Xu Jie's wrist flick assisted to hand, Chen Yingjun ignored the defense fatal dry pull, Jiang Weize smart and flowing three-point flying, the regular season wind and rain have stopped, every year there will be players who advance by leaps and bounds, who will be the new star who broke the ground this season?
In 2018, the CBA set its debut For The Most Progressive Player Award, and Abdul Salam became the first ever winner, with his stats soaring from 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in the 17-18 season to 18.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in the 18-19 season. The young Ah Bu was polished by international competitions such as the Asian Games and the AFC Champions League in the offseason, and finally became the rising new boss of Xinjiang.
Guangsha continued to face foreign aid difficulties in the 19-20 season, and the "dunk king" Sun Minghui finally made a splash after 4 years of dormancy, scoring 16.9 points, 4 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 3 steals that season. In the rematch stage after the epidemic, Sun Minghui and Guangsha of the All-China Class have become the hottest teams in the league, and now Guangsha Sanshao has become famous and champion.
Stepping off the battlefield of the finals, Gao Shiyan took off his Liaoning jersey, flew over Bohai Bay, and transformed himself into a point guard of a strong team on the Shandong Peninsula. In the 20-21 season, Gao Shiyan cut an average of 12.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 2.8 steals, after 1037 days for local players to continue to triple-double, overtime three points to kill the old club, playoffs under the gram to reach the final four, high, really high.
The most progressive players aim to encourage players who have completed career breakthrough performances, introducing three growing stars in the past three years, and with the league's foreign aid use system and changes in foreign aid policies under the influence of the epidemic, homegrown players have more opportunities, and this season may be the most competitive year in history for the award.
Chen Yingjun: The latest version of super defender directed by Guo Shiqiang
Stat gain: 5.6 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists
Gao Shiyan, who won the Most Progressive Player Award last year, is Guo's mentor's beloved disciple, and the "Liaoning Defender" also stems from the coaches' training methods. In the second year under Guo's guidance, Chen Yingjun, who is only 182cm tall, averaged 19.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 1.3 steals, becoming the local assist king.
Chen Yingjun's rapid progress has made people call him an MVP candidate, and his average of 9.2 assists per game is a new high in CBA history in single-season assists. He sent 5 25+10 times this season, scored 43 points to beat Guangdong, 26 points and 22 assists in a single game, and gave a total of 58 assists in 3 games...
For two consecutive years, Chen Yingjun's ability to control the game improved rapidly, assists soared, but there were very few mistakes, he completely controlled guangzhou's attack, so that small foreign aides became assistants. While his stats increased, he continued to improve his three-point shooting percentage, averaging 2.5 three-pointers per game and a 3.4-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Guangzhou has rushed to the top eight this season, Chen Yingjun is the first meritorious minister, and he has been selected as an All-Star, and indeed has the qualifications to become an MVP candidate. The most improved player he also has the opportunity to be judged, but he is already a star last season, and like Tao Hanlin of Shandong, the impression score on this award may be reduced.
Xu Jie: The strongest domestic 179 chased 4 consecutive championships
Stats gain: 4.5 points, 0.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists
In the finale of the regular season, Xu Jie walked through Yang, shooting 7 of 10 from three points, setting a new career record for three-pointers in a single game, but unfortunately, scoring 25 points, 3 assists and 3 steals failed to help Guangdong win. From the little man who was questioned about not playing in the CBA 4 years ago, Xu Jie quickly became the national team player today.
Last season, he averaged 7.6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and this season Xu Jie's statistics have improved to 12.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.1 steals. Before this season, although Xu Jie had won three championships in his hand and played consecutive games with the national team, people still thought it was difficult for him to carry a longer time, but he immediately handed over an average of 30.9 minutes per game and positive growth data.
Cool head and excellent tactical execution, this is still Xu Jie's magic weapon to survive on the field, usually also the biggest advantage of the small man, his assist-to-turnover ratio has dropped slightly, but it is still close to a 3:1 excellent performance. The only local defenders who averaged more than 30 minutes per game and had better assists and turnovers than Xu Jie were Chen Yingjun, Gao Shiyan and Xi Relijiang.
As the thinnest player in the league, Xu Jie shouldered the burden when the Guangdong defender line was stretched, he deserved more respect and affirmation, and this season's performance in personal ball-holding attack was amazing.
Jiang Weize: Super shooter three-point king two consecutive champions
Stats gain: 3.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists
If Xu Jie's 7 three-pointers are surprising, then Jiang Weize, who is 181CM tall, finished the battle with 8 three-pointers and a career-high 44 points, which will probably make people drop their jaws. Unlike Chen Yingjun, who has traveled to the United States and has many years of league experience, as teammates of the 2019 U19 National Youth League, Jiang Weize and Xu Jie are pushing the limits of local small people farther away.
