Yao Ming s former teammate, who has not retired for 20 years, earned 280 million yuan in salary, and has a beautiful wife

Yao Ming was the No. 1 pick in 2002 and also the face of the Chinese men's basketball team. After entering the NBA, he was also a great success. He was selected as an All-Star many times and was selected as the Best Team many times. After retiring, he also became a member of the Hall of Fame and was an absolute superstar center. However, Yao Ming's career is not long. He has only played in the NBA for 8 years and officially retired in 2011. It has been 14 years since Yao Ming retired, so most of Yao Ming’s teammates back then have also retired.

However, there is an old teammate who has not retired for 20 years and has earned a salary of 280 million yuan, won the championship, and has a beautiful wife who has now won a new contract, which is a winner in life.

He is Lowry, he was in the 2006 draft and entered the NBA four years later than Yao Ming. When Lowry first entered the league, Yao Ming was a super center who averaged 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Lowry was just a substitute role in the early days, and played for the Grizzlies for many years and has never been well-known. It was not until the 2008-09 season that he joined the Rockets. At that time, Yao Ming was the boss of the team, Lowry was just a substitute point guard, and Yao Ming was considered Lowry's big brother. The two have been teammates for three years, but Yao Ming only played 5 games due to injury in the next two seasons.

After Yao Ming retired, Lowry also grew into the starting point guard and later joined the Raptors. Lowry is a late-stage character. In 2015, Lowry grew into an All-Star. Since then, he has teamed up with DeRozan and led the team into the playoffs many times. He has led the team to a very good performance. He has also played a season that averaged 22 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists per game, becoming a top point guard. In 2019, the Raptors traded Leonard, and Lowry successfully helped the team win the championship as the second in command, which can be said to be a success.

After that, Lowry has also remained stable. After leaving the Raptors, he joined the Heat on a big contract. However, as he gets older, Lowry has also begun to slowly decline. He was traded to the 76ers again. He played for 2 years with the 76ers, averaging only 5.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and his performance was very average. The outside world predicts that he will retire. After all, he has a championship and wealth, and he has reached the age of retirement.

However, Lowry still loves basketball. During the offseason, the Sixers reached a veteran's basic salary contract with Lowry, and Lowry will return to the NBA in the new season. In this way, Lowry has been playing in the NBA for 20 years. As Yao Ming’s former teammate, Yao Ming has retired for 14 years, and Lowry is still playing in the NBA, being selected as the All-Star 6 times, winning one championship, earning a salary of US$280 million, and having a beautiful wife and a few cute children. Lowry is a winner in life.