Because Xinjiang was unwilling to let himself leave for his team, Zhou Qi finally chose to leave the CBA this season and switch to australia's NBL league, and many overseas leagues threw olive branches for Zhou Qi, but he finally accepted the invitation of the more sincere Melbourne Phoenix team and joined this team of medium strength. And to such a relatively unfamiliar stage, Zhou Qi also did not appear to be dissatisfied, in the earlier Phoenix and Melbourne United 'same city derby', Zhou Qi in only 29 minutes of playing time, cut 22 points, 10 rebounds, 7 blocks and 2 steals of quasi-triple-double data, but also made himself the object of Australian media praise.
Different from the previous in the CBA and as a father and a mother, and the schedule is extremely close, this time to join the NBL League, the schedule is more relaxed, only 2 games a week or even one game, in the case of getting a full opportunity to rest, Zhou Qi's playing time is not too much, compared to the previous often play 3, 40 minutes, in the game to 10 minutes as a section of the NBL stage, Zhou Qi each game is basically fixed at about 20 minutes, in a limited time, play an efficient performance, For Zhou Qi, who has already undergone such a test, it is not a difficult task.
Although the schedule is relaxed and the playing time is less, the level of the NBL is indeed more than that of the CBA, here more attention is paid to physical confrontation, and the pace of the game is faster than that of the CBA, Zhou Qi can still hand over the all-around data of 12.7 points, 6 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 4 blocks in the first 3 games in such a situation, which is not a disgrace to the fans who support themselves. In recent years, the NBL has also given birth to a number of NBA players, last year's Tanhua Lang LaMelong Ball, this year's first round of No. 6 show Josh Gidi, have all played in the NBL Eagles and 36ers, and the big man Landdale who played in Melbourne United last season also successfully won the favor of the NBA Spurs because of his excellent performance here, which is definitely a good news for Zhou Qi, who wants to return to the NBA.
Since being abandoned by the Rockets in 19 years, Zhou Qi has also interrupted his short 2-year NBA career, although he once returned to the CBA, he still did not give up the impact on the NBA again. And this time joining the NBL, Zhou Qi is closer to the NBA stage than before playing in the CBA. And as far as the current situation is concerned, Zhou Qi has also made a choice of "killing two birds with one stone".
First of all, playing in the NBL, as mentioned before, less games, personal ability can also be fully improved, and secondly, in terms of salary and treatment, it is not less than the 6 million maximum salary that was offered in the CBA before, although he currently receives a salary of 4 million yuan, but because of the endorsement contract with Li Ning, there should be at least 1-2 million or so commercial endorsement fees every year, which can basically reach the CBA maximum salary level, of course, the most important thing is that if it can successfully play the standard The NBA's door will be knocked on again.
In view of the Fact that Randell, who was signed by the Spurs this season, played 17+6 in the NBL last season, if he can get enough ball rights, Zhou Qi should also have the opportunity to reach such a data threshold, and before he signed the Phoenix, the team also made it clear that if the NBA team expressed interest in Zhou Qi, it would not hesitate to choose to release people, and now the opportunity is in front of him, and what the prospects are, it depends on his own grasp.