Fight for another year to save your son s life

Destiny is impermanent, which is quite common in the NBA.

In the general perception, those who play in the NBA have become millionaires, and even if they are not good enough, they still have an annual income of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Will they encounter any difficulties? I can only say that every family has difficult scriptures to recite, and NBA players will be out of ammunition and food.

Tony Snell, this former NBA player is still struggling, not picking up opportunities even in the low-level league, he wants to save his son's life.

Who is Snell? Why can you save your son's life if you play for another year?

Everything has to be said again.

Snell attended the University of New Mexico in 2010 and participated in the NBA Draft in 2013.

Everyone knows that the 2013 draft was not good, the player with the highest achievement was Antetokounmpo, No. 1 Bennett was a squad, second-tier Oladipo was ruined by injury, and Otto Porter, Tanhua, has even announced his retirement.

As the 20th pick in the first round, Snell did not show any signs of his appearance. He started his NBA career with the Bulls and performed quite well. With his defensive skills, he gradually entered the regular rotation lineup.

In 2016, the Bulls sent Snell to exchange for McAvey from the Bucks. Snell moved to Milwaukee and continued to play the role of a defender, even known as "Little Leonard" because of his appearance and style of play. Finally, Snell was recognized in the Bucks and renewed a four-year, $46 million contract in the summer of 2017.

It seems that Snell is a "stadium office worker" who never steals the limelight. The most impressive thing is that he played against the Jazz on February 24, 2017 for 28 minutes but all the data was zero.

Also, Snell has hit 100% free throws for three consecutive seasons since the 2019-20 season. He is not the kind of player who has no chance to play, but a regular rotation with stable appearance time.

Such a calm player is rare, so even if he was abandoned by the Bucks in the summer of 2019, he can still find jobs in the Pistons, Hawks, Trail Blazers and Pelicans. But in the summer of 2022, Snell, who was in his early 30s, lost his job and found himself in a desperate situation.

Snell has two sons, both of whom are not over 5 years old, and has been diagnosed with autism and needs money for treatment.

Based on this situation, Snell's wife Ashley co-founded the Tony Snell Foundation, which aims to provide support and services to children with autism and their families.

In fact, Snell himself was depressed, but he did not emphasize this matter, but focused his main energy on speaking out for his son.

Many people questioned that Snell has earned more than $50 million in his NBA career so far. Even if he paid a lot of taxes, he should have nearly $25 million in his hand. For most people, he has an extremely high income. Isn’t it enough to treat his family?

It can only be said that medical expenses in the United States are indeed very expensive, and Snell hopes to enjoy longer-term protection.

According to the current NBA labor and capital agreement, NBA players can enjoy medical insurance with their spouses and children as long as they can compete in the league for more than 10 years.

Snell just played for 9 seasons, and it was still a year away.

It should be noted that signing a two-way contract is useless, and players need a guaranteed formal contract to be calculated as a qualified year. By doing this, even if Snell joined the Celtics’ NBA Development League team in the 2022-23 season, the Maine Celtics would have no effect.

"The formal contract is really important to me, and I'm not here to stop. I really want my tenth season to protect my family for the rest of my life," Snell said in an interview last year.

However, for a player with defense as his signature, 33 years old is not young, and Snell has difficulty getting a guaranteed contract.

If you can't play in the NBA, Snell would not dare to stop looking for a job. He must play basketball and earn money to save his son's life.

Today's news, Snell finally found a job in France.

It is reported that Snell joined the French League Two and signed a one-year contract with Brazac. In the French Ligue 2, you can imagine that the money is not much, but it is better for Snell than nothing.

Snell played 5 games for the Heat's subordinate Sioux Falls Sky Power in the NBA Development League last season, averaging 3.8 points and 3 rebounds in 15.2 minutes per game, and a shooting percentage of 46.7%. It is indeed unlikely that he will return to the NBA.

can only say that life does have its own difficulties.