Nicknamed "Duncan of Hong Kong", Hui Long'er (full name is Red Duncan Owen Baker) never expected that no team would choose him. As a player who has experienced professional leagues and Asian Championships, Hui Long'er has a high level of immediate combat strength, and his final defeat is revealed to be one because of his age and the other because of his "bidding"...
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Birthday: 1989.09.28
Height: 2.03 meters
Weight: 102 kg
Position: Striker
Experience: A player of the South China team in Hong Kong, China, who played in the Asian Championships for Hong Kong, China
Basketball Pioneer Daily reporter Zhuang Shuqiang reported from Shanghai
Among the group of mainland players, the white-skinned, blue-eyed Hui Long'er is extremely conspicuous, he is the only mixed-race player to participate in the CBA Draft, and the first Hong Kong player. He also has a resounding nickname: Duncan, Hong Kong.
Although the identity is somewhat special, Hui Long'er gives people a very kind feeling, although the Chinese is not very fluent, but they are warmly greeted when they meet people. He likes to laugh, and he smiles very brightly, and after three days of getting along, Tang Zihao became a good friend with him, and his name was Hui Long'er "bigbrother "big brother". The other players who participated in the draft also got along well with Hui Long'er, and Hui Long'er had participated in many dinners in the past three days.
However, after the draft, Hui Long'er did not smile. At noon on the day the draft ended, Hui Long'er packed her bags and prepared to leave for Hong Kong. Seeing the reporter, he nodded his head and said hello, saying "thank you" in his mouth. However, the big sunny boy was gone, and Hui Long'er, who was carrying a large bag of luggage, could not hide his loss.
For this draft, Hui Long'er is full of confidence. At the draft meeting on the 28th, he wore a tie, a white shirt and trousers, which looked particularly energetic. Yes, he's ready to take the CBA team jersey on stage. "There are several teams that have contacted me, teams that do not have special intentions for the time being, and I can accept going to any team anyway." Before the draft, Hui Long'er told reporters.
The draft officially began at 10 o'clock, and the time passed by second by second, and Zhang Xiong, the director of the league office, kept opening the envelope to read the results. Hui Long'er, who was sitting in the audience, became more and more restless from the initial look of ease, and later as Zhang Xiong read the abstention over and over again, he bowed his head and hid his face and did not want to face everything in front of him. When Zhang Xiong read out the choice of abstaining from the last team, Sichuan Southern Whale, Hui Long'er sat silently on the bench for a while, at which point the reporters had already forgotten him and went to surround Guo Kai, who had become a champion. But in fact, originally this scene may have happened in front of Hui Long'er.
After sitting for a while, Hui Long'er got up and left, and got off the elevator with his coach. Back in the room, he quickly took off his shirt and trousers, changed into a jersey shorts, packed his bags, and just wanted to escape from this sad place as soon as possible. At this time the coach was already waiting for him in the lobby, and without making much stops, they called a taxi to the airport.
Hui Long'er, who had been tested by the Foshan team and was originally a potential candidate for the title, was ultimately defeated. This player, who has a lot of experience in the game and has played in the Asian Championship, has not been looked at by a CBA team. As a result, Hui Long'er's defeat also caused a lot of turmoil. Many fans are complaining on the Internet about the teams that skipped Hui Long'er, and it is quite stupid to give up such a player who has already proved himself. Just when the fans were scolding, there were rumors that Hui Long'er's agent was asking for an annual salary of 2 million, and the lion's wide opening caused the CBA team to be discouraged from him. Hearing this rumor, Hui Long'er was very surprised, and he told this reporter through WeChat that there was no such thing at all. It is also reported that his agent actually only asked for 500,000 yuan. If that's the case, it's a cabbage price for a player who can make it into the CBA rotation.
Hui Long'er has participated in many international competitions, and her ability is also good, so it is a pity that she was not selected.
Many people wonder why Hui Long'er lost the election. In the training camp three days before the draft, he had an outstanding performance, even better than Guo Kai.
On the first day of the training camp, Hui Long'er became the focus of the media attention. On the first day of the three physical test data, Hui Long'er's barefoot height reached 2 meters 03, weight 108 kilograms, and the arm span was 2 meters 08 meters, which ranked among the top players participating in the draft. Physical fitness is a major flaw in Hui Long'er, but in the next day's turn-back test, he also passed, that is, he met the CBA competition requirements. In the subsequent squat and bench press tests, Hui Long'er showed his strength advantage, and his bench press reached 13, ranking first among the candidates.
After two days of testing, Hui Long'er returned to the hotel without any fatigue. When sitting in the café in the hotel lobby chatting with reporters, he was relaxed, "Not bad, because there are no competitions on these two days, and the projects feel good." ”
Hui Long'er performed well in the draft training camp
In the detachment match on the 26th, Hui Long'er was placed on the side of the club team, and he directly opposed Guo Kai many times. In the fight, Hui Long'er did not fall behind at all, and even suppressed Guo Kai, and repeatedly completed the hook score in front of Guo Kai. 'I think he's a player with a very solid footwork and is in good shape and has a lot to learn from. Guo Kai said. In this team match, Hui Long'er finally scored 21 points, which was the highest scoring player in the club team. In the open confrontation on the eve of the draft conference, Hui Long'er was already the absolute main force of the club team, and in the re-confrontation with Guo Kai, Hui Long'er still had a good performance.
