The poor genius suffered serious injuries five times. It took him 10 years to adapt to the NBA, but now he is seriously injured again!

As the pride of Oceania, Australian basketball has also experienced a talent spurt after entering the new century. Since Andrew Bogut was elected as the NBA No. 1 pick in 2005, many young players have entered the NBA one after another, including Ben West Mons, Patrick Mills, etc., they have achieved a lot of success in the NBA. With their help, the Australian men's basketball team has also made rapid progress. Whether it is on the Olympic stage or the World Cup stage, they have made good progress. Among this group of players, there is one who has been regarded as the top core of the Australian men's basketball team for at least 10 years. He is Dante Exum.

Exum had already performed quite well before entering the NBA. At 1.96 meters tall, he had excellent vision, outstanding passing and organizational awareness on the offensive end, and he also had excellent abilities. With certain finishing ability and the potential to become a defensive leader on the defensive end, many scouts regarded him as a future star in the NBA. When he participated in the U19 Men's Basketball World Cup, he averaged 18.2 points per game and was instantly outstanding.

But it is somewhat regrettable that he has been seriously injured since he entered the NBA. After finally getting out of the haze of injuries, he was recently diagnosed with a serious knee injury and had to undergo surgery. This is the sixth time he has suffered a serious injury in his career. At the age of 30, he is likely to fade out of the NBA. Let us take a look at what this ill-fated genius has experienced!

is regarded as the future by the Jazz, but he frequently suffers serious injuries.

The time has come for the 2014 draft. Many top stars were born this year. It can be said to be a great year for the draft. The 19-year-old Exum was directly selected by the Jazz with the fifth overall pick in the first round due to his outstanding performance in the U19 World Cup and his great potential. It can be said that in the initial stage of entering the NBA, his height was beyond the reach of many players.

However, in his first season in the NBA, he exposed many problems. Although he performed well in FIBA, the rhythm and tactical system of the NBA are very different from FIBA, so although Exum He got a lot of opportunities, but he did not adapt to the intensity of the NBA. He played in 82 games and averaged 22.2 minutes per game. However, the feedback given was not enough, and he averaged only 4.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. However, the Jazz did not lose patience and were willing to give Exum time to continue to prove himself.

However, in the 2015 offseason, he accidentally suffered an injury during a match between Australia and Slovenia. The test result was a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee, which caused him to miss the entire 15-16 season. But even so, the Jazz still did not give up on Exum, but accompanied him to recovery. In this regard, the Jazz have done their best.

Exum also successfully returned in the 2016-17 season and played 66 games. Although he still averaged only 6.2 points, 2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, this was already very good. After all, he had been away from the game for nearly a year and it took him a long time to adapt to the intensity of the game.

But Exum still disappointed the team. Due to a shoulder injury in the 17-18 season, he only played 14 games in total. Although there was some recovery in the 18-19 season, minor injuries continued. The recurrence of left ankle and knee injuries caused him to miss a full 40 games. After wasting five years, the Jazz lost patience and sent him to the Cavaliers, who were in the rebuilding period.

Fade out of the NBA before the age of 26, but still completed his return with willpower.

After being traded to the Cavaliers, Exum has basically established his status as a parallel import. Although the Cavaliers had begun to rebuild at that time, considering Exum's "glass man" attributes, he also lost his powerful explosiveness after multiple serious injuries. He only played 30 games in total and averaged only 5.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He was soon traded to the Rockets in the 20-21 season.

The Rockets have also sent away James Harden during this period. Their goal is also to rebuild. Although Exum was given a three-year, $15 million contract, this contract is completely unguaranteed. Sure enough, after signing with the Rockets for less than a month, he was fired quickly. As a result, the 26-year-old Exum completely lost the opportunity to continue playing in the NBA and had to go to European basketball to continue his career.

But as the saying goes, there is a road before the road reaches the mountain. Soon La Liga giant Barcelona offered him an olive branch, and Exum also readily signed the contract. Although he only played one season in Barcelona, ​​Exum is obviously very adaptable to the European basketball system. With an average of only 17 minutes per game, he can contribute 9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists. Even if his data is not so amazing, in Europe, which advocates team basketball, his data is already outstanding.

After that, in the 22-23 season, he became a member of the Serbian league giant Partizan Belgrade. Throughout the season, he averaged 13.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1 steal per game. He has performed extremely well in many events, especially his three-point shooting, which has made very obvious progress. So after the season, Exum got the opportunity to return to the NBA. The Mavericks handed him a two-year, $6.15 million contract to help him return to the NBA stage.

gradually adapted to the NBA, but was defeated by injuries.

It has to be said that after two years of absence, Exum has made significant progress when he returned to the NBA. Under Jason Kidd's coaching system, he has found a suitable position. On the offensive end, he has steadily delivered three-point shooting, and on the defensive end, he has become a first-class defensive leader.

In this season, he averaged 7.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, and his shooting and three-point shooting percentages reached 53.3% and 49.1% respectively. This is a very remarkable performance, especially considering that he frequently suffered injuries, which further highlights his inspiration. But maybe God did not favor this genius. Although he got a place in the Mavericks, it seemed that he could not avoid the curse of injuries when he returned to the NBA stage. In the two years since his return, he only played a total of 75 games due to injuries, and he did not play in any game this season. Now he has been diagnosed with a knee injury and must undergo surgery. The early reimbursement of the season basically means that his NBA career will end here. How can such a twists and turns in his career not make people feel sad!