According to domestic and foreign media news, CBA Zhejiang Guangsha finalized the third foreign aid in the new season, and Barry Brown, a foreign aid who played for Guangzhou Longshi last season, has signed a contract with Zhejiang Guangsha men's basketball team. Judging from the public list of foreign aid priorities, Zhejiang Guangsha retains the priority renewal rights of two foreign helpers, Quindari · Weatherspoon and Jaliel · Okafor, who played for the team last season. There is no surprise that the three foreign aides of Zhejiang Guangsha in the new season are the above three.
Because according to the requirements of the CBA's right of first refusal, Zhejiang Guangsha will definitely give the two better contract conditions than last season, with the competitive ability of these two, it is estimated that no team in any league can give a better contract. So the return of these two should be a fact.
In the 2021-22 season, Barry Brown briefly played for Beijing Shougang, which is now Beijing BAIC, but was cut after only 5 games. In the 2023-24 season, Barry Brown joined the Guangzhou Lions halfway through and played a total of 22 games for the Guangzhou Lions, if the average of 27.5 minutes per game in the 16 regular season games is just medinary, then the 6 playoff games played a very high level, averaging 35.7 minutes per game, getting 27.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4 assists. In the first round of the playoffs, he led the team to eliminate Qingdao Guoxin, which ranked higher, 2-0, and Barry Brown had a highlight performance of 36 points in a single game. In the second round, facing the stronger Xinjiang Guanghui, Barry Brown led the team and the Xinjiang team to tear up four big battles without being favored. There are also such highlight moments of scoring 37 points in a single game.
Judging from the performance of the Guangzhou Dragon Lions, Barry Brown is not a top foreign aid, that is, the middle and upper reaches of the level, mainly because of his average projection finishing ability, and his three-point shots are definitely not at a high level in foreign aid. Zhejiang Guangsha signed Barry Brown, if it is simply to deal with the rotation of personnel in the regular season, there should be no problem, and it is not a big problem to deal with the playoffs, but if it is used to win the championship, it is estimated that it is enough, and he should not be a foreign aid at the level of the championship puzzle.
Among the 20 teams in the CBA, the first foreign aid card this season is the triple crown champion Liaoning Bengang, and Liaoning Basket signed Aqiuer, retaining the priority renewal right of Fogg and Cooper, the old and young foreign aids. Third, foreign aid was done in advance at the first time. In the case that the foreign aid policy has become 6 people in 4 quarters this season, this can also see the confidence of Liao Basket as the founder of the Triple Crown Dynasty. Guangsha finalized the third foreign aid, which is also the second team among the 20 teams in the CBA to complete the allocation of three foreign aids. But Zhejiang Guangsha obviously lacks confidence in playing this bright card.
CBA Draft, Zhejiang Guangsha is the most attentive one, they exchanged the inside Li Jinxiao for the fourth pick, the purpose is very clear is to choose a guard, so as to strengthen the team's shortcomings in the guard, and finally they chose Lin Bingsheng, a guard from Baodao, which should be regarded as a wish. As an instant combat force, Lin Bingsheng must be stronger than the sweet potato represented by the license produced by Zhejiang Guangsha Youth Training.
It's just that I don't know if Zhejiang Guangsha's hard work can impress Sun Minghui, and can he successfully renew the contract with Zhejiang Guangsha? This is the final answer to Guangsha this season, from the operation of Guangsha above, Zhejiang Guangsha should still have a certain degree of difficulty in winning the championship in the new season, especially the configuration of foreign aid, it has really not reached the championship level, Guangsha's prospects for winning the championship are not much different from the past, it still depends on the performance of Sun Minghui and Hu Jinqiu. From the overall point of view of the CBA championship-winning team, having a championship-level foreign aid is basically a necessary condition for winning the championship.
Therefore, many people are not optimistic about Barry Brown joining Zhejiang Guangsha, which should be mainly from this perspective. Sun Minghui, who wants a champion, Zhejiang Guangsha's existing economic conditions can only meet his top salary, and the others may be difficult to meet in a short time.