Song Xiang: Beijing Enterprises and Beijing teams have competed for Zhao Rui, who is looking forward to forming a strong team

Hupu, August 29th, Beijing Men's Basketball Team officially announced today: The captain of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, Zhao Rui, officially joined the team.

Beijing Youth reporter Song Xiang posted a message about this signing: Beijing Enterprises and Beijing have competed for Zhao Rui, and the latter is looking forward to forming a strong team to compete for victory.

The original text is as follows: On the evening of the 29th, Beijing Shougang Club officially announced that it had completed the signing of former Xinjiang team core defender Zhao Rui. The two sides signed a three-year regular contract. It is indeed an excellent operation to introduce strong players like Zhao Rui without losing their maximum salary. Zhao Rui will play in the BAIC Men's Basketball Team No. 24 jersey. He revealed that he admires Kobe very much, so he chose this number.

Zhao Rui has one year left in the maximum salary contract with Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team, but the two sides have recently reached an agreement to terminate the contract early. Since then, BAIC Men's Basketball Team signed a contract with Zhao Rui. In fact, Beijing Enterprises and BAIC Men's Basketball Team have competed for Zhao Rui, but Zhao Rui finally chose BAIC Men's Basketball Team. Zhao Rui admitted that Beijing is a passionate and inclusive city, and the Beijing Men's Basketball Team is a team with profound heritage and glorious honors. Even as an opponent, he was deeply impressed by the passion and heartwarming of Beijing fans. His high recognition of the spirit of Beijing basketball, his full expectation to form a strong team, and his infinite desire to win are important reasons why he finally chose to join the Beijing Men's Basketball Team.

Zhao Rui was born in Daqing, Heilongjiang in January 1996. He is 1.95 meters tall and serves as a defender on the field. His CBA career started with the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team and won three championships with the team in seven seasons. In the summer of 2023, Zhao Rui transferred to the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team. In the past two seasons, his attendance rate was not high due to injury problems, and he only played 41 games in total in the two seasons. In the just-concluded Asian Cup for Men's Basketball Team, Zhao Rui, as the captain, led the Chinese men's basketball team to play and won the runner-up of the Asian Cup after ten years. Zhao Rui averaged 13.5 points per game (second in the team), 3.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists (first in the team) in the Asian Cup, and is a well-deserved core.

Zhao Rui's arrival will greatly enhance the strength of BAIC Men's Basketball Team's backcourt. Last season, Chen Yingjun and Jermain did have good scoring skills, but when they encounter injuries and their condition fluctuations, the offense of BAIC Men's Basketball Team will be a little stagnant. In the new season, when Zhao Rui joins, this problem is expected to be solved. Zhao Rui is a player who is both offensive and defensive, especially his big heart traits at critical moments, which are impressive. This year's Men's Basketball Asian Cup is the best example. It was Zhao Rui's outstanding performance in the Asian Cup that made BAIC Men's Basketball Team more determined to introduce Zhao Rui. In addition, it is rumored that Zhao Rui joined BAIC Men's Basketball Team with the highest transfer fee in the CBA, but it is understood that this does not match the facts.