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The Xinjiang Men’s Basketball Team signed the fourth foreign player, a 1.96-meter combo guard who averaged 9.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in the NBA.

In this offseason of the CBA League, the Xinjiang men's basketball team has made relatively big adjustments: in terms of the coaching staff, the team has formed a new team around Liu Wei, including former CBA marksman Luo Zhi and many other domestic and foreign coaches. In terms of players, Zhao Rui left the team through transfer, and the team reinforced Wang Xinkai , and promoted three young players including Feng Ao, Zhang Qingze, and Yin Zhaohang to the first team. Among them, Feng Ao has great potential and is Liu Wei's key training target; in terms of foreign aid, the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team only retained one foreign aid Lawson from last season, and signed small foreign aid Nuttall and striker foreign aid Louis King. Just a few days ago, the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team confirmed its fourth foreign player. According to media person "Half God and Half Carter", the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team will sign former NBA guard Tyrone Wallace, and the team will welcome the new season with a lineup of four foreign players.

Wallace is a tall defender, with a height of 1.96 meters. He is 31 years old and at the peak of his career. Wallace has three years of NBA experience. He has played for teams such as the Clippers, Timberwolves and Hawks. He has played a total of 106 games and averaged 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 15.5 minutes per game. Wallace's best season in the NBA was the 17-18 season. At that time, Wallace could be said to be the main force of the team. He averaged 28.4 minutes of playing time per game, 9.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals. The overall shooting rate was 44.5%. After leaving the Clippers, although Wallace also played many games for the Timberwolves and Hawks, he was basically the team's rotation and substitute. After the 19-20 season, Wallace left the NBA and has been playing in Europe in recent years.

From a characteristic point of view, Wallace is a very good combo guard. He has good personal scoring ability, can independently create scoring opportunities, and can also assume the important task of organizing and connecting. Wallace's breakthrough ability is very good, and he can score after rushing to the basket to complete the confrontation. And as a tall guard, Wallace also has a very good wingspan, which gives him great advantages in protecting the frame and defensively. The fly in the ointment is that Wallace's shooting ability is not very strong. During his time in the NBA, his overall three-point shooting percentage was only 20.3%, and his highest shooting percentage in the season was only 25%. What is certain is that after coming to the CBA, Wallace's shooting will definitely be targeted by other teams. But if Wallace's breakthrough is sharp enough, being the team's fourth foreign aid is actually enough.

Overall, the Xinjiang men’s basketball team has chosen a combination of three small players and one large foreign aid. I won’t say much about the big foreign aid Lawson. He already performed very well last season. As for the remaining three small foreign players, they all have their own characteristics: Nuttall replaced Hagens last season, mainly to let him help the team in organizing and linking up, and in terms of personal offense, Nuttall is obviously a level higher than Hagens; Louis King is a scoring ability. A good striker, he averaged 19.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the Fujian Men's Basketball Team last season. His addition can improve the team's forward scoring ability; Wallace is a combo guard who is good at organizing offense and is Nuttall's rotation.

The Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team has always been a strong team in the CBA League. Although there has been a replacement of old and new teams in the past two seasons, its strength has been maintained very well. As for the relatively average results last season, it was because the team suffered from very serious injuries. At present, players such as Li Yanzhe and Wu Guanxi have recovered. Although Zhao Rui is gone, due to his serious lack of attendance in the first two seasons, the impact on the team is not that big. Overall, the Xinjiang men's basketball team is still very good, and its performance in the new season is worth looking forward to!