After not making the playoffs last season, Marbury's coaching ability was questioned by management, taking back a lot of his powers. In this summer's offseason, the intensity of training for the North Control men's basketball team was very large, but it also suffered a very serious injury problem. Sun Tonglin underwent surgery and is still undergoing rehabilitation training; Zou Yuchen was injured again after losing weight, but fortunately his injuries were not serious; and Li Gen's injuries were the most serious, and he also underwent surgery in August. However, according to the latest news, Li Gen has basically determined that the season is reimbursed, and he is likely not to be able to play in the new season.
Li Gen is also a famous player in the CBA League, once a very good small forward in China, not only has been selected for the national team many times, but also known as "LeBrongan" by many fans. Throughout his career, Li Gen played for several teams, helping Beijing Shougang and Xinjiang men's basketball teams win the CBA League championship, holding three championship rings. In the summer of 2019, Li Gen returned to the Shanghai men's basketball team, and he signed a three-year, 50 million yuan contract with the team. In these two seasons, although the CBA League has implemented a salary restriction order, it has no impact on Li Gen, who still has an annual salary of close to 20 million, which is definitely the highest salary for players in China in the current CBA League. However, it is this contract that has pit the Shanghai men's basketball team. After joining the Shanghai men's basketball team, Li Gen was affected by a very serious injury, playing only 20 games, and averaging only 8.9 points per game, which was obviously inconsistent with his annual salary. In order to get rid of Li Gen's garbage contract, Shanghai and Beijing Enterprises completed the transaction, but even so, Shanghai still had to bear 60% of Li Gen's annual salary.
After joining Beijing, Li Gen's injuries are much less, but his performance is still relatively average, averaging only 9.6 points per game. For Li Gen's performance, the management of the Beijing Control men's basketball team is also dissatisfied, after all, the team has to bear 40% of Li Gen's annual salary, which is not a small fee. It is reported that the North Control men's basketball team originally wanted to buy out Li Gen's last year's contract, but Li Gen did not agree. Not only that, but he also had surgery in August. This point in time is very delicate, from the end of the league in May to August, the three months, Li Gen did not have other game tasks, but he has not been operated on. It wasn't until mid-August that Li Gen completed the surgery, which was less than two months away from the start of the new season, and even if Li Gen could recover, he would not be able to catch up with the new season.
The three-year contract signed by Li Gen and the Shanghai men's basketball team will expire next summer, and this year is already the last year of the three-year contract. As far as Li Gen's current state and performance are concerned, after his contract expires, the North Control men's basketball team will definitely not renew his contract, and due to his age and injury reasons, there is little hope of joining other teams. Perhaps after the end of the new season, Li Gen will have no choice but to say goodbye to the CBA!