Sigh! He averaged 18+7 per game in the second year, and he made Alexander the background board now wandering in Europe

After entering the offseason, each NBA team started their signing plan, hoping to get the players they want with cost-effective contracts as much as possible. However, what is unexpected is that this year's European basketball world is very active, especially the Belgrade Red Stars and Panasinaikos, who have signed several NBA stars one after another. Among this group of people, there is a figure that fans are very familiar with, that is, Devent Graham, who has created the furthest winning record in NBA history, and has now become honored. You should know that Graham, 30, is still very capable. In his second year in the NBA, he even contributed 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.5 assists in a single season. So why did he wander in Europe? Let's find out now!

1.23 years old and was selected only in the second round.

In college, Graham's performance was quite good. Although he was only 1.85 meters tall and was only a marginal figure in the school team in his freshman season, with only 5.7 points and 2.1 assists per game. However, due to his outstanding ability to attack and certain organizational skills, Graham won the starting position of the University of Kansas in his sophomore season, and his data rose directly to 11.3 points and 3.7 assists. However, considering that his size and confrontation are at a disadvantage, in order to increase the probability of being selected by the NBA, Graham chose to stay in the NCAA. In this way, he finished his NCAA season for four years and became the absolute core in the last year, averaging 17.3 points, 5 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, becoming the MVP of the Big 12 Division and was selected into the All-First Team of the season. Only then did he announce his participation in the NBA draft.

However, in the eyes of most scouts, although his basic skills are very solid, he has basically no potential to explore when he is 23 years old. And although he has some experience, there are still many other things in the NBA and NCAA, especially his size is still unsatisfactory, so he was not selected by the Hornets until the fourth pick in the second round. Moreover, in his first year in the NBA, because the team's back line had Kemba Walker, he had no chance. He only played 46 times in the whole season, and only had 4.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists. In the eyes of the outside world, it was only a matter of time before he was eliminated by the NBA. However, as the saying goes, there is no way out. Just when Graham was still not able to get enough opportunities, things turned around.

2. It has reached its peak for a short time, but it cannot be maintained.

Due to Kemba Walker's departure and Tony Parker announced his retirement, the Hornets' point guard position was stretched. Although he got Terry Rozier, he was better at scoring, so Graham was appointed to become the team's starter. He did not disappoint the fans. Not only did he hit 10 three-pointers against the Warriors, but he also scored a career-high 40 points when defeating the Nets. In addition, he also set a record of 200 three-pointers in the team's fastest hit. Throughout the season, his data surged to 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.5 assists, allowing fans to see the top defender who led the University of Kansas to the NCAA back then. Although the team later chose Lamelo Ball, Graham still performed stably and could contribute 14.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists in the 20-21 season. Overall, it is a very good rotation point guard.

However, the Hornets chose to use Ball and Rozier as the core of the backcourt, so in the summer of 2021, he signed a four-year, $47 million contract and was sent to the Pelicans by the team. After coming to the Pelicans, Graham performed pretty well at the beginning. In the last moment of the game against the Thunder, he hit a winning three-pointer with a basket of 18.59 meters, setting an NBA history record and once made fans happy. In addition, he still contributed 11.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists throughout the season, but the disadvantages that scouts were worried about at that time still became a problem that Graham could not be recognized. No matter how good his data was, it could not make up for the fatal flaws that were regarded by his opponents as defensive loopholes many times in the game. So in the middle of the 22-23 season, he left the team again.

3. Gradually became a marginal person and had no choice but to go to Europe.

This time, his destination is the Spurs, and Graham seems to be able to show his highlight moments every time he goes to a new place. In the Spurs' debut, he scored 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. After returning to home, he scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. In the remaining 20 games, he handed in 13 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4 assists. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. He began to suffer from injuries, and he was indeed not efficient during the game, so after the 23-24 season, he was sent back to the Hornets by the team again. This time, the Hornets had no mercy and directly cut off the former player. After that, although he was briefly signed by the Trail Blazers, he was unable to meet the needs of the team and was laid off at Light Speed and could only go to the Lakers' G League team, Nanwan Lakers. Now, at the age of 30, he has never been able to get recruited by NBA teams, so in order to make a living and maintain his condition, he accepted the invitation from European teams and has basically left the NBA completely since then.