After the CBA entered the offseason, it can be said that it is very lively, at least 7 teams have changed the manager, while the free agents include Zhou Qi, Guo Allen, Zhao Rui and others, at the same time, the NBL League has also entered the registration stage, before the media reported that CBA big player Li Gen joined the championship team Shaanxi Xinda and got a big contract. However, it was learned from Shaanxi Xinda that because Jiang Zhengxiu, the coach who advocated the introduction of Li Gen, went to the Xinjiang men's basketball team, Li Gen also left the team and did not complete the final signing. In Li Gen's current state, he is afraid that he will choose to retire!
Li Gen is the only local player in the history of the CBA who has won a championship for different teams, but Li Gen's state has declined significantly since joining the Shanghai men's basketball team, and he was cut by the North Control men's basketball team last season to bid farewell to the CBA. According to media reports, Li Gen received an invitation from former coach Jiang Zhengxiu to join Shaanxi Xinda. It is understood that at the beginning, the two sides did communicate well, but Jiang Zhengxiu accidentally went to the Xinjiang men's basketball team.
More critically, this season the NBL has introduced new rules that allow each team to register up to 16 players, which must include 3 players under the U23. Coupled with the fact that the NBL has been almost unnoticed in recent seasons, in the case of Jiang Zhengxiu's departure, it is obviously not necessary to stay in Li Gen, after all, his annual salary is not low. Therefore, after communication, Shaanxi Xinda decided to notify Li Gen that he was abandoned by the team.
For the 34-year-old Li Gen, he may not be able to return to the CBA, after all, many famous players can't find jobs now, and Li Gen is also unattractive due to the reduction of investment by most teams in the NBL League. For this former big-name player, I am afraid that I really have to choose to retire!