With the end of the CBA Finals, the Chinese basketball world has also entered an active period of player conversion transactions, after which a number of players have rushed to the United States to challenge landing in the NBA League, but from the current situation, whether it is Zhang Zhenlin, who seeks to join as a free identity, or Zeng Fanbo, who is trying to participate in the draft, the hope of finally entering the NBA is very slim, and the real hope is the local "big devil" Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi, who ended the NBL journey, has returned to China a few days ago and is undergoing isolation, he and Han Dejun, Zhao Jiwei, Yuan Shuai and other Liaoning teammates in the video broadcast, but also confirmed that he received an invitation from the NBA team, according to Zhou Qi's disclosure, the NBA Indiana Pacers issued an invitation to him, hoping that he can represent the Pacers to participate in the summer league, as to whether he can finally sign a formal contract, it also depends on Zhou Qi's performance in the summer league.
This also means that Zhou Qi is currently the closest player to landing in the NBA among local players, after all, like Zeng Fanbo and Zhang Zhenlin, what they seek is only to participate in the NBA Development League game, which belongs to a level of competition lower than the NBA team, and although the summer league cannot be compared with the intensity of the NBA regular season, at least the vast majority of players who participate in the game are directly contracted with the NBA team, in other words, as long as Zhou Qi can have excellent performance in the summer league, he has considerable hope. Can return to the NBA.
As yi jianlian, the most talented player in the Chinese basketball world, although Zhou Qi has made many low-level mistakes in the past because he is not mature enough, he has to admit that Zhou Qi is still the chinese men's basketball team, the overall talent is closest to Yao Ming,perhaps comparable to Yi Jianlian, although Zhou Qi does not have Yi Jianlian's kind of black terror bounce, but the amazing arm span makes Zhou Qi like a defensive gate under the basket, it is difficult for a player to break through his defense line, and in recent seasons, along with his confrontation ability to strengthen This makes Zhou Qi's comprehensive performance significantly improved compared with the past.
If Zhou Qi can return to the NBA this time, then whether it is for his personal development or the improvement of the level of the entire Chinese men's basketball team, it has extremely far-reaching significance, so we are still very much looking forward to Zhou Qi being able to pass the test of this summer league and return to the NBA to continue his professional journey.