In August this summer, guard Yan Shouqi, who has played for Liao Basket for 6 seasons, expired his contract according to the rules Class B contract, and Liao Basket enjoyed his exclusive right to sign a contract with a maximum salary or enter the matching process, or renew a middle-class Class C contract.
As the Liaoning men's basketball youth training Yan Shouqi, the first six seasons of his career all played for the Liaoning basketball team, and this year with the team won three consecutive championships, this year's 27-year-old his contract expired, which caused widespread heated discussions among netizens, and even many Liaoning fans believe that Yan Shouqi has never played a highlight performance, and is no longer young, and the contract can be used for loan or exchange when it expires.
Using objective data to illustrate, Yan Shuqi's sixth season has improved significantly, his regular season statistics and playoff average data are career highs, and of course, he has more playing time and opportunities this season. In the first four seasons of his career, Yan played only one game and two minutes in the playoffs in four years, and did not score once. Yan Shouqi became a regular starter in the playoffs this season, averaging 3.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, becoming the first choice to relieve Zhao Jiwei's offensive and defensive pressure.
If the high-salary contract renewal is a bit worth the loss, after all, Yan Shouqi is not the kind of player who can change the upper and lower limits of the team, then from another perspective, a guard who has reached the finals for five consecutive years is also very rare in the CBA league, and this experience alone is enough for other teams to poach people with high salaries. And because he is in Liao Basketball, the fans have very high requirements for Yan Shouqi, after all, the championship team has its own luxury backcourt, and the target opponents are all top giants, and some of Yan Shouqi's shortcomings will be magnified.
It is worth mentioning that Yan Shouqi has also played many highlight performances this season, and now the official commentary will use "Hand Emperor" to summarize when introducing him, a 27-year-old guard with five finals experience, if the annual salary is one million expensive, then other teams will not hesitate to trade with Liao Basket, but in the backcourt of the Liaoning team, which is alternating between the old and the new, the club will obviously not let Yan Shouqi go at this time.