Without a father, can t enter the NBA? Brownie really walked through the back door?

"If I had a son, I would advise him not to enter the NBA, because you don't have to let others see your frustration and shame..."

This is what Jeremy Lin said in a speech. And now, it is probably only Brownie who can best understand the meaning of this sentence in the entire league.

Looking back at Brownie's rookie season, he averaged 6.7 minutes per game, his personal data was 2.3 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists, his shooting percentage was 31.3%, and his three-point shooting percentage was only 28.1%.

Frankly speaking, this basically meets the expectations of a 55 pick in the second round. Of course, if his father wasn't James.

When your father is the greatest player in the active NBA, his every move will naturally be compared. This is naturally very strict for a draft pick with a 55 pick. After all, the talent limit is on the table. From the game level, whether it is basic skills or game concepts, he is still a big short of professional players.

Borrowing the remarks of many people, Brownie would not have entered the NBA without his father James. From some perspectives, this sentence is cruel, but it is indeed true.

Even in this 2024 year of the draft, where the depth of the short-term draft was relatively shallow, many players who were more capable than Brownie could still be found in the second round, but in the end, the Lakers chose him. It would be difficult to convince people if Brownie did not have the prince halo of Brownie, the traffic of father and son on the same stage, and without James' behind his back.

It is undeniable that James's agent team has used the advantages of many big-name stars in the NBA to influence the draft operations of other teams, which also made many fans feel discomfortable, believing that such operations are unfair to many players who are more talented than Brownie.

Just like a rich second generation wants to start a business, his family may buy a company for him to run it. The resources and connections behind it can make his fault tolerance much more than ordinary people.

From the perspective of ordinary people, this is indeed very unfair. But to put it another way, many people want to make the best use of the resources at hand, which is a big advantage for Brownie, but for him, he is just making good use of his own resources.

Pitching is indeed very important, but it is also very important to play the cards in your hand well. Compared with other second-round picks who do not have guaranteed contracts, do not necessarily have a complete development plan, and every step is like walking on thin ice, Brownie's starting point is much higher. Not only did he get a guaranteed contract without playing in a game, but he even had stable playing time when the summer League was not performing well, which is a position that many players would never reach in their lifetime.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that many people are dissatisfied with Brownie. After all, he has enough resource advantages, and success is only the basic market. However, if the performance he plays does not match these resources, it will inevitably make people feel that he is squandering opportunities, and naturally it is easy to feel dissatisfied.

From basketball to big life, we should have met many people like Brownie. In the past, we might be a little angry when we met these people, thinking that the success of these people is luck, and if we have these resources, we will definitely be able to do better than them. But later my thoughts changed a little. I found that the main problem was that we did not have these resources, so the great sigh of injustice was unable to get rid of the status quo. Just like a very classic metaphor:

"Repeated complaints about rich people will not make you rich."

This also made me start to change my attitude and cherish the resources around me. Although this may not necessarily help you succeed, at least after changing my thinking, I will be particularly grateful for the opportunities around me and can also get more opportunities.

Of course, we can fully understand why there is anger in the world. When you work hard or even give your all, you still have to face a huge gap between yourself and the top level, and this frustration is naturally inevitable. Even according to later observations, those who are more talented and have stronger ambitions will feel more frustrated in the face of the gap, and the negative emotions they produce will become stronger.

From the perspective of cherishing resources, I may not hate Brownie so much.

Selfishly speaking, if we were born in a family like James, it is not ruled out that many people may play games, drive sports cars every day, squander the money they will never spend in their entire lives, and they will not choose to play basketball, which is destined to be criticized. Also because of having more resources, there are naturally more choices and more opportunities to succeed.

From James' perspective, it is indeed difficult for him to avoid criticism from outside. For this historical star, he always seems to have a sense of being arrogant. From a good direction, this is the basis for him to be a general and eventually achieve glory. It can even be said that if he was not arrogant enough, he might not have achieved what he has today.

But this pride always gives many fans a feeling of high self-esteem. For their own fans, this is the confidence from the top stars, but for other fans, they may respect him, but it is difficult to like him.

Compared to James, Brownie rarely has this kind of arrogance. If he showed a casual attitude to the outside world at the beginning of taking everything for granted, he would naturally be the target of everyone. But personally, Brownie is willing to give up comfortable days and come out to accept the challenge. Even after a cardiac arrest and a sharp drop in the draft market, he still chose to become a professional player. He did not choose to play badly in terms of playing time that was not matched with his strength, but instead tried his best to do every offense and defense with limited strength. In this way, Brownie is indeed worthy of some praise.

Looking at the journey of life, the key is not only lies in identity, but also in how you define yourself. Brownie does have a very high starting point, but he is not arrogant because of his favor.. After putting aside James' halo, he is even more a person who is willing to accept setbacks in order to pursue his dreams and even reveal his shortcomings for the public to review and criticize.

From this point of view alone, I personally think that his father James is hard to match.

Perhaps we can think that Brownie is wasting resources, or we can think that the world is unfair. Even judging from the content of the game he has played, if there is no obvious growth in the future, the future may be to stay in the fate of the Development League, and even after losing James' influence, it is likely to quickly disappear in the NBA arena.

But when we look back at ourselves, our own thoughts, our attitude towards life, and what kind of person we want to be will affect our future strategic choices. And no one can decide for us, and we must define it ourselves.

And now, Brownie is the person on this road.