On August 24, according to media figure @FuZhenhaoMVP: Guo Ailun’s Class D contract signing rights have been sent to Guangzhou Loongs, who are in a rebuilding phase. In the future, Wang Lanqin may have the opportunity for a loan to turn into a transfer. The original post reads as follows:
I was having dinner and chatting with some veteran basketball media figures when I saw the news had been exposed. Guo Ailun’s Class D contract signing rights have been sent to the rebuilding Guangzhou Loongs. Nanjing Tongxi obtained Zhu Mingzhen, Liaoning got Wang Lanqin on loan, and Liaoning is making an all-out effort to win their fourth consecutive championship, and also found a successor for Zhao Jiwei. In the future, Wang Lanqin may have the opportunity for a loan to turn into a transfer.
In the past two years, Liaoning’s consistent strategy for trading Ailun has been to only send him to mid-to-low ranking teams, to prevent adding a strong rival on their path to defending the title. This time, Ailun is going to Guangzhou, which is in a rebuilding phase, and will certainly not pose a threat to Liaoning’s title defense situation, which fits very well with their consistent strategy. However, theoretically, only the signing rights of Ailun’s Class D contract have been traded, and there is still the possibility of him joining another team later (whether through the transfer of signing rights or being bought out during the mid-season trade period after registration). It can only be said that many club executives in the CBA over the past two years have thoroughly studied the rules, and experts who understand can come forward to interpret this.
Although Ailun’s departure from Liaoning is somewhat sad, if he is willing to sign with Guangzhou Loongs, he at least has the hope of regaining the feeling of being the absolute core and needed by the team, and his addition will be a significant boost to Guangzhou’s box office appeal. How Guo Ailun chooses his next step is worth looking forward to.