The Bay Area Wing Dragons have been quite popular recently, following the addition of Zhu Songwei, a rookie with quasi-national team potential in the year of playing, Liu Xiaoyu, the only one who has played in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, has also given up the maximum salary in Tianjin to prepare to join. No way, they give too much, compared to the CBA because of the decline in revenue caused by the regional system, the pterosaur is eager to make a name for themselves and throw up high salaries, which is not something that ordinary players can withstand the temptation. Compared with the 4 million in 3 years given by Sichuan, the 7 million in the two years of the pterosaur needless to say, we all know which one to choose; The B-type contract offered by Qingdao to Liu Chuanxing is rumored to be less than one million, which is simply funny compared to the annual salary of 7 million.
In the list released by the Bay Area Pterodactyls, there are 9 former CBA players: Liu Xiaoyu, Zhu Songwei, Si Kun, Liu Chuanxing, Zheng Qilong, Song Jianhua, Hui Long'er, Nicholson, Ju Mingxin.
The reasons for joining are different, Liu Xiaoyu and Ju Mingxin are already on the downhill slope of their careers, and seeking a bigger contract is their first choice; Liu Chuanxing, Zhu Songwei and Zheng Qilong were all dissatisfied with the treatment offered by the original team, and they believed that they deserved a bigger contract; Song Jianhua fell out with Tongxi and could only play in the NBL; Si Kun and Hui Long'er are unable to gain a foothold in the CBA, and can only choose teams with less high standards but higher salaries; Nicholson is a foreign aid, not much to say, which money to go to where.
In addition to Liu Chuanxing, Zhu Songwei and Zheng Qilong, others are already dispensable to the CBA. But as soon as the mouth is opened, it will surely attract more crab eaters, and it will also have a strong impact on the CBA's salary system. Whether this is a bad thing or a good thing is really unknown.
It can be seen that the general managers of some clubs in the CBA have been very dissatisfied with the high salary of the pterosaurs and feel that institutional restrictions should be introduced. In the era when the CBA had Asian foreign aid, South Korea had introduced regulations that if a player went to the CBA, he would be punished with the same ban as he had been in the CBA. The aim, of course, is to prevent the loss of stars in their own leagues. But in fact, there are almost no South Korean players who have the strength to become Asian foreign aides, and the CBA chooses Players from West Asia.
So what is the sacredness of the Bay Area Pterodactyls and the East Asian Premier League, which have risen rapidly in just a few years to become regional leagues recognized by FIBA?
To know these, the first choice is to understand Matt Baier, his previous most famous value, is Yi Jianlian's personal translator in the Bucks, speaking fluently Chinese, known as "China Pass". After the UAE League left the NBA, Matt joined the well-known public relations company Edelman, and three years later set up his own agency, becoming the agent of many CBA foreign aid.
In 2017, Matt and his friends teamed up to create a tournament in Macau, inviting eight teams from China, South Korea, Japan and Chinese Taipei to participate in a five-day tournament. Originally named "The First Asian League International", the "Asian League" angered FIBA, and at one point issued a document asking its association to ban clubs from participating.
But in the end, Matt hired a barrister to win the case, and as a compromise, he renamed the event "Super 8". The following year, Matt went a step further, hosting a 6-day, 16-match enhanced version called "Extraordinary 12" two months later in super 8, adding invitations to Filipino teams, which is also the prototype of the East Asian Premier League.
In 2020, Matt signed a contract with FIBA to host the East Asian Premier League after being endorsed by FIBA, hosting home-and-away events between national leagues. In just five years, Matt turned a short-term tournament boycotted by FIBA into a regional tournament across the season.
But Matt wasn't satisfied with this, and he launched a professional team, initially called bay area Jinyu Phoenix, and later renamed bay area pterodactyls. The team was promoted to the outside world as a team nurtured by the East Asian League and supported by the Hong Kong Basketball Federation and FIBA.
Interestingly, although the Hong Kong Basketball Association supported its establishment, it is not a member of the Hong Kong Basketball Association. It's more like a team set up specifically for the Eastern Super League to temporarily fill a gap where CBA teams can't compete. Due to the epidemic, it is necessary to quarantine for a period of time to play abroad, and the epidemic abroad is not controlled, and CBA clubs cannot bear this risk.
In addition to competing in the Eastern Super League, the Pterodactyls will also participate in the Philippines' Presidents' Cup to fill the days when there are no events.
After the launch of the new version of the CBA contract, the biggest controversy is that "the B contract is locked up by 100%" and "the maximum salary contract is locked". Zhou Qi and Liu Chuanxing were dissatisfied with the project and left the NBL. But other players don't have that strength to gain a foothold in the NBL, and now the formation of the Pterodactyl gives them that opportunity. In the future, if there are a few more pterosaurs, the CBA will feel very panicked.