Among Yao Ming’s teammates, he is the only one still playing in the NBA!

I came across a photo and suddenly thought of a lot of things.

Lori's figure has changed.

According to previous reports, Lowry signed a one-year veteran's basic salary contract of 3.63 million with Digital Man. In the new season, he will start his 20th year of career.

This makes him the 12th player in history to reach the 20th+ season of his career, and the second point guard in history to do so after Chris Paul.

He is the fifth oldest player in active service, second only to Gibson (39), Tucker (40), Paul (40), and James (40). Last season, Lowry played 35 games for the 76ers, averaging 3.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.9 steals in 18.8 minutes per game.

In addition to being a player, he also joined NBA On Prime, an American media owned by Amazon, as a game analyst, starting a "dual career model" of player and commentator.

Amazon Prime team members include Kevin Harlan, Van Gundy, Wade, Nash, Griffin, Nowitzki, etc. Prime, NBC and ESPN are jointly responsible for the national live broadcast of the NBA next season.

It is impossible for old Rockets fans not to have feelings for him.

Strictly speaking, he is Dayao's only teammate still playing in the NBA, right?

Why is it “strictly meaningful”?

Garrett Temple and Yao Ming of the Raptors are nominally teammates, but have never actually played on the same court.

At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, he joined the Houston Rockets as an undrafted player.

Yao Ming missed the entire 2009-2010 season due to a stress fracture of the navicular bone in his left foot, and Temple was waived after only playing 9 games for the Rockets that season.

The two briefly overlapped on the Rockets' roster, so from the perspective of team ownership, they were teammates in the same period.

But Lowry is different. He has fought side by side with Dayao, and the emotions he brings to Chinese fans are completely different.

In addition to the small steel cannon, there are also Shane Battier, Luis Scola, Aaron Brooks, Brent Barry, and Chuck Hayes.

And Uncle Mu who is already in another world...

At that time, Lowry was still a follower around Dayao, a player competing with Brooks for position.

Time flies, Dayao has retired for 14 years.

Unexpectedly, Lowry has achieved such high achievements.

The idiom "late bloomer" is very appropriate for him.

At the age of 27, he had not been selected to the All-Star Game, but in the next nine years, he made six All-Star games and won a championship ring.

He is not a high-traffic star like Paul or Curry.

However, it is indeed conscientious.

The pinnacle is undoubtedly 2019. As one of the core players of the Raptors, Lowry helped the team win the first championship trophy in team history.

He performed well in the finals, averaging 15 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, becoming an important contributor to the team's championship.

In terms of overall performance, he can be included in the discussion of the first player in Raptors history.

Back more than ten years ago, who would have thought...

Lowry is a player who has very few fans.

From the perspective of technical style, his various skills do not seem to be outstanding.

However, his three-point shooting, ball-handling organization, defensive ability and team spirit have all brought great value to the team.

Finally, I really like Lowry’s expression:

I made 300 million US dollars with basketball and changed the fate of my family. The ordinary people who live hard are the superheroes.

I make tens of millions of dollars a year playing on the court, while some people have to take an hour and a half bus to work every day.

I think those who work hard for their families and do their best to support their families are the real superheroes. I know this feeling, this pressure is real pressure.

This is the same as his playing style, simple.

Indeed, he is a good player.