In the world of basketball, every season has its heroes and villains, but this year's CBA season seems to have a particular penchant for breaking the mold, bringing us a cast of "high-paid and low-energy" "superheroes" who have taken center stage of the season with amazing contracts and not-so-amazing performances.
The first to appear is Zhao Rui of the Xinjiang team, a mysterious figure with a three-year contract with a maximum salary. He's played less than I did in the gym this month, with only nine games to his name. The timing of his comeback is even more distant and uncertain than waiting for the next Avengers.
Next up is Liaoning's Guo Allen, who has an injury record that is even richer than his game record. Guo Allen's contract with a maximum salary is about to expire, which makes one wonder that his next job could be in the Liaoning team's medical room, not on the field.
Then there is Ren Junfei of the Guangdong team, who behaves like the kind of driver who drives a luxury car on the highway but does not dare to exceed 60 km/h. With a maximum salary of 8 million, his performance on the court is like playing a high-level "hide and seek".
I have to mention Guo Kai of the Guangzhou Dragon and Lions, who scored an average of only 3.9 points, which makes people wonder if he treats basketball as golf and only plays a few holes per game.
Fan Ziming, the only top-paid player in the Beijing team, has a style of play that is as soft as a towel that has just been taken out of the washing machine, and his defense makes people think that he may have staged a "peaceful protest" on the field.
Gao Shiyan's performance is like a special effect in an American blockbuster, sometimes good and sometimes bad, which is completely confusing. The Shandong team paid a huge price for him, but his performance was like an expensive experiment.
Tao Hanlin, as the captain of the Shandong team, his state has been up and down, which reminds people of the protagonists in those TV dramas who always drop the chain at critical moments.
Chen Linjian of the Fujian team, whose season was interrupted by a car accident, makes people sigh that sometimes luck is more important than skill.
Ge Zhaobao, his scoring stats are good, but the defense seems to open a door for opponents, making people wonder if he is conducting a charity event.
Finally, there's Dai Huaibo, whose contract is full of controversy and who behaves like the kind of student who just writes his name in an exam.
In this CBA season, we have witnessed an extraordinary "performance" by a group of highly paid players who, in their own unique ways, have surprised (and perhaps frightened) us quite a bit.
But either way, they are an integral part of the basketball court and add a lot of fun and topics to our lives. Let's look forward to their "comeback" next season, or at least, more playing time!