Recently, some media broke the news that Sichuan Men's Basketball Team has reached an agreement with Taiwan striker Zeng Wending . The veteran will represent the Sichuan Men's Basketball Team in CBA League in the new season.
Previously, Zeng Wending played for the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team for 7 years. Because the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team has always lacked talents in the No. 4 position, he has always been the main power forward of the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team for these 7 years.
But in these 7 seasons, his performance was very average. His best season was just 8.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Last season, his personal data dropped to 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. It can be said that he is already the data of a marginal figure.
So it is very unwise to sign him at this time, who is already 34 years old.
As a power forward who is only 2.04 meters tall and is relatively average in the bounce, Zeng Wending has always relied on support and shooting to gain a foothold in the league. However, his offensive threat has dropped significantly in recent seasons, and the three-point shooting percentage he relies on to survive last season was as low as about 30%.
So the opponent will not guard against his offense at all, but will only guard against his support, which also led to a sharp decline in his support threat, and he only averaged 1.3 assists per game last season.
In the Sichuan Men's Basketball Team lineup, there are already young players Zuo Zhennian and Xu Yufeng, veteran Chen Xiaodong and Zhao Hang. In addition, young players Yuan Zhentang selected from draft conference this year, it can be said that the staff is already very sufficient. This configuration has both potential players and veterans. It can be said that it is a combination of new and old, which is very reasonable.
So Zeng Wending's joining has no meaning to Sichuan. Instead, he will compress the team to give Zuo Zhennian the playing time, which is not conducive to the growth of this hope star. What's more, Zeng Wending is probably not as good as Zuo Zhennian in terms of combat power alone.
If Zeng Wending's only role now is probably the role of teaching young players some on-field experience as a veteran, but there are already veterans like Chen Xiaodong in the Sichuan team, so the only role left is also very useless.
Of course, the Sichuan Men's Basketball Team may not only consider the role on the court, but may also have deeper significance, but at present, this signing seems not wise.
