The North Control Men's Basketball Team released the news that after friendly negotiations with Li Gen, the two sides officially terminated the contract. Before the start of the season, Li Gen had surgery and has not played so far. The termination means that It is almost impossible for Lee to make a comeback this season, and may even retire. Taking a step back, even if he does not retire, Li Gen will come back again, and it will be difficult to play the main force again, and he can only be a role player.
In fact, Li Gen was not an absolute main force in the North Control men's basketball team last season, and his main role was a substitute. Li Gen's average of points per game dropped to just 9.6 points, which is also the level of role players.
The scene of the hero's twilight is poignant, but also inevitable. Because of his age and being plagued by injuries, Li Gen went downhill and could no longer return to his former peak level. Another giant is close to falling, but in the long history of the CBA, Li Gen has left a strong mark and will be mentioned repeatedly. Here, we look back at Li Gen's career and reread the three major labels on his body.
Inspirational
In life, the self-made rich will always be praised. In the professional league, from a no-name pawn to a superstar, it makes people's blood boil, and Li Gen has written such a story.
Born in Jiaozuo, Henan, Li Gen practiced basketball at a sports school, but because of his average performance, he did not have the opportunity to enter the youth team of the professional team. In desperation, Li Gen embarked on the road of campus basketball. Because of his outstanding performance in the university league, Li Gen won the favor of the Bó Lè single defender. Shan Weiguo used his connections to introduce Li Gen to the CBA team. But Li Gen quickly ate the first blow and was rejected by the Guangsha men's basketball team. It wasn't until he met Li Qiuping that Li Gen got a chance in the Shanghai men's basketball team.
But it was not easy to stay in the Shanghai men's basketball team, because Li Gen had many shortcomings in technology at that time. For this hard-won opportunity, Li Gen trained desperately, even to the point of urine and blood. All the efforts will not be in vain, Li Gen's efforts have also been rewarded, and he has been able to gain a firm foothold in the Shanghai men's basketball team. Taking the Shanghai men's basketball team as the starting point, Li Gen relied on his efforts to play a famous role step by step, and became a superstar who changed the CBA championship pattern in the Beijing men's basketball team and the Xinjiang men's basketball team.
champion
In professional leagues, the championship is the best medal. Such a medal, Li Gen took 3, and none of them won lying down, he was the absolute hero who won the championship.
In the 2014-15 season, the CBA implemented a single foreign aid in the final quarter, and Li Gen became the person who changed the ownership of the championship. Because of the single foreign aid in the final quarter, Li Gen was entrusted with a heavy responsibility in the final quarter, and he did not live up to the expectations of the team. Physically strong, Li Gen can crush opponents, even a top big man like Yi Jianlian is difficult to stop him from attacking the forbidden area. There is also excellent three-point ability, Li Gen is almost unable to defend, in the fourth quarter has the power of a super foreign aid. In the regular season, Li Gen averaged 17 points per game and helped the Beijing men's basketball team win many key games. Entering the playoffs, Li Gen's power further increased. In the semifinals against the Guangdong men's basketball team, Li Gen scored double figures in all 5 games, of which the first and second games scored 24 and 27 points respectively, which made a great contribution to the elimination of the opponent by the Beijing men's basketball team. After breaking the Guangdong men's basketball front, Li Gen defeated the Liaoning men's basketball front in the finals, scoring double figures in all 6 games, including 24 points in the 5th game.
In the 2016-17 season, Li Gen once again played the bitter lord of the Liaoning men's basketball team and the Guangdong men's basketball team in the playoffs. At that time, Li Gen had already switched to the Xinjiang men's basketball team, but the power was not reduced. In the semifinals against the Liaoning men's basketball team, Li Gen continued to erupt, scoring 20 points in a single game and helping the Xinjiang men's basketball team advance to the finals. In the finals against the Guangdong men's basketball team, Li Gen did not score in double figures in only one of the 4 games, and scored 23 points in the second game. Becoming the unstoppable killing god of the Guangdong men's basketball team, Li Gen helped the Xinjiang men's basketball team sweep the opponent to win the championship.
Paid
Another label on Li Gen's body is high salary, and his annual salary can be compared with that of a local brother, Yi Jianlian. The reason for the high salary is because of Li Gen's strong ability and because of his status as a free agent. Unlike the youth players who came from the club's echelon, Li Gen and the club only have a contract, and when the contract ends, they can leave the team and have no other constraints, which also makes him a fragrant feast.
Li Gen's first peak was in the Qingdao men's basketball team. In the 2011-12 season, Li Gen averaged 17.6 points per game, which is the top level in China. Against the Beijing men's basketball team, Li Gen scored 41 points in a single game. In that season's All-Star, Li Gen scored 31 points and was named MVP. Li Gen became famous in one fell swoop and also won the favor of the Beijing men's basketball team.
Li Gen got a three-year fat contract from the Beijing men's basketball team. Because Li Gen's annual salary rose sharply, it also caused dissatisfaction among the leaders of the Basketball Association at the time. In fact, Li Gen deserves the high salary of the Beijing men's basketball team, and after joining, he played a super level and helped the team win 2 championships.
Fame grew, and after the contract with the Beijing men's basketball team expired, Li Gen was robbed again. The Beijing men's basketball team is willing to raise salaries and retain people, but the Xinjiang men's basketball team relies on tens of millions of annual salaries and Li Qiuping's emotional card to steal Li Gen. Li Gen once again proved his worth, he helped the Xinjiang men's basketball team to win the first championship in team history, and after the Beijing men's basketball team lost him, it fell out of the championship ranks.
What is even more unexpected is that after Li Gen bid farewell to the peak of his career, he won a large contract from the Shanghai men's basketball team, and was accused of an annual salary of more than 20 million. Unfortunately, Li Gen disappointed the team this time and failed to play a high level in the Shanghai men's basketball team. After being traded to the North Control men's basketball team last season, Li Gen could not return to the top. Now, Li Gen has been terminated by the team, and he has said goodbye to the high salary.
Although the last big contract of his career was controversial, Li Gen's performance in the profession most of the time was worth it. More importantly, his story of hitting from a marginal person to an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars will inspire more people to fight for their lives.