Kevin Cato, center forward who was squeezed out of position by Yao Ming

Does anyone still remember Kevin Cato? In the former Yao Ming era, he was the Rockets' starting center. After Yao Ming arrived, he was gradually squeezed out of the position by Yao Ming and changed to a power forward, but he was unable to adapt to the state. Finally, he was sent to the Magic in McGrady's trade.

Kelvin Tavares Cato, Kevin Tavares Cato, 6-foot-11 inches (211 cm) tall, playing as center (C). He was born in Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, USA in August 1974, produced by Iowa State University. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks (now known as the Dallas Mavericks) in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft, and was immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. He played for five teams, namely the Trail Blazers, Rockets, Magic, Pistons, and Knicks in his NBA career.

Kevin Cato has excellent defensive ability. He is tall and long, strong in body, has strong ability to fight and have excellent ability to protect the basket, and has excellent defensive awareness. He can fill in and assist in time, block and rebounding ability, and can use his physical advantages to seize a favorable position under the basket and take off rebounding. In addition, he has certain offensive ability. He has certain abilities in low-level singles and close shooting, and can complete shooting through turning and hooking techniques. However, he lacks mid- and long-distance shooting and support ability, has relatively weak ball control and passing ability, is prone to mistakes, has slow movement speed, and is unable to keep up with the pace of fast attack.

In the past 10 seasons, Kevin Cato played 541 games in the regular season, including 248 starts, averaging 19.6 minutes per game, scoring 5.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.3 blocks. He played in a total of 21 games in the playoffs, including 5 starts, averaging 12.6 minutes per game, scoring 3.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.6 blocks. Although the data is average, there are some outstanding highlights.

Local time in the United States, on December 5, 1997, in the Portland Trail Blazers' home victory over the Utah Jazz 94:77, Kevin Cato played for 19 minutes, scored 9 points and 6 rebounds, and sent the highest 8 blocks in a single game in the NBA career. On December 18, 1999, in the Houston Rockets' 100:94 home victory over the Boston Celtics, Kevin Cato played for 33 minutes on the bench, made 11 of 13 shots and 5 of 7 free throws, contributing the highest single-game 27 points in his NBA career, plus 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Local time on December 4, 2004, in the Orlando Magic's 96:91 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, Kevin Cato started for 38 minutes, scoring 13 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks, with 18 rebounds setting Kato's NBA career single-game rebound record.

In August 2007, Kevin Cato signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, but was laid off the second month. Since then, he gradually faded out of the NBA and officially announced his retirement in 2008. After his retirement, he has been away from the public eye and has remained low-key, choosing to return to his family and enjoy life, just as he said on social media, "just relax." There are rumors that he may be involved in the music field, but it has not been confirmed by himself or by reliable channels.