On January 12th, Beijing time, the 30th round of CBA regular season continued, and according to the schedule, Guangdong men's basketball team welcomed the challenge of Beikong men's basketball team at home at 19:35. Currently, Guangdong men's basketball team ranks 8th with 18 wins and 11 losses, while Beikong men's basketball team is temporarily ranked 10th with 15 wins and 13 losses. This game is very important for both teams, as Guangdong men's basketball team is determined to win six consecutive victories, while Beikong men's basketball team also needs a victory to stop their decline.
Before the start of the game, Coach Du also received several pieces of good news. First of all, Xu Jie, the ace guard of Guangdong men's basketball team, has recovered well from some minor injuries. During the absence of Hu Mingxuan, Xu Jie has been the first to play in most games, and he is also the focus of the opponent's double-teaming. Many times, Xu Jie falls to the ground due to fighting for the ball. Therefore, his eye socket was previously swollen, his abdomen was injured, and his thigh had a slight strain. However, Xu Jie is young and has recovered well, so he can still play healthily against Beikong.
Secondly, Xu Jie continues to sit firmly in the first place in the backcourt of the South District in the second week of CBA All-Star voting, and his votes have approached 500,000. According to this trend, Xu Jie will steadily become the starting guard of the South District.
The second piece of good news is that Hu Mingxuan, the shooting guard of Guangdong men's basketball team, has recovered well from his shoulder dislocation injury and no longer needs a brace to protect his injured shoulder. Moreover, Hu Mingxuan has arrived at the Yunnan rehabilitation base, where trainer Ye En personally gave him the best rehabilitation plan. Hu Mingxuan can also do some simple strength training, and it is estimated that he will be able to return to the game in good health within two weeks.
Although he may not be able to catch up with the second stage of the regular season, if conditions permit, Hu Mingxuan can catch up with the Asian preliminaries between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Japanese men's basketball team in February. Entering the national team also means having more professional trainers, allowing Hu Mingxuan to train through games and return to the court in better condition.
The third piece of good news is that according to the latest media reports, Zhu Fangyu, the general manager of Guangdong men's basketball team operations, has officially made an offer to a player from a European Turkish league club. This person is D'Angelo Russell, who is only 27 years old and 1.8 meters tall. This season, he averaged 16 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in the Turkish Super League. Overall, this guard has good attacking ability and passing skills. His characteristics are fast speed, good at dribbling counterattacks, and likes to attack the basket to create damage.
However, this guard's three-point shooting level is average, and sometimes he likes to hold the ball too much. Guangdong men's basketball team is interested in him because his club is deeply mired in financial difficulties, and the main foreign players in the team have left one after another. Among them, his teammate Weber also signed with Liaoning men's basketball team, so his signing fee will not be particularly high.
Zhu Fangyu naturally does not want to fall behind, and Russell's performance in the Turkish Super League club is very eye-catching, and he is also the scoring leader of the team. Looking at his overall playing style, he is somewhat similar to Walters, who was signed by Guangdong men's basketball team last season.
Last season, Walters performed well in Guangdong men's basketball team, but due to the problem of the inside line, Walters could not exert his strongest characteristics, and after being eliminated in the semi-finals, he was abandoned by Guangdong men's basketball team. Coach Du still hopes to find a similar small foreign aid this season, regardless of his strength, as long as he can qualify to be Xu Jie's substitute.
If Guangdong men's basketball team successfully signs Russell, then the probability of Guangdong men's basketball team winning the championship this season will be greatly increased. After the second stage ends, Guangdong men's basketball team will welcome the healthy return of Hu Mingxuan. Many strong teams can't even beat Guangdong led by single-core Xu Jie, and when the third stage starts, Guangdong men's basketball team will have three major ball-handling cores on the guard line, and the inside and outside lines of Guangdong men's basketball team without shortcomings will be very powerful.