One old, one new! Shanghai men's basketball team announced the selection of foreign players for the new season, with one big and one small shooting | rebounding | candidates
One big guy, one small guy; An old acquaintance, a new face! They are all team type foreign aid.
Just now, Shanghai Jiushi Sharks officially announced that the club has officially confirmed two foreign aid candidates for the 2023-2024 season, Noah Fenglai and Jorge Ferrer. After submitting the registration materials to the CBA company and passing the review and public announcement, the two of them will represent Shanghai Jiushi Men's Basketball Team in the new season of the CBA league.
Shanghai fans are very familiar with Noah Fenglai. He was born in 1995, standing 208 centimeters tall and weighing 109 kilograms. He is an American professional basketball player who plays as a power forward and played for the Celtics in the NBA last season.
In the 2021-2022 season, Feng Lai played in 23 regular season games for the Big Sharks, averaging 23.7 minutes per game, scoring 15 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.5 blocks, shooting 44.6%, and shooting 38% from three pointers. Played 5 games in the playoffs, averaging 21 minutes per game, scoring 11.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, shooting 47.8%, and shooting 41.7% from three pointers. His outstanding performance helped Shark successfully reach the semi-finals. On the offensive end, Feng Lai has stable mid range and interior finishing ability. On the defensive end, his ultra long arm span of 2.24 meters can effectively guard the penalty area, and his ability to dribble and rebound under the basket is also outstanding, making him an all-around spatial forward player.
"Feng Lai can pitch and grab. Compared to before, the current Big Sharks don't need him to focus on attacking, they can focus more on defense. In the new season, I hope he can be more focused," said a fan.
Yoji Ferrer, born in 1993, is 183 centimeters tall and weighs 81 kilograms. He is an American professional basketball player who plays as a point guard.
Ferrer graduated from Indiana University in the United States and started the team in his freshman season. During his college years, he averaged 14.5 points and 4.6 assists per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 39.9%. He has been Indiana University's assist king for four consecutive seasons.
In 2016, he entered the MLB as a draft pick and played for the Nets, Mavericks, Kings, Cavaliers, and Clippers. In the 2016-17 season, he was selected for the Rookie of the Year Second Team. He has played a total of 259 games in the NBA, averaging 7.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. He has a shooting percentage of 42% and a three-point shooting percentage of 36.5%.
After leaving the MLB, Ferrer transferred to the Greek Basketball League and the Slovenian Basketball League, and has performed excellently in both leagues. In 2022, he led the team to win the Slovenian league championship, the Super Cup championship, and the league MVP; In 2023, he once again led the team to win the Slovenian league championship and Super Cup championship, and was crowned the league MVP and Super Cup MVP.
Ferrer is an extremely fast player, which gives him great impact on the field, and he has a very good passing vision, always able to deliver the ball to empty teammates in time. In addition, Ferrer's defense is also very active, and I believe his joining will bring huge improvements to both offense and defense for the Sharks.
"Currently, Ferrer appears to be a relatively team oriented small foreign player, and it depends on his ability to adapt to the CBA. After all, small foreign players still need sharp attacks," said an industry insider.
