Offensively surpass Durant! BIG won the MVP but became the NBA abandoned son. Where is the most underrated genius losing?

"He can beat anyone one on one, including KD."

When Hart was asked on the show who was the best talented player in the NBA, he said his answer without hesitation - Michael Beasley.

This man who has been abandoned by the NBA for 11 years is actually the "king of one-on-one challenge" in the hearts of active players? Michael Beasley, a name that makes fans both familiar and unfamiliar, explained: "In terms of singles scoring, Durant can be said to be the best in history, but if he fights one-on-one, I think Beasley is the most powerful."

also reminded countless fans of the unsolved puzzle: Why did this genius who had 40 wins and 0 losses in high school and broke the melon record in college eventually become an NBA homeless person?

Talents devoured by drugs and laziness

Beasley's childhood is like a broken road movie: 5 children are crowded in a leaking rental house, and mother Fatima works three jobs to make ends meet. When he was 12 years old, he scored 30 points on a street court, but because he couldn't afford the electricity bill, he could only practice under the street lights.

"At that time, I felt that as long as the ball was in hand, the world would not hurt me." This paranoia made his skills and planted the seeds of tragedy

The collapse behind the data:

Self-discipline black hole: During his time at the Heat, he was fined $540,000 for being late for training, setting a team record;

Drug vortex: twice in drug rehabilitation from 2013 to 2018, missing the best ball-raising period;

Psychological collapse: After his mother passed away, he suffered from depression, and his average score plummeted from 12.8 points to 7.0 points

NBA legend Barkley was heartbroken: "His talent is ten times stronger than me, but his willpower is only one-tenth."

"Old-school killer" against the times

Open Beasley's technical report and you will see a living "Basketball Evolutionary Textbook":

Fatal shortcomings: career defensive efficiency value is 110.3, with assisted defense at the bottom of the league;

Inefficient offense: obsessed with two points, real shooting percentage is only 51.7%, far lower than the average level of small forwards;

Refusal to transform: When the Warriors launched a small ball revolution, he still sticks to low singles, and his three-point shooting percentage hovers around 34% for many years

When the era abandoned him, he didn't even say hello - when Antetokounmpo won the MVP with a three-pointer, Beasley paid tribute to the 1990s with his back in the BIG3 League.

Unfinished Redemption

Now 35-year-old Beasley is still performing a "carnival of eternal geniuses" in the BIG3 League. When he turned around and tilted his opponent with a sign, the audience on the sidelines raised their phones to record videos

The scenes looked very similar to the talented boy who scored 44 points in a single game at the 2008 NCAA Championship.

As Sports Illustrated commented: "Beasley's story is not a tragedy, but a mirror: it reflects the brilliance of talent and the cruelty of professional sports." Perhaps as the tattoo on his arm says: "Born to score, die trying." (Born to score, die trying." (Born to score, stop until death)

Who is the most regrettable basketball genius in your heart?