Since 2015, the CBA has also begun to follow the NBA's example in setting up a draft in the summer for each team in the league to choose their favorite rookies according to the order of their achievements. However, when it was first established, it did not attract the attention of the team, but was regarded as a dispensable activity. However, in recent years, with the rise of a large number of young talents, coupled with the continuous relationship between CUBA and CBA, the performance of players in the draft has also been more and more recognized by the CBA.
This year, There are young people with good strength such as Yu Jiahao, Liao Sanning, Li Tianrong, and Li Yiyang. So far, the draft with the highest completion rate and the highest attention is undoubtedly last year's one. They have entered the second year of their careers, but they have different fates and treatment, let's take a look at their specific situation one by one.
1. Team core level
I have to say that the quality of this year's rookies is really very high. There have been three players who have become the core of the team, the first is Lin Tingqian of Tianjin's team, who came to the CBA League from Baodao Taiwan, not only low-key, but also excellent strength. This season, he averaged 30.3 minutes per game and consistently contributed 15.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.6 steals. All of this has set a new career high, and he has now become the top scorer among Tianjin's domestic players. His all-around characteristics are gradually unfolding, and he can switch to no-ball play when foreign aides play, while he can attack with the ball when the all-Chinese squad is on the field.
Although the three-point shooting is still not stable enough, Lin Tingqian has a very high degree of self-confidence, even if the hand feels cold, he also dares to take responsibility and execute the finishing tactics at key moments. In addition, he can suddenly shoot, and has been recognized as the number one core of the Tianjin team. In addition, his defense is also quite good, averaging 2.6 steals per game, ranking first among all players. Although the Tianjin team has a mediocre record, Lin Tingqian has every hope of becoming the banner of the Tianjin team in the future, and what he needs to do now is to continue to polish himself and be able to transform his excellent state into a more stable.
Sichuan's Zhu Songwei played a rather dazzling performance as early as last season, hindered by the first rookie season, coupled with being penetrated by the opponent, facing more defense, and finally some high and low in the rookie year. However, this season, he has made great progress again, averaging 13.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1 steal per game, which is also a new personal high, and has been regarded by the Sichuan team as one of the core of the future.
In previous games, he even had a crazy performance of 23 points in the half, and his excellent physical fitness was fully displayed. However, like Lin Tingqian, he also needs to stabilize his projection and strengthen his defense, otherwise it will be easy to be targeted by opponents in the future.
The other is Zhu Mingzhen of the Guangzhou team, unlike the ball-holding Lin Tingqian and Zhu Songwei, Zhu Mingzhen has been polished into a very top "3D" player under the guidance of Guo Shiqiang, in fact, in the rookie season, his performance is much better than most rookies, especially after finding his own positioning, he quickly adapted to the intensity and rhythm of the CBA. In the summer, he even entered the training list of the national team, which can be said to be quite successful.
At present, he has firmly sat in the starting lineup of Guangzhou, and has been reused by Guo Shiqiang's guidance, and his average per game data has risen to 12.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 41.5%. He is also able to take care of the inside and outside lines on the defensive end, and his functionality is very prominent. Of course, he still needs to hone his offensive ability, after all, he still has a long way to go to become the core.
2. Stable progress, status upgrade level
This season, the second-year student who has made the most progress is zhang Ning of the Shanxi team. After participating in the variety show that year, Zhang Ning was popular and was once regarded as the best candidate for the title, but he was only selected by the Shanxi team in the 8th pick, and performed badly, once to the point of playing CBDL. However, Zhang Ning seized the opportunity of the team's injury and returned to the rotation of the team through hard work and diligence.
This year, he has performed more maturely, and the offensive end is no longer obsessed with going it alone, but seeking cooperation and escorting the big brothers of the team. His stats have risen to 10.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and he has worked defense, and Shanxi's outstanding record this year is inseparable from his help.
In addition, after spending a less happy rookie season with Shanghai, He moved to Fujian this season. He has also doubled his stats, and currently averages 11.4 points, 5.8 rebounds per game, and shooting 61.7%. Compared with last season, Ou Junxuan played more confidently, his offensive state has improved a lot, and he is much more confident.
In addition, he also worked the rebounding in the front court and played very actively. Even though the team recruited foreign aid in the second stage, Au Jun-hyun was still able to continue to play brilliantly in the limited playing time.
3. May fade out of the CBA level
After reporting on the players who have played well, it is necessary to talk about some players who have performed well. Last season, Zheng Qilong, who performed surprisingly in the Jiangsu team, was further compressed this season due to the return of Zhao Lizhou and the arrival of Jiang Haoran and others. His shooting ability has also been criticized, so that Li Nan's director has excluded him from the rotation lineup, averaging only 3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, and may not have too many opportunities.
And Yang Haozhe and Jiao Engel have also launched an impact on their position because of the arrival of newcomers, and it is obvious that they have been gradually abandoned by the team because of their own too obvious shortcomings, and may even fade out of the CBA. In addition, including Meng Xiang, Li Rui, Du Jiabao, Liu Ziqi and other people have basically faded out of the CBA, they have not been able to get too good opportunities, or have not been able to adapt to the rhythm of the CBA, but also reflects the cruelty of the CBA professional league.