Recently, after NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves announced the release of point guard D'Angelo Russell, several CBA clubs have shown interest in acquiring him. According to media reports, Beijing Shougang Men's Basketball Team was the first to make an offer, followed by Guangdong Southern Tigers joining the bidding war. Guangdong Southern Tigers lack talent at the No. 1 position, with only Xu Jie struggling to support, averaging over 40 minutes per game. Therefore, the team also wants to find a player to share the pressure with Xu Jie, and Russell is one of the targets.
Guangdong Southern Tigers have been paying attention to overseas small foreign aid information after hastily ending their contract with the subpar foreign aid, Les. They have now officially offered Russell. Russell, standing at 1.93 meters tall, is a point guard with good organizing and connecting abilities, which is exactly what Guangdong needs. However, many people are not optimistic about this signing because Russell has been called a "tank god" by fans due to his slow breakthrough pace and fondness for mindlessly shooting three-pointers with low accuracy.
However, as the saying goes, "A change of scenery can do wonders." In the NBA, he couldn't get playing time, but coming to the CBA might be like a bug, such as Shanghai Sharks' Lofton. Bazley, who currently plays for Guangdong Southern Tigers, is also a player who couldn't get playing time in the NBA. Considering that Guangdong Southern Tigers have stumbled three times in a row in introducing small foreign aids, the team management will be very cautious in selecting players and may continue to evaluate more players.
Guangdong fans are most worried about Xu Jie. After all, prolonged battles are very physically demanding, and they all hope to find a small foreign aid that can help Xu Jie soon. In the last game against Shenzhen Men's Basketball Team, without Xu Jie on the court, they almost lost. With five minutes left in the final quarter, Xu Jie had to come back to save the game, which was quite difficult. This season, Xu Jie's performance has been remarkable, having won twice the CBA League's Weekly Best and once the Monthly Best, which is recognition of his strength.
