Yi Jianlian officially announced his retirement, and this sudden news did surprise many fans in Guangdong. Of course, for the question of whether Yi Jianlian will continue to play next season, Zhu Fangyu has said before that he cannot rule out the possibility of retirement. It's just that this day may be a little early, and many Guangdong fans want to see the picture of Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi joining forces.
In fact, as early as when the Guangdong team announced the signing of Zhou Qi, some fans began to speculate that after finding a successor, Yi Jianlian may not play next season. The final result is also as fans guessed, and this day has indeed arrived. From the perspective of the Guangdong team, Yi Jianlian's retirement has indeed had a great impact on the team.
After all, Yi Jianlian is a player trained by the Guangdong team, and has also helped the Guangdong team win countless honors, and is almost the spiritual leader of the Guangdong team. After Yi Jianlian retired, the Guangdong team needs to find a new core, as for whether this new core is Zhou Qi, it is also necessary to see the performance of the new season.
For the Guangdong team, Yi Jianlian retired and Zhao Rui went to the Xinjiang team. The two core players left the team one after another, and the Guangdong team will definitely face a painful period in the new season. Especially when they didn't even get the final four last season, it is not ruled out that the Guangdong team will carry out a big reconstruction.
Including Hu Mingxuan, Xu Jie and other middle-generation players, the new season will take on more responsibilities, and may also become the new core of the Guangdong team that Du Feng guides and focuses on. After Yi Jianlian announced his retirement, Zhu Fangyu also officially stated that he would arrange a retirement ceremony at the home stadium at an appropriate time. If nothing else, Yi Jianlian's No. 9 jersey will also be hung high above the stadium of the Guangdong team's home stadium.
With Zhao Rui, whose contract expired, in exchange for Zhou Qi, plus Yi Jianlian announced his retirement, this player exchange, Guangdong team is definitely not a loss. Even if Zhou Qi only signed a one-year contract with the Guangdong team, even if Zhou Qi may leave the Guangdong team in the offseason next year, Zhu Fangyu has the exclusive signing right in his hands, and this transaction makes a lot of money.