Today, it was revealed that Blakeney will not be able to come to China for the time being due to visa and personal reasons, and he will definitely miss some of the first stage of the competition. Of course, Blakeney will only be unable to arrive for the time being, and he should still arrive in the team in the future. That means they're in need of Waters. Fortunately, Waters' ability is not bad, he can organize and score on the offensive end, as long as the team blocks well, he can completely open. Especially in the regular season, he played relatively easily.
But after coming to the playoffs, Shanghai needed Blakeney very much. After all, in the playoffs last season, opponents could completely limit Waters' play, mainly because of his height, which was a necessary trouble.
At the same time, there was a reversal, because Blakeney could not arrive in the team in the first place, Shanghai has contacted Weems, Shanghai has already started a trial, and also has a training session with the team.
Of course, it's just a trial now, and it's unclear whether Weems will stay with the team at all. Anyway, he is still very good at switching, Shanghai and Guangdong play similarly, both are based on counterattacks, Weems can definitely be competent. And Weems doesn't have a big problem playing the regular season, just play more than ten minutes per game. Weems' role at the moment is pretty much that of a firefighter, and the team doesn't expect much from him to bring to the team, as long as he can share some time.
According to the follow-up news, the reason why Blakeney did not arrive in the team is not because of the problem of money, after all, Shanghai is not bad for money, it is estimated that Blakeney will still participate in next season, fortunately, the first stage is about a month, and the delay is not very long. It's just that in the past two years, there have always been some accidents in Shanghai's foreign aid, and the internal management may also have to reflect on it. After all these things are played in a row, the fans are already dissatisfied. They all said: The jokes of the men's basketball management for a long time are endless every year.