Can Trae Golden save the winless Fujian Sturgeons?

Trae Golden is Fujians new import point guard that will replace Ty Lawson after his Instagram incident.

He spend last season in Turkeys top division where he led the league in both scoring and assists, as well as winning player of the year honors in FIBA Europe Cup competition (4th highest level European competition). Just like one of the best guard imports in the CBA Kyle Fogg, Trae Golden started his pro career overseas in Finland and slowly worked his way to play in better leagues and make more money.

He is currently finishing his quarantine and will start playing in the second group of games. With Fujian not having any adequate local guards, Trae Golden will be an instant huge upgrade for their team. He is a player who’s game fits the CBA and Fujian perfectly. He is a great playmaker that gets a lot of assists being able to pass to cutters and rollers but also outside shooters. A high usage point guard that runs a lot pick & rolls and can pass, shoot, and finish at the rim. Last season in Turkey he ran 39% pick and rolls, 20% Isolation and 14% Transition, all 3 play types that are important in carrying over his skillset to the CBA. Last season Lawson in Fujian last season was 38% Pick & Roll, 26% Transition, 14% Isolation. He looks to attack the basket first and make plays for teammates when he can, not settling for the outside shot as we can see he that only around 1/4th of his shot attempts are 3-point shots. He is a good finisher at the rim and draws fouls at a good rate.

We predict that he will have the highest assist rate and playmaking in the CBA, but will not lead the league in assists because Dominique Jones and Jamaal Franklin will play many more minutes. He is a mixture of Dominique Jones and Ty Lawson at a slightly lower level.

He is a perfect fit for the CBA because he has had the highest usage rate in every international league he’s played in over his career.  Things will only get easier for him coming to China as defenses are far worse in China than the top divisions in Turkey, Russia and France where he played previously.

We predict him to bring close to the same production that we saw from Ty Lawson, and even though he does not have the resume of Lawson we don’t think he will be much worse. We want to congratulate Fujian on an excellent signing that will fill their most needed position.

Overall he is a great fit for the CBA and will be an above average import. Although he hasn’t played in the NBA or the highest level leagues in Europe, we expect he will be more productive than most imports that did.

特雷戈尔登是福建队的新后卫外援，在泰劳森因社交媒体事件被裁后，他顶替了劳森的位置。戈登的职业生涯开始于芬兰，和前北控外援福格一样，他上赛季效力于土耳其顶级联赛，并且获得了土耳其联赛得分王及助攻王和FIBA欧洲杯联赛（整体水平排名第四的欧洲洲际联赛）年度最佳球员称号。

现在他刚刚结束隔离，预计第二阶段比赛可以登场。由于福建缺少足够水平的本土后卫，戈尔登的加入会为福建的整体实力带来极大的提升。他的打法非常适合CBA及福建队，他是非常出色的组织核心，传球能力强，也是一名高用球率后卫，进攻手段多样。上赛季土耳其联赛他的进攻方式包括39%的挡拆、20%的单打、14%的转换快攻，这些数据表明他将非常适合CBA联赛。我们对比一下劳森的进攻方式，上赛季泰劳森进攻方式包括38%的挡拆、26%的转换、14%的单打。戈尔登进攻时首先会寻求攻击篮下，合适的时候会为队友制造机会，他不太喜欢在外线投篮，我们看到三分球只占他全部出手的四分之一左右。他在篮下有很好的终结能力，造犯规率也很高。 我们预测戈尔登的组织能力和助攻率会是联盟最好之一，但助攻数可能未必会超过琼斯和富兰克林，因为这两位外援在场上的时间会更多。戈尔登的类型可以说是多米尼克琼斯和泰劳森的综合版。

在之前的职业生涯中，戈尔登在所有曾效力的联赛中都保持着较高的用球率，这也是我们评估他适合CBA的原因。由于CBA的防守强度远不如土耳其、俄罗斯、法国等欧洲顶级联赛，戈尔登会在CBA打得更轻松。

我们认为尽管戈尔登没有泰劳森这样的辉煌履历，但他在场上的贡献和效率会很接近于泰劳森。福建这笔引进外援的操作很出色，精确地填补了他们在后卫位置上的巨大空缺。

总体来说戈尔登非常适合CBA联赛，水平在联盟外援中属中等偏上，他的效率和作用也将会比CBA大部分外援更大，我们期待他的表现能够帮助福建队摆脱困境。