Lin Weihan, the former main guard of the Qingdao Guoxin Men's Basketball Team, has returned to Taiwan to play and signed a three-year contract with the New Taipei CITIC Special Attack Team of the T1 League. The contract amount is about NT$27 million.

Lin Weihan

Former Qingdao Guoxin Men’s Basketball main guard Lin Weihan has returned to Taiwan to play and signed a three-year contract with the New Taipei CITIC Special Attack Team of the T1 League. The contract amount is about NT$27 million. Lin Weihan was already 29 years old when he participated in the CBA draft in 2019. He is about to turn 32 this year. He does not have many development prospects in CBA. It is understandable that he will return to Taiwan to play and be closer to his family.

However, many ignorant fans spread rumors, saying that Lin Wickhan returned to Taiwan to play because his annual salary in the CBA was too low. They also said that Lin Wickhan's annual salary in Qingdao was only 150,000, and some said that his annual salary was 290,000. This is a bit ridiculous, and I don't understand CBA's salary structure standards at all.

A2 Rookie contract salary standard

Lin Wickhan is the No. 5 rookie in 2019. There are standards for the annual salary of draft players. The minimum annual salary standard is 150,000. The standard for the No. 5 rookie is 200,000 annual salary. Therefore, Lin Wickhan’s rookie contract annual salary is 200,000, it can’t be 150,000.

Lin Wickhan chose to renew his contract last year and signed a two-year Category B contract. According to the regulations of the CBA League, the original club must provide the player with a B that has a basic salary increase of ≥100% compared to the last year of his Category A1 contract. Both parties can reach an agreement to renew the contract. We renew the contract based on the minimum annual salary standard. Lin Wickhan's annual salary in the new contract is 400,000. The minimum annual salary in the Type B contract for draft players is 300,000. It cannot be 290,000, so the annual salary of 290,000 is nonsense!

Qingdao Guoxin Men’s Basketball Registration List

The maximum salary for a Type B contract can reach 500,000 less than the maximum salary. Last year’s CBA maximum salary was 6 million, which means that the minimum annual salary for a Type B contract is 300,000 and the maximum is 5.5 million. If the club values ​​this player, it can also add incentive clauses, and the annual salary will automatically increase by 50%-100% if the target is achieved.

Lin Wickhan played 23 games on behalf of the Qingdao Guoxin Men's Basketball Team this season, averaging 28.7 minutes per game, scoring 7.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.3 steals. He is not a fringe player, but a main rotation player for the Qingdao Guoxin Men's Basketball Team.

Lin Wickhan plays for the Qingdao Guoxin Men's Basketball Team

Although I have limited abilities and cannot know the details of Lin Wickhan's contract with the Qingdao Guoxin Men's Basketball Team, I still want to say a few words of fairness. The Qingdao team did not treat him badly, and his annual salary was not It’s so low as stated on the Internet! Those who spread rumors that Lin Wickham's annual salary is 150,000/290,000 obviously lack common sense, because they don't even meet the CBA minimum salary standard.