Today Zhu Fangyu officially announced the end of his basketball career through social media. Since he has become the general manager of the Guangdong team, his next focus is mainly on team management.
Zhu Fangyu said on social media: "This is a difficult decision, but it will come eventually, and my basketball career officially came to an end today. Since entering the hot land of basketball, I have thanked my father for letting me get in touch with basketball, thanks to the coaches in Guangxi for letting me know basketball, thanks to Hongyuan for letting me fall in love with basketball, thanks to Nike, thanks to the fans for giving me great energy behind me, thanks to my opponents for letting me get every minute of the court full of challenges, and thanks to all my teammates for letting me achieve this wonderful basketball career for more than 20 years. I am consistent in my love for basketball. Today is the end and a new beginning; I enjoy everything I have gained as a player; I look forward to the challenges of new positions. "
As the first player in CBA to score more than 10,000 points in history, Zhu Fangyu's basketball career is undoubtedly successful. The 34-year-old Zhu Fangyu is one of the best small forwards in China. He has helped Guangdong team win eight championships, and he has won two MVPs and four FMVPs. He is also the player with the most points in CBA history and the player with the most three-pointers. He has been selected for the All-Star team 15 times in his career.
If you follow the NBA algorithm, he has eight championships, four FMVPs and two MVPs. Such honors are basically at the same level as Jordan and James . In terms of team honor, he helped Guangdong win eight championships, and in terms of personal honor, he has six MVPs.
Although Zhu Fangyu is very successful in basketball, his private life has caused great controversy, especially his marriage with his ex-wife Hu Mei. Originally, the two were a good story in the basketball world, but Zhu Fangyu was also in a relationship later. It is reported that the woman Zhu Fangyu had an affair was not beautiful, but a rich girl. Zhu Fangyu was also controversial in the basketball court. For example, when the Chinese team received the award after losing the Asian Championships in 2009, Zhu Fangyu and his teammate Sun Yue, Du Feng snickering goal caused public outrage across the country.
Nuggets guard Moodie also revealed that Zhu Fangyu smoked during his playing field in Guangdong. Overall, Zhu Fangyu is a very successful player on the basketball court, but his private life and some stains make his career less perfect.
