As we all know, James is now considered a top basketball player. Besides, he is a very trustworthy team leader. However, James was not born a leader, at least not when he first entered the league. Back in the 23 draft, when the Cavaliers selected James with the No.1 pick, the team was afraid that James would not be able to play out and did not send away the core at that time. This player who was the boss of James for a short time believed that fans would not be unfamiliar. His name was Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis was a rookie in 1998. When James was selected in 23, Ricky Davis was at his peak at the age of 23. He just handed over the best season of his career, averaging 2.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. However, compared with the performance on the court, his sentence may be more famous-"The Cavaliers chose James to help me."
Because of this sentence, Ricky Davis has been laughed at until now. Whenever there is a similar situation, fans will think of him first, but to be honest, this sentence has been misunderstood by fans to some extent. At that time, Ricky Davis's original words should be-"I think James will be another supplement to help me score."
This sentence is still crazy now, but it is not to the extent of "assisting", and to be honest, there were really many players that the Cavaliers looked down on James at that time, not to mention that the management "left a hand" to prevent James from falling into the water. James' old teammate Boozer said this: "We have a better player than him, but you know his potential." In addition, Smash Parker, who was still playing for the Cavaliers at that time, also said: "He will bring the same influence to the team as Caron Butler joined the Heat."
Later, we learned that Ricky Davis and James were only teammates for 22 games and were sent away by the Cavaliers. James also took over the team after Davis left. He averaged 22.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists in the remaining games, almost led the team to the playoffs and defeated Anthony at the same time, and successfully won the best rookie of the year.
James' leader story officially began, but for Ricky Davis, the deal ended his short boss career-Ricky Davis was originally played in the Cavaliers. In the first three years of his career, he played only 11 minutes per game. It was not until he joined the Cavaliers in 21 that he made some achievements. In other words, the year before James joined was his only peak.
Interestingly, Ricky Davis also made some jokes in his only peak. It was the game between Cavaliers and Jazz in 22-3. In the last 6.1 seconds, Cavaliers led Jazz by 25 points 12-95. Ricky Davis had already scored 28 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists. According to "convention", he should not stay on the court, but he was not only present, but also made a basket for himself to brush three pairs. This move caused dissatisfaction among the Jazz, including coach Si Long. Even funnier, the rebound was later cancelled, and Ricky Davis didn't finish the triple-double.
Back to Ricky Davis' career, after leaving the Cavaliers, Ricky Davis joined the Celtics. At this time, Pierce was in charge of the Celtics, and Ricky Davis was the second scorer of the team, which was not as good as that of the Cavaliers. However, he also averaged 19.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists in the Celtics' period, and he also helped the Celtics reach the playoffs twice.
Even after moving to the Timberwolves in 26 or the Heat in 27, Ricky Davis still has the strength of averaging about 15 points per game. Unfortunately, these things are not as famous as "that sentence" and "brushing three doubles". Finally, after 21, Ricky Davis never played again because he violated the regulations.
When Ricky Davis is mentioned nowadays, most fans will think of his "famous words" and "feats" at first, but to be honest, there are some things about him that are actually worth remembering. For example, James once recalled a story that was in his rookie season, when Ricky Davis had not been traded. The team filmed a publicity advertisement together, and a homeless tramp happened to be on the scene. After the filming, Ricky Davis took off his sneakers, signed them, stuffed $5, into them and handed them to the tramp. This had a great influence on James, which also proved that Ricky Davis was not a bad-hearted person.
Unfortunately, compared with these warm-hearted actions, or his not-so-bad strength and 12-year career, those funny things are more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Of course, fans are by no means malicious, but at best they are just teasing. For Ricky Davis, he himself has never expressed this, but it is an "alternative" success to be remembered by fans in this way. At least he is the only one who has been the boss of James in the whole league.