In the 2002 NBA Draft, Haslem, the star center of the University of Florida, wanted to be the No.1 scholar and then returned to China in uniform, but the reality was that no team was willing to give him a chance until he sat on the bench. But such a blow did not crush Haslem's tenacious heart. Others hit the south wall and chose to turn back, but he chose to tear down the wall.

Haslem chose to go to Europe before returning to Miami. The hard training in thousands of difficulties and dangers not only allowed him to practice a steel bar, but also took away his heart and polished his suffering. These years of experience made him believe that the power of words depends not on sound, but on the muscles and fists behind them.

Before you fight Haslem, you'd better remember that he would rather die than lose.

silence is gold

In 2003, all the microphones and cameras on the scene were aimed at a greasy gentleman and a rookie boy in size 3. They were very professional and skillfully chatting casually, as if they were natural partners.

The former led the Lakers to win four championships, while the latter just helped Marquette University reach the NCAA semi-finals. However, no one noticed that there was a newcomer holding the No.40 jersey in the corner. His silent expression covers everything, including his name, experience and age. That season, he averaged only 23.9 minutes and grabbed the team's highest 2.5 frontcourt rebounds.

This is Haslem's first year in Miami Heat. His silence made the world forget his glory: billy donovan, the famous former coach of Florida University, gave him a full scholarship and a four-year starting position to attract the star center of Miami High School. Haslem rewarded him for helping the team reach the NCAA finals in 2000 and finally won the runner-up. His score of four years 1782 ranked third in school history, higher than his younger brothers Noah and Horford.

But in the 2002 draft, all this brought him only silence. Haslem's name didn't pop out of david stern's mouth until he came last in the second round. The height of 2.03 meters can make him run wild in NCAA, but in the restricted area of NBA, such height will make him completely lose his viability. Haslem felt the embarrassment of sean may and Sheldon Williams in advance.

So he decided to leave Florida.

But leaving silently does not mean running away. The old man and the sea said, "man can be destroyed, but he can't be defeated." Haslem chose to go to Ligue 1, which will be a springboard for him to return to the NBA. He told himself with an average of 16. 1 9.4 rebounds. It is actually very difficult to maintain a consistent attitude towards life, especially when all the factors around you are contrary to yourself.

Haslem's performance in France touched Pat Riley as far away as Miami, which is why he found the fierce P.J. Brown before. Riley gave him a basic salary of $654.38 +0 million for two years, but what he got was Haslem's crazy fighting, defense and frontcourt rebounding. In the 2004-05 season, the arrival of O 'Neal made the Heat see the hope of winning the championship. Riley started the unsuccessful rookie Haslem, who became O 'Neill's right-hand man, averaging 10.9 points and 9. 1 rebounds. "He is the best unknown striker I have ever worked with." Former Heat teammate Shaquille O 'Neal's evaluation of Haslem is just right.

Haslem spent eight years in Miami in obscurity, worked hard and never complained, even in the summer of 20 10, when the team changed dramatically. The Heat became the most eye-catching team in the league after recruiting James and Bosh, but Haslem, as a free agent, did not receive the offer from the Heat, as if he was no longer important to the team. By this time, Dallas and Denver have been very diligent-34 million in five years.

Haslem silently sent a short message to his good friend Wade, which read: We will always be brothers. At that time, Haslem needed money to treat his mother, but he also knew that the team had no more money to keep him after signing James and Bosh one after another. After receiving the text message, Wade called Bosh at the first time, hoping that he could reduce his salary, and then called James. The content was exactly the same.

The Heat then held an emergency meeting, and Haslem waited outside the door for the final news, because the Heat not only needed to keep Haslem, but also signed Mike Miller. Haslem said at the time: "I don't know what will happen. I think I may have to leave. " Then the broker came out and offered Haslem an offer of $20 million for five years.

"Where shall we sign?" Haslem looked around.

Some people like it hot.

In the morning, the Miami Heat with Haslem can sometimes be said to be two completely different extremes: the former will make a hullabaloo about when his teammates are not in place, and will slam his pectoralis major after a dunk; The latter is like an unknown passer-by, but it will always appear in every place that needs to fill holes and rebound. But one thing, they are connected: their passion for basketball and the team is like the sun on Miami beach, burning all the opponents who come to provoke.

