News Source: Shanghai men’s basketball is expected to renew the contract with Liu Zheng, a Chinese Taipei player, with a one-year class C contract-regular contract. Previously, the two sides had reached an intention to renew the contract. Liu Zheng will be 34 years old next year. He also meets the conditions for renewing the veteran’s contract, and Shanghai men’s basketball will also properly communicate with Liu Zheng about relevant matters. Previously, Shanghai men’s basketball had confirmed that Ding Yan Yuhang, whose contract had expired, would not be renewed.
The 2022-23 season is Liu Zheng’s third season for Shanghai men’s basketball. He has reached the highest value of joining Shanghai men’s basketball in many numbers: Liu Zheng has played for 34 minutes in this season and got 10.9 points, grab 5.1 rebounds and get 4.3 shots in three points. Liu Zheng is indispensable in the team system of Shanghai men’s basketball. He is a very standard and excellent 3D player: he works hard in defense and can maintain long-term continuity and concentration; At the same time, he also has a good level in the three-point game. His average three-point game hit 36.3 percent, only slightly lower than his 2021-22 season. Jones, the super foreign aid who played in Jilin team this season, once commented on who is the best defensive player and said, “on the defensive end, the most difficult player to deal with is LIU ZHENG. His defense is very good, you must always stay focused when playing against him.”
After the 2020-23 season ended, the original contract between Shanghai men’s basketball and Liu Zheng expired. Shanghai men’s basketball expressed enough sincerity in the process of renewing the contract, and Liu Zheng also wanted to continue to play in the team. The two sides talked smoothly on the issue of renewing the contract and soon reached an intention to renew the contract. Since the standard contract of the new season can only be issued to each team next week, all teams cannot complete the renewal with the players at present. However, Shanghai men’s basketball is expected to renew Liu Zheng’s contract with a one-year regular contract. At the same time, in 2024, Liu Zheng had already met the standards of the veteran’s contract terms. Shanghai men’s basketball also had corresponding considerations in this regard and would properly communicate relevant matters.
According to the relevant regulations of the league, domestic players who meet any of the following conditions can sign the veteran contract when renewing the contract with the original club. Each club can have up to 2 people: the first must be over 34 years old; second, you must register for more than 12 seasons (inclusive) in a single club and be at least 32 years old. The basic salary of the players signing the veteran contract does not account for the team’s salary cap.
According to external analysis, if Liu Zheng does not have a big decline in the competitive state next year, Shanghai men’s basketball hopes to continue to lock Liu Zheng with the veteran contract. Liu Zheng can really have a lot of positive effects on the team. At the same time, Shanghai men’s basketball also hopes to express his gratitude to his team over the years.
