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Zeng Fanbo cannot get two-way, stay in the United States to play the Development League? Beijing s forward line is weak or disagrees

5:28am, 24 September 2025Basketball

Although it was previously reported that Zeng Fanbo signed a contract with the Nets, the two sides signed not a two-way contract, but an ex10 contract. Considering that the Nets now have only one place in two-way contract, Zeng Fanbo is going to compete for the last seat, and the prospects are not so optimistic.

Because the Nets will go to Macau to play two preseason games next month, Zeng Fanbo is likely to be signed to help the Nets "sell tickets". The Nets' move is indeed killing two birds with one stone. On the one hand, it can help Zeng Fanbo help the team gain sufficient exposure. On the other hand, signing him with an ex10 contract will not be too risky. If the young man fails to seize the opportunity of preseason training camp and preseason, the Nets can directly cut him.

But for Zeng Fanbo, who is determined to enter the official stage of the NBA, if he fails to get a two-way contract in the end, he has to make plans. Should he continue to stay in the United States to play in the G League and wait for opportunities, or return to the CBA and follow Beijing Shougang to compete for the championship?

After Zeng Fanbo was eliminated, the Pacers had issued an ex10 contract for him, but it happened to be the epidemic at that time, and Shougang also wanted him to return. In the end, Zeng Fanbo decided to return to China and join the CBA. But for the 22-year-old Zeng Fanbo, he would definitely want to fight when he is still young, so if the Nets really don’t give him a two-way contract in the end and even directly cut him, Zeng Fanbo is likely to choose to stay in the United States and play in the G League first, thus waiting for the opportunity to be summoned by the NBA.

Although Beijing should also support Zeng Fanbo in pursuing his dreams, if he does not have a chance in the NBA, but wants to play in the G League, the team may hope that Xiao Zeng can return to the CBA. After all, this year, the Beijing team made up for Zhao Rui on the original basis, and Spelman was added to the position of the big foreign aid. The team's goal in the new season is undoubtedly still towards the championship. However, if Zeng Fanbo is absent, the team is still weak in the forward position. Therefore, if Zeng Fanbo fails to pursue his dreams in the NBA, he wants to stay in the G League and wait for opportunities. It is probably contrary to Beijing's goal of winning the championship. How to weigh the two sides at that time will indeed be a headache.

Of course, Zeng Fanbo is not completely impossible to get that two-way contract now. Not long ago, the Nets' record of Brian Lewis, believed that Zeng Fanbo was the best candidate to fill the Nets' last two-way contract quota. If Zeng Fanbo can perform well in the next training camp and preseason, he still has the opportunity to get the last two-way contract quota and officially appear in the NBA regular season next season.

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