Unconsciously, Yi Jianlian has been retired for almost a year, and Guangdong Hongyuan, who did not have Yi Jianlian this season, experienced a long period of discomfort and trough, until the second half of the season, Zhou Qi could play stably and play the game, and the team replaced foreign aid before it continued to run in and eased up. In the end, Guangdong Hongyuan ended the season with the 4th record in the regular season, so where did Yi Jianlian go after retiring and what is he doing now?
For example, Zhu Fangyu, who we are familiar with, became the general manager of Guangdong Hongyuan South China Tigers Club after retiring; Du Feng became the head coach of the team after retiring; and the former captain Li Qun became the main coach of the Guangdong team after retiring, and Li Qun also served as an assistant coach for a period of time during Li Chunjiang's guidance when he left the team to study; Wang Shipeng also served in the team for a period of time when he first retired, and then left the team to be a guest commentator, and he was also founded by Yi JianlianHead Coach of Torch Basketball Camp. Of course, Yi Jianlian is not currently in the Hongyuan team after retiring, and he still has a lot to do outside the team, and it seems that he is even busier than before his retirement.
After retiring, he paid more attention to his basketball promotion activities and public welfare activities, such as having more time with teenage children in the "Torch Basketball Training Camp" to teach them playing skills and hone their character, such as participating in some donation activities to sports facilities and equipment in backward areas, etc., to give back to the society in his own way. Recently, Yi Jianlian's name appeared in the official promotional materials of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, and Yi Jianlian was hired as the recommendation officer of the National Games in the Greater Bay Area, and together with Su Bingtian, a 100-meter flyer, he undertook the task of promoting the Universiade and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
As the former first brother of the men's national basketball team, Yi Jianlian became a veritable boss after Yao Ming retired, carrying the national team on his shoulders. Although the men's basketball team did not perform well in the two consecutive Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016, Yi Jianlian's dedication on the court and everything he did are obvious to everyone. With the increase of Yi Jianlian's age, the state has declined and his dominance is no longer dominant, and the men's basketball team has gradually declined to become a second-rate team in Asia, which is inevitably embarrassing.
Yi Jianlian is the youngest regular season MVP in the CBA, he was only 18 years old when he was elected the most valuable player in the regular season in 2005, and two years later in 2007, he was selected by the NBA Bucks with the 6th pick in the first round, and was the second player in the mainland to be selected by the NBA in the first round. After returning to China in 2012, he led the Guangdong team to win the CBA championship.
Yi Jianlian is calm, down-to-earth, low-key, and very self-disciplined, whether it is in Guangdong Hongyuan Club or in the national team, he can always lead by example and play a good role model. After retiring, such a player is very suitable to serve as a sports recommendation officer in the Greater Bay Area or as a recommendation officer for the National Games, and Yi Jianlian's personal influence will promote the popularity and influence of this event, and will also give it new vitality.
What Yi Jianlian did after retiring is not only a job, but also an honor and responsibility.
I hope that Yi Jianlian and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will have a better tomorrow.