In the NBA league, although there are many players who sit on the bench in the early days, there are not a few players who complete the counterattack. With hard work and perseverance, these players have gradually brightened their careers. And there are players who have very good talent, but they don't seem to work hard, so that the talent is wasted.
The current NBA rebounding leader is undoubtedly the Thunder's Hartenstein, who is averaging 13.8 rebounds per game this season. Hartenstein joined the Thunder this season, he was a player for the Knicks last season, and why the Knicks were able to play so well last season is also closely related to Harden's performance. Harden can provide very good rebounding ability, including playing well under the basket and defending. At present, he has become a very reliant interior player for the Thunder. He is averaging 15.2 points per game this season.
is such a player who can average 15+14 per game. He didn't get too many opportunities in the early part of his career, he played for the Rockets in the 18~19 season, when the Chinese player Zhou Qi also played for the Rockets, both of them were players at the end of the bench, and the two were still competing for playing time in garbage time. Few fans were impressed with him, he was inferior to Zhou Qi in terms of talent, and no one expected Harden to become the best rebounding player in the league in a few years. And now the career trajectory between Zhou Qi and Hatten has completely deviated. It seems to be heading towards two extremes.
So as you can see from the examples of the two of them, the NBA is indeed a league that requires hard work to forge success. The players who come to the NBA are the best players in a million, and many people think that they seem to have fulfilled their long-cherished wish after entering the NBA. But some players want to play in the NBA and establish their position, so they put in different levels of effort. The NBA is a very brutal league, and if you don't put in the effort, you can face elimination at any time.
Hart is clearly more assiduous in his training and hard work. Sometimes, hard work and careful study can cover up some talent disadvantages. Compared to Hartenstein, Zhou Qi's NBA career is indeed not exciting. If he had worked harder, maybe he would have had a good NBA career. I wonder what the fans think?