Obviously, Hui Long'er is the most powerful player in this rookie. In fact, he also has professional experience, playing 5 seasons in South China. Last season, Hui Long Er averaged 13.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game to help South China win the Hong Kong League championship. He also played for Hong Kong, China, at the Asian Championships last year, averaging 11.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Moreover, Hui Long'er also has a good trait, "I can play a lot of things, rebounding, passing, as long as it can help my team." 」 I feel like my most important job is to help my team win because my role in every team is different and every team needs me differently. I don't play too much on individual stats, I'm a team player. The good thing about me playing is that I'm very selfless, my teammates can pass when they have space, and I can help the team in many ways, and my basketball IQ is good. ”
Such a player with good immediate combat strength is actually fully capable of playing the role of an interior substitute in the CBA team, and even playing the main force in some weak teams. However, in the draft, no team chose Hui Long'er.
The reporter learned that Qingdao, which lacks internal players, has previously expressed interest in Hui Long'er, and Gong Xiaobin, the head coach and general manager of the Qingdao team, also personally went to Shanghai, but in the end, they also skipped Hui Long'er. A Qingdao teaching assistant who came to Shanghai to observe the draft told reporters that Hui Long'er's old age is a problem. Born in 1989, Hui Long'er is the oldest player in this draft, but 27 years old is the age when a player should play. For some teams that desperately need inside players, Hui Long'er will be a good addition, because he can almost immediately come in handy.
Before participating in the draft, Hui Long'er had already done her homework, "Because I knew that I was going to participate in the draft this year, so I watched a lot of videos of CBA teams, and I watched about 30 games. Almost every team watched it, and so did the playoffs. I hope to be familiar with the CBA's playing style first, and it would be better to know more about the CBA. Their tactics change a lot, their confrontations are also very fast, and the pace of their games is also very fast, so they pay more attention to fast attack and shooting three-pointers. Moreover, Hui Long'er is also ready, "I have fought with Guo Allen, Li Muhao and Wang Zhelin, and I feel that playing against them will take some time to adapt to their confrontation." I haven't played the CBA and don't know what the level of the CBA is. But I will work hard, and if there is a chance to play CBA, I will give it my all. I hope that by the time the CBA can move to the space type 4 position, my shooting still needs to be improved. I've improved a lot on three-pointers this year, but there's still a lot of room left. I don't care about my playing time in the new season, if I'm selected, I just want to help my team, I know I definitely have a period of adaptation, including (adapting) to the culture of the team and so on, so even if the first year of playing time is not much, I don't think it's a problem, as long as there is progress. ”
Hui Long'er said that she would not give up her basketball dream.
On the 29th, Hui Long'er, who had returned to Hong Kong, began a new day of life, although she was unsuccessful, but her life would continue. At this moment, his mood is still lost, but he has begun to come out of the shadow of losing, "The process of preparing for the draft has given me valuable experience, I have learned a lot, and I have done my best." I will continue to work hard to improve myself and become a better player. The CBA is a highly qualified professional league and hopes to have the opportunity to continue to play in the future. ”
Q&a: Hui Long'er, hope to play with the UAE
Basketball Pioneer Daily: How does it feel about Shanghai?
Hui Long'er: It's okay, I like what I eat in Shanghai, and the room in the hotel I arranged is also very good.
Shanghai is hot these days.
It's very hot, but Hong Kong is very wet, and one thing that's different is that Shanghai is a little cooler. In Hong Kong, it is hot in the morning and evening.
If you have the opportunity to play in Shanghai, will the weather be a problem?
No problem, no problem where I go to play. It doesn't matter whether it's the north or the south.
Can you tell us about your basketball experience?
I started playing in a secondary school in Hong Kong, I was born in Hong Kong, my mother is Hong Kong, my father is a foreigner. I started joining the middle school team when I was 15 years old. He played for the Hong Kong League at the age of 18 and began playing for Hong Kong at the age of 22. I've been playing for the south china team for the last 5 years. However, the training in secondary school is not very professional. I started professional basketball training at the age of 17, and the coach was a player from the previous Hong Kong team.
Did you win the championship in South China because you decided to participate in the draft after winning the championship?
No, I had to play in the Asian Cup, and at that time I was very eager for the CBA, because I played with a lot of CBA foreign players, Haddadi, Blache, Bahrami, Camrani, etc., so I wanted to have a chance to go to the CBA.
How do you feel when you play against them?
It's hard, we're not a professional team in Hong Kong, we play the Asian Championship and we've only been practicing for two weeks. They have been training for three consecutive months, the Chinese team and Europe, and our funds are not enough.
Have you ever attended a training camp in the U.S. or at home?
No. Occasionally there will be American coaches in Hong Kong to train, of course, this is not enough. However, we play friendlies with a lot of teams in The country.
Why do people call you "Duncan Hong Kong"?
My idol is Duncan, because I learned to swim when I was a child, and this is the same as Duncan. I don't play the same way as Duncan, but I respect him a lot, a lot of my teammates respect him, he's the best, it's hard to do because a lot of good players have a hard time making people like him. But I think he's been playing for years, he's got a lot of honors, and it's okay to retire.
Do you have idols in the CBA?
I have a lot of players I admire in the CBA, but no idols. I respect a lot of players, I haven't played with Yi Jianlian yet, I hope to play with him.