Buyout Move for Zizic? Guangdong's New Head Coach Makes Another Surprising Move, Bozic May Only Be the Third Foreign Player!

The highly watched CBA offseason is continuing, and recent news that Croatian national team player Luka Bozic is close to joining Guangdong has attracted widespread attention from fans. As of now, Bozic has reached a signing agreement with Guangdong, and the transfer is expected to be officially completed within the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, Guangdong's new head coach Jakovljevic followed former NBA Cavaliers center Ante Zizic on social media, which also led fans to speculate about the team's new foreign center candidate. Many fans predict that Guangdong's current signing of Bozic is aimed at building a fully European-style foreign player combination and returning the team to CBA title contention next season.

Therefore, Bozic's arrival could potentially be only the first step in Guangdong's foreign player reinforcement during this summer offseason. In fact, Bozic's technical profile fits well with Jakovljevic's European tactical system that emphasizes spacing, tempo and team cooperation. Although the 2.01-meter Croatian national team player has only a 32% three-point shooting percentage, he plays with toughness and has some playmaking ability. Last season, Bozic averaged 16.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game while playing in the Spanish ACB League. Of course, many fans predict that Guangdong may only use Bozic as the team's third foreign player. On one hand, Guangdong is likely to continue relying on Sumner as the offensive driving force. On the other hand, the team's current roster needs a quality big foreign player more urgently.

From the perspective of his individual traits, Bozic plays with toughness and is good at attacking the basket, post play, rebounding and facilitating, making him a typical European team-oriented forward. Guangdong's new head coach Jakovljevic following former NBA Cavaliers center Zizic on social media could be related to recruiting the former Cavaliers starting center. According to the report, Zizic is 2.09 meters tall with a 2.16-meter wingspan, and during his peak period he averaged close to 10 points and 10 rebounds per game with the Cavaliers in the NBA. Although Zizic has almost no three-point shooting ability, a foreign player group consisting of him and Bozic could make Guangdong's tactical system completely Europeanized. In addition, Zizic still has strong competitive form and individual ability, and could be used as the team's first foreign player.

However, Zizic has not yet finished his previous contract with a European team. If Guangdong wants to sign Zizic while already having Sumner and Bozic, the team would need to pay a certain buyout fee. The report states that Guangdong not only made no strengthening moves during the offseason but also let go of Du Runwang, Wang Shaojie, Salinger, Rakosevic, McCall and Quinn, and that the team's financial resources are sufficient to force through a buyout for Zizic. In addition, with Jakovljevic's influence in European leagues, helping Guangdong's new management sign a top European center like Zizic would not be difficult.

In summary, the European forward Luka Bozic joining Guangdong next season is considered almost certain at this stage. The question is whether new head coach Jakovljevic can also find a suitable interior force at the big foreign player position, and Zizic is considered a strong candidate.