If you want to select the local leaders of Guangdong Hongyuan this season, maybe everyone has different answers. Some people think that Zhou Peng is time-honored and worthy of a vote; some people think that Hu Mingxuan should be chosen as the local scorer of Xinke; some people think that the "true leader" Ren Junfei, whom Du Feng personally named, is the best candidate. But the real answer is that Zhao Rui is not the most scoring and rebounding, but the strongest control ability and the most comprehensive offense and defense. This season, Zhao Rui averaged 23.5 minutes, 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.8 steals. Although the statistics are not top in the league or even the Hongyuan team, the role on the court is indeed visible to the naked eye, and Du Feng He also publicly praised Zhao Rui many times and personally stated that Zhao Rui is already an outstanding leader of Hongyuan! Today, Zhao Rui, as the main guard of the national team and Hongyuan’s home guard, has already achieved fame. His contract with Hongyuan expired last year. Faced with the maximum salary contracts handed over by the CBA teams, he said, "I will die. "Hongyuan" refused all, and finally returned to Guangdong to continue following Du Feng. In the end, he indeed won the bet!
In the end, why would Zhao Rui prefer not to have a maximum salary contract worth 8 million yuan and stay in Hongyuan? The editor believes that this is because Zhao Rui always remembers the goodness of Du Feng and Hongyuan. In other words, he is a person who knows how to be grateful. Because it was Du Feng and Hongyuan who saved Zhao Rui, who had almost no ball to play but fell into the field, and it was Du Feng and Hongyuan who gave Zhao Rui a chance to prove himself again! Perhaps no one thought that when Zhao Rui was in the youth team, he was not favored by any CBA team's youth echelon. As a young man, his talent has not yet been revealed. He could only join one team who was rejected by the CBA team. NBL youth team. Even more unfortunately, not long after the NBL campaign, Zhao Rui's NBL team faced dissolution due to poor management. The great fortune in the misfortune was that the team owner couldn't bear Zhao Rui not having the ball to play, so he contacted some familiar CBA team owners and coaches to see who could "accept" Zhao Rui.
At that time, Hongyuan’s head coach Du Feng personally came to the scene and watched Zhao Rui’s trial. Du Feng, who was attracted by the light in Zhao Rui’s eyes, believed that Zhao Rui was a creative talent, and at that time Hongyuan Long after Chen Jianghua retired and Liu Xiaoyu left for Shanghai, there was indeed a lack of manpower, so Du Feng decided.Signed Zhao Rui and reached a four-year contract with him. In this way, Zhao Rui successfully "upgraded" from the NBL and joined the CBA League, the highest palace of Chinese basketball. Although Zhao Rui, who came to Hongyuan at the beginning, was not mature enough in all aspects of technology, he met Du Feng, his mentor, and Du Feng devoted himself to guiding the 20-year-old youth, and his requirements were very strict. Don't look at Zhao Rui as the team's eldest brother now, and will no longer be scolded by Du Feng. You must know that in Zhao Rui's rookie season, Du Feng scolded him harder than anyone else!
Over the past four years, Zhao Rui has made a step by step, from NBL to CBA, from CBA to the national team, his story is very inspirational. Many fans believe that after being selected into the national team, Zhao Rui has made little progress compared to before. Of course, Zhao Rui’s progress has slowed down during this period, but he has control over both sides of the team’s offense and defense and tactical running. The familiarity of the position is not comparable to before. A true leader, while making himself better, can also make his teammates better. Zhao Rui is now at this stage. We believe that he can lead Guangdong Hongyuan to rebuild the dynasty in the post-Yi Jianlian era!