Mario Chalmers, GOAT, gets a new gig

3 Headed Monsters take MARIO CHALMERS with their 3rd Round Pick 🐉🐉🐉

— BIG3 (@thebig3) May 2, 2019

Chalmers, a 2-time NBA champion and a member of the 2009 All-NBA rookie team, has always been stigmatized for his erratic play and occasional mistakes. What people fail to mention is the consistent winning mentality, hard work and resilience the Alaskan native has shown throughout his basketball career.

Chalmers often gets dubbed as the chew toy of the “Big 3” era for the Miami Heat, yet the facts of his career would suggest he was integral part in a run that included 4 NBA Finals Appearance, 4 Eastern Conference Championships and countless memories.

When LeBron James went down with cramps in the critical moments of Game 4 of the 2012 NBA Finals, it wasn’t Dwyane Wade who stepped up, not Chris Bosh, not Shane Battier: It was Chalmers. Chalmers finished with 25 points on 9 of 15 shooting that led to one of the more memorable Heat moments that featured Wade screaming Chalmers’ name with a specific expletive in front of it.

In the 2013 NBA Finals, Game 2’s leading scorer? Chalmers. In the critical Game 6 when the Heat’s back was against the wall and on the brink of defeat: A clutch 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist and a +13 mark.

Some would call this Cherry picking, but there’s more evidence to suggest Chalmers is one of the greatest Miami Heat point guard, If not THE Greatest.

Lets examine franchise leaders for the Miami Heat franchise to truly prove Rio’s greatness. All-Time Games Played: Chalmers is only behind Wade, Haslem and Mourning. All-Time Minutes played: 6th, All-Time 3-Pointers made: 4th, All-Time Assists: 3rd, All-Time Steals: 2nd, All-Time Steals Per Game: 5th, All-Time Steal PCT: 1st and All-Time Defensive Win Shares: 9th.

When we look back on the incredible history the Miami Heat has had we’re always going to remember the tremendous impact Mario Chalmers had on this franchise. He’s been doubted and second guesses his whole career, but he’s won a championship at every level and there’s few in sports that can say that.

So the next time someone makes an uneducated joke about Mario Chalmers, take the time to remind that peasant that Chalmers is one of the greatest to ever don a Heat jersey and the facts prove it.

So congratulations to Mario Chalmers, for not only making it to the Big 3 Basketball league, but also on his illustrious basketball career that can’t be replicated.