In the basketball circle, mention Zhang Ning, I think everyone is no stranger. As a former CUBA star player, the absolute main force of Peking University, and one of the members of the Dragon Knight, Zhang Ning's every move can be described as a matter of great concern. He is 191cm tall, weighs 97kg, has excellent confrontation and ball holding ability, and was selected by the Shanxi men's basketball team in 2020 with the 8th pick in the first round. Zhang Ning entered the CBA, many people are not optimistic about it at all, thinking that he moves slowly, the star playing style, to the real professional league is not standing at all, but practice is undoubtedly the only criterion for testing the truth, Zhang Ning is telling us with actions, he can really play CBA, and can also play very well.
Last season, Zhang Ning played a total of 48 games in Shanxi, averaging 19.8 minutes per game, as a rookie who just entered the league, the head coach has always distrusted it, the playing time has been cut to pieces, and even a few games have been abandoned, in the period of abandonment, the Internet revealed a lot of ridicule and ridicule, but Zhang Ning always maintained an optimistic and modest and enterprising attitude, and finally averaged 7.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals per game in the final season, saying that although it is not amazing, it is also remarkable.
Success is always left to those who are prepared, after the hard training throughout the offseason, Zhang Ning finally came to the fore this season, and can even be said to have become one of the absolute main forces of the Shanxi men's basketball team. This season, he played a total of 4 games, averaging 29 minutes per game, getting 15 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 0.8 steals, shooting a high of 61%, averaging 1.5 three-pointers per game, 50% of three-point shooting, 100% of free throws, from the perspective of shooting efficiency, 2-year-old Zhang Ning's efficiency is amazing, the true shooting rate has reached 70.2%, ranking 5th in the league, and such an average of points and shooting rates per game, in the entire 2020 draft players, can be described as second to none.
4 games, although the overall base is still not large enough, but from the details of the game is enough to see Zhang Ning's progress, he is the shanxi outside the effective ball holding core, except for the most effective independent offensive fire point outside the field. In the words of netizens: Zhang Ning's progress this season is blinding, he has adapted to the rhythm and confrontation of the CBA, the progress at both ends of the attack and defense is very obvious, and as a double guard, Zhang Ning does not stick to the ball and understands when he should attack and when to pass. As the former top card of Peking University, Zhang Ning always remains modest, and when he arrives at the Shanxi men's basketball team, he starts from the role player, does not complain about not getting the ball, and often settles at a 45 ° angle, it is by virtue of this modesty and steadfastness that Zhang Ning finally won the trust of his teammates and coaches. (Shanxi has changed the head coach this season, and Yang Xuezeng's guidance is obviously more capable and more important to Zhang Ning)
Zhang Ning and the Shanxi men's basketball team are mutual achievements, against the CBA strong Liaoning men's basketball team, Zhang Ning played 29 minutes, shot 12 of 8, cut 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, plus or minus +7, and finally helped the team to win the opponent 107:99, after the game, head coach Yang Xuezeng praised it, and Zhang Ning was not proud of helping the team defeat the strong enemy, he still remained modest, and wrote in a post after the game: Quit arrogance, quit arrogance, quit arrogance. Although it is only a short 12 words, Zhang Ning reminds himself at this moment that the spirit of modesty and self-motivation is definitely worthy of our admiration.