CBA ushered in the 29th season and the Liaoning team is aiming for three consecutive championships – 2023-2024 season CBA 2023-10-19 18:12:06.0 Source: Xinhuanet Author: Lin Deren, Li Bowen, Xia Liang
The 2023-2024 Chinese Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA) will officially kick off this weekend. This season, the number of rounds in the regular season has increased to 52. Many teams have undergone major changes in their lineups, and many teams have also adjusted their head coach candidates. The Liaoning team, which has won two consecutive championships in the previous two seasons, will continue to be the favorite to win the championship this season, aiming to win three consecutive championships. However, with other teams recruiting reinforcements, the championship situation in the league this season has changed. The change. Teams such as Zhejiang Chouzhou, Zhejiang Guangsha, Guangdong Hongyuan, and Shenzhen New Century all have the strength to compete for the championship and will also launch an attack on the championship.
On October 12, guests at the launch ceremony. On the same day, the 2023-2024 Chinese Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA) press conference was held in Beijing.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Yongmin
The Liaoning team has ushered in major changes this season. The meritorious coach Yang Ming resigned, and Hugo Lopez, who has served as the team’s assistant coach since August 2022, was promoted to the head coach. Although the stability of the overall lineup has been maintained, “changing coaches is like changing swords”, and the Liaoning team in the new season is bound to usher in another run-in. From the perspective of the lineup, the Liaoning team retains the team that won the championship in the previous two years. Veterans such as Guo Ailun and Han Dejun will continue to be in charge. Zhao Jiwei, Zhang Zhenlin, and Fu Hao, who have experienced the Basketball World Cup and Asian Games with the men’s basketball national team, will return to the league. , the two foreign players Fogg and Morand will also continue to compete with the team in the new season. Judging from the lineup, the Liaoning team is still a strong contender for the championship in the new season.
In addition to the Liaoning team, teams such as Jiangsu, Shanghai, Beijing Control, and Shandong have also changed their head coaches in the new season. The performance of these new coaches will also be one of the important highlights of the new league season.
Zhejiang Chouzhou team and Zhejiang Guangsha team, which both performed well in the previous two seasons, have also maintained stable lineups this season. Zhejiang Chouzhou team coach Wu Qian has returned from injury, and young center Yu Jiahao and defender Cheng Shuipeng have also grown to varying degrees after experiencing training with the national team. In addition to retaining last season’s foreign aid Gailey, the Zhejiang Men’s Basketball Team has also introduced two other foreign aids, Perry and Newman, in the new season, which can be said to be a strong force.
On October 17, Zhejiang Chouzhou team’s new foreign players Perry (second from left) and Newman (second from right) appeared at the new season departure ceremony and fan meeting.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi
In the new season, the Zhejiang Guangsha team, on the basis of retaining a team dominated by domestic players such as Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui, Zhao Yanhao, Zhu Junlong, Zhao Jiaren, etc., has made adjustments to its foreign players and newly signed Derek Walton and Ka Mellon Oliver. Judging from the performance of the two foreign players in the preseason, Guangsha has further improved its overall strength.
The Shenzhen team, which almost made it to the finals last season, welcomes back center Li Muhao this season. He Xining, Shen Zijie, Gu Quan and foreign aid Salinger are all in the lineup. This lineup has a balanced internal and external balance and a tacit cooperation. It will become a force that cannot be ignored in the league in the new season.
Compared with the above-mentioned teams with relatively stable lineups, the two strong teams of Guangdong and Xinjiang have undergone major changes. The Guangdong team welcomed the addition of Zhou Qi. After Yi Jianlian announced his retirement, the team regained a strong fulcrum in the interior. As a team of kings with 11 CBA championships, the Guangdong team still has a profound foundation. Although Zhao Rui was traded to the Xinjiang team, the Guangdong team still has excellent defenders such as Hu Mingxuan and Xu Jie in the backcourt. In addition, , Puerto Rican defender Waters joined Guangdong this season. In the 2023 Basketball World Cup, Waters showed strong scoring ability and became the core of the Puerto Rico team. His joining made the Guangdong team even more powerful.
On October 14, Guangdong team player Waters (left) broke through under the defense of Jiangsu team player Tao Yanru. On the same day, in the 2023-2024 Chinese Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA) preseason game held in Yueyang, Hunan, the Guangdong team defeated the Jiangsu team 92:91.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Zhenhai
The Xinjiang team welcomed the addition of Zhao Rui, and its backcourt strength has been further enhanced. In addition, in the new season, the team welcomes strong foreign aid Dominic Jones, who has been in the CBA for many years and was awarded the best international player in the regular season last season. At the same time, the team has added center Wu Guanxi inside. After dormant for several seasons, the Xinjiang team is expected to Bringing a greater threat to other teams in the league in the new season.
In addition, teams such as Beijing Shougang, Beijing Forbidden Warriors, Shandong Expressway, and Guangzhou Long-Lions also have their own characteristics. After each team has undergone coaching changes, trades, signings, etc., there will be more in the new season. The game is worth looking forward to for fans.
In the 29th new season, the CBA League will serve the fans and help the city as the purpose of the league. To this end, it has launched a new league slogan “In the Name of the City” to strengthen the relationship between the team, the city and the fans. In order to allow more fans to enjoy the exciting events, the new season will comprehensively upgrade the promotional packaging of focus games, disseminate the events from multiple perspectives, increase the relationship between the event and the city where the team is located, and create a more enthusiastic home atmosphere.
Before the opening game of the new season on October 21, the league will award a newly designed championship ring to the 2022-2023 season champion Liaoning team and witness the unveiling of the third championship banner in the history of the Liaoning team. The official website of the CBA League has added a new Honor Roll section, which has been officially launched, in an effort to fully display the history of CBA honors to fans.
On October 12, Yao Ming, Chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, answered questions from the host at a press conference.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Yongmin
Regarding the new season, Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, said: “Every step forward in the CBA League requires the joint efforts of all those who care about, love, and support the cause of Chinese basketball. The better the development of the CBA League, the higher the level, and the higher the level of Chinese basketball. The future is getting brighter. Therefore, we will never stop in order to continue to create a better CBA league.”
Xu Jicheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association and chairman of CBA, said: “High competitive levels are the foundation for the survival of all professional leagues. Only when the competitive level of the league continues to improve can we continue to provide high-level talents to the national team and continue to gain recognition from fans. and love. One of the main goals of the CBA League in the new season is to further improve the competitive level of the league by taking various measures.”
2023-10-19 10:12:06
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