The second phase of the CBA regular season is in full swing, and recently there has been a lot of talk about the physical exhaustion of Xu Jie, the starting guard for the championship favorites, Guangdong Southern Tigers. Currently, Guangdong has won eight consecutive victories and secured a top-eight spot in the CBA standings, but they still haven't found a suitable substitute for their starting guard Xu Jie. During this period when their star player Hu Mingxuan is out due to injury, Guangdong's core guard Xu Jie has had to play over 40 minutes per game, which undoubtedly increases the risk of him getting injured. In the future, Guangdong's fourth foreign aid target will be focused on a forward attacking small forward. This means that Du Feng still needs to find a qualified domestic substitute point guard for Xu Jie.
However, Yang Yi, who currently lacks three-point shooting ability, cannot fulfill the same role as Xu Jie. To make up for the pressure of ball handling, Du Feng has no choice but to use Zhang Haojia, Huang Rongqi, Zhang Wenyi, and others for longer periods on the court, but almost none of them can match Xu Jie's playmaking ability. As a team known for producing quality guards, Guangdong's reserve team's He Wenwei should be the best substitute for Xu Jie in the future. In the recently concluded game where Guangdong's CBDL lineup lost 79-85 to the national youth team, He Wenwei scored 26 points with 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals on 11-of-7 shooting, almost single-handedly destroying the backcourt of China's U19 men's national youth team.
From the game, it can be seen that He Wenwei not only possesses interception abilities that are not inferior to Xu Jie and Yang Yi, but his three-point jump shot is also a major highlight. Most importantly, He Wenwei's strength and physical fitness are more explosive than Xu Jie and Yang Yi. In the game, He Wenwei often finishes layups after relying on physical contact, which is different from Yang Yi's reliance on speed and Xu Jie's reliance on rhythm to break through opponents. He Wenwei scores more stably by using his strength to push away opponents after physical contact. Obviously, Guangdong currently needs a stronger point guard to counterbalance, thus compensating for the rotation issues at Xu Jie's position.
Now, Guangdong has gradually found opportunities to compete for the championship. On the basis of Xu Xin, the talented center who is gradually fulfilling his potential, Zhang Haojia at the No. 3 position has also gradually come into his own. At this time, Guangdong's domestic lineup has gradually become the strongest in the league. However, Xu Jie still hasn't found a qualified substitute at the guard line. Even if their star player Hu Mingxuan can return to Guangdong later, they still need a guard who can rotate with Xu Jie at the No. 1 position. At this point, He Wenwei is already the best choice. Now, He Wenwei is already the core guard of the national youth team and also the strongest ace in the hole at the No. 1 position in Guangdong's reserve forces. If He Wenwei can continue to progress in the future, he will surely be able to perfectly take over from Xu Jie.
It must be said that Guangdong's reserve force of guards is already the strongest in the league. As Xu Jie and Hu Mingxuan approach the peak of their careers, Guangdong's guard line will also become the biggest advantage on the road to the championship. With stronger foreign aid and new core players like Xu Xin growing up, Guangdong has the chance to win the CBA championship again.