After more than 100 years of development, basketball has become one of the most popular sports. There are countless basketball fans all over the world, and the development of professional leagues has skyrocketed. the NBA has grown from a small league with only eight teams to a big league with a market capitalization of more than $10 billion. In contrast, China's CBA league is relatively late in its development. Although it has developed rapidly in the past few years, there is still a big gap between it and the NBA in all aspects. The author will analyze their differences for you next.
First of all, the most basic is the gap of players' strength.NBA, as the world's top basketball league, brings together the world's top basketball players, and all the basketball players are struggling to enter the NBA. In contrast, the CBA is only the top domestic professional league, the players' competitive level is still top in Asia, but the gap with the NBA is still very large. Wang, Bartel, Yi Jianlian, Zhou Qi, they can't be stopped in the CBA, and when they come to the NBA, they have no ball to play. And the fringe characters of NBA teams come to CBA can become top foreign aid. In recent years, NBA teams and CBA teams are scheduled to participate in the NBA preseason games, there is a clear watering down of the time the score difference is very large.
There is also a big difference in the level of refereeing in the CBA and the NBA. although the NBA has a star whistle and a fair whistle, the referee's judgment is fair most of the time, especially the zero-tolerance policy. As long as the referee is offended, even a superstar will be fired; on the other hand, the CBA's penalties are not as good as they should be. Almost every game has a highly controversial call. Often, even the audience can see that the referee has made a wrong call. Although we can't say it's a black whistle, it still largely affects the mood of the fans watching the game.
While there is a big gap between the strength of CBA and NBA players, the most important thing is that their performance on the court is very different.The NBA has a classic slogan: the place where miracles are born. Because there are always miracles in the NBA, anything can happen before the final whistle blows, not only superstars, role players can also create miracles. But in the CBA, all teams are accustomed to handing the ball to the foreign aid. Those foreign subs always score high, but the game process is boring and the domestic players' performance is mediocre, making it hard to attract eyeballs.
There is also a gap between the various equipment and medical treatment.The average number of people in an NBA arena is more than 10,000, and the facilities are all very advanced. Even the training grounds are equipped with the best equipment, and the NBA has the best medical care. It attaches great importance to the physical health of its athletes. Minor and serious injuries are addressed, and a seriously injured star like George is still alive and kicking. On the other hand, many of the CBA's courts are still rudimentary, and the facilities inside the courts are ordinary. And while training fields are often borrowed from college programs, the CBA doesn't pay enough attention to players' physical health. Many teams are equipped with only one team doctor, and rescues on the sidelines in case of accidents on the court are amateurish.
There is also a very fatal gap in league operations.The NBA league has now grown into a multi-billion dollar business league. Through television broadcasts, jersey sponsorships, ticket perimeters, etc. , every team has huge profits no matter what their record is, and players' salaries have gone up. On the other hand, many CBA teams are operating at a loss, and teams are used to importing foreign aid with heavy money. The survival space for domestic players is very poor. In recent years, the sponsorship between Li Ning and CBA has also been controversial because of the Yi Jianlian incident.