Eubanks, who was fed cakes by Westbrook until he vomited, has an inspiring career

I have to say that Eubanks is very lucky. He always gets some unexpected opportunities in his career. This year he signed with the Kings and met a pie-feeding master like Westbrook when he came off the bench. When Westbrook was promoted to the starting lineup, Sasha's injury gave Eubanks another opportunity to start and improve his statistics.

In the game between the Kings and the Bucks, Westbrook sent three consecutive assists in the last minute of the third quarter, all of which were given to Kings substitute center Eubanks.

For these three goals, Westbrook passed the ball very smoothly, Eubanks was also very smart in his movement, and he finished well.

This summer, Eubanks, who played for the Clippers last season, did not receive a contract offer from the Clippers and became a free agent. He eventually joined the Kings with a base salary of 2.29 million a year and served as Sabonis' substitute.

Unexpectedly, the arrival of Westbrook activated Eubanks.

Against the Bucks,

played 11 minutes, made 5 of 6 shots, and scored 10 points;

played against the Nuggets,

played 11 minutes, made 4 of 4 shots, and scored 10 points;

Against the Warriors,

played 32 minutes, made 5 of 6 shots, and scored 12 points;

played against the Thunder,

played 24 minutes, made 8 of 11 shots, and scored 16 points.

Due to Keegan Murray's injury, Westbrook was promoted to the starting lineup, and Eubanks was also promoted to the starting lineup due to Sasha's injury. Eubanks' offensive data in the past two games is obviously better. When Eubanks first entered the league, what he was best at on the offensive end was to slide down after a screen to steal the chicken. He chose the timing of the slide very well, and he jumped really high when he first entered the league!

Eubanks is very good at jumping and often delivers dunks from behind. Among the rotation players, he has the best eating ability. After receiving the ball under the basket, he can use dunks, hooks, throws and reverse baskets to complete the game. His finishing methods near the frame are still very rich.

He has a good sense of rebounding, but because he is too thin, he suffers from rebounding. He averages only 2.8 rebounds per game this season. This is one of the reasons why Eubanks can only play as a backup center. Another important reason is his defense. Even though we often see Eubanks deliver handsome hot pot in games, being able to block shots when assisting defense does not mean that his overall defense is good.

In fact, Eubanks cannot keep up with his movement speed when facing small guards, and can only watch his opponent score when facing big centers. Against the Nuggets, he was Jokic and Varan's toy.

Against the Thunder, he was Harten's toy. Harten just scored 33 points and 19 rebounds, playing the best game of his career.

In addition, most of Eubanks' points came from eating cakes. He lacked mid-to-long-range shooting ability, which led to his average pick-and-roll effect. He could only threaten down the line and could not bounce outside the three-point line.

Despite this, Eubanks can still stay in the league in the eighth season of his career. Even if he is receiving a basic salary, it shows that he still has the ability to be a rotation player.

Eubanks only started playing basketball when he was 16 years old. He was a player who came into contact with basketball very late. However, with his athletic ability and fighting spirit on the court, he successfully received a scholarship to Oregon State University, where he played for three seasons, averaging 11.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

Although Eubanks was undrafted in the 2018 draft, he still received a two-way contract with the Spurs and started his career.

In the first season, he played 23 games;

In the second season, he played 22 games;

In the last seven games before the end of the regular season, the Spurs' interior rotation was tight. Eubanks got more playing time, averaging 7.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, which earned him a three-year, $5.29 million official contract with the Spurs.

However, this does not mean that the Spurs will keep him forever.

In the 21-22 season, Eubanks was traded to the Raptors by the Spurs and was subsequently waived on the same day.

Eubanks' second chance came from the 10-day short contract he signed with the Trail Blazers. With Nurkic out for the season, Eubanks got more playing time. In the 22 regular season games he played for the Trail Blazers, he averaged 29.5 minutes per game, contributing 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

In the 22-23 season, Eubanks played 78 games as Nurkic's substitute, averaging 20.3 minutes per game, 6.6 points and 5.4 rebounds. A season later, Eubanks joined the Suns and Jazz, and signed a two-year, 9.75 million contract with the Jazz in the 2024 offseason.

In February 2025, Eubanks was traded by the Jazz to the Los Angeles Clippers. I originally thought that with Harden, a passing master, Eubanks could rebound. Unfortunately, Tyronn Lue only gave him 7.4 minutes, 2.7 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. After the season, Eubanks joined the Kings.

Eubanks' ability is only suitable for use as a team's rotation center. If you give him more time, it is difficult to guarantee his efficiency, and he may even become a target for opponents to attack the Kings inside. Now the Kings' interior defense is too poor, and Eubanks is also powerless, but being able to eat some cake on the offensive end is worthy of his basic salary contract.

Overall, Eubanks is a representative of hard work on the court, and he is also a very inspirational example of an undrafted player who has played in the NBA for many years.