One of Yao Ming s top teammates, Swift, who has 547 games in 2017, can only dunk

Swift was picked by the Vancouver Grizzlies in Canada as the second pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, embarking on his seventeen-year career journey. Wikipedia. At 2.06 meters and 225 pounds, he has shown amazing bounce and explosive power at Louisiana State University. After entering the league, Swift was known for his amazing slam dunks and made his debut at the 2001 slam dunk contest. However, he lacks stable offensive methods and his footsteps under the basket, and is often labeled as "only dunking" in his career. After failing to meet expectations for five years of nursing, he was traded to the Houston Rockets and signed a five-year contract of about $30 million. He played the role of "three leaders" but it was difficult to integrate into the Princeton system. In the 2006-07 season, Swift returned to the Grizzlies, making a brief debut, and then was the Clippers in 2008, the Nets in 2009, and the Suns in the same year. In the later stage of his career, he was troubled by injuries, and his jumping and physical fitness were difficult to maintain, and he eventually failed to return to the top.

regular season appearances: 547 games (97 starts), averaged 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.6 blocks per game Wikipedia.

Playoff appearances: 7 games, averaging 7.4 points and 4.7 rebounds.

Career highest: on April 17, 2002, he scored 31 points against the Supersonics; on November 20, 2001, he sent 8 blocks to 76ers.

College Honors: McDonald's All-American Star in 1998; AP All-American Third Team in 2000.

Swift was highly anticipated in the early stages of the league with his talent and bounce, but he was unable to take on a big responsibility due to his "insufficient ball quotient" and "single skills". The Grizzlies failed to train for five years, and the Rockets contract made him popular for a short time. After that, he still failed to gain a stable role. Floating among seven teams, his NBA career has gradually become a footnote to regret.

Although the dunk shot is still memorable, the label of "well-dunked but not lasting output" has also accompanied him throughout his career. For this explosive striker who once called the "Little Shark", fans miss more the classic moment of flying and dunking - unfortunately, this is not a legend that can bid farewell to as a champion or an All-Star.

The fall of Swift's career is a vivid footnote to "talent + barely = fleeting" in the NBA. Let us remember the moment he leaped in the sky and also alert the future star: only by paying equal attention to skills and IQ can we have the last laugh in the league.