After Yao Ming, there have been no more powerful Chinese players in the NBA, and although Yi Jianlian is expected to gain a foothold in the NBA, due to personal personality and other problems, he has returned to China to play in the CBA. You must know that the UAE's average score per game in the NBA is not low, but some people may not like the NBA very much. After this, Zhou Qi actually spent 2 years in the NBA, but because his own strength was not improved, he was hidden by the team and wasted 2 years of good time. And what we call the "Great Devil" has gradually become a "little monster".
If Zhou Qi's physical fitness and poor basic skills are not solved, it is difficult for him to have a position in the NBA. After all, he is so tall that most teams want him to play as a center forward. Back in the CBA, he can indeed hold up a team's height, but there is also a ceiling. At the end of last season, he went to Australia to play due to contract problems, and in the Phoenix, he has had obvious growth and improvement, and it can be seen that only after being honed in a stronger arena can he grow faster. For Zhou Qi, he also wants to step into the NBA and prove himself again.
Thanks to the performance in the Phoenix, according to the news report: some NBA teams inquired about Zhou Qi's news, and the Pacers contacted Zhou Qi and invited him to participate in the team's summer training camp. On another level, if Zhou Qi plays well in the summer camp, then it is likely to return to the NBA. While playing in Australia, he averaged 21 minutes per game and was able to finish with 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Such data is honestly in the professional game, it is already considered to be an upper-middle level.
The Pacers are also interested in Zhou Qi's growth and progress, plus the team now really needs to make up for the vacancy caused by the relevant position, if Zhou Qi can fill this loophole in time, it is also good news for the team. Due to the introduction of three-pointers, many teams now like to increase the number of outside shots and reduce the number of offensive rounds in the box. The same is true of the NBL, which leads to fewer tactics belonging to Zhou Qi, and the number of scores on the inside line is not high, hindering the growth of his data side.
Through these years of growth, Zhou Qi has made obvious changes, whether it is physical fitness or offensive skills on the inside. But the Phoenix coach didn't give him more tactical space, which made Zhou Qi's stats look mediocre. He once revealed that he still wants to attack the NBA, and the NBL's choice is only a transition period, just now he signed a 1+1 contract with the team, so next season he really hopes to return to the NBA. But this requires his performance in the summer camp to be very good, but I believe that after such a long period of training, Zhou Qi has also grown, and I hope that he can really bring us great surprises.