CBA New Season Preview: Guangxia Team – Trio Re-signs to Stabilize the Team, Aiming for Another Championship Run in the New Season

The new CBA season is about to begin. Today, let me introduce you to one of the CBA’s top teams – Guangxia Men’s Basketball.

Review of Last Season:

Guangxia Men’s Basketball, with Hu Jinqiu and Sun Minghui at its core, showed strong competitiveness in the early stages of the league last season, ranking in the top four. Their consecutive victories over defending champions Liaoning Men’s Basketball impressed fans. However, as Hu Jinqiu and Sun Minghui faced varying degrees of injuries, and issues arose with the selection of foreign players, Guangxia faced significant adjustments in the later stages of the regular season. They eventually finished fifth in the regular season. In the playoffs, after defeating Shanxi 2-1 in the round of 12, Guangxia was eliminated in the quarterfinals with a 1-3 loss against a fully fit Guangdong Men’s Basketball team.

Offseason Changes:

During the offseason, Guangxia did not retain any of their foreign players from last season. Instead, they signed two core foreign players, Knight and Brown, along with Lin Bingcheng’s integration into the team. Compared to last season, Guangxia now has a higher tolerance for mistakes in their guard line, and Knight’s addition allows Hu Jinqiu more rest and adjustment time.

Prospects for the New Season:

With the trio retained, Zhao Jiaxin and Zhu Junlong are further developing their talents. Lin Bingcheng also possesses strong individual abilities, and veterans like Xu Zhonghao remain healthy. With the foreign player rule of seven players across four quarters, after strengthening their guard line, as long as Guangxia maintains a healthy roster and achieves expected foreign player integration, they will not be inferior to any playoff team, including defending champions Liaoning Men’s Basketball.

In terms of foreign players, Guangxia did not retain any of their foreign players from last season. Apart from Knight and Brown, who have already played in pre-season games for Guangxia, there are rumors that Guangxia is still looking for new foreign players. Under the new season’s rule of seven foreign players across four quarters, Guangxia can maintain two foreign players on the court for the first three quarters, giving them a clear advantage in the fourth quarter with domestic players.

Predicted Starting Lineup:

Sun Minghui, Brown, Zhu Junlong, Knight, Hu Jinqiu

Predicted Regular Season Ranking:

3rd to 6th place in the standings.