Chapter 52: The Wall of the Empire

Since entering the League in 1984, Gan Guoyang's playing time had always been the highest in the league.

In his most solo-heavy 1986-1987 season, he averaged 42.6 minutes per game.

That was 2 minutes more than the second-ranked Larry Bird.

His total playing time was 3,493 minutes, which was 212 minutes more than the second-ranked Michael Jordan.

He could rightly be called the NBA's number one Iron Man, the top Sakiema.

After 1987, Gan Guoyang's playing time gradually decreased, 41 minutes in the '88 season, 40 minutes in '89.

After this season began, because Beelman wanted to give more practice time to players like Sabonis and Divac, Gan Guoyang's playing time was reduced to 38 minutes, the lowest in his career.

But obviously, Beelman couldn't just let Ah Gan off the hook.

As the season progressed and the lineup and rotation stabilized, Gan Guoyang's playing time was bound to increase.