50+18! Hello, Guangdong Team! Finally, the signing of a major foreign player has arrived.

Here comes Guangdong Team's new foreign player.

A well-known domestic basketball platform reports:Guangdong Team has signed Nicholas Rakosevich.

This guy was born on December 31, 1997, stands 2.10 meters tall and weighs 103 kilograms, possesses certain shooting ability. Throughout his CBA career so far, he averages 20.7 minutes per game, contributing 14 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1 block, averaging 0.5 three-pointers per game with a 26.1% shooting rate.

Rakosevich is considered a familiar face in the CBA, having played in China for five seasons. His former teams include Zhejiang Team, Jilin Team, and Ningbo Team. In the 23-24 season, against his new team Guangdong, he once recorded a super double-double of 50 points and 18 rebounds in a single game.

In summary, with Rakosevich joining, Guangdong Team finally has a proper center to compete against Shanghai Team's "White Side" Whiteside + Wang Zhelin, and Beijing Team's Zhou Qi + McGee among other top interior players. Hence, they no longer need to rely solely on forwards like Jiao Boqiao and Wang Shaojie for interior defense.

In the past four games Whiteside played against Guangdong Team, he demonstrated exceptionally strong dominance in the paint, as detailed below:

Statistics show that so far this season, Guangdong Team averages 94.7 points per game (ranked third in the league), 39.9 rebounds (second), 22.8 assists (second), 8.2 steals (second), an offensive pace of 94.2 (fourth), 119.6 points per hundred possessions (fifth), a net rating of +7.8 per hundred possessions (fourth), and 111.8 points allowed per hundred possessions (fifth), etc.

Currently, Guangdong Team ranks fourth in the league with a record of 27 wins and 12 losses. Beijing Team follows closely behind at fifth with 26 wins and 13 losses. The top three are Shanghai Team (35-4), the defending champion Guangsha Team (30-9), and Shenzhen Team (28-11).

Guangdong Team has only four regular-season games remaining, facing Fujian Team, Fujian Team, Shanxi Team, and Fujian Team respectively.

Additionally, it's uncertain whether Du Feng can return before the playoffs start, as he is currently away from the team due to sudden health issues.

This championship-winning coach, although his coaching style has often been criticized, his professional capability is unquestionable.