NBA！ Is Zhou Qi going back to the NBA again? Just recently, some media people broke the news that several NBA teams have inquired about Zhou Qi's situation during the season, and the most recent one is the Indiana Pacers, and the team of "Big Bird" Bird seems to have thrown an olive branch to Zhou Qi, although it is only a summer league training camp, but such an opportunity cannot be missed...
As early as the previous talks with the Xinjiang men's basketball team, Zhou Qi went to the Australian NBL League to play, so that the purpose is to be able to return to the NBA game one day. This season, although Zhou Qi's Southeast Melbourne Phoenix team ranked sixth and did not qualify for the playoffs, Zhou Qi was able to play in 24 games this season, averaging 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2 blocks in 21 minutes per game, of which rebounds ranked 15th among players in the league, and 4th in blocks, and the defensive performance was quite good.
It's also worth mentioning the shooting percentage, the third in the league with 63% is very convincing, which is the player who played the most games in the top five players. With the gradual integration into the team this season, Zhou Qi has also become the main rotation, but it seems that it has not yet reached the requirements of the head coach for the starter, among which the national team's participation tasks and physical conditions have led to his absence from some games, which may also be an important reason for the manager's concerns.
Zhou Qi signed a "1+1" contract with the Phoenix team, with the power to choose whether to execute next season. It is reported that the Phoenix team has expressed the idea of renewing Zhou Qi's contract relatively strongly, but considering the game situation of the past season, whether the Phoenix team's tactical play can be placed in the starting lineup will be Zhou Qi's biggest concern, and if it cannot impress Zhou Qi, the two will inevitably part ways.
However, if you want to go to the NBA Summer League, Zhou Qi also needs to consider the call-up of the national team, in view of the heavy task of the national team this year, June and July will participate in the men's basketball Asian Cup and the World Preliminary Tournament, and there will be the Asian Games in September, if it is impossible to catch up with the summer league, then Zhou Qi will inevitably play a better performance on the world stage to impress the NBA team, after all, in the case of already receiving attention, the road to returning to the NBA will have another beam of light...