After experiencing a miserable season, the Beijing Shougang Men's Basketball Team began to rebuild again this summer. Many players in the team have left the team. 34-year-old veteran Chang Lin is one of them.
Chang Lin was born in Harbin and came to Beijing to receive formal basketball training since he was a child. With outstanding physical talent, he went to the United States to participate in a Nike training camp in 2004. Because of his outstanding performance, he won the favor of American universities. In 2009, Chang Lin received a full scholarship to Long Beach University in California. In the following two years, he represented the Long Beach University team in the NCAA league.
At that time, the Shougang men's basketball team was in its heyday. Under the leadership of Marbury, the Shougang team won the CBA championship for the first time, and Chang Lin was also fortunate to stand on the championship podium with the team.
In the 2013-14 season, Chang Lin, who had not received many opportunities in Shougang, transferred to Jiangsu Kendia. During the three seasons with the Jiangsu team, Chang Lin performed at an All-Star level.
Although he played well in the Jiangsu team, Chang Lin missed Beijing all the time. In the 2017-18 season, due to the gradual decline of Shougang's inside strength, the club decided to reintroduce Chang Lin.
Perhaps Chang Lin's characteristics are really not suitable for Shougang, or the head coach Yannis will not use players like Chang Lin. After returning to Shougang, Chang Lin never reached the heights he had with the Jiangsu team.
In the past five seasons, Chang Lin's condition has gradually declined. Last season, he was completely abandoned by Yannis. Under such circumstances, Chang Lin decided to leave Beijing again. This summer he went to the Shanxi Men's Basketball Team for a trial training.
According to the latest news, the Shanxi Men's Basketball Team has officially signed a contract with Chang Lin. In the new season, he will continue to wear the No. 45 jersey he once wore with the Shougang team. Chang Lin also immediately posted his Shanxi men's basketball jersey number on social media, which brought a lot of surprise to Beijing fans who like him.
In the middle of this month, the CBA summer league is about to start. At that time, Chang Lin will represent the Shanxi team in this warm-up match for the purpose of running in the lineup and examining the status of the players.
The Shanxi Men’s Basketball Team was the biggest dark horse in the CBA last season. Under the leadership of coach Yang Xuezeng, the Shanxi team performed very well and returned to the playoffs, and eliminated the Guangzhou Men’s Basketball Team and entered the playoffs 8 Strong ranks.
In the new season, the goal of the Shanxi Men's Basketball Team is to continue to improve the league results, so they introduced Chang Lin, a veteran with rich CBA league experience. Judging from the current player configuration of the Shanxi Men's Basketball Team, Chang Lin can become the team's main rotation player after Ge Zhaobao, Yan Pengfei and Xing Zhiqiang.
believes that under Yang Xuezeng, Chang Lin will get many more playing opportunities than when he was in Shougang. If he can maintain his previous level, Chang Lin's performance will definitely not be bad.
As a No. 4 player with three-point shooting ability, Chang Lin's joining can enrich the Shanxi Men's Basketball Team's tactics. Here, we also wish that this meritorious veteran of Shougang can use his outstanding performance to help the Shanxi Men's Basketball Team go further in the playoffs of the new season...
