Didn't have enough "bread" in the game? This foreign aid can feed you! Last night, the Shanghai Jiushi men's basketball team beat Sichuan 118-84, and the new foreign assistant Franklin became the biggest contributor to the victory, he sent up to 17 assists in the whole game, in addition to 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals, and the personal plus-minus value reached a staggering 55, which can be called a team by one person.
Pictured: Franklin's personal data for yesterday's game
This is Franklin's eighth season in the CBA, and the Shanghai men's basketball team is his fourth owner. In recent seasons, Franklin's deepest impression on fans has been the "all-round guard", and it is common to take "triple doubles" in the game, and even took a "four doubles" once. Interestingly, Franklin didn't play as a guard before, playing as a small forward in high school and college, when he was not only talented in basketball, but also a footballer and high jumper. In 2013, Franklin was drafted by the NBA Grizzlies, and due to his stature, he was more likely to be pushed to the guard position, often making more mistakes than assists in a game, and ultimately failed to gain a foothold in the NBA.
In 2014, when 23-year-old Franklin first landed in the CBA, he came as a "firefighter" - Zhejiang Guangsha team foreign aid Gibson fractured his foot and was expected to miss for at least 6 weeks, so he became a replacement. That season, Franklin played 26 games for Guangsha, although he averaged 28.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, but he also averaged 3.7 turnovers per game, and his state fluctuated greatly in the game, and he was not yet a mature backcourt commander. At the end of the season, Franklin peacefully broke up with Guangsha on the grounds of returning to the NBA, but the reality was that the team abandoned him in order to welcome back Gibson.
Photo by Franklin Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Mingzhen
After returning to the United States, the NBA did not have a chance, Franklin chose to join the development league, and began to "train" there, seriously transformed to a guard, and eventually "upgraded" successfully. In the 2015-2016 season, Franklin returned to the CBA as a firefighting foreign aid and joined the Shanxi team, and he finally had the opportunity to show his skills. That season, he averaged 35 points, 10.6 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game, and the average "triple-double" data shocked the CBA, and the title of "triple-double king" also began. Before coming to Shanghai, Franklin scored 39 "triple-doubles" in 187 games in seven seasons, ranking first in CBA history, including two 60+ triple-doubles, which was shocking enough. In the 2019-2020 season, facing the Xinjiang team led by Zhou Qi, Franklin scored 42 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 steals in a single game, becoming the third "four-double" mr. in CBA history. Just last season, he was the "bitter lord" of the Sharks, and once cut a super "triple-double" of 44 points, 14 rebounds and 18 assists against Shanghai.
Photo: Franklin and Li Chunjiang Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Mingzhen
Franklin's big package in the game is not a personal brush, he can really make his teammates better. Originally, the original coach of the Shanxi team averaged only 5.6 points per game in the 2018-2019 season, but when Franklin joined in the 2019-2020 season, he quickly grew into the top CBA shooter, with an average of 15.4 points per game, an 11% increase in shooting percentage, and a three-point shooting rate of 46.1%, ranking the best in the league. This season, Franklin joined the Shanghai men's basketball team, the first two games he gave a total of 30 assists, under his frequent "feeding", teammates have become easier to score - these two games, the Sharks are all 12 players to score, the real all people are soldiers. In last night's game against Sichuan, Franklin's plus-minus on the court reached a staggering 55, meaning that he had a net 55 points over the Sharks on the court, and the efficiency was indeed terrifying.
Seven years ago, Franklin first entered the CBA, when his head coach happened to be Li Chunjiang, and 7 years later, the two reunited. 7 years ago, Li Chunjiang encountered an immature foreign aid, 7 years later, Franklin is already the famous "three double kings", will the two join hands in Shanghai to do a big business? (Xinmin Evening News special reporter Li Yuanchun Zhuji today)