Campus faction, late bloomers, traditional point guard, peak after injury

On January 23, Beijing time, the Xinjiang men's basketball team of the CBA regular season ushered in the challenge of the Shanghai men's basketball team. After four quarters of fierce battle, the stronger Xinjiang Men’s Basketball Team won 108-98. In the days when Zhou Qi was absent due to injury, the Xinjiang Men’s Basketball Team undoubtedly needed more players to stand up, and the hero of this game is undoubtedly a cut. With 30 points and 15 assists, the veteran Zeng Lingxu, whose data surpassed foreign aid, the Xinjiang men's basketball veteran who spent a lot of money to introduce in 2018, after experiencing doubts and injuries, finally ushered in the second spring of his career! _P1p

Zeng Lingxu, born in 1987, will turn 34 this year. Whether in the Xinjiang team or the entire cba, he is a veritable veteran. Unlike many young and famous players, Zeng Lingxu's basketball career started in the campus league. In 2006, 19-year-old Zeng Lingxu came to Beijing from the border city of Dandong, Liaoning, and became a student of the Department of Business Administration of Tsinghua University and joined the Tsinghua University team. That year led Tsinghua University to the top four in Cuba. Later, he naturally became the captain of the Tsinghua University basketball team, leading the team as the overlord of the Northeast Division for a long time. In 2011, he won the third place in the Cuba League. As he became famous in Cuba, Zeng Lingxu’s performance soon attracted the attention of professional teams. Foshan contacted the boss of Zeng Lingxu on the initiative and offered an annual salary of 150,000. The condition of signing a contract for 5 years was for the fact that he had not yet left the campus. According to Zeng Lingxu, the annual salary of 150,000 yuan is already a lot of income. After all, as a student at that time, he did not have a living cost of less than 1,000 yuan. According to the system at the time, he belonged to a non-professional team player, and he entered the CBA at the age of 24, so he entered the CBA at an age later than other professional team members. His prospects were not paid attention to and optimistic about, but soon Zeng Lingxu used it. The strength and performance have fought back. In the first season, he has been able to sit firmly in rotation. In the second season, he averaged more than 10 points per game and scored 4 assists per game. The third season was due to the introduction of the Guangzhou team. A small foreign aid, his playing time was compressed, but soon in the fourth season, at the age of 28, Zeng Lingxu made a comeback. After scoring a game of 32 points + 10 assists, he finally received extensive media attention. Ranked top of the top 10 high-performance players with a base salary. At this time, he is 28 years old and still only holds an annual salary of 150,000.

Zeng Lingxu was subsequently signed by the Shanxi Men’s Basketball Team.He finally got a salary that matched his abilities, and even got the call of the national training team. Because of his open career and steady play, he also won the nickname "China Kidd". However, with the increase of age, the injury striker has gradually increased. After experiencing the glory of the Shanxi Men’s Basketball Team, Zeng Lingxu came to the Xinjiang Men’s Basketball Team in 2018. Since the Xinjiang team already has Adams and Xirelijiang in the backcourt, Zeng Lingxu is very Having been placed on the bench for a long time, the average playing time has dropped to 15 minutes per game, and the average per game has also dropped to the lowest point of his career, coupled with the impact of injuries. In Zeng Lingxu's own words, that period was the most difficult period of his career. After nearly two years of dormancy, veteran Zeng Lingxu has become the team's big brother due to the Xinjiang men's basketball exchange this season. His experience and locker room attributes have become the catalyst for the team. In many cases, he was pushed to the main position again. Before he scored 30+15 in this field, he had repeatedly played high-light data, 30+7, 25+5, 25+4, and 17 assists in a single game. At the age of 34 At his age, Zeng Lingxu welcomed the former self.

After the game, a photo released by the famous basketball reporter Jia Lei attracted a lot of attention. Zeng Lingxu's two children were in front of the TV, watching their father on the field. Because of the epidemic and the competition, Zeng Lingxu has not been with his family for half a year, but he must have seen his father's outstanding performance, and the two children will definitely be proud of him!