Hartenstein: I'm ready

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2024-06-01 22:53Posted in Liaoning Sports Creators

In 2017, the 19-year-old German guy Hartenstein rushed to sign up for the draft. As a German born in the United States, Hartenstein made his debut in the Bundesliga at the age of 15 and then moved to the Lithuanian league. After contributing 10 points and 3 rebounds at the Nike Basketball Summit in 2017, Hartenstein decided to go to the NBA.

"I've played and adapted to the professional game, but I still have a lot of work to do. I can't show all my skills in the current team, but I'm a good shot, I'm versatile defensively and offensively, and I think I can help the team in a lot of areas. ”

In an interview before the draft, Hartenstein was full of confidence.

It was a star-studded time, and the draft was filled with names like Tatum, Ball, Fox, Markkanen, Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, Allen and Anunoby. They are more star-studded and better known to scouts, and Hartenstein is still optimistic about his own market. He thinks he's on track to be drafted in the first round, and so are the prediction sites (15-35 picks). The Nets, who hold the 22nd pick, were interested in him, but eventually rejected him on the grounds that "this kid is suspected of having a knee problem".

Hartenstein was baffled, this was obviously unnecessary. At the end of the day, when his name fell to the 43rd order and was not read out, Hartenstein happened to be in the toilet to relieve his hands, and when his father had to rush in and announce:

"Son, you've been picked by the rockets, come on."

Pack your bags and head to Houston, a new city, a new teammate, a new journey. It is worth mentioning that among the new teammates is Brother Zhou, who is from a big country in the East, and is in the same order as Hartenstein's age. In 2016, he signed up for the election, and he was also determined to hit the first round, and he was also selected by the Rockets until the 43rd pick.

Recalling that year, the Rockets were strong and strong in the league to fight bravely and seize the day, and there was no time to fight monsters for the second round, and the 43 picks in 16 & 17 had to be assigned to the Vipers, a subordinate of the Development League, to test the waters. In the 17-18 season, Brother Zhou averaged 11 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game in the Development League, and Hartenstein, who was a friend of Brother Zhou, averaged 9.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. The data is clear at a glance, and Brother Zhou's leveling results are more fruitful. So in the 17-18 season, the Rockets gave Zhou Ge 18 regular season appearances, while Hartenstein had a zero appearance record that season.

Unfortunately, not everyone can take advantage of the opportunity. On December 30, 2017 against the Wizards, Zhou Ge temporarily entered the regular rotation but did not perform satisfactorily, and did not see the light of day until March 26, 2018. It's said to be an appearance, but it's actually a show when the game hits garbage time. Are there any additional opportunities? No, a year later, Youzai drew his sword and looked around, and Brother Zhou, who had fought side by side with him, was gone.

The only way to do that is to move on.

In the 18-19 season, Hartenstein played in 28 games, averaging 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, and in the 19-20 season, he played in 23 games and started two games, averaging 4.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. The above numbers are not enough for him to get ahead immediately, but they are enough for other teams to give him some more chances, after all, the young people have improved. In the 2020 offseason, the Nuggets signed with Hartenstein, and after 30 games for the team, he was sent to Grammura in exchange for McGee with two second-round picks.

In the 16 games he played for Gram, Hartenstein finally put up influential statistics, averaging 8.3 points and 6 rebounds per game. This made the Clippers throw an olive branch to him, and although he also had a base salary, he had relatively stable playing time. After handing over 8.3 points and 4.9 rebounds, Hartenstein was poached by New York for 2 years and 16 million. In the 22-23 season, he averaged 5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, and in the 23-24 season, he averaged 7.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.

Thanks to the concept of "everything is inferior, only the defense is high", and also thanks to the perverted model of modern serfdom. Hartenstein has made the most of his defensive prowess, and his regular-season DEPM is as high as +3.9, which is more than the likes of Smart, Embiid, Caruso, Anunoby and Wembanyama, and only behind the Magic big man Isaac. Heading into the playoffs, Hartenstein's 10-foot RRR rate was -9.2%, which is on par with Bushy Eyebrows. On top of that, he's a front-board monster, finishing in the top three in the league's seventh playoff season in the regular season, which means you can always see the energetic German kid jumping up front, grabbing and making positive contributions to the team.

The coach praised him, his teammates loved him, and even Johnson, the less relevant Magician, was impressed by him. After witnessing first-hand how New York defeated Philadelphia in the spectacular G2, Johnson put his heart straight through his Twitter account:

Hartenstein was the hero of New York, as he grabbed the winning frontcourt board with a 14+8 finish, indirectly assisted DiVincenzo's game-winning three-pointer, and gave Maxey a ruthless block to secure the victory. What a wild, fun and exciting playoff game!

Now, it's the New York management's turn to struggle with how to make a price for Hartenstein. Due to the rules (early bird rights), New York can offer Hartenstein a maximum of 72.5 million for four years, while those teams that lack a center and have enough space can easily offer him 80 million for four years, or even 100 million for four years. With a difference of millions of dollars every year, it is difficult to predict whether it is good to play the emotional card or use the face fruit.

It can be called a standard model for little people to move up step by step, and it will inspire and inspire countless latecomers. The so-called incentive refers to the fact that even if a foreigner who has no connections across the ocean, he still has the opportunity to earn 100 million yuan purely by his own ability; Enlightenment means that you have to look at the coach with a resolute look at all times and tell the coach through body language that "I'm ready".

From the perspective of seeking truth from facts, Brother Zhou did not personally say the sentence "I am not ready", which is a false rumor. Although there are no words, Brother Zhou > Brother Zhou Youzai finally embarked on two completely different paths. One is made into steel, and the other returns to its homeland.

Of course, Brother Zhou is also nourishing, his contracts in different leagues expire together, and he is quite favored with his ability to pass the sky on the defensive side. Needless to say———

They all have a bright future to money.

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