On April 25, Beijing time, Chinese men's basketball player Zhou Qi's first NBL season has ended, and in 24 regular season games, he can average 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. And the next step, where will Zhou Qi choose to go? Song Xiang, a basketball reporter for Beijing Youth Daily, also analyzed Zhou Qi's future on his personal social media.
Song Xiang believes that Zhou Qi is unlikely to continue to play in the NBL next season, because although the Phoenix team has expressed the idea of renewing his contract and made a very sincere offer. But considering the Phoenix's use of Zhou Qi this season, it did not fulfill the promise they made before signing the contract - to use Zhou Qi as a tactical axis. Many times Zhou Qi's body and game state are good, but he is still pressed on the bench, which is also incomprehensible.
So if Zhou Qi left the Phoenix team, where would he go? Returning to the NBA has always been Zhou Qi's goal, and Song Xiang revealed that several NBA teams have asked about Zhou Qi's situation and his thoughts on playing in the future this season. Among them, the Pacers also threw an olive branch to Zhou Qi, saying that if Zhou Qi was willing to participate in the training camp in the summer, they would give him a chance, and if Zhou Qi could play a convincing performance in the training camp, the Pacers would provide him with a matching contract.
But the problem is that this summer, the Chinese men's basketball team will participate in the men's basketball Asian Cup and the World Preliminary Tournament in June and July, and will compete in the Asian Games in September, in this case, the possibility of Zhou Qi challenging the NBA this summer is also very low. After all, Zhou Qi has repeatedly stressed that serving the country is the preferred goal of his career.
So once Zhou Qi does not return to the NBL and it is difficult to go to the NBA, is it possible for him to return to the CBA? For Zhou Qi, this is a good choice. But the problem is that Zhou Qi, as a player who can affect the pattern of the league, is bound to trigger multi-team competition, but he still has many problems to solve, so whether Zhou Qi can return to the CBA will be affected by many factors.
If the CBA can not return, Song Xiang revealed that there are also Teams in the European League who have a strong interest in Zhou Qi, so where Zhou Qi will go this summer is indeed a concern.