Shanghai men's basketball team signed a blockbuster! The NBA Development League is a big killer, and it's time to play the CBA! What's the matter?

The New York Knicks, on the other side of the ocean, made crazy reinforcements in the offseason, but yesterday's opener was hit in the face.

"Magic Capital Knicks", Shanghai Sharks, who are not bad for money, were also not idle yesterday.

In the first 5 games of the new CBA season, the Shanghai team, which started with 1 win and 4 losses, signed new foreign aids:Kenneth Lofton Jr.

Don't brag, this wave is indeed a "blockbuster signing".

After all, this time last year, Lofton weighed 300 pounds, or about 136 kilograms, surpassing Zion and Boban to become the fattest player in the NBA.

Although he has also lost some weight, and now claims to weigh 12 kilograms, it is also outrageous.

Because, his height is only 1.98 meters...

Every fat person is not necessarily a potential stock.

After all, in the adult world, except for gaining weight, nothing else is easy.

The first time I saw Chubby's power was the U19 World Youth Championships in 2021, which I thought was the final between Wembanyama and Holmgren, but it was robbed by the fat man.

He scored a team-high 16 points, 15 of which came in the crucial second half, helping United States win the championship by narrowly handing them out.

In the third quarter of the game, the United States team once trailed by 8 points, and Chet faced Wemban, and there was nothing to do.

So how did the United States team fight back?

Such:

In that competition, although Holmgren was the eventual MVP, Lofton, who averaged 13.1 points per game, was the team's leading scorer, otherwise the United States team would not have won the championship.

Big bamboo pole literary class, there is really no way to take a fat man... I'm afraid he'll knock the France Spider-Man apart.

However, such a performance did not bring an improvement to his draft market.

In 2022, Lofton, lost the draft.

Teammate Holmgren, the leader.

Wenban, 23 years champion.

The reason for the defeat does not need to be repeated, the interior players with small forward height are facing increasing pressure to survive in the modern NBA. Movement speed is not enough. Hit five? It's too short.

The most typical example is around us: Wan Shengwei with 3 CBA rings in 2 years.

These two players, although their abilities are incomparable, have similar technical styles.

Lao Wan, who "still has a lot of things to do", is not also leaving the CBA...

After losing the election, the "anti-Wenban armor" changed to many teams.

In the 22-23 season, he played 24 games for the Grizzlies, averaging 7.3 minutes per game, scoring 5 points and 2.1 rebounds.

He has also played masterpieces.

In the final game of the regular season, against the Thunder, Lofton scored 42 points and 14 rebounds in a single game, becoming the first player in NBA history to score at least 40 points and 10 rebounds on his first start.

Last season, he played for the Grizzlies, 76ers and Jazz, averaging 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 9.5 minutes per game.

Most of his time, he belonged to the Development Alliance.

In March this year, in a game in the Development League, Chubby played 35 minutes, shooting 20 of 29, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 9 free throws, and slashed 52 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

He has been named to the NBA Development League All-Rookie Team twice in the past two seasons, and has also been named to the NBA Development League All-Rookie Team and has been named to the NBA Development League All-Rookie Team.

In a word:His dominance at this level of the Development League is quite impressive.

Because of this, I will be optimistic about his performance after coming to the CBA.

The first is that Lofton's tonnage is too exaggerated, and the fully upgraded version of "Wan Shengwei".

Second, he's fat, but he's not stupid at all, and if you've watched him play, you'll know that his inside skills are very delicate.

Third, he has a shot and can shoot three-pointers, which is important for him in the CBA. Okafor was in Guangsha before, and he also had work on the inside, but he didn't have 3, and he played awkwardly.

Finally, the CBA's requirements for foreign aid: you can not defend, but you must "be a father".

On scoring? Wenban knows that Chubby is good at it.