the West, and then eliminated the Trail Blazers, Lakers, and Thunder without blood, and unexpectedly reached the Finals.
The title of this subsection is "James's Nightmare", why is it written like that, let's take a look at the two sets of data from the 2011 Finals, the first is about James, when Chandler is on the floor, James has a plus/minus of -5.4 points, and when Chandler is off the court, James's plus/minus is a staggering +25.2, which is a staggering 30.6 points.
On the other hand, when Chandler was on the court, the Heat's rebounding rate was 47.4% and the scoring efficiency per 100 rounds was 98.3 points, while when Chandler was off the court, the Heat's rebounding rate immediately soared to 56.9%, and the scoring efficiency per 100 rounds rose to 114.3 points.
It is said that Nowitzki won the championship single-core, and in the end he did win the Finals MVP, but does Nowitzki really take all the credit?
In the post-game interview, Nowitzki did not take credit, but emphasized Chandler's role, saying that he is the team's real MVP, which has a certain compliment factor, but it is enough to show the importance of Chandler, and of course, Marion, Kidd, Terry, Barria, are also important.
As an aside, when you compare James to the 40-year-old James, you'll see that the NBA's defense has dropped more than a bit.
04 Wandering and wandering
After winning the championship in 2011, the NBA experienced another shutdown, and when Mark Cuban returned, he decided to break up the championship roster, and Chandler was sent to the New York Knicks.
At that time, the core of the Knicks was Anthony and Stoudemire, neither of whom were excellent defenders, but the arrival of Chandler completely liberated the two brothers, making the Knicks' defensive efficiency suddenly change from the bottom of the league to the top three in the league, and Chandler was selected for the NBA's best three teams, and became the first person in Knicks history to win the best defensive player.
In the summer of 2012, Chandler became the only center of the U.S. men's basketball team, helping the United States win another gold medal, and in 2013, he was selected as an All-Star, which is the NBA's greatest recognition of the "King of Boxing".
In the New York giants, Chandler received more attention and appreciation, but for the giants, there were also more twists and turns, as the team's record declined, Chandler became a victim of infighting, and was traded back to the Mavericks almost for nothing.
But Chandler still had good intentions for the Knicks, because when his mother was seriously ill, New York owner Dolan lent Chandler his private jet so that he could fly back to Los Angeles from New York at any time to visit his mother and see her to her death.
In the 2014-15 season, Chandler still contributed an average of 10.3 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, but the Mavericks at that time had completely lost the ability to win the championship, and the team's championship veterans only gave birth to Nowitzki, Chandler and Barria, Cuban wanted to keep Chandler, but he was unwilling to delay him to make money, and in the end, Chandler joined the Suns on a four-year, $52 million contract.
Chandler is the perfect mentor for the rebuilt Sun.
While Chandler has been plagued by injuries during his more than three seasons with the Suns, with a neck injury in 2015, a shoulder injury in 2016 and a right foot injury in 2017, he has seen the Suns rebuild the entire process.
In November 2018, the Suns gradually came out of the rebuilding period to cut Chandler, after which he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, which was obviously recruited by LeBron, but unfortunately, the Lakers were scarred that season, and the stars were injured, and finally missed the playoffs.
In the summer of 2019, the Houston Rockets offered Chandler a contract, but for some special reasons, Chandler did not appear in the NBA again.
In fact, Chandler was still able to play at that time, but because his eldest daughter was already in high school, he wanted to spend more time with his daughter, because his daughter didn't want to live the kind of days when her father was away for a long time, Chandler chose to give up his career, because he had lacked father's love, and he didn't want his daughter to lack father's love.
He said: "I've won championships and I've made a lot of money, and I think I've been lucky enough.
In 2021, Chandler became the development coach of the Mavericks, but during this time, his wife filed for divorce from him for unknown reasons, and Chandler resigned as a coach and chose to return home to care for his three children.
In his 19-year NBA career, Chandler's pre-tax salary was close to $190 million, which was enough for him to give his children a stable life without any bad habits and taking care of his family.
Because of this, Chandler turned down many NBA teams to offer him to be a defensive coach, but he did not leave basketball altogether, but became a part-time basketball commentator, and the most important thing for him at the moment is his three children, because his eldest daughter is 19 years old, his son is 16 years old, and his youngest daughter is 15 years old.