After the end of the second stage of the CBA, Beijing Shougang ranked 8th in the league table, and there should not be too much of a problem in impacting the playoffs, but if you want to make a difference in the playoffs, you must further strengthen the team.
Therefore, Shougang Club also decided to sign the team's fourth foreign aid this season, he is Hamilton, an old acquaintance of Beijing fans. It is reported that Hamilton has flown back to the country, and after the end of the quarantine observation period, he will officially return to the team in the next few days.
After Hamilton's return, Shougang's internal line is already overcrowded. Standing main players Li Muhao and Fan Ziming, as well as rotating player Qiu Tian, plus The Big Han, made the other interior players of the Shougang team unable to get playing time at all.
Under such circumstances, Chang Lin, a veteran of shougang's inner line, decided to leave the team in the February window. A shougang reporter also recently confirmed the news, and Chang Lin will officially leave the team in the middle of this month.
Chang Lin, 33, comes from the Shougang youth training system. As the leader of the Beijing youth team, Chang Lin has led the team to achieve quite outstanding results.
Because of his outstanding performance in the team, he has represented the Beijing youth team to the United States to participate in basketball training camps organized by many well-known brands. Because of his outstanding performance in the 2006 Adi Basketball Training Camp, he was selected as an All-Star of this training camp, so he was also selected for the national youth basketball team.
Chang Lin, who has been training in the United States for a long time, also received scholarships from American universities, and in 2009-2011, he represented California State University in the NCAA League.
In the autumn of 2011, Chang Lin returned to China and joined the Shougang first team to start playing in the CBA League. At that time, Chang Lin, whose physical fitness and amazing bouncing power were amazing, once became the main force of the team, and his dunk was once a beautiful scenery for the Shougang team.
In addition, the lucky Chang Lin also won the CBA championship twice with Shougang in the 2011-12 and 2013-14 seasons.
However, due to injuries and other factors, Chang Lin has never been able to realize his full potential. In order to be able to become the main force of the team, Chang Lin switched to Jiangsu Kendia in 2014.
In his first season with Jiangsu, Chang Lin played an all-star performance, averaging 30 points per game, he could get 15 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.8 steals.
As an interior player, Chang Lin's three-point shooting rate is also very accurate, and in his three seasons with Jiangsu, his three-point shooting rate has never been lower than 35%. Because of his outstanding performance in the Jiangsu team, Chang Lin was also selected for the national team.
Although he is in Jiangsu, Chang Lin's heart is always in Beijing. In the 2017-18 season, the rebuilt Shougang Club issued a call to Changlin. Although he had just completed the renewal of his contract with Jiangsu, Chang Lin still returned to his old club without hesitation.
After returning to Changlin in Shougang, Ma Shang became the main force of the team. But after Marbury and Morris left the team, Shougang's strength declined significantly, and the team never reached the CBA Finals again. And Chang Lin's play in the team is not as good as when he played for Jiangsu.
In the last 2 seasons, with age and years of injury troubles, Chang Lin's playing time has dropped significantly. After Yannis returned to the team, the Greek manager preferred to use qiu Tian, who was athletically capable, as the main rotation player in Shougang's inner line.
Therefore, this season's Chang Lin has also completely become a marginal player of the team. So far, he has only played 2 CBA games for the team, adding up to a pitiful 4 minutes of playing time.
In order to be able to continue his career, the 33-year-old Chang Lin decided to leave the team. On the 15th of this month, the CBA transfer window will be opened again, when Chang lin, who left Shougang, will have the option to join other CBA teams.
Perhaps, joining jiangsu again to help him usher in the first outbreak of his career will be the best choice for the 33-year-old veteran. Here, we would also like to wish Chang Lin a smooth way to find a new owner for himself during the window period, and to continue to appear in the CBA for the rest of the season.