Since Zhou Qi returned from the NBA in 2019, it has been more than 3 years since the NBA has not seen the figure of Chinese players in the NBA, many fans are very much looking forward to having the next Chinese player to enter the NBA, the most concerned of which is undoubtedly Zeng Fanbo, who has been playing in the NBA Development League, and recently his agent team is also a variety of hype, but the possibility of Zeng Fanbo being selected by the NBA is extremely low, once not selected, according to the contract at that time, Zeng Fanbo is required to return to Beijing Shougang to play in the CBA league. In fact, in addition to Zeng Fanbo, there is a player who is more likely to be selected by the NBA, he is this season's CBA League Best Newcomer Award winner Yu Jiahao, who has previously performed very well in the trial held by the CAA, not only the inside is soft, showing excellent defensive ability, in addition to hitting 14 consecutive three-pointers on the outside line, and now invited to the NBA Milwaukee Bucks before the individual trial opportunity before the draft.
Yu Jiahao is expected to become the next NBA player
Many fans are not unfamiliar with Yu Jiahao, born in 2003 in a basketball family, Yu Jiahao's father is former Zhejiang team center Yu Leping, Yu Jiahao's mother is former Chinese women's basketball center Wang Fuying, Yu Jiahao is also inheriting the good genes of his parents, only 19 years old, his height has grown to 2 meters 23, and under the mediation of his parents, Yu Jiahao has laid a very solid basic skill since childhood, as early as the 2018 National U15 Championship, Yu Jiahao showed a very strong dominance to everyone, from the group stage to the semifinals, Yