The 5 most inspiring players in NBA history, the counterattack path from losing to top salary

These players either mixed the scraps that were almost cut into top-paid bigwigs, or tear the serious injury records into pieces as certificates. Their story is even more magical than the 2K career mode!

Fifth place: Fred VanVleet

This guy was so poor that he lived in the Development League dormitory when he was not elected in 2016, and he drank the protein powder from his teammates. In the 2019 Finals G6, his son scored 22 points as soon as he was born, and 5 of 11 three-pointers beat the Warriors. After the game, coach Nas was stunned: "I originally wanted him to defend Curry, but he became Curry!" Later, the Raptors gave him 85 million in four years, and the fans thought it was expensive, but he turned around and took an All-Star. Now the Rockets are mentors, and the locker room talked: "I can make a difference in the draft. How about you guys playing the lottery show?"

4th place: Luca Doncic

18 years old and became a master in Real Madrid. He smoked and drank and permed his head. As a result, the NBA directly reduced the dimensionality attack. Trae Young was autistic in his rookie season. In the 2024 playoffs against the Clippers G2, he threw 6 three-pointers in the first half, making Leonard so angry that he practiced until three in the morning after the game. The most outrageous thing is that the fat man becomes crazy the more he reaches the desperate situation. Last year, he sprained his ankle and then jumped into the equalizer with a three-pointer, and also gave him a final assist in overtime.

Third place: Derek Ross, who got MVP at the age of 22, was still original in his knees, but he became a glass man after three major injuries. In 2018, the Timberwolves received a basic salary. He scored 50 points against the Rockets G3 in the playoffs, and Thibodeau made him cry and pulled out his tissues: "This is my fucking rose!" Now he goes to the Grizzlies as a substitute, and he can still make Wenban Yama doubt his life when he is in a critical battle. Ross' famous quote: "I'm not as tall as before, but who dares not tiptoe when I'm not guarding me?"

Second place: Giannis Antetokounmpo

When he first entered the league, he was as thin as a telephone pole, and his physical test was almost returned due to malnutrition. After being eliminated by the Raptors in the 2017 playoffs, he swallowed 5,000 chicken breasts in the summer and trained to become a Greek monster. In the 2021 Finals G6, he dunked Ayton and Claude, 50 points and 14 rebounds directly smashed the label of "not shooting". Now every time I go back to Greece, I take the championship trophy to visit the vegetable market. The vegetable aunt knows him: "This kid stole my tomatoes when he was a child, and now he is promising!"

First place: Nikola Jokic

When he was selected as the 41st pick in the second round in 2014, the fat man was watching the live broadcast of horse racing at home. In the rookie season, he ran a fast break and became a bellows. The Nuggets wanted him to change his career and become an assistant coach. As a result, this guy took five years to feed himself into two consecutive MVPs. In the 2023 Finals G5, he scored 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. After the game, the reporter asked the secret and scratched his head: "Serbian Coke is better than Gatorade." Now the centers in the league are learning from him "Fatty Happy Basketball", and Embiid was so angry that he practiced three-pointers: "If I am fooled by him again, I will...I will join the Nuggets!"