One of the cruel things for professional players is that after the peak period has passed, they are facing a decline in physical fitness and competitive status, which means that their value will also fall. Some players who have contributed too much to the team can receive the veteran contract given by the team after retiring, and can also serve as the management of the team; and most players will not be so lucky, facing both the decline in salary and even the embarrassment of not being able to find a job.
Li Gen is like this, how beautiful at the peak of the period, the All-Star game, and got the All-Star MVP; the playoffs have doubled in more than a dozen consecutive games, helping the team win the CBA championship, and becoming the focus of the game for a time. At the same time, with his excellent state, he first won a 3-year, 30 million yuan contract for himself in Xinjiang, and then won a contract of 3 years and 58 million yuan for himself in Shanghai, which was called a sky-high contract in the salary environment at that time, making Li Gen's career full of money.
However, Li Gen's injury cast a shadow over his original excellent career, and he was given high hopes during the Shanghai period, but due to various injuries, he was constantly absent, and finally abandoned by the team, very helpless. After that, he was recruited by the familiar Marbury, who averaged 9.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in North Control, and was a qualified rotation player, and the offensive and defensive ends of the team played a considerable role.
However, he was injured again, and after the operation, the team also lost confidence in his recovery, plus the team had a lot of young people to cultivate, so Beijing Control terminated his contract with Li Gen on January 22, and it is reported that Li Gen received a considerable termination fee for this.
According to the media person "Jiangnan City", the all-star MVP is currently undergoing a trial training for NBL team Shaanxi Xinda. Sadly, he once played in the CBA and is now reduced to the NBL looking for a job. In fact, with Li Gen's ability, he can definitely find a job in the CBA with a basic salary, but he is not willing to take only a basic salary; in the CBA, he has made enough money, is he currently so short of money?
Here we have to mention his ex-wife Wang Xingyang, it is reported that the two have divorced, and the two still have economic disputes, Li Gen also took the matter to court. According to insiders, Li Gen suffered heavy losses in the divorce, because most of the time his ex-wife managed the money, resulting in a very limited share of his final share. It is not difficult to understand why the 34-year-old Li Gen did not choose to retire or get a basic salary in the CBA, but prepared to compete in the NBL, it seems that he is really short of money now.