The money-making tool? 17 players from the team appeared on the stage. Zeng Fanbo played 0 playing time. The Nets signed him only to sell tickets.

Previously, Zeng Fanbo signed an ex10 contract with the Nets. Although a Nets reporter once said that Zeng Fanbo had a good chance to get the team's last two-way contract quota, in the recent first game of the preseason that the Nets started, even though the Nets beat Jerusalem Sharp 123-88, and a total of 17 players appeared in the team, Zeng Fanbo's playing time was 0.

Although it is only the first game of the preseason, it can be seen that Zeng Fanbo's status in the team is not high. The Nets will come to Macau to participate in the Chinese game next time. Although Zeng Fanbo has the opportunity to get a chance to play in these two games, this actually further highlights that Zeng Fanbo's difficulty in staying in the team.

For the Nets, they signed Zeng Fanbo with an ex10 contract, a large part of the reason may be to sell tickets. The team is currently full of a large number of young players. New player Porter Jr. has become the team's signature star. If it weren't for Zeng Fanbo, there might be few people who would buy tickets to support the Nets in this Chinese game.

So the next two Chinese games will be very important for Zeng Fanbo, and there is no need to worry about playing time. Nets coach Fernandez may give him more playing time because Zeng Fanbo is "playing at home". If you can seize the opportunity and perform well, then the chances of Xiao Zeng getting a two-way contract should be greatly improved, but if you don’t have any outstanding performance, Zeng Fanbo is likely to be cut by the Nets after playing two Chinese games.

Also for Beijing Shougang, these two games will also determine their third foreign aid choice. Previously, head coach Xu Liming said in an interview that the third foreign aid of Beijing Men's Basketball Team will make a choice based on whether Xiao Zeng returns or not. If Zeng Fanbo returns, the team may focus more on choosing a Xiao Foreigner in the No. 1 and No. 2, but if Zeng Fanbo does not return, the team may focus on choosing a swing forward in the No. 3 and No. 4.

Judging from the first game of the Nets' preseason, Zeng Fanbo actually has the opportunity to take the initiative in the next competition, including Teres Martin, Whitehead and Etienne, who are of average strength. The team will have a few preseason games to play in the future. Fernandez may adjust the rotation lineup to allow some players who have never played in the first game to appear, such as Zeng Fanbo.

For Xiao Zeng, he has not played for half a year. If he really gets more time to play in the next Chinese game, I hope he can seize this opportunity. Because once Zeng Fanbo has no sense of existence in the first game, it is indeed difficult for a player like him to have an ex10 contract.