But most people think that Weihua is just another passer-by in Aerospace City. This season, with Artest and old Barry, the Rockets' front line is strong enough. It is absolutely impossible for a teenager who can only shoot three-pointers to stay in the Rockets. But they are all wrong. Beijing time109, 65438, the day before the deadline for players with non-guaranteed contracts came, the rocket sent a request to Weihua to formally sign a guarantee contract.
Weihua's wonderful performance shocked the whole league. Weaver was nominated as the best player in the West among the best players in the East and West officially announced by the NBA last week. It is rare for a player with a basic salary to be nominated for the weekly prize.
You know the accuracy of Weifa's three points and its sharp breakthrough. But you may not know that he once participated in the dunk contest with lebron james, no less than the emperor. He once scored 42 points in the preseason, and still holds the record of single-game scoring in preseason. He was once considered as the promising star of the Lakers and was selected. ...
The full name of Weihua is Vakeaton Quamar Wafer, and Quanamar is a song in vinyl records popular in 1960s. On July 2 1985, 2 1, Wafer was born in Louisiana, and his father was Jewish, so Wafer is half Jewish. Serena loved basketball since she was a child, but she had to follow her parents around. Finally, he went to high school in a Christian college in Cleveland and started his basketball career.
In high school, Weihua became the main force of the school team, leading the team across Louisiana. In his senior year, Weifa averaged 32 points 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game. Excellent and stable performance has also made Weifa gradually known to the basketball world. Tim, coach of the Arkansas Flying Wings? Long Rui invited Weaver, then a senior in high school, to participate in the National Amateur Sports Federation. Weifa's amazing physical fitness and outstanding ball skills have been fully demonstrated on this broader stage.
His name naturally appeared on the list of the top ten recruiting players in the United States. Later, Weihua was invited to participate in the All-Star Game of McDonald's National High School Students, and carmelo competed with him. Anthony, LeBron? James and J.J. Lei Dike. Do you know that?/You know what? Do you know that?/You know what? In the dunk contest of McDonald's All-Star Game, Weihua almost became the champion with excellent physical fitness, but another young man stood in front of him-that man was James.
Subsequently, Weifa joined the University of Florida. In the first season, Weaver averaged 7.9 points in 17.5 minutes, and his three-point shooting rate was as high as 43%, ranking third in the league. In the 2004-05 season, Weifa became the team's scoring champion (averaging 65,438+02.5 points per game) and the player with the most accurate three-point shooting rate (65%). In addition, Weihua also set two school records, hitting three points in 14 consecutive games and hitting more than 20 points in 6 consecutive games. Despite his excellent performance, the coach has kept Weaver on the bench for the first two games of this season. Just when people were puzzled, according to local media reports, the truth was made public: because too many people played truant. Considering Weaver's studies, the coach had to take extreme measures to temporarily stop Weaver from playing basketball.
In the summer of 2005, Weifa, a junior, decided to participate in the NBA draft in advance. Although many experts predicted that Weaver might lose the election, the talented young man was advised not to take part in the draft before graduation. But in the end, Weihua insisted on signing up for the draft. One month before the draft, Weihua didn't receive the notice from the Chicago draft training camp, which basically meant that Weihua had no chance to be selected by the team in the first round.
However, Weifa still received an invitation from Phoenix Suns, but something unexpected happened during training. Weifa is training with German center Jane? Jagra had physical contact and had a small-scale conflict. According to media reports at that time, Weihua deliberately interrupted Jane with his elbow. Jagra's nose ... because of this accident, Weaver also ended his trial with the Suns ahead of schedule. Finally, I had a chance to wafer and was swept out of the house. Will this talented swingman lose his reputation in Sun Shan? We can't find Weifa's name at all in the column of draftexpress predicting the draft pick of the rookie draft.
At this point, Lakers scout Owen? Thomas suddenly sent a trial request to Weihua. So, Owen, Thomas played for Florida for two seasons. Thomas is obviously impressed by the man of the hour in the school. Then, another brand-new opportunity came to Weihua, and he was invited to participate in the Lakers' training camp. Lakers general manager Kupchak also saw Weaver's excellent ability. On the day of the draft, Weaver was selected by the Lakers in the ninth pick in the second round and officially started his NBA career.
Before officially signing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Weifa made an eye-catching performance in the summer league. In eight games, Weaver played 23 minutes per game and contributed 12.8 points and 1.8 assists to the team. His excellent performance finally won him a formal contract. However, in his first season, Weihua played 17 games in the No.23 jersey. During his average playing time of 4.6 minutes, Weaver's shooting percentage was only 15.8%, and he averaged only 1.3 points and 0.5 rebounds. Except for an earth-shattering free throw, his memory is almost zero. On June 26th, 2006, 10, just one preseason game, Weihua was laid off by the Los Angeles Lakers because of an injury to the root of his left foot. Since then, Weihua has been wandering around.
