As CBA League has higher and higher requirements for domestic players, many local players are forced to retire or switch to other leagues at the age of playing. Many foreign players over 35 years old can continue to be active in the CBA arena. Let’s take a look at the four older foreign players in the new season of the CBA to predict who can continue to maintain competitiveness.
Rochester
Rochester joins the Shandong Men's Basketball Team in the new season. According to the official registration news, Rochester has reached 37 years old and has become one of the oldest players in the CBA. However, judging from personal data, Rochester's performance is still very stable. Last season, he represented the Tianjin Men's Basketball Team in 25 regular season games, averaged 30.8 minutes per game and contributed 23.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists, with a three-point shooting percentage of 45%. He even scored 30+ data in many key games. Joining the Shandong Men's Basketball Team in the new season, Rochester's performance is still worth looking forward to.
Haddadi
Haddadi is also a 37-year-old foreign player, even older than Rochester, but from his personal performance, Haddadi can be said to be an "evergreen" among the CBA foreign players. Last season, Hadadi represented Sichuan Men's Basketball Team in 20 games, and averaged 34.5 minutes per game to contribute 15.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 0.9 teams with 1.7 blocks. He is still strong. Although he did not lead the Sichuan Men's Basketball Team into the playoffs, Hadadi's ability is still recognized.
In the international arena, Haddadi was also very dominant at his peak. He was the first Iranian player to enter the NBA league and the first Iranian player in the NBA to win a double-double. As a leader of the Iranian men's basketball team, Hadadi has led the team to the top three in Asia many times and has led the team to the runner-up at the Incheon Asian Games. In the fifth window of the World Cup qualifiers, Iran will lead the team to confront Chinese men's basketball team . Facing Zhou Qi's dominant inside line, I don't know if Haddadi can continue to play competitively.
Wims
Wims is 36 years old and was born on July 8, 1986. He is also one of the older foreign players in CBA. After entering the CBA stadium in the 17-18 season, Wilms became a hot foreign aid in the league. After joining Guangdong Hongyuan in the second season, Wilms started a brilliant career and led the team to win the championship for three consecutive seasons.
Last season, Wilms' personal condition declined severely due to his age, and averaged only 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and he did not perform as expected at all. On the playoff stage, Wilms was suppressed by Zhang Zhenlin , with only 17.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and he did not have the style of the former top foreign aid. When joining the Shanxi Men's Basketball Team in the new season, Yang Xuezeng still sees that Wilms is good at running and shooting tactics. In a team like Shanxi Men's Basketball Team, I believe Wilms still has the ability to average 20+ points per game.
Jones
Jones led the Jilin men's basketball team to the quarterfinals of the playoffs last season. Without being favored by the outside world, Jones led the team to eliminate Beijing Shougang 2-0 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. On the playoff stage, Jones played as a top foreign player, averaging 45.3 minutes per game, able to contribute 30 points, 8.5 rebounds, 11 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.5 blocks. It is really an offensive, defensive, and tandem. With limited salary, Jilin Men's Basketball Team has relied on Jones to lead the team in recent years, and has averaged more than 40 minutes of playing time. Jones has earned hard money.
The new season, the lineup configuration of Jilin Men's Basketball Team has not changed much. Except for the head coach being replaced with Cui Wanjun , the remaining lineup has not been adjusted. Jones has maintained active training during the offseason and is in very good shape. He is expected to continue to play dominant in the new season.
