Sagittarius who is uneasy! Deng Luo, who opens a new chapter!

For Duncan Robinson, he seems to be a very strange character on the NBA stage. From some perspectives, he deserves his current achievements, but looking back at his basketball career, those struggling days still pop into his mind from time to time.

From the perspective of growth route, this is a rather difficult promotion route. It is this force that pushes him forward that ultimately helped him to embark on an eight-year NBA career path after losing the election in 2018. The story of Duncan Robinson goes back to his 2011 time at the Governor's Academy. That year he was just a senior high school student, and due to his average personal talent, Deng Luo's playing time on the school team was not stable. Deng Luo has long been accustomed to such uncertainty, and he is well aware of the heavy impact of external expectations and personal pressure on his own psychology. For him, no matter how high his final achievement is, it seems that he cannot completely get rid of the anxiety that has always existed in his heart.

But even so, Dunro didn't seem to care, but he always enjoyed it:

"I have always had this kind of anxiety, like: Am I really good enough? Of course I have some talent given by God, but I feel that my ability comes from that state, and I always feel that I have not achieved anything."

For Dunro, he regards this anxiety as a healthy friction. And this disturbing feeling can keep him away from complacency and move forward. Now Deng Luo is about to enter his eighth season after he was out of the election. He has just signed a three-year, long-term contract worth 48 million yuan, and combined with the accumulated income of more than 70 million yuan, for most players, Deng Luo is already a winner in life.

But in his heart, he still felt that he was just a person wandering on the mountainside, and the top of the mountain was always out of reach for him. And it is this sense of awe. Although he knows that he has potential, he is still far from the top and can never make himself feel truly safe.

For Deng Luo, he is naturally clear enough about his shortcomings. He has never been a physical monster, and his physical data is not outstanding in this league full of top athletes. He is of average height and size, and although he has top projection ability, it is not enough to keep him safe.

But Deng Luo just likes this feeling of being on the edge of the blade, and he likes this state of effort that "never reach the end yet".

The 31-year-old forward has played in the NBA for 423 regular season games, with a three-point shooting percentage of up to 39.7%, and has the experience of the finals that many role players do not have. With most of his career lows, Dunro played his best season in his career in 2020-21, starting 72 games.

And Deng Luo's view of himself gradually began to change from then on:

"What the outside world thinks of me affects how I see myself. The most difficult part is to realize and accept the fact that the public's view should not influence or even define how I see myself, or how I try to be the person I want to be."

"Even if others keep telling you: No matter what people outside say, we are all human beings after all, and we cannot not listen or care. So, I tried to cross that stage, and I no longer define myself as a dark horse, nor let the label with too high salary influence me. I only define myself by daily performance."

It is based on the value produced by the Heat that Deng Luo was able to conquer the Detroit Pistons. In a transaction that signed first and then exchanged, he got the opportunity to go to Motor City.

Follow the current lineup, Dunro is the second oldest player in the Pistons lineup, second only to 33-year-old Tobias Harris. In this young team with an average age of only 24.6 years old, if they want to break through the first round of the playoffs in the new season, veterans like Dunro who are experienced and eager to challenge will inevitably need combat support.

This is also a model of cooperation between most veterans and young teams, where Dunro can grow into a more comprehensive substitute leader, and the Pistons can also help with his veteran experience. Especially based on Deng Luo's career trajectory, he has a very comprehensive understanding of the NBA. He understands the loneliness of not being able to obtain stable playing time, and also knows how to feel after becoming a starter, and knows the feeling of the gap since he was deported as a substitute.

Such a situation is the key to helping him become the asset of a few veterans in Detroit. Coincidentally, Dunrow met his teammate from college here, 30-year-old Chris Leville, who is also another veteran player who is senior enough. As the only player in the Pistons who have experience in the finals, while providing game experience, the 31-year-old Dunro seems to be making steady progress.

For Detroit, this part of the value is very critical. Dunro's finals experience at the Heat, coupled with Harris' 67 playoff experience and Leville's 25 playoff experience, these may become an important nutrient for this young team. Among these people, the panacea player who has worked with core players such as Wade, Butler, and Iguodaro are about to take a new role in the new season. He will play his veteran value in the Pistons, just like Wade, Haslem, and Iguodaro for him during the Heat.

Luckily, for Dunro, he is quite familiar with this group of new teammates:

"There were a few games last year, but what impressed me the most was the physical confrontation and game resilience, their sportsmanship, and their willingness to share the ball. This is the stable system you want to join, and the people you want to work with."

From the perspective of the Pistons, they are willing to give Dunro enough trust to make him worthwhile on the court and on the locker room, which once again proves his worth.. And the inner voice that pushed Deng Luo forward and was insatiable might not disappear until the day he retired. Now, for him, being able to pass on this wisdom to the youngest team he has ever played in his career has become his moment of glory.