Subsequently, Weifa was forced to make a living and joined NBDL's Colorado 14 team. Weaver played 42 games, averaging 2 1 minute, 3 rebounds and 3.3 assists. The three-point shooting rate reached 45.3%, and the scores and three-point shots ranked third and fifth in the development league throughout the season. With outstanding performance, Weifa was elected as the best player in June 2007.
On February 2 1 day, the Los Angeles Clippers gave him a short-term contract of1day, and Weifa was able to return to the NBA. However, a week later, Weaver, who only played 1 minute, was abandoned by the Clippers ... On April 65, 2007, at 438+02, the Denver Nuggets extended an olive branch to Weaver and accepted this forward with outstanding physical quality. That season, Weaver made 2/kloc-0 appearances for the Nuggets, averaging 4.3 minutes 1.3 points. In the 2007 Summer League, Weaver, who played for the Nuggets, played against the Knicks and scored 42 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists 1 steal in 26 minutes, becoming the player who scored the most in a single game in the history of preseason.
On February 2, 2008, Kloc-0/,Nuggets gave Weihua to Portland Trailblazers in exchange for Taolin Green. Weihua's jersey number has also been changed from No.22 to No.24 (because Blazers' No.22 is legendary superstar drexler). Coincidentally, in Weaver's only 29 games, he helped the Blazers score a near-dead goal and also helped the Nuggets score a key goal in a game. However, without exception, they all terminated their contracts with him before the end of the season.
In the summer of 2008, Weifa joined the Rockets as a free agent. Rockets coach Adelman and general manager Morey saw Weaver's potential and decided to give him more opportunities. In the fifth preseason game of the Rockets against Grizzlies, Weaver, who came off the bench, made 7 of 9 3-pointers and scored 23 points. The cold-blooded and excellent psychological quality at the critical moment strengthened Morey's determination to stay in Weihua. In the three-person PK, Weihua defeated Lester Raberg and Mike? As a dark horse, Harris became one of the team 15 celebrities.
At the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Weihua didn't get many playing opportunities. However, he was not discouraged, and the good state in training was in Adelman's eyes. After waiting for eight innings, Weihua finally got a chance to play.
Beijing time165438+1October 15, Weaver wore a rocket shirt for the first time and scored 6 points and 5 rebounds. One day later, Weihua scored 10 in the game against the Hornets, and his high hit rate and excellent psychological quality gradually won the favor of fans. Later, with the injuries of McGrady, Artest and Barry, Weaver played more and more time.
On February 6th, 65438+ Beijing time, the Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors at home 13 1+0 12. Weihua played 2 1 minute, made 5 of 7 shots, made 2 of 3-pointers, and scored 18, which set a new high for Weihua's career. Three days later, in the away game against Memphis Grizzlies, McGrady and Artest both missed due to injuries. Weaver was worthy of this position and made his first appearance in the NBA. 12 7, 15. Weifa repaid the trust of head coach Adelman with a perfect answer sheet.
After a period of sinking, Weihua brought more surprises to the Rockets in early 2009. Since 65438+10.3, Weifa has played six games in a row. The swingman with Mohican hairstyle averaged 15 points per game, and scored in double figures for six consecutive games (* * * 90 points). In the previous 14 appearances, Weifa only scored 8 1 point (averaging 5.8 points per game) and became a member of the rocket array that cannot be ignored. Before the deadline stipulated by the league for the non-guaranteed contract to be converted into a formal contract, the rocket put forward an invitation to sign a guarantee contract with Weifa.
The outbreak of Weihua began with the match against the Raptors on June 3rd, 65438/KLOC-0. Perhaps most people don't know that the rocket executives planned to cut wafer that day. In other words, this game against the Raptors will be a farewell match between Weihua and the Rockets.
"Before the Raptors game, Rockets coach Adelman and general manager Morey had reached an understanding, and they planned to officially lay off Weaver after this game. However, Weifa won the trust of the coach with his performance. " Fran, an expert from the Houston Chronicle, revealed in his blog.
Perhaps neither Adelman nor Morey thought of Weaver's tenacity, and the young man gave them the strongest counterattack with practical actions. Away against the Raptors, the Rockets were distracted and surrendered at the end of the first three quarters. Weaver appeared in the garbage time in the fourth quarter and scored 18 points in a single quarter on 7 of 9 shots, saving some face for the Rockets. After careful consideration, the rocket executives decided not to lay off wafer for the time being.
Subsequently, Weihua started his performance completely, 18, 17, 14, 12, 14, 15 ... In the absence of McGrady and Artest, Weaver was nominated as the best player in the West among the best players in the East and West officially announced by the NBA last week. Recently, the Los Angeles Times even wrote an article expressing regret that the Lakers gave up wafer technology.
Perhaps, for Weifa, this is just the beginning.