The contracts of the three main players of the Zhejiang Guangsha team have expired this summer. Currently, only Hu Jinqiu, who was injured in the playoffs and is recuperating, has confirmed that he will renew his contract with the team. The contracts of the other two players, Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao, have not yet been finalized. Zhao Yanhao asked for the maximum salary but failed and wanted to leave. Sun Minghui was dissatisfied with the team's record and wanted to pursue a championship. After all, with his strength and data, he would undoubtedly receive the maximum salary no matter which team he went to.
When Li Chunjiang coached the Guangsha team after leaving the Guangdong team, he discovered and trained a large number of young players, including Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao, the "Guangsha three young players", as well as other domestic players. Player, it was he who established the current team and basic lineup of the Guangsha team, and it was he who led the Guangsha team to the finals for the first time. If Li Chunjiang had been coaching in Guangsha, he would have led this group of players to win the championship by now.
Zhao Yanhao once had a high tactical status in the Guangsha team, but due to injuries, he was replaced by other players, and his offensive scoring methods were relatively simple and unstable, so he gradually lost his starting position. In the past two seasons, his playing time and average shots per game have been greatly reduced, and various statistics have plummeted. Therefore, when his contract expired, the team did not agree to the maximum salary.
But Zhao Yanhao still has strength. In the 2020-21 season, when his data was at its peak, he averaged 17.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.6 steals per game. When he started playing as a substitute in the 2021-22 season, he averaged 17.7 points per game. With 16.6 points scored, his level is above average among the main defenders of all CBA teams. It is currently reported that the Beijing Shougang team is interested in Zhao Yanhao and is willing to provide a maximum salary contract. If the Guangsha team is not willing to match the contract, they will have to release him. In this way, the Guangsha team will not get the transfer fee and can only get part of the training fee. Compensation, for the team, it is very uneconomical for the main players who have finally cultivated to be signed away by other teams.
Sun Minghui just averaged 21 points and 10.6 assists per game last season. He averaged more than 20 points and more than 10 assists per game in a single season. He is the first domestic player in the CBA to achieve such an achievement. After losing the last game of the playoffs, Sun Minghui said, "I don't know where I will be next season?" made countless Guangsha fans silent. Sun Minghui has paid a lot for the Guangsha team over the years. He is the soul of this team. If he left Guangsha in the past few years, there would be no hope of winning the championship.
Recently there was news that many teams in the Australian League nbl were interested in Sun Minghui and offered him a contract similar to that of Zhou Qi at the time, with an annual salary equivalent to about 4 million yuan in RMB. The intensity of competition in the Australian League is stronger than that of the CBA, and the basketball concepts accepted are also more advanced. There are a large number of former NBA players or players with low NBA draft picks. Zhou Qi and Liu Chuanxing have both experienced the baptism of the Australian League. After completing the transformation, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds. If Sun Minghui goes to the Australian League to play for 1-2 seasons, his technical and tactical abilities may be improved to a higher level.
Zhao Yanhao and Sun Minghui have different reasons for wanting to leave. In the final analysis, it is a problem with Guangsha's management and head coach. Zhao Yanhao's strength in the starting lineup was weakened by playing as a substitute. He can obviously go to other teams to get a maximum salary. Why not go with the guarantee of playing time and ball rights? Since Guangsha cannot give him a maximum salary, it is better to negotiate with Shougang early in exchange for some inside players who can help Hu Jinqiu share some of the defensive pressure.
Sun Minghui and Hu Jinqiu used too much in the regular season and were too consumed at the critical moment in the playoffs. They are prone to injuries. Hu Jinqiu has been seriously injured five times in four consecutive seasons. In the last four seasons, he has never played a complete playoff game. Whenever I see Hu Jinqiu being injured for the season in the playoffs and Sun Minghui fighting alone in the playoffs, that helpless feeling arises spontaneously. Who doesn't want to fight side by side with his teammates, who doesn't want to win the championship?
