It took him only 4 and a half years to destroy the New York dream from genius to cancer. The lone wolf is not a legend.

Let's talk about the typical example of "a good hand of cards is bad" in the NBA - Stephen Marbury!

20 points and 8 assists for 7 consecutive seasons, and the achievements that the Magician and Smiling Assassin did not achieve, he unlocked them early! But how did this guy go from "Son of New York" to "Public Enemy of the People" and finally become an "abandoned son" in the NBA? Let's break up from scratch! In the 1996 draft, Marbury joined the Timberwolves with the fourth pick and formed the "Wolfs Double Young Master". When he transferred to the Nets in 2001, he directly started the "data bombing mode": facing Kobe with 50 points, his first All-Star in his career, averaging 23.9 points and 8.1 assists per game - but the embarrassing thing is that the team cannot enter the playoffs for two and a half years in a row! The Nets could no longer bear it, and at the age of 24 he was sent to the Suns as a bargaining chip.

In Phoenix, Marbury continued to perform "Ankle End" and even Yao Ming became his "background board" (a famous scene that shook Yao's face)! But the Suns' record is still poor. In contrast, Kidd led the Nets to the finals - this comparison directly made Marbury get labeled as a "cancer"! The off-site game is even more unrest: drunk driving and scandals are happening one after another, and the "lone wolf" has changed from praise to insult, and no one takes over the Sun's sale.

The turnaround appeared in 2004: The Knicks, a hometown team, sent an olive branch! Fans are looking forward to the "Son of New York" to revive the team, and he himself is trying to do a big vote. What's the result? Four and a half years have become a "nightmare cycle": his average score plummeted, he broke with coaches Larry Brown and Isia Thomas one after another. The New York Times deposed him as "trash" and was even voted as the "worst teammate" by NBA players!

The last straw that broke the camels was 2007: When facing the Suns, his father died of a sudden heart attack, and coach Thomas chose to hide it in order to "not affect the game." Marbury, who learned the truth after the game, collapsed on the spot - he lost not only his father, but also the only "spiritual mentor" who understands him. Since then, the arrogance in his eyes has disappeared. After turning to the Celtics, he became a water dispenser administrator. Seeing Rondo playing, he finally understood: there is no more place for him in the NBA.

But who would have thought that God opened a window for him in the East! In 2010, Marbury came to our CBA, from a "lone wolf" to a "political commissar of Horse", leading Beijing Shougang three championships in 4 years, becoming a "city hero". Looking back at his career, the first half is a tragedy of "extreme talent but destroyed by his character", and the second half is a redemption of "retrieving dignity in a strange land" - perhaps as he himself said: "The NBA did not give me the answer, but China gave it."