On February 13, Beijing time, the NBA Development League Ignition Team against the Wisconsin Deer Group game, The Chinese player Zeng Fanbo's Ignition Team finally lost to the Deer Herd 93-103, this battle Zeng Fanbo came off the bench for 22 minutes, 8 shots only 1 of 1 (1 of 6 three-pointers), only 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block, -13 The plus-minus is also the worst of the team, it is difficult to get enough playing time, but Zeng Fanbo did not catch, it is indeed a pity.
Only 18-year-old Zeng Fanbo, as the most potential player in the Chinese men's basketball team to impact the NBA, had the opportunity to go to the NCAA university Gonzaga University last year, but the coach who was responsible for recruiting him left the company at the time, and there was no way to guarantee the playing time, Zeng Fanbo also simply chose to give up the NCAA road, thus choosing to develop the league as a springboard for his impact on the NBA. However, this road is not so easy to go, the development league is originally a stage for the weak and the strong, it is true that the ignition team that Zeng Fanbo is in is a team specially set up for these potential new stars, but there are five-star high school students such as Foster and Hardy, and Zeng Fanbo, who only has a 4-star rating, does not get too many opportunities when he comes to this highly competitive team.
At the beginning of the season, Zeng Fanbo even had many games directly sitting on the cold bench, the playing time was not guaranteed, the data was naturally not bright, and with the deepening of the season, even Zeng Fanbo gradually gained 20 minutes of playing time in the near future, but he was limited by not getting too much ball, coupled with the physical quality, he also suffered a slight loss, which also made Zeng Fanbo not be able to seize this opportunity to cash in his talent.
According to relevant statistics, since Zeng Fanbo played so many games for the Ignition Team, he averaged only 3.8 points per game in this schedule of showcase, and after recently entering the "gleague tour", although his playing time has improved to 21.1 minutes, he has averaged only 5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, shooting as low as 39.5%, and shooting only 26.3% from three-point range. Undoubtedly, after the end of the development league schedule, Zeng Fanbo can basically pack his bags and return to the CBA. In fact, when he gave up entering the NCAA and threw himself into the development league, Zeng Fanbo basically said goodbye to the NBA, and last year, the ignition team had a number of potential new stars, and the only people who finally entered the NBA were Isaiah Todd, Jaylen Green and Cumminga.
Fortunately, Zeng Fanbo also found a good way back for himself this time, before chasing the dream of the NBA, Beijing Shougang once signed a rookie contract with him, that is to say, if Zeng Fanbo failed to be favored by the NBA, after returning to the CBA, Shougang will also hold the right of first refusal to sign a contract, this frustrated development alliance, for Zeng Fanbo is not a bad thing, since he saw his own gap, he must work hard to improve himself, if he can return to the CBA after the performance, It's not without a chance to continue to punch at the NBA gate (players under the age of 22 are qualified for the draft).