On January 5th, Beijing time, the 26th round of the second stage of the CBA league regular season continued. In the just-concluded focus battle, the traditional powerhouse Guangdong team's victory over Shandong team at home with a score of 98-93 became the focus of fans' attention. In this game, Xu Jie, the main guard of Guangdong team, once again showed his dominance that was not inferior to a small foreign aid. He efficiently scored 22 points, 11 assists, and 4 rebounds under the matchup with top defensive players such as Yu Dehao and Gao Shiyuan, helping Guangdong team easily defeat Shandong team. However, Guangdong team still needs to find a small foreign aid who can carry the flag in the offensive end in the future. Xu Jie has shown fatigue in the game, and being repeatedly stolen by Shandong team is enough to explain everything.
From the game, Xu Jie's comprehensive performance once again demonstrated his importance in Guangdong team. As the core of Guangdong team's tactical initiation, Xu Jie not only stood out in scoring and assists but also played at the level of a small foreign aid on the court. However, based on Hu Mingxuan's not-so-fast return and the release of Les, Guangdong team seems to have finally ushered in an opportunity for reinforcement. With the arrival of the layoff period in the NBA league, Guangdong team has officially welcomed new opportunities for recruitment. After Guangdong team officially announced the release of Les, Zhu Fangyu was once favored by the outside world to have already had a new foreign aid candidate in mind, so they chose to give up Les to free up sufficient funds.
Among the many foreign aid candidates cut by the NBA league that may be favored by Guangdong team, Deshawn Nichols, who has been confirmed to be abandoned by the Timberwolves, is considered the most ideal reinforcement target for Guangdong team. Although Nichols' personal core dribbling style is not optimistic about standing firm in the NBA league, his absolute scoring explosion and standard forward three-point height and wingspan make it possible for him to be favored by Guangdong team. This season, Guangdong team has always hoped to find new foreign aid similar to Marsh and Weems, and Nichols is obviously the best choice. Nichols' personal scoring ability is even comparable to top CBA foreign aid such as Goodwin, Diallo, Wells, Brown, etc., and he also has stronger physical hardware configuration.
If Guangdong team can pursue and obtain such a top forward like Nichols, then the latter may be able to play an enhanced version of Goodwin in the CBA league. With a large number of players being cut from the NBA league, Guangdong team can also be considered to have welcomed another opportunity for reinforcement. Referring to the influence of major foreign aids in the league on the outcome of games, including Lofton, Wells, Brown, Chris, Simmons, Witherspoon, etc., they are all existences that Guangdong team cannot match. If Guangdong team wants to go further in the playoffs, they must have a top big killer in the foreign aid link that can explode with opponents, and now Nichols may be the best choice.
In summary, Guangdong men's basketball team's victory over Shandong team in this battle is enough to show that the strength of the local lineup is very competitive. In the future, after Hu Mingxuan returns, they will welcome the strongest personnel configuration. As long as they can introduce top forward-scoring foreign aid like Nichols, Guangdong team will surely be able to impact the top four of the CBA playoffs this season, or even enter the finals and compete for the championship.