Double blow! After losing the NBA, he was "breaked" by the NBL team, and Australian media pointed out Lin Wei s shortcomings

In the early morning of June 27, NBL Melbourne United suddenly stopped Lin Wei's trial plan. This is only 48 hours since he lost the NBA draft. The club's basketball operations director bluntly said on the official website: "After video analysis, the current lineup can meet the needs." The Australian Pioneer immediately disclosed that the coaching staff's defensive score for Lin Wei was 11.3 points lower than the average score of the NBL substitute point guard.

Some analysts point out that NBL teams value combat power more than potential. Lin Wei ranked 30% behind the same position in the league last season, and this shortcoming will be magnified in international arenas. Now, going back to CBA polishing technology may be a pragmatic choice.

Melbourne United originally planned to sign Lin Wei with Asian foreign aid quotas. The team's general manager also publicly praised his scoring explosiveness last week, saying that he "can score 20+ in any league". But after watching the video of Adidas training camp, the management took a sharp turn for the worse, especially the defensive clips against the New Zealand Swaggers were repeatedly played.

NBL has become a springboard for the NBA in recent years, and its defensive requirements have risen. Last season, the league averaged 7.2 more defensive rounds than the CBA, and the defenders averaged 1.3 steals. Lin Wei's defensive data in the CBA is 0.8 steals, and his confrontation success rate is only 43%.

Interestingly, just three months ago, Australian media compared Lin Wei to the "left-handed version of Patty Mills". At that time, he had just scored 39 points in a single game in the CBA playoffs, including 8 three-pointers. But professional basketball is so realistic. When you have a fatal shortcoming, no matter how dazzling the highlights are, they will be selectively ignored.

NBA scout report shows that Lin Wei's defensive lateral movement speed ranks fourth from the bottom among the runner-up point guard. Although his offensive skills received a B+ rating, his defensive rating was only D. The Trail Blazers assistant coach said privately: "We like his shooting, but now the NBA needs 3D players even on the bench. "

There is a view that modern basketball has increasingly demanded position blurring. Traditional shooting guards like Lin Wei who attack strongly and defend weakly have a sharply compressed living space. Unless you can enjoy unlimited fire rights like the CBA, it is difficult to obtain stable playing time.

Lin Wei's agency team has not given up yet. They are contacting the NBA Summer League opportunity, but people familiar with the matter said that only two teams are willing to offer non-guaranteed trial invitations. In contrast, before Guo Haowen participated in Xialian last year, he had received five formal trial invitations.

NBL's "breaking up the appointment" is more harmful than the NBA's failure to choose. This league has always been a springboard for Asian players to enter the NBA, and Zhou Qi and Watanabe Yuta both started here. Losing the NBL platform means missing an important exposure window, and then the difficulty coefficient of the NBA is doubled.

The pressure is all on Lin Wei's side now. Should we continue to pursue the illusory NBA dream, or return to the CBA to be the core? Someone in the circle has calculated the calculations: he can get a maximum salary in the CBA, and his annual salary in the NBA Development League is less than $100,000. But then again, didn’t Yi Jianlian also experience the darkest moment of being returned?

Fujian Men's Basketball Team has started contract renewal negotiations and is willing to provide a three-year Class D maximum salary contract. The club's general manager emphasized in the interview: "We always believe in Lin Wei's value, and the CBA is the most suitable stage for him to bloom." It is reported that the contract includes the NBA's terms, but the buyout fee is as high as 500,000 US dollars.

analysis shows that the defensive data of top CBA guards are generally lower than international standards. The starting point guard of the quarterfinals of the playoffs last season, the average defensive efficiency was 15 percentage points lower than that of the NBL players in the same position. This environment can indeed mask defensive flaws.

Lin Wei's case reminds all young players: basketball has long been a global competition. You are killing all sides in the CBA, and international scouts are focusing on details such as defensive habits and running without the ball. Some fans said it truthfully: "Learn to defend against the Australian League's substitute first, and then think about the NBA dream!"