Three years into the CBA, you have to sign a top salary contract What is the level of this 23-year-old guard?

Three years after entering the CBA, you have to sign a top salary contract, and the treatment of Tianjin men's basketball guard Lin Tingqian makes too many people envious.

According to CBA reporter Song Xiang, the Tianjin team is expected to offer Lin Tingqian a 3-year maximum salary contract. Although the two parties have not yet officially signed a contract, they have basically reached an agreement, and it is only a matter of time before the final renewal of the contract.

Lin Tingqian's treatment is enough to make too many people envious, especially him and the players who entered the CBA in the same season.

For example, Zhang Zhenlin of Liaoning also entered the CBA in the 2020-21 season and has also played in the CBA for three years. In terms of personal ability, popularity and attention, Zhang Zhenlin is far superior to Lin Tingqian, who plays in the weak brigade, but at present, Zhang Zhenlin and Liaoning have three years left on their B contracts. If you want to get the top salary, at least three years later.

If the situation of Zhang Zhenlin and Lin Tingqian is different, Zhang Zhenlin was trained by the Liaoning team itself, and Lin Tingqian was selected by the Tianjin team in the draft. Then, the players who participated in the draft and entered the CBA in the same year as Lin Tingqian and performed well can only envy Lin Tingqian.

For example, Zhu Mingzhen (Lin Tingqian is a Tanhua), who entered the CBA as a list in 2020, has been widely recognized for his performance and has already represented the Chinese men's basketball team in competitions. But he and Guangzhou have two years left on their Class B contracts.

There is also Zhang Ning, who was selected by Shanxi with the 8th pick in 2020, and his performance in the past two seasons is also obvious to all, but he and Shanxi also have two years left on their B contracts. This also means that both Zhu Mingzhen and Zhang Ning will have to be two years later to get a maximum salary contract at the earliest.

So, why did Lin Tingqian get the top salary so quickly?

On the one hand, he is good. Over three seasons, he averaged 12.4 points, 4 assists, 15.8 points, 5.1 assists and 18 points and 6.2 assists. For this reason, any Tianjin team with Lin Tingqian's ability will resolutely sign Lin Tingqian after the rookie season. At that time, it was once rumored that the renewal of the contract between the two sides was somewhat difficult, and Lin Tingqian from Baodao did not rule out playing in the Taiwan League of China.

On the other hand, the management of the Tianjin team has changed greatly compared to the past. This summer, they could have kept the two main players of Jin Xin and Meng Zikai, even if they didn't use it, but after it was clear that they wanted to build the team with young people as the main body, the Tianjin team still let go of the two main players and let them join the Beikong team to get a better contract. Now, for Lin Tingqian, the management of the Tianjin team has also shown courage. After all, it takes courage to give a third-year player a top salary.

Of course, Lin Tingqian's ability is quite good from last season's performance. He ranks 4th in the local area, behind Wang Zhelin, Hu Jinqiu and Zhang Fan. Ranked 8th in the local area in assists, closely following Allen Guo.

Now, Lin Tingqian is not yet 24 years old, and there is still potential to be tapped. With Tianjin playing youth next season, Lin Tingqian is also expected to get more possession and have the opportunity to play better.