The seniors look down on them, the peers don't accept them, and the juniors don't respect them, what will be the historical status of such a player after retirement?
"It's a good time and we have well-developed information channels," Barkley said. Players have benefited from this era and they have been widely discussed around the world. But once they retire, some players will inevitably lose their place in history.
Three of the current players will see their place in history plummet after retirement.
1. James Harden.
Harden is a very lucky star, he reached the Finals when he was a rookie, and he was only one step away from the championship, but unfortunately he was not the team's star at that time. What really made Harden's status rise was during the Rockets period.
At that time, Harden was at his peak, he won the MVP, scoring title, and various honors, he could even fight against the Warriors, if he stayed with the Rockets, even if he didn't win the championship, he would be admired by many fans, but for the championship, he left Houston without hesitation, thinking it was a good start, but he didn't expect that there were pitfalls everywhere, and to this day, Harden has not been able to win the championship.
Now in the position of scoring guard, Jordan and Kobe's position is very stable, Wade has three championships, Harden is difficult to compete with them, and Iverson's ability to lead the team and personal skills are not weaker than Harden, and now only by winning the championship can he stabilize his historical position, once Harden retires, he has not been able to win the championship as a main player, and his historical status will inevitably decline further.
Second, LeBron James.
James is a more fortunate star, he can always get the help of nobles, Cavaliers 1At the 0 period, he led the team to the finals, and in the finals, his seniors gave him sincere encouragement, and Duncan told him that "the future is yours", which strengthened James' belief in winning the championship.
After the Eastern Conference playoffs, he also met the guiding light of his life, after the defeat to the Celtics, Garnett told him to "don't let loyalty hurt you", which made James mouth suddenly start to explore his championship path.
After coming to Miami, he also met Wade, who took care of him everywhere, and when James was not in good shape, Wade voluntarily gave up the status of the team, thus establishing James's core position, and James also lived up to expectations and led Wade to two championships.
Since then, James has moved to the Cavaliers and Lakers, and James has also received help from nobles, although there is a person who has entered prison because of false whistles and other reasons, but fortunately it has not affected James, and now James is still playing in the game.
But because he always meets nobles, there are some who can't show James's strength, once he retires, when the spotlight is not on him, James's status will inevitably be affected, and he is likely to fall out of the top five in history.
3. Leonard.
When Leonard played for the Spurs, he reached the Finals as a core player and got the FMVP, and then moved to the Raptors, although it was only one season, but he defeated the Warriors in the Finals and won the first championship in the history of the Raptors, and Leonard's status soared.
After going to Los Angeles to join George, I thought I could rule an era, but I didn't expect it to be the beginning of his nightmare, he continued to suffer from injuries, and the Clippers' record was not ideal, not to mention the championship, it was already quite difficult to enter the playoffs, Leonard's strength was no one questioned, but no matter how good the player was, he couldn't play, and it would disappoint the fans.
In this situation, the management of the Clippers is very worried, so they brought in Harden, hoping that Harden will help the team win the championship, but in this way, even if Leonard wins the championship, it will reduce the gold content of the championship, and once he can't win the championship, Leonard may not be traded, which will further reduce Leonard's influence, plus he is not good at dealing with **, once he retires, he will be more and more forgotten, and his historical status will plummet.