How long have you not heard the name Tang Zhengdong?
It doesn't seem to be long, because he is present on the record-breaking list of players almost every season.
As one of the iconic figures of the Jiangsu men's basketball team, Tang Zhengdong has won the league MVP three times, played an average of 20+10 performances for five consecutive seasons, and was once considered the best center in China.
Tang Zhengdong was also concerned by the NBA Kings, and once wanted to sign him to participate in the NBA China Game that year, and there were even scouts to visit the Jiangsu men's basketball team at that time.
However, because the rebounding position was below the horizontal line of the basket, the King team was abandoned, and the opportunity to represent the Kings in China also fell to Liu Wei.
Guangdong fans are also very familiar with Datang, when he and Yi Jianlian had the appearance of Yao Shark, and there was a moment of Yu Liang on the field.
Until now, the peak duel between the top inner line has also been talked about by fans.
Tang Zhengdong's career is most appropriate to describe his career as a young man, who represented Jiangsu in the CBA in 1999 at the age of 17 and averaged a double-double of 12.7 points and 10.8 rebounds per game in his debut season.
Tang Zhengdong's true peak began in 2003, and this period was also the golden age of the Jiangsu men's basketball team.
In the 2003-04 season, Baodao coach Qiu Dazong joined the Jiangsu men's basketball team. Under his coaching, Tang Zhengdong's potential was fully stimulated and the data exploded in full swing, scoring 40+ rebounds and 20+ is a common thing.
In a regular season game with Guangdong, Tang Zhengdong's performance was a classic, facing Yi Jianlian and frantically cutting 39 points and 20 rebounds, helping Jiangsu team win a big victory and rise to the top of the list.
Also this season, Tang Zhengdong, who averaged 23.5 points and 15.6 rebounds per game, won his first regular season MVP.
After the 2004-05 season, Tang Zhengdong remained strong. Averaging 23.8 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, he once again took the regular season MVP into his pocket.
This season is also the most brilliant season of the Jiangsu men's basketball team. The regular season was a nod, winning 35 of its 38 games, creating the longest 20-game winning streak in three seasons in CBA history.
But they are also full of regrets, because they had the opportunity to climb to the top of the CBA glory, but they missed the opportunity to "send" to the first dynasty of Guangdong.
In the fifth game of the finals between Jiangsu and Guangdong, the decisive battle came to the final quarter, and Jiangsu also held a 16-point lead.
But what everyone did not expect was that the Guangdong team began to fight back, and Li Qun, who fired the first cannon, and Zhu Fangyu, who hung on the upper body, instantly smoothed out the difference.
In this way, the Jiangsu men's basketball team was tragically reversed at home and missed the championship, which also became the regret of Tang Zhengdong's life.
Tang Zhengdong's performance in the 2005-06 season was still eye-catching, averaging 20.7 points and 11 rebounds per game. In the 2006-07 season, Tang Zhengdong, who averaged 20.7 points and 11 rebounds per game, once again took the regular season MVP into his arms.
In the 2007-08 season, Tang Zhengdong's statistics were still top-notch, averaging 21.9 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
Since then, Tang Zhengdong has played a strong 20+10 data for five consecutive seasons.
After five consecutive seasons of 20+10 performance, Tang Zhengdong's strength is beyond doubt. However, the Jiangsu men's basketball team has gradually fallen into a slump.
The desire for the championship made Tang Zhengdong move the idea of leaving the team, but the transfer was not smooth. After a year-long period, in August 2010, Tang Zhengdong finally joined the Xinjiang team, which was determined to win the championship.
The transfer fee was as high as 5 million yuan, setting a record for the transfer fee of domestic players in the CBA at that time.
Unfortunately, the Xinjiang team, which aims to win the championship, has returned home for many years, and Tang Zhengdong's peak period is gradually disappearing.
After that, Tang Zhengdong traveled to Foshan and Tongxi, and finally officially retired in 2018.
After retiring from the army, Tang Zhengdong began to venture into the business world, and we rarely see him in the CBA-related news.
Recently, Tang Zhengdong appeared on the field court in Jiangxi, which attracted a lot of attention.
Judging from the pictures taken by the fans at the scene, the 39-year-old Tang Zhengdong is wearing a red jersey and maintaining a fairly good figure.
It is reported that tang Zhengdong also participated in the competition with Feng Xin of the Guangsha team and Yu Changchun of the Fujian team.
Looking back on the 18 seasons of Tang Zhengdong's career, he has brought too many surprises and regrets to fans.
What are your memories of him?