On February 2, Beijing time, the Shanghai Jiushi men's basketball team issued an announcement announcing that Fredette could not come to China because of family affairs, and he would miss the rest of the season.
In the announcement, the Shanghai men's basketball team revealed that Fredette had to accompany his wife because of his unfortunate pregnancy, so he could not travel to China to participate in the third stage of the Shanghai team. According to the original plan, the Shanghai team has completed the renewal of Fredette's franchise and booked him a ticket to Shanghai from Detroit on January 31.
Fredette is an old acquaintance of Shanghai, who has been playing for Shanghai since he came to the CBA in 2016, playing in 47 games for Shanghai last season, averaging 26.9 points, 6.4 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was once the main attacking player in the Shanghai team's backcourt, scoring core.
This season, Shanghai has signed Feng Lai and Franklin, Fredette is the team's third foreign aid, and currently Shanghai is second in the league after the end of the second stage, fredette's unexpected absence has forced Shanghai to consider alternatives to add the necessary weight to their championship journey this season.