Guo Kai was the winner of the 2016 CBA Draft, and he helped Peking University win the first CUBA championship in team history during his college years. Now Guo Kai has become the inner pillar of the Guangzhou men's basketball team, and this year's off-season has signed a maximum salary contract, becoming the first draft player in the history of the CBA to sign a maximum salary.
Compared with Zhu Songwei, Zhu Mingzhen, Zhang Ning and other rookies who made a name for themselves last year, the 28-year-old Guo Kai may be somewhat inferior in terms of fame. But in terms of strength, Guo Kai should be superior to them, after all, he is still the "big brother" of Zhang Ning and Zhu Mingzhen in Peking University. Many netizens believe that Guo Kai, who has a maximum salary contract, can be called the "ceiling" of draft players.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > was born into a rowing family and was admitted to Peking University in 12 years</h1>
Guo Kai is 205cm tall, and he also has excellent running and jumping ability, and the reason why he can have such excellent physical talent is mostly from the inheritance of his parents. Guo Kai's parents are excellent rowers, and they originally wanted Guo Kai to embark on the road of rowing, but Guo Kai felt that rowing was too boring, so he chose to play basketball.
In the sport of basketball, physical talent plays an extremely important role. And Guo Kai is also because of his excellent physical talent, which makes him stand out from his peers. At the beginning, he trained with the Suzhou women's basketball team, which also laid the foundation for solid basic skills in the future.
In 2009, Guo Kai was photographed by Tsinghua High School, so he gave up the path of professional youth training and started his campus basketball life. Tsinghua High School was originally the hegemon of the National High School League, and Guo Kai's arrival made them even more powerful, and in his three-year high school career, Tsinghua High School sat firmly on the throne of the national champion.
In 2012, Guo Kai was admitted to Peking University. In his freshman year, he followed the Peking University men's basketball team to start playing in CUBA, and achieved a good record in the national quarterfinals; in his sophomore year, he led Peking University to advance to the CUBA finals, and finally lost to Huaqiao University.
Until the third year, the comeback Peking University eliminated Huaqiao University in the semi-finals and defeated Taiyuan University of Technology in the finals. In this way, Guo Kai helped Peking University win the first CUBA championship in team history, and it was also from this year that Peking University became a cuba giant team, and since then, the Peking University dynasty has been opened!
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track = "9" > participated in the CBA draft after graduation, becoming the second draft winner</h1>
After graduating from college, Guo Kai decided to participate in the CBA draft for 16 years, which was an incredibly difficult road. Because in the last draft, only Fang Junlei was selected, and Fang Junlei was hastily retired after a year, and only played one CBA game in his career.
Therefore, participating in the draft is a more difficult road for Guo Kai, if it is just to make money, then he should be able to earn more by playing wild ball. When Guo Kai was asked in an interview why he embarked on the road of drafting, he replied like this:
"I really want to experience the atmosphere and conditions of the professional team."
At the 2016 draft, Guo Kai was selected by the Guangzhou men's basketball team with the first pick in the first round. Although Guo Kai was elected as the draft winner, he still did not get too many opportunities to play in his rookie season, on the one hand, because he needed to enhance his confrontational ability, on the other hand, he needed to make the transformation from the core of the team to the blue-collar interior line, only in this way could he win his own place.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="14" > from looking at the water dispenser to building the cornerstone of the team, he was always injured and tortured</h1>
Guo Kai not only has to adapt to his role as a blue-collar player in his rookie season, but also has to perform himself in a short playing time. He struggled at first and struggled to meet the coach's requirements, but as the number of games grew, he began to adapt to the rhythm of the CBA game. Against Xinjiang, Guo Kai scored 9 points and 2 assists, setting a new career high!
It is a pity that the injury found Guo Kai at this time. In a game against Qingdao, Guo Kai lost his balance and fell to the ground after a confrontation in the air, and his left side of the waist protrusion suffered a fracture, which meant that his rookie season ended here. Averaging 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game has also made many fans doubt his strength.
In the 17-18 season, Guo Kai, who returned from injury, wanted to return to the field to prove himself, but the team changed the head coach, and Guo Kai was sent to the ABL South China Sea Kung Fu Boys, who only played 6 CBA games this season. Guo Kai was also named "Parallel Cargo Champion" for this reason.
Although he is not optimistic about the fans, Guo Kai's performance on the field has been conscientious. It wasn't until his third season that he waited for an opportunity. Because the team sent Fan Ziming, who is also a young interior player, to Xinjiang, Guo Kai got more playing time, and he also handed over a qualified answer sheet that averaged 6.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
However, when his career improved, the injury came to the door again. In the 19-20 season, Guo Kai only played three games before suffering a tear in the sole fascia of his right foot, which made him suffer another season reimbursement. Although he was injured again and again, Guo Kai never seemed to stop moving forward, and every time he returned from injury, we could feel that he had made progress.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="20" > now signed a maximum salary contract, his future is bright</h1>
Today, Guo Kai has become the inner pillar of the Guangzhou men's basketball team, and this year's off-season has signed a maximum salary contract. His advantage lies in his flexible pace and a stable mid-range shooting, and under the guidance of Guo Shiqiang, he is even expected to develop a three-point shot, which may become a major turning point in Guo Kai's career. His shortcomings are also obvious, and his judgment on the defensive end is relatively poor, which is also one of the important reasons why he has suffered two season reimbursements.
In other words, Guo Kai still has a lot of room for improvement, if he can maintain the trend of progress, then he will one day be able to lead the Guangzhou men's basketball team to create a good result! The 28-year-old Guo Kai is still worth everyone's expectations!