In the 2005-06 season, Miami Heat didn't start as well as people thought, only 1 1 wins 10 losses. Head coach Stan Van Gundy had to resign in disguise and return the team coach to Pat Riley, who personally promoted him. Given that Riley has trained powerful blue-collar workers such as Charles Oakley, anthony mason and Brian Grant, his use of Haslem is undoubtedly more handy. In the game against Philadelphia 76ers, Haslem even set his own new score and rebounds: 24 points 14 rebounds.

Whenever someone breaks into the team's territory, Haslem will drag every opponent who tries to compete with him back to the ground and then push him out of the restricted area. Rasheed Wallace suffered a lot in the Eastern Conference finals that year. In the six games of the whole series, Rashid only contributed 10.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage was only 36%. Riley later gave Haslem greater expectations that he would take charge of Mavericks' main player dirk nowitzki in the finals.

However, in the second game, Haslem was seriously injured in his left shoulder due to fierce fighting. More unfortunately, the Heat lost two games in a row and fell off the edge of the cliff. However, in the third game, Haslem still appeared in the starting lineup of the Heat. His left shoulder was wrapped in a thick bandage, and he finally grabbed 8 points 1 1 rebounds (including 8 frontcourt rebounds) to help the team regain a city. It is almost impossible for him to play with such a heavy injury if it is not the key moment to win the championship. "He is our heartbeat." Wade said of Haslem. In the last three games of the finals, Nowitzki failed to meet the standard under the defense of Haslem, making 20 of 55 shots, averaging 2 1.6 points per game, 5 points less than his regular season. In the most crucial sixth game, Haslem scored 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the team reach the top smoothly.

"It is often the champion who beats the champion." Pat Riley often admonishes his players. However, after the Heat won the championship in 2006, O 'Neill, Antoine Walker, James Posey and other core players were greatly discounted because of excessive enjoyment, while Haslem still maintained a good state and figure when he started the camp in the new season, and his desire for victory. From then on, Pat Riley decided that Haslem was a trustworthy player. Although he is not as talented as Wade, his spirit is extremely valuable in this materialistic alliance.

In the 2007-08 season when the Heat was at its lowest ebb, Haslem played center instead of injured O 'Neal. Every night, he fights hand-to-hand with opponents who are taller than himself 10cm, but he still averages 12 points and 9 rebounds. With O 'Neill's departure and continuous injuries, the Heat had a season of 15 wins and 67 losses. Haslem also suffered injuries and ended the season ahead of schedule. And both he and Wade know that although it is difficult, as the leaders of the team, they must stick to it.

In the 2009- 10 season, Pat Riley decided to let the second-year rookie Michael Beasley be the starting power forward of the team, which means that Haslem, who has occupied the main position for six years, will start the journey of the new season as a substitute. However, Haslem did not complain about this, but selflessly passed on his experience to the younger generation, which completely convinced Beasley: "I always feel that what he said is more convincing than others. In Miami, Haslem is like my big brother. "

On Haslem's back, there is a dazzling map tattoo of Florida, which is his nostalgia for his hometown when he was in a foreign country. As long as the opportunity permits, he is willing to fight for it forever. So Wade often says to others: "(Heat) is not only my own team, but also Haslem's."

As strong as steel

20 1 1- 12 season, when the Heat Training Camp was officially assembled, to everyone's surprise, Haslem cut off the furrow hairstyle that he had followed for many years and showed an inch of board. Haslem had this iconic wrinkle as early as the University of Florida, and he has kept this hairstyle since he entered the NBA.

Just as Iverson and Anthony changed their hairstyles, Haslem did it to cut their hair. Last season, the failure of the finals hit him hard. He even blamed himself for coming back too late to have a good chemical reaction with the team at the end.

In fact, as early as last year, two weeks after renewing the contract with the Heat, Haslem's mother Debra died of illness, and she struggled with uterine cancer for two years. Only four weeks later, Haslem himself retired due to injury-he was full of expectations for his comeback, but further inspection announced that he would reimburse the regular season. "Last time I won the championship, champagne sprayed into my eyes and I cried." He said, "This time, I shed real tears."

