The senior management of CBA companies changes the situation! It may accelerate the reform of the league. Can Hong Kong enter the CBA as it wishes?

On July 24, according to media person Inspector Zhao, CBA company ushered in high-level changes, and Yang Yang, vice chairman of the Basketball Association, replaced Xu Jicheng and became the new chairman of CBA company. This not only marks the CBA entering a new stage of development, but also triggers many speculations from the outside world about the future direction of the league.

Recalling the leadership changes in CBA in recent years, it can be said to be ups and downs. In October 2024, Yao Ming resigned as chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, and Guo Zhenming, the first-ranked vice chairman and party secretary of the Basketball Association, took over. In 2025, the Basketball Association further adjusted internally. Wang Fang's secondment period for the first tour of the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau expired. Gong Luming resigned as vice chairman and focused on the women's basketball coaching seal. Yang Yang took the opportunity to make up for it. Now he serves as the chairman of the CBA and has become another key figure in the Chinese Basketball Association with real power.

Xu Jicheng took over the CBA chairman baton from Yao Ming in the 2023 offseason. At that time, his takeover was regarded as a transitional arrangement for a special period. As Guo Zhenming took over the affairs of the Chinese Basketball Association in full and various reforms have been steadily advancing, it seems reasonable that Xu Jicheng gradually faded out of his core management position. Yang Yang takes office at this time, which is very likely to set the tone for the development of CBA in the next two years, especially before the critical node of the expiration of the CBA company's equity system in 2027, various preparations and reform work are imminent.

At present, discussions about the future direction of the CBA are rampant, and the most eye-catching one is the topic of league expansion. In recent years, many teams in the NBL have shown strong development momentum, especially the Hong Kong team, with outstanding results and high voices. If the CBA expands its troops after the equity expires, the Hong Kong team is very likely to become the "dark horse" of the new season and enter the CBA as they wish.

Including CBA, although there have been many statements about the naturalization of foreign players, the requirements for naturalized players in the league have not yet been determined, and all teams have not taken any action. Yang Yang's arrival may bring a series of drastic reforms to the CBA. From the optimization of the league system, to the standard of team operation, to the expansion of commercial development, every link may become the focus of reform.

For fans, they have long been eager for reform of the league, and they also hope that Yang Yang can achieve something, truly allow the league to feed back to Chinese basketball and cultivate more excellent players. Just like the overall level of the Japanese B League is not as good as that of the CBA, but they can train players like Yuki Kawamura. From this perspective, there is still a long way to go in the development of the CBA.