Another domestic defender who is over 2 meters! The idol is James, can he reach Sun Yue s level?

In recent years, many high defenders have emerged in the Chinese men's basketball team. From a distance, there is Sun Yue, the "Lakeman celebrity", and from a closer perspective, there is Guo Haowen. In the new season, the CBA will usher in a tall guard who has a height of more than 2 meters, and he is Shijiajun, produced by Fujian Youth Training.

Shijiajun, born in 2004, is 2.02 meters tall. According to the official announcement of the Fujian Men's Basketball Team, he will officially be promoted to the first team in the new season. Because both of his parents play basketball and benefited from family genes, Shijiajun also gained the innate height advantage. As early as 2019, Shijiajun, who was 15 years old, joined the Fujian Youth Team.

Compared with traditional guards, Shijiajun has inherent advantages in rebounding and defense. During his youth team, he averaged 5 rebounds per game, but Shi Jiajun was able to look at his flaws: "While height brings advantages, it also makes me have shortcomings in dribbling, organization and independent offensive ability, and there are still many things to strengthen on the defensive end." In addition, the young player also said that his idol is James, he likes his tough style of play, and admires him for being himself in the doubts of the outside world.

In fact, tall guards like this will more or less have shortcomings in dribbling and lack of independent offense. For young players like Shijiajun who had performed relatively average in the Youth League before, after he was promoted to the first team, he needed to make up for his shortcomings. In the 2023-2024 season, Shijiajun represented the home team in the CBDL League, averaging 30.1 minutes per game, scoring 8.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists. In 2024, Shijiajun represented the home team in the U19 National Youth League Group B game, averaging 19 minutes per game, scoring 8.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.8 steals.

From the above data, we can clearly see the shortcomings of Shijiajun, which is that it lacks ability to attack and does not have any organizational ability. Although he is a guard in name, due to his obvious advantages and disadvantages, after he is promoted to the CBA in the new season, even if coach Caesar is willing to give young players a chance, Shijiajun is likely to be used as a coolie 3D. After all, his current playing style does not support him to reach the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Especially now that there are Teles and Brisco on the back line, and Li Yiyang and Zeng Lingxuan also need to hold the ball a lot. Shijiajun in the new season is likely to be able to slowly get opportunities only by starting from defense.

Looking at the years, Sun Yue may only be the defender who is more than 2 meters tall. Guo Haowen, who was originally regarded as a domestic Doncic, has not reached the height expected by the outside world due to his defects in shooting and ball holding. Can Fujian's young player Shi Jiajun bring some unexpected surprises to everyone in the new season?