In this year's basketball trading market, the most eye-catching team is the Bay Area Pterodactyls, this local tycoon team has spent thousands of dollars, has signed Liu Chuanxing, Zhu Songwei, Liu Xiaoyu and other CBA players, even CBA stars Guo Allen, Jeremy Lin and Zhou Qi also reported the news of joining the Bay Area Pterodactyl. The Bay Area Wing Dragons team has frantically poached CBA players in the football market this year, which has also made many CBA executives feel uneasy, and everyone is afraid that the stars they have worked hard to cultivate will be poached.
In addition to the CBA players, the Bay Area Pterodactyls also set their sights on the NBA, they have officially signed former NBA players Andrew Nicholson and Miles Powell not long ago, the Current Bay Area Pterodactyls have signed 14 players, the lineup is very luxurious, the defenders have Powell, Liu Xiaoyu, Ewing, Lin Juehua, Yang He, the front line has Zhu Songwei, Zheng Qilong, Ju Mingxin, Song Jianhua, Si Kun, the interior line has Nicholson, Liu Chuanxing, Hui Long'er, Zhang Zhiyuan, This team has to pay nearly 50 million yuan a year in terms of player salaries, so the luxury lineup even many teams in the CBA have to bow to the wind.
In addition to the luxurious player lineup, in terms of management, bay area wing dragons are also willing to invest, NBL's six-crown coach Brian Gore was recruited to serve as the team's head coach, the former CBA Zhejiang Guangsha general manager Liu Quansheng is currently the general manager of the bay area wing dragon, before the Chinese men's basketball team translator Guo Weisheng served as the team's leader. Such a large-scale digger as the Bay Area Pterodactyls also makes fans feel very confused, what is the origin of this team?
It is reported that the Bay Area Pterodactyl was previously called the Bay Area Jinyu Phoenix, but they had the same name as a team in the Philippine League, and in order to participate in the Philippine League, they changed their name to the Bay Area Pterodactyl. The Bay Area Pterodactyls are a team bred by the East Asian Premier League and created with the support of the Hong Kong Basketball Federation and FIBA, and the owner of the team is Matthew Bayer, Yi Jianlian's personal translator during the NBA Bucks. Matthew Bayer also previously founded well-known basketball tournaments such as "Super 8" and "Extraordinary 12". Currently, Matthew Bayer has founded the East Asian Premier League and is accredited by FIBA, and the tournament will be held for at least 10 years.
In October this year, the East Asian Premier League will start, in addition to the Bay Area Pterodactyls, the Philippine PBA, japan B League, South Korean KBL will also send teams to participate in this competition. The first season of the East Asian Premier League will have 8 teams competing, and in 6 months, 28 games will be completed to compete for the championship. The East Asian Premier League's championship prize money reached $1 million, the runner-up $500,000, and the third place $250,000. According to Matthew Bayer's plan, the East Asian Cup Super League will have 16 teams participating in the second season, and the number of games will increase to 52, and Matthew Bayer's ultimate goal is to make the East Asian Premier League one of the world's three major basketball competitions by 2025.
Last year, former NBA stars Baron Davis, Sean Battier and Artest have invested in the East Asian Premier League, and well-known NBA agent Bill Fida has also joined the investment, plus it has received a $13 million investment from Raine Group. According to media estimates, the valuation of the East Asian Premier League has reached $100 million, and this is still last year's valuation, and now with the league about to start, its valuation will also rise.
With the hosting of the East Asian Premier League and the team's large investment in reinforcements, there may be more CBA players in the future. It's really time for the CBA to think about how to improve the league's ratings and athletics.