After the Big Three became an army, Haslem thought they could kiss the championship trophy again, but sometimes, the dream is only one step away from you, and God wants to add something heavy to this step. In order to come back as soon as possible, Haslem endured the operation and implanted four screws in his ankle. Although his leg is in plaster, he still tries to exercise his upper limbs in the gym. In January, when he finally got rid of the plaster cast, Haslem couldn't wait to practice shooting.

At this time, the Heat also triumphed after a short haze, and finally ended the regular season with 58 wins and 24 losses. After eliminating 76 people in the playoffs and unplugging the tough Celtics, the Heat lost the first game of the Eastern Conference finals to the upstart bulls, who swept the Heat in the regular season. In the second game, Haslem made a strong comeback and detonated the Heat's attack with a dunk. He contributed 13 points and 5 rebounds to lead the Heat to equalize the score. Wade even compared Haslem's emergency comeback to mourning's return in 2005. "What he brought to the team was his tenacity, passion and fighting spirit. This is what he has always brought to the team. This is the temperament of Haslem. "

After winning the second game, the Heat eliminated the bulls by 30% in a row. Although it is very important for James and Wade to play without solutions, it is difficult for them to get on the stage of the finals so easily without Haslem's strong comeback. Perhaps Bull coach Spurdu can feel the threat brought by Haslem most, and his words are definitely a very pertinent evaluation: "Haslem has always been known for being tough in the league. I think he is the kind of player you can't measure with data. He brought enough hardness and courage to the Heat. "

After losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the finals of 20 1 1, Haslem had to bear the pain of this defeat accompanied by teammate mike miller, because they also had a special origin-in the NCAA finals of1/years ago, Haslem and teammate mike miller of the University of Florida at that time lost because they could not beat the University of Michigan.

"We have some unfinished business in Florida," Haslem said.

The ultimate glory

20 12 Heat, which made a comeback, met an enemy more terrible than its opponent-injury.

Wade only played 49 games in the regular season. Bosh was injured in the first game of the series against the Pacers in the playoffs. Haslem had to stand up and take on more-he got back to the starting line in the fourth game against Celtic and grabbed 17 rebounds. Facing the Thunder in the finals, the first game 1 1 rebounds. Miami is second in history.

Haslem fulfilled his promise-including accepting any role of the team in order to win. In the 20 12- 13 season, Haslem averaged only 18 minutes, the lowest in his career, but he still grabbed 5.4 rebounds per game, including 1.3 rebounds in the frontcourt.

He can still play against the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, making 8 of 9 shots twice and getting 17 points and 16 points respectively. He can also accept that he can hardly play the finals with the Spurs. The Spurs have Duncan+Leonard Greenmanupark, and the Heat can only send Battier, Miller and Ray Allen to deal with it except the Big Three.

When Bosh grabbed the key rebound in Game 6 and threw it to Ray Allen. Haslem jumps higher than anyone on the bench. Watching the arc go straight to the net, he knew that the champion had another chance to return to Miami.

How depressed San Antonio people are at 20 13 and how scary they are at 20 14. A month after Miami lost the 20 14 championship, James announced his return to Cleveland. The disintegration of the Heat Big Three is equivalent to directly withdrawing from the championship. A few days later, Haslem announced the renewal. Unlike other veterans fascinated by LeBron's gravity, Haslem has decided to dedicate his basketball career to Miami.

For Haslem, the hardest time has not yet come.

After the end of the 20 15- 16 season, the league salary cap soared. Wade hopes to get a contract with an annual salary of1800-20 million to renew his contract with the Heat, while Riley only provides a contract with an annual salary of10 million. Miami fans even crowdfunded on the website, hoping Wade would stay. Haslem gave his old friend unlimited support. "Although he is not used to wearing other teams, I support all his decisions."

Haslem stayed in the Heat. His appearances are getting less and less, and his playing time is running out. He spent more time coaching Whiteside and Adebayor on the sidelines.

His contract with the Heat is signed once a year, as if waiting for an agreement.

In the 20 18- 19 season, Dwayne Wade, the best player in the history of the Heat, decided to sign a contract with the team for one year, calling it his "one last dance" and the last season of his career.

After the battle, I will retire.

And that number 40, just like when he entered the league with Wade, stood behind him silently.

Waiting to be with him.

Turn and leave.