42-year-old Lakers former player! 39 points and 6 assists in a single game! Selected as the La Liga MVP

How many fans still remember Marcelo Hultas? Now the La Liga playoffs are in full swing. In the quarter-final G1, Hurtas led Tenerife to defeat Juventus 96-81, leading 1-0 in the total score. Hultas scored 12 of 18 shots, 5 of 6 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, and scored 39 points and 6 assists.

Hultas was born on May 25, 1983, just celebrated his 42nd birthday. This season's La Liga regular season, Hurtas averaged 14.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, with three shooting percentages: 50.1%, 34.9%, 91.5%, and was elected as the La Liga MVP. It is worth mentioning that this is his second consecutive year he has been elected MVP!

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Hurtas played 4 games for the Brazilian men's basketball team, with opponents being France, Germany, Japan and the United States. He averaged 19.8 minutes per game, scored 8.8 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 53.3% from the field and 60% from three-point shooting percentage. The Brazilian men's basketball team stopped in the quarter-finals and Hurtas retired from the national team.

According to Hultas' current state, it is not impossible to play in La Liga until the age of 45. Hurtas is a Brazilian player, but he spent most of his career in La Liga. In 2004, 21-year-old Hurtas made his first La Liga stadium. Except for playing in the NBA briefly from 2015 to 2017, the rest were all playing in La Liga.

Hultas' NBA career has only two short seasons, and most NBA fans may not remember this player. I believe that Lakers fans still have an impression of him. In September 2015, the Lakers signed Hultas, who accompanied Kobe to finish his last season of his career. In the summer of 2016, the Lakers renewed their contract with Hultas for 3.4 million yuan for two years.

Hultas's career highlight shot is a ghost steal: the Lakers vs. The Heat at home, Dragic dribbled to the frontcourt, and Hultas was ambushed behind Heat coach Spo. He suddenly rushed into the field from the sidelines, and Dragic caught him off guard. In February 2017, the Lakers sent Hultas to the Rockets, and he left the NBA after being cut.

Hultas has a very high ball quotient, but unfortunately his athletic talent is mediocre and he has not been able to adapt to the NBA three-point line, and his defense is also a shortcoming. Hurtas played a total of 76 games in the NBA, with only 1 starter. He averaged 14.5 minutes per game, scoring only 3.9 points, 1.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.5 steals, with three shooting percentages: 40.9%, 25%, and 78.3%.

There are many players who are in the FIBA ​​but cannot adapt to the NBA league, and Hultas is one of them. In the summer of 2017, Hurtas returned to La Liga, and this is his stage. In May 2023, Hultas, who was 40 years old at the time, scored 43 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in a single game in La Liga. He is really getting more and more amazing as he gets older.

Hultas helped the Brazilian men's basketball team win the gold medal in the 2009 FIBA ​​Americas Championship and the silver medal in the 2011 Americas Championship. In addition, he also represented Brazil in 5 Basketball World Cups and 3 Olympic Games. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Hurtas averaged 10.4 points, 3 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 50%.

What memories do you still have for Hultas?