54+53! Hello, Guangdong team! The first foreign player to join the team

Enthusiastic netizen: "Lao Tie, if you confirm that you will join the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, post a little red heart."

Sumner actually replied with a red heart emoji.

In fact, as early as the end of August this year, Sumner forwarded the report of joining the Guangdong team on his personal social media, but he quickly deleted the post.

If nothing else happens, the Guangdong team's foreign aid configuration for the new season will be Sumner + Sullinger + Quinn + McCall, and the local lineup will be Xu Jie + Hu Mingxuan + Cui Yongxi + Jiao Boqiao, etc. It is called luxury. As long as it can produce a chemical reaction and strictly prevent injuries, it will definitely be one of the favorites to compete for the championship.

This issue focuses on Assam, no, Sumner, born on December 31, 1995, the 22nd pick in the second round of the 17th NBA, a combo guard with a height of 1.93 meters, last season He brought his talents to the CBA and played for the Sichuan team in his first year. He averaged 36 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game, shooting 44.8% from the field. He scored 50+ points in two consecutive games, 53 points and 54 points respectively.

In short, Sumner is the top scorer in the CBA today. His offensive firepower is unparalleled, and his style of play is particularly in line with the Guangdong team's system that likes to play fast. It is a great achievement to have him under Zhu's command. He must be happy after get off work every night.

As for Sumner's NBA career, it was rather ill-fated. In just six years, he suffered an Achilles tendon tear twice (in 2019 and 21). During this period, he played 161 games in the regular season, averaging 6.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 14 minutes per game; he played 5 games in the playoffs, averaging 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game.

If Sumner had not been seriously injured in a row, he might still be playing in the NBA now, and would not be "forced" to travel thousands of miles to play in the CBA at the age of 29. Unfortunately, there is no if, and talking about what if is meaningless.

By the way, the Sichuan team may withdraw from the CBA. The problem of unpaid wages has never been resolved, and the players have even been forced to jointly and publicly demand wages. The entire team is in a supermarket state... The 25-26 regular season will start on December 12.