Not playing anymore! Farewell Guangdong Men's Basketball! 2.11m center temporarily leaves the team.

Oh~

What's going on? So sudden.

A well-known domestic basketball platform reports:Guangdong Men's Basketball has approved Jiao Boqiao's request for a temporary leave to handle personal matters.

An insider from the Guangdong team expressed hope that Jiao Boqiao can adjust his physical and mental state during the leave, maintaining a cheerful mood...... Very informative, could it really be as unhappy as rumors suggest?

Netizens' views on this are as follows:

During the offseason last summer, Jiao Boqiao joined the Guangdong team via a trade. His performance this season has not met expectations, playing 28 games with 6 starts so far, averaging 13.5 minutes per game with 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds, shooting 53.7% from the field; last season with Guangzhou, he played 23 games with 20 starts, averaging 28.3 minutes per game contributing 13.3 points and 4.4 rebounds, shooting 44.9% from the field.

Playing for Guangdong, one of the CBA's biggest powerhouse teams, Jiao Boqiao faces more pressure than ever, especially with head coach Du Feng being notoriously strict.

This guy was born on September 2, 2001, a 2.11m tall & 2.13m wingspan forward/center, a relatively versatile inside player. Last season with Guangzhou, he averaged hitting 1.3 three-pointers per game at a 31.3% rate, but this season with Guangdong he has not yet shown his shooting skills.

Because of his youth and potential, Jiao Boqiao was recently recruited by Guo Shiqiang to follow the Chinese Men's Basketball Team for the second window of World Cup qualifiers, only briefly playing 30 seconds in the game vs. Chinese Taipei Team, grabbing 1 rebound and committing 1 turnover.

Back to the main point, with Jiao Boqiao's sudden departure, Guangdong's already thin interior lineup becomes even more stretched. They are about to face Beijing, who has Zhou Qi + McGee, at home—clearly this will be an extremely tough game. When playing Shanghai, just one "White" Whiteside left them helpless and overwhelmed.

In the recent Shanghai home game where they crushed Guangdong 97-81, the 36-year-old Whiteside wildly grabbed 26 rebounds (8 offensive) plus 14 points and 4 blocks.

So far,Shanghai leads the league with 26 wins and 4 losses, defending champion Guangsha is second with 25 wins and 5 losses, Guangdong is third with 20 wins and 10 losses, Shandong also has 20 wins and 10 losses ranking fourth, Beijing is fifth with 19 wins and 11 losses.