According to team reporter Xue Sijia, Chinese-American guard Zhu Zheng will join the Shanghai National Games team to represent Shanghai in the Greater Bay Area National Games. According to the regulations of the National Games, only domestic players are allowed to participate. It seems that Zhu Zheng has ultimately renounced his American nationality and chosen Chinese nationality. Given the scarcity of excellent guards, if he proves himself at the National Games, Shanghai Jushi will also extend an olive branch to Zhu Zheng.
Zhu Zheng's father is from Fujian, and his mother is from Jamaica. His playing style is quite similar to Guo Ailun, adept at breaking through with an American-style attacking guard approach. If his development goes smoothly without being affected by injuries, the combination of Zhu Zheng and Zhao Weilun could become the greatest hope for the national team's backcourt over the next decade. Shanghai is also preparing for the future by allowing Zhu Zheng to try his hand at the National Games before signing a professional contract, which can be considered as a close-up examination. After recently changing coaches, Shanghai Jushi has won 10 consecutive victories, with young players playing a significant role in addition to foreign players. Therefore, Shanghai Jushi, who has tasted the benefits of introducing young players, is said to have already extended its reach to outstanding young talents around the country aged about 10.
After losing away to Shanghai Jushi, Beijing Enterprises Group (BGE) Men's Basketball Team's record slipped to 10th place, and head coach Min Lulei was called to resign by fans. In the eyes of fans, BGE has a good hand of cards, so why has their ranking fallen to the edge of the playoffs? The biggest factor is the head coach. At the beginning of the season, Coach Min stubbornly used a short rotation, leading to successive injuries among the main players. Liao Saning, the offensive initiator, was written off in the second stage, and the team only managed to score 6 out of 27 three-point attempts against Shanghai. The absence of shooter Zhang Fan had a huge impact on BGE. Moreover, none of the three foreign players of BGE were able to perform at their best, and the entire team still lacked cohesion and chemistry between the players.
According to information gathered from various sources, Liaoning Flying Leopards have finalized their new recruit, Justin Patton. As for why he has not arrived yet, the reason is not yet clear. However, for the upcoming match against Xinjiang Guanghui, Patton will definitely not be able to play. Foreign player Fredette has a fever, and Touré is about to be returned. Only Wells, one foreign player, will face Xinjiang Guanghui's three foreign players, leaving little chance of victory. Liaoning fans believe that since this current lineup cannot win, it would be better to train more young players and allow veterans to get as much rest as possible. Whether it's young players like Zhang Chenzhifeng or Huang Qiushi, they should be given more playing time to use the energy of youth to tangle with Xinjiang Guanghui.
According to Beijing media, Zhou Qi has severe influenza A and will miss the next two games of Beijing Ducks. The Ducks have recently lost more than they have won, and veteran coach Xu Limin is under great pressure. If they want to improve their record in the future, Zhou Qi needs to return to the team as soon as possible. Additionally, there needs to be a change in foreign players. Rumored foreign player Nunnally cannot solve Beijing Ducks' urgent problems. Jerman cannot break into the paint and can only shoot ultra-long three-pointers. They still need to find a small foreign player with excellent individual ability to help the team out of difficulties.
It is said that the two teams with the largest investment in the offseason, Beijing's twin giants, are now both in trouble. This shows that after the league changed to four quarters with seven-person rotations this season, the gap between strong and weak teams has become increasingly smaller. It also indicates that the foreign players of the two teams are mostly incompatible with the teams. Both head coaches are veteran coaches with somewhat conservative thinking, still preferring team-type foreign players and neglecting the importance of individual foreign player abilities. However, according to the financial strength of the two teams, as long as they can sign good foreign players after the NBA layoffs in February next year, they will still be an indispensable force among the championship contenders.