He is regarded as a fraudster by the Lakers, but now he has the highest salary + MVP in Europe, becoming a winner in life under 30!

In recent years, the overall situation of the Lakers in the free market and trading market has been both good and bad. Of course, to say, the most angry fans, the helpless signing of the management is undoubtedly the introduction of Kendrick Nunn from the Heat. You know, he was only 26 years old when he came to the Lakers, but with a middle-class contract, he could only contribute 6.7 points per game, and his shooting percentage was even more terrible. What fans can't stand the most is that this guy only played 39 games for the Lakers, and in the end the Lakers who could not bear it, he was kicked out. However, what everyone did not expect was that Nunn has now transformed into the top star in Europe. Not only did he receive the highest salary in Europe, but he also received honors. At the age of 29, he even has the opportunity to return to the NBA. Let’s take a look at what Nunn has experienced in the past few years!

1. He made a name for himself in the Heat and was noticed by the Lakers.

Time goes back to the summer of 2018. As the first core of Oakland University, Nunn averaged an astonishing 25.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in his last season of college, and the data is very exaggerated. But he has not received favor from any NBA team, and the reason is very simple, that is, he is already 23 years old and has no potential to tap, so he naturally lost to the NBA. Fortunately, the Heat discovered his good combat power, so in the summer of 2019, Nunn ushered in a turning point in his basketball career. He became a member of the Heat and quickly showed his strong scoring ability. At that time, the Heat had just lost Dwayne Wade. Nunn's arrival could be said to have made up for Wade's firepower vacancy after retirement, averaging 15.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. This is the data sheet that Nunn handed over in the 19-20 season. He also helped the Heat defeat many strong opponents in the playoffs and finally entered the finals stage. It can be said that his rookie season was quite brilliant.

The 20-21 season was followed. Nunn continued his outstanding performance in the previous season this year, playing in a total of 56 games, and still averaging 14.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage even reached a good 38.1%. However, although Nunn's performance was pretty good, the Heat did not choose to renew his contract, which was beyond the expectations of many people. But when you think about it carefully, the Heat did have their reasons. At that time, Taylor Herro had gradually grown up, and the back line was full of talents, so it was difficult to give Nunn enough playing time. Moreover, in order to play Nunn's greatest value, he must hand over a large amount of ball rights to him singles, but his ability is not enough to digest so many ball rights. More importantly, his defensive ability is very poor, so the Heat also chose to give up Nunn after comprehensive consideration. Fortunately, Nunn didn't wait too long, so the Lakers immediately gave their contract, a two-year, $10 million middle-class contract. In addition, the team also brought together superstars such as LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis. Nunn naturally signed the contract without any hesitation.

2. The performance declined sharply and completely faded out of the NBA at the age of 27.

Although Nunn's contribution in the playoffs is indeed limited, his salary is only $5 million after all, so the Lakers did not put too much pressure on him. He just wanted him to maintain his performance during the regular season, but he didn't know that this was the beginning of a nightmare. At the beginning of the game, Nunn was unable to play due to a right knee contusion. Later, he violated the league's health and safety agreement and continued to choose a truce. In the middle of the season, he was still unable to play due to repeated knee injuries. As a result, he missed all the games in the 21-22 season, which directly made many fans question him. He received a salary of 5 million yuan but did nothing, which is something that fans cannot tolerate. What's worse is that after his comeback in the 22-23 season, his performance has shrunk significantly, and behind his average of 6.7 points per game is his extremely low efficiency. Lakers fans even regarded him as a fraudster. After 39 games, he was sent to Washington by the team.

came to the Wizards, and Nunn scored the remaining 31 games in a safe manner. Although the data was still only 7.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists, the overall efficiency was still much better than in the Lakers. Therefore, although he faded out of the NBA at the age of 27 this summer, he had never suffered too many injuries after all, and he did have good singles ability. Therefore, after negotiations with his agency team and family, he decided to go to Europe to find gold. Nunn's choice proved right, and instead of competing with younger players in the inclined U.S. market, it's better to go to Europe to seek to be the core. In the 23-24 season, he joined the Greek giant Panasinacos. In his first season, he defeated Real Madrid, the giant in La Liga, and won the biggest honor in European basketball - the Champions League.

3. He is like a fish in water in Europe and becomes the number one star in the continent.

By this season, Nunn has become the team's first core. In the Champions League, he can be said to be invincible, averaging 31.1 minutes per game, scoring an astonishing 21.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1 steal. In addition, the three-point shooting percentage is as high as 43%. While winning the Champions League scoring champion, he was also successfully elected as the MVP of the Champions League this season. Although Nunn was getting worse and worse in the second half of the NBA, he was really doing well after coming to Europe, and he won the MVP, which also means that he is the best star of the European basketball world this year.. It is precisely because of his outstanding performance that Nunn was renewed by the team not long ago. This time the contract value is US$14.8 million in three years, making him the highest-paid player in Europe. In just two years, Nunn completed the rise from hell to heaven, and all this comes from his efforts, and he deserves the treatment he is now!