Time flies by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Halfway through December. Today, there are less than 10 days left before the restart of the CBA League. For many teams aiming to make the playoffs, the second stage of the league is very important. Especially for a team like Beijing Beikong, which is ranked 10th in the league, every game that follows is very important to them.
Last season, Beijing Beijing Wascong was one of the teams with the largest investment in the CBA league. However, for various reasons, Marbury's North Control team fell in front of the finish line of the playoffs in the final round of the regular season.
Due to the failure to achieve the league goal set by the club, Marbury this season has also been deprived of the right to bring in reinforcements by the North Control Club. At the same time, the members of the coaching team of lao ma last season have all been fired by the club.
Although Beijing Controls missed the playoffs last season, the reasons behind it are very complicated. But it has to be said that Marbury does have a big problem in terms of reinforcements. Big foreign aid Megerry was cut after only 2 games, and the performance of small foreign aid Harrison was difficult to satisfy. Joseph Young, who replaced Fogg, failed to play what Marbury wanted for a season.
In terms of internal invocation, Marbury also made a lot of mistakes. None of the top eighty-one players brought in in the middle of the league played the value the club expected. And Li Gen, a veteran who was exchanged from Shanghai for a long time, has become the highest paid and low-energy player in the North Control team.
As we all know, when Li Gen joined Shanghai Jiushi in the 2019-20 season, he signed a three-year, 58.5 million yuan contract. However, due to injuries, Li Gen has only played 20 games for Shanghai this season. Multiple statistics such as points per game and rebounds have set new lows in the past 10 seasons.
Last season, in order to get rid of Li Gen's big contract, Jiushi Club traded Li Gen to Beijing Beikong, while they also continued to bear 60% of Li Gen's salary.
Li Gen, who returned to Beijing, did not usher in the second spring of his career last season, averaging 9.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, which could not match his huge annual salary.
This season is Li Gen's last contract year, because he signed a contract with Kushi Club for a salary increase year by year. As a result, his annual salary this season will reach a staggering $20 million.
In the case of a large salary limit in the CBA league this season, Li Gen has undoubtedly become the top salary of the CBA today. However, just before the start of the new season, Li Gen once again had a recurrence of his old injury and underwent knee surgery at the end of August.
According to the latest player injury report released by the CBA League recently, Li Gen's recovery period is still 6 weeks, which also means that he will not play in the second stage of the CBA League. In the future, Li Gen's physical condition will allow him to make an official comeback in the third stage of the league, and it is now very difficult to say.
With the high salary of the first in the CBA league, but unable to play a season, many fans are very dissatisfied with the operation of North Control to introduce Li Gen. Some fans even believe that Beijing Control Club is a typical example of "people with more stupid money".
For Li Gen, who will turn 34 next year, perhaps this season will be the last season of his career. As the former CBA's first small forward, it is still a bit regrettable that he announced his retirement at the age of 34.