On August 22, Beijing time, domestic media person Mai Suifeng revealed through social media that well-informed sources revealed that Zhou Qi still has not signed the contract renewal of the Xinjiang Men’s Basketball Team, which led to the Xinjiang team’s CBA registration for the new season. Cannot proceed normally. If Zhou Qi still does not renew his contract on August 31, the Xinjiang team will not be able to register for Zhou Qi, and the “big devil” may be absent from the 21-22 season CBA league. The source said that Zhou Qi’s arbitration submitted to the CBA Union Disciplinary and Dispute Resolution Committee has been completed on August 5. Zhou Qi’s team lost the case and all five applications were rejected.
A follow-up report by “Sports Business” reported that with more than a week before August 31, the media warned that Zhou Qi might not be able to play in the new season. This shows that the contradiction between the two parties is more difficult to reconcile than expected. As a result, it has to be signaled to the public in advance that the worst may happen.
Zhou Qi has experienced a situation where there is no ball to play, which not only greatly affects his personal status, but also affects the preparation and competition results of the Chinese men’s basketball team. As we all know, after Zhou Qi helped the Xinjiang team win the CBA championship in 2017, the Xinjiang team agreed to go to the NBA to pursue their dreams. In early 2019, Zhou Qi returned to China after ending his contract with the Rockets, but he did not return to the Xinjiang team, but chose to sign with the Liaoning team. However, after arbitration, the contract was ruled invalid by the CBA, and the Xinjiang team, which is more familiar with the rules, regained the right to sign Zhou Qi and renewed the contract. On this basis, the CBA further improved the registration rules for NBA players to return to the CBA, which the industry calls “Zhou Qi Rules”.
As Zhou Qi did not pre-register in the CBA that season, this prevented him from participating in the remaining CBA schedule of the 2018-19 season. After that, Zhou Qi could only train alone. If Zhou Qi fails to complete the registration this time and makes it impossible to play in the new season, it is foreseeable that not only the Xinjiang team and Zhou Qi will lose both, but the performance of the Chinese men’s basketball team may also be affected again. During the new season window, the Chinese men’s basketball team may play the Asian Cup and World Cup qualifiers, and there will be the Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2022.
“Sports Business” stated that it hopes that all parties will seize the remaining precious time and deal with Zhou Qi’s registration problem quickly, so as to prevent both losses and even multiple losses. At this time, there are only two ways to avoid the tragedy: either Zhou Qi and the Xinjiang team can shed their suspicions in time, make a mutual compromise, and complete the contract renewal as soon as possible, so that the two sides can continue to work together, just like Zhou Qi’s return to the Xinjiang team after the 2019 arbitration; or Zhou Qi’s favorite club can open up trading chips that make Xinjiang team tempted as soon as possible, and seize the time to complete the transaction.
Zhou Qi’s current status is a free agent. But according to the current regulations of the CBA League, if the Xinjiang team offers him a maximum salary renewal contract, he must accept it. In addition, even if Zhou Qi does not play the CBA in the new season and goes to the NBA or the European League, he still needs a letter of clarification from the Xinjiang team.Return to Sohu to see more
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