Before the Wizards player Denia Avdia entered the NBA, Omikasby was the real "Israeli Jordan", and if you push it further, the closest to the NBA is Rio Eliahu (Joe Alexander is a dual nationality) during the Yao Mai period with the Rockets, presumably only those senior Rockets fans will have an impression of this name, he did not really land in the NBA that year, but was selected by the Magic in the draft and traded to the Rockets, which was boiled over "Israeli genius" that year. As a country with a population of less than 10 million, in recent years, although their basketball genius has not been so explosive, the level of the players has been constantly updated, and the generation is stronger than the next! But it is said that the real impact on Israeli basketball is still the protagonist of this issue, Omi Kasby
Kasby made Israeli history, the first Israeli player to be selected in the first round of the draft, and the first person to officially play in the NBA, his NBA career is not brilliant, his career in 588 games averaged 7.9 points, 4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.62 steals, played for as many as 7 teams (and also entered the palace kings twice), and was one of the team's main rotation players most of the time. It also proves his good court value
His various techniques have reached above the level, but none of them have reached proficiency, although the physical quality is mediocre, but it is not the "big white soft" in the impression, there will be a lot of tough physical confrontation in defense and offense, and it also reflects that some of his career injuries will be so many? At the same time, as a "quasi-European" player (Israel belongs to West Asia), his hand feel is not as accurate as people think, but it has reached the level line, and rebounding and possession are all above and below the basic skills, the reason why he has been able to play in the league for a decade, just in time to catch up with the trend of NBA small ball, the style of the ball meets the requirements of the Space Star substitute No. 4 position, and when he first entered the league, he was the King's fourth scorer who contributed 10.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in his first season.
Of course, he also has a very embarrassing record, that is, in his ten-year NBA career, he actually did not play a playoff game, but won the NBA championship, and the Injury was affected by the Warriors that year, so in order to find a suitable substitute for Curry, he was forced to cut Casby to sign Cook, in fact, this signing is very correct! Cook did play well after Curry was injured next. The Warriors also won the NBA championship that year. His championship ring is more like a "human price" to give!
It is worth mentioning that Casby NBA's ten years have not been more than Avedia's rookie contracts, and last year he signed a four-year 2043 million contract with the Wizards, which far exceeds his career salary of about 18 million, but it is difficult to say that his life is not perfect, after all, as a role player, in a small country like Israel, it is not easy to cultivate such a player, and he has won the NBA championship ring, although in the NBA arena is worth remembering! But in the Europa League, Maccabi tel Aviv is the absolute core and iconic figure, this Israeli basketball hegemonic existence of the team, in the European Championship Awards recorded a remarkable record (6 times to win the European Championship trophy, including the Champions League before the birth of the European top competition, 15 times to reach the final, in Europe also maintained the record of completing the "Treble" 5 times) Casby outside the NBA, early and late career in this team, is also the core of the heart.
Now it is indeed time to "brush up his clothes and hide deeply with his name", perhaps his body can not support his contribution on the court, but for the promotion and development of Israeli basketball, he will still make his own modest efforts!