After CBA ends every season, the biggest topic is naturally the news of player transfers. Every team is in an "arms race" for the new season. If they can make a "big fish" in the transfer market, it will bring great improvements to the team's strength. For example, the Zhou Qi that was previously fought for by Liaoning and Xinjiang, and the Adams who were recruited by multiple teams are obvious examples. But there is one player who is not so lucky. A few years ago, he was a popular domestic aid for CBA teams, but next season he may face a situation where there is no team to want. He is the "big beast" of Taiwanese players in China.
When it comes to Zeng Wending, many people don’t know much about his football skills, but they will have a deep impression of his long hair. Many fans first saw him mistakenly thought it for a strong female athlete. Zeng Wending played in the Taiwan League in his early years and averaged 15+10 per game over the years. He is one of the best center players in the SBL (Taiwan Super Basketball League) and has been selected for the Best Team of the Year many times.
In addition, he has been selected for the Chinese Taipei Men's Basketball Team many times and has experienced the game of eliminating the Chinese team in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games in 2013. In that game, they defeated the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, which has played in the main lineup.
Since the 2011-12 season, Zeng Wending has started playing for the CBA Shanghai team. Zeng Wending, the first time he arrived at the Shanghai team, was not the absolute main force of the team. Most of the time he played in rotation as a role player. Zeng Wending played for seven consecutive seasons in Shanghai. The most outstanding year was the 2014-15 season, when he averaged 8.8+6.3+2.5 per game. But except for that season, his performance was average, and his subsequent transfer to Sichuan still showed a lot of doubts.
Zeng Wending's performance on the court was difficult to satisfy the fans, but he has repeatedly caused controversy for reasons other than basketball. During the national anthem session before a game in the 2016-17 season, other teammates raised their heads and watched the national flag and sang the national anthem, but Zeng Wending deliberately kept silent and lowered his head. Zeng Wending's move was pissed by netizens, but in fact this is not the first time he has done so. Zeng Wending even threatened on a TV show after returning to Taiwan: "I went to the mainland just to make money, why should I respect them?"
Zeng Wending's football skills are average and he is just a blue-collar role in the CBA, but he is indeed making a lot of money in mainland China. When he played for the Shanghai team, he received an annual salary of 2 million yuan. After being cleaned up by the Shanghai team, it was a mystery that Sichuan team signed 35-year-old Zeng Wending with another 2 million last year. Last season, he only scored 3 points and 2 rebounds, which caused Sichuan team to suffer a big loss. Not only did he not perform well on the court, Zeng Wending also played almost no role in leading young players off the court.
However, in the new CBA, we should not see Zeng Wending. His contract expires and the Sichuan team will no longer renew his contract. I believe other teams will not leave a place for such a player. In contrast, although his fellow villager Lin Zhijie, although he is 3 years older than him, his football skills and character are obviously above Zeng Wending. Lin Zhijie has played for Guangsha for 10 years and has been selected into the CBA All-Star lineup for 7 times. His teammates have also improved significantly under the leadership of Lin Zhijie. Zeng Wending and his Taiwanese fellow villagers are not only in terms of their strength, but also in terms of professional attitude.
It seems that this Taiwanese player who only recognizes money really has to go back to his hometown this time. The CBA is an arena, not his nursing home.
