The third phase of the 2023-24 CBA regular season has not officially started, and many teams in the CBA league have recently achieved the reinforcement of foreign aid in this rare window. However, the high-profile Guangdong men's basketball team has not been strengthened for a long time. After cutting the meritorious foreign aid Marchand in the closing game of the second phase, the Guangdong team was once revealed to have the opportunity to join forces with the inside line of the former NBA league Timberwolves. However, with the arrival of the NBA league's long-awaited free agent trade window in the NBA league, a large number of stronger instant forces have returned to their free bodies. And the Guangdong team seems to have seen a big foreign aid that is more suitable for their flanks, and may invest heavily in signing in the future.
Recently, the Utah Jazz, a Western powerhouse in the NBA league, was revealed that the team will cut Kevin Knox, who was traded from the Pistons. Kevin Knox was once the NBA league's first-round pick in 2018, and his personal talent was once comparable to Durant, Antetokounmpo and others. However, Knox's talent has never been realized, and he was torn between the Trail Blazers and Pistons last season, and now he was sent to the Jazz by the Pistons and cut. Of course, even if a player like Knox can't adapt to the higher intensity of the NBA league, his physical gifts can definitely match the lower leagues, especially the less demanding platforms such as the CBA league.
From the perspective of personal characteristics, Knox is a 2.01-meter-tall striker with an arm span of 2.13 meters in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions. On the offensive end, Knox can not only carry the ball from the wing to hit the interior to form kills, but also have a stable three-point shooting ability. Knox can not only handle the task of attacking with the ball to force opponents, but he can also play the role of an off-ball finisher. On the defensive end, Knox is dominated by absolutely sufficient movement speed, with a height of 2.01 meters and an arm span of 2.13 meters, which can not only cover two positions on the flanks in a large area, but can even be defended from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position.
Of course, Knox is still likely to be eyed by NBA teams at the moment. However, Knox's offensive efficiency is really too low in the NBA, and the best season of his career was averaging nearly 12 points per game, but he took more than 12 shots. If Knox is positioned as a 3-and-D forward, but his three-point shooting and defensive ability are not at the top level. So, although Knox is still young and his talent has not been realized, it may be that other NBA league teams in the future are more inclined to scratch draft players than Knox who has been practicing for several seasons and still can't play, which can barely get a foothold in the NBA league.
To sum up, once Knox still can't get a contract with an NBA league team in the future, then it is very likely that he will join an overseas league. At that time, Du Feng and Zhu Fangyu can seize the opportunity to pick up leaks. After all, the capital chain of the Guangdong team is very tight now, and the foreign aid that can be signed in the future must have both strong immediate combat power and low cost. Compared to Knight, Knox is not tall and more powerful, and can make up for the weakest flank of the Guangdong team.
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