Jiang Weize broke the CBA homegrown player's record for a single regular season hit total with 162 three-pointers last season, and this season he continues to hit 140 three-pointers, still the most three-point shots in the league this season. Averaging 3.7 three-pointers per game, Ginger maximizes the characteristics of long-range shooting, and this season his three-point shooting methods are more diverse, holding the ball, catching the ball, retreating, drifting, all kinds, all kinds, all kinds.
A little younger than Xu Jie, Jiang Weize, who is under 22 years old, has also made great progress in attacking and organizing with the ball, especially the mid-range after the ball is blocked has begun to become another feature of his three points. Organizationally, he averaged 4.4 assists per game, just 2.1 turnovers.
After playing 38 games, averaging 37.9 minutes per game, the offensive efficiency of Jilin rose by 15.5 points, and Ginger's All-Star deserved.
Fan Ziming: Beijing Shougang inner line new nuclear driver arrived
Stat gain: 5.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists
In his second year in Beijing, Fan Ziming finally cashed in on his value and became the real inner core of the Yannis Twin Towers system. Averaging 30.5 minutes per game, with 14.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists, Fan Ziming's shooting numbers have almost doubled, and the most outrageous thing is that his assist numbers have soared.
This is actually the ability of Beijing to see Fan Ziming, but last season he averaged only 0.5 assists per game, which is far from expectations. Now, he sits at the free throw line, playing the high and low positions and blocks required by Yannis to play the ball well, and his shooting ability in the middle distance is also very jealous of opponents, which is a huge problem for his defense.
Fan Ziming successfully entered the All-Star, but his future is still a long way to go, at least in the sixth year of his career, he still has not played the performance that a big man with 211CM should have on the defensive end. However, the progress of this season has been eye-catching, and the future is incomparably bright.
Compared with the top three, Fan Ziming's data has increased the most, from the core edge of the last season (mainly the first half) to the offensive and defensive axis of this season, Fan Ziming will be the most progressive player's big hit.
Zhu Junlong: Need for Speed 3D is being cultivated
Stats Gain: 5.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.6 blocks
Guangsha rushed to the second place in the league this season, relying not on three less, but on four less, and the fourth young man who has skyrocketed is Zhu Junlong. The 22-year-old averaged 9.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1 steal and 0.8 blocks per game in the third year of his career, becoming the number one defender in Guangsha's outside defense.
Zhu Junlong's defense is still online, which is his sign, while doing a good job of defense, he seems not to be tired as if he is constantly running fast attack, returning to the position battle, when he is released by the opponent, with a 42.7% three-point shooting rate to fight back. He's improved his shooting percentage significantly in three this season, up 15.8% + 10.9% + 8.2% respectively.
In one season, Zhu Junlong changed from an inefficient defensive blue-collar worker to the league's hottest 3D, and the data and efficiency increased simultaneously, making his confidence soar. Against Liaoning, he drove straight in, completed the block on Kyle Fogg's head, hit the key three-pointer multiple times, and was a hidden deadly killer.
Compared with the previous few, Zhu Junlong's promotion is not small, but after all, he is the fourth youngest in Guangsha, does not control the ball and does not have more offensive opportunities, the overall data is one notch worse, but on the defensive end, he should be recognized.
Xing Zhiqiang: A long gun of the running and bombing brigade
Stat Gain: 7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.5 blocks
Yang Xuezeng guided shanxi, and many players of this running and bombing team have ushered in a surge in data, such as Ge Zhaobao, Zhang Ning, Yan Pengfei and so on. Xing Zhiqiang is the fiercest player in the overall increase, and he has changed from a blue-collar worker averaging 10.4 minutes per game to a key figure averaging 33.4 minutes per game.
Xing Zhiqiang, who is known for his projection, became the 4-5 swing man of Shanxi Running, shooting 33.7% from three-point range last season, averaging 1 per game, and scoring 2.8 three-pointers per game with a shooting rate of 39.9% this season. At 205cm tall, he also acts as a center for Shanxi's small squad in many cases, and has made great contributions to Shanxi's advance into the playoffs at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
Xing Zhiqiang has been a veteran of the league for 11 years, but he has never played as happily and smoothly as this season, and the ultimate bloom in the running and bombing system is perhaps the best praise for his career. Last season he was like a player who could leave the league at any time, and this season his three points have drifted far and wide.
Ou Junxuan from Shanghai to Fujian, Yu Dehao from Xinjiang, Lin Tingqian from Tianjin, Zhang Fan from Beijing Enterprises, Li An from Jilin, Wang Yibo and Cheng Shuaipeng from Zhejiang (ups and downs in the past few years), etc., the progress is not small, and if you only compare two seasons, zou Yuchen and Liu Zheng who have returned from injury have also made progress, especially this season, Abdul Salam, who has become the local scoring king, has risen even more, but it does not seem to be the original intention of the most progressive player award, and the players with career breakthrough significance are more favored.
It is difficult to predict who will spend the award, but whether it is awarded or not, the efforts of this season will eventually be seen, and everything is worth it.