No. 28 rookie to the Spurs start, from trial defeat to four-time champion, point guard of the three-person strongest GDP

Tony Parker, the defender known as the "French sports car", was hit one-on-one by Spurs scout Lance Blanks before the 2001 NBA draft. His expression as if nothing had happened after the loss made the harsh head coach Greg Popovich furious.

Parke initially flew to San Antonio from Paris, and his health was exhausted from the jet lag. His first trial performance also triggered in-depth tracking from the team management: long before that, Parker had led the French U18 team to win the European Championship and stole the spotlight with 20 points and 7 assists at the Nike Basketball Summit, beating American local stars such as Dalius Myers and Zach Randolph. Several NBA teams have thrown olive branches to him, and the Celtics even proposed to select him with the first round of picks at internal meetings.

Spurs general manager Rob Buford joined forces with the team scout and current Thunder general manager Sam Presti to produce Parker videotapes, and finally convinced Popovich to give him another chance. This time, Parker "teared" all the defensive pressure, showing an unexpected breakthrough and pass, winning the recognition of the coach's seat. On draft night, the Celtics unexpectedly gave up the European point guard due to Cardinal Auerbach's prejudice, while the Spurs decisively locked up Parker with the 28th pick. In the rookie season, Popovich resolutely mentioned Parker to the starting lineup even when he only played 4 games - that year, Parker averaged 9.2 points, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game, becoming the team's assist and steal king, and was selected as the NBA's All-Rookie Team with Tanhua Show Paul Gasol. When he first appeared on the playoff stage, he faced Supersonic veteran Gary Payton, scored 21 points on 9 of 12 shots, helping the Spurs win 21 points. Although he lost to the Lakers in the West, he announced to the league with a 13.8-point performance: Tony Parker is here.

In the second year of training camp, he worked hard and mastered the "turning top" skills. He averaged 15 points and 5 assists per game to help the Spurs win the league's best 60 wins, and swept the Suns and the Lakers in the playoffs, finally enjoying the taste of wearing a crown. Since then, four championship rings, six All-Stars and the 2007 Finals MVP, Parker, Duncan and Ginobili have worked together to create the Spurs dynasty.

From the failure to be "blowed" to the dynasty starter of the No. 28 draw; from questioning everywhere to becoming the top point guard in the league, Tony Parker used his actions to fight back against all distrust, writing a turbulent but radiant NBA legend.

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