Beijing time on July 4th, Chinese men's basketball team is about to take off completely. Just today, another great talent of men's basketball team , Zhang Zhenlin, , officially announced that he will represent NBA's top team, the Suns, in the summer league!
With his next team confirmed, only Yu Jiahao is left among the four talents of the men's basketball team. has not yet decided on his team. Zhang Zhenlin suddenly appeared on the Suns' summer league roster. In addition to Zhang Zhenlin, Guo Haowen has already been confirmed to play for the Dallas Mavericks. Zeng Fanbo has also been determined to play for Pacers. Now Zhang Zhenlin's chosen team is the Suns , and it seems that Compared to the other two teams, the Suns are definitely one of the top powers in the entire Western Conference.
In the past two years, the Suns have the best overall record in the Western Conference, even better than the championship Warriors. They reached the runner-up spot last season, and in the season that just ended, the Suns beat their opponents with 64 wins in the regular season. At the same time, in the semi-finals of playoffs and , it was a pity to lose 3-4, but it still showed its strength. It reached the finals one year and the Western Conference semi-finals the next, two years in a row. The regular season record is the top two in the entire Western Conference, and last season ranked first in the league with 64 wins. The Suns have shown unparalleled dominance. This team is very powerful and is very suitable for Zhang Zhenlin.
Because the Suns team also has two very outstanding characteristics. One is that the team plays cooperatively. It is not like those bad teams playing in the summer league. They just don't have any tactical guards and wasteful shots. The Suns team has a clear tactical system. Regardless of whether it is a summer league team or not, the Suns team has to play tactics as long as you are in our team, and Zhang Zhenlin himself has high tactical literacy. This will also avoid having to Some vicious guards took shots there, which prevented Zhang Zhenlin from getting a chance. Therefore, playing for the Suns in the Summer League is first of all great news and good news.
And another point is that there are not many players with strong physical fitness in the Suns' roster for the summer league. His physical fitness has a chance to stand out, and he has been training in CBA for one year, averaging 14 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, which is very suitable. The Suns' requirements are for a space-oriented No. 4 power forward who can play, shoot, jump and jump. Taking these two points into consideration, Zhang Zhenlin will definitely have a foothold in the Suns. The Suns' summer league has at least 4 games scheduled so far. The first game will be on July 9th against the Lakers , which has won two consecutive games. . The Lakers have been gaining momentum recently, winning consecutive games against the Heat, and the Warriors. The Lakers won a total of 57 points in the two games. Zhang Zhenlin can use this team to test his strength.
The next one is to play Wizards on July 11th, the other is to play Mavericks on July 13th, and the last game is to play the Kings on July 16th. These 4 games are the best opportunities for Zhang Zhenlin to show himself, among which The most important thing is undoubtedly the game against the Mavericks on July 13th. This will be a peak showdown, because then Zhang Zhenlin and Guo Haowen will stage the Chinese Derby. Guo Haowen will play for the Mavericks and Zhang Zhenlin will play for the Suns. The direct opponents in the Western Conference semifinals now have to play two Chinese players. I have to say that now is Zhang Zhenlinβs best chance to show off his skills. If he is willing to stay on this team, if he performs well in the summer league and averages more than 15 points and 7 rebounds per game, he will have a huge chance to stay. sun.
Because the Suns have no reinforcements this summer, the team is now waiting for the completion of Durant 's deal. They are now Durant's top target, so the Suns dare not make any signings, so Apart from signing 4 basic salaries, they did not make any signings or reinforcements at all. As long as Durant's trade is delayed, the Suns will not make any reinforcements. After Durant's trade is completed, if Durant comes to the Suns, they will sign other players. There weren't many players on the free market at that time, so there weren't many options for them to choose from.
If Zhang Zhenlin plays well, he has a huge chance to stay with the Suns on a two-way contract, and Liaoning has also promised that he will definitely release him. I can only say thank you to the Yao Ming Basketball Association, especially Chairman Yao Ming, for letting a few talents go to the NBA to play in the summer league. This will be of great help to them.
