On November 8, Dwight Howard himself announced that he would join the Taoyuan Cloud Leopards in the T1 League of Taiwan. After this news came out, it shocked many fans at home and abroad. In addition to being shocked, it was more confused. What kind of league is this T1 league?
At present, there are three professional basketball leagues in Taiwan, namely the P+ league founded by Chen Jianzhou, the oldest SBL league and the T1 league joined by Howard .
T1 League was established on May 24, 2021, and now there are 6 teams.
There are 30 regular season rounds in a season, and there are also warm-up matches, playoffs, playoffs (2 wins in 3 games) and championship matches (3 wins in 5 games).
Taoyuan Cloud Leopards joined by Howard had a record of 8 wins and 22 losses last season, ranking second to last in the league. After losing to the Taiwan Beer Ying Bears in the playoffs, they stopped in the playoffs.
former CBA Beijing team player and FMVP winner Li Xuelin , after announcing his retirement, he once returned to the field and joined the T1 League. Now he plays for the New Taipei CITIC Special Attack Team.
Former CBA Tongxi team foreign aid Dmunt Edwards also announced this season that he joined the Taiwan Steel Falcons in the T1 League.
21-22 season, Edwards averaged 14 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game in Tongxi.
In addition, many old CBA players such as Lin Weihan , Zeng Wending , Hu Longmao are also playing in the T1 League.
Last season, Lin Weihan played for the New Taipei CITIC Special Attack Team, averaging 10.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 8.3 assists per game.
and Hu Longmao, who played for the Kaohsiung Family Sea Gods team, won the FMVP in one fell swoop after helping the team win the championship.
Last season's regular season, Hu Longmao averaged 14.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game; while in the finals, he averaged 32.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
According to the general manager of Taoyuan Cloud Leopards, Howard's monthly salary is more than US$200,000. However, except him, the monthly salary of other foreign players in the team shall not exceed US$20,000 and the minimum salary is only US$5,000. After arriving in Taiwan Province on 11th, Howard was popular with many local fans and then actively participated in training.
It is worth mentioning that after learning that Howard joined Taoyuan Cloud Leopards, the team's home tickets from November to December were sold out within 10 minutes after the start of sales.
htmlOn 19, Howard will usher in his first appearance in the T1 League, and will play against the New Taipei CITIC Special Attack Team, which has many old CBA players such as Lin Weihan, Zeng Wending, and Li Xuelin.
Last season, Howard averaged 16.2 minutes per game in Lakers , scoring 6.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 0.6 blocks, and shooting percentage of 61.2%.
, and its NBA averaged 15.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.8 blocks per game in its career.
So, what kind of performance do you expect Howard to perform in the T1 league?
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