After the registration of domestic players, all teams are actively looking for high-quality foreign players, but since the CBA league cannot provide foreign players with guarantee contracts, many foreign players choose to switch to other leagues. For example, Shanxi Men's Basketball Team foreign player Diallo refused to renew his contract and joined La Liga Baskenia in the new season, and his annual salary is as high as 1.5 million euros. In addition, the CBA league has salary cap restrictions. Except for state-owned enterprise teams, many teams have arrears of wages, so many high-quality foreign players do not like to play in the CBA. For some teams who hope to get bargains at low cost, they can only focus on some veterans in the new season, such as former Guangdong Men's Basketball Team's meritorious foreign aid Wilms. Although the latter is 39 years old in the new season, his competitive state and performance can still gain a foothold in the CBA.
Wims is 39 years old and has played in the CBA for eight seasons. He has played in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shanxi and Shenzhen. He has helped the Guangdong men's basketball team win three consecutive championships. At its peak, Wilms was once the top foreign aid in the league. He averaged 29.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the playoffs. He had a strong ability to hold the ball and kill the game, and had outstanding ability to resolve the game at critical moments. In the past three seasons, due to factors such as age, Wilms' personal competitive state has declined sharply, but she can still gain a foothold in the CBA. Although she cannot be the first foreign player, as a substitute foreign player, Wilms can still play her role and value.
Last season, Wilms represented the Shenzhen Men's Basketball Team in 40 regular season games, averaging 23.2 minutes per game to contribute 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 0.9 steals. His shooting percentage was 50.6%, his three-point shooting percentage was 33.6%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 80.4%. As a 39-year-old veteran, Wilms' offensive efficiency is already excellent enough. Last season, he scored 30+ large triple-double twice, scoring 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team, and scored 36 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists against the Fujian Men's Basketball Team. Although Wilms has entered the countdown to retirement, he can still play his value well if he plays only 20 minutes per game. Wilms has rich game experience and excellent ability to control offense and defensive transformation. There should be no big problem with joining a mid- and downstream team.
If you can continue to play in the CBA in the new season, this should be Wilms' last season. As a meritorious foreign aid of Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, after Wilms retires, the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team will most likely hire him as an assistant coach. He has paid too much for the team. Without the outstanding performance of Wilms in the team, it will be difficult for the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team to complete the feat of three consecutive championships. I hope this veteran can continue to stay in the CBA in the new season, play the last season in full, and bid farewell to the arena in a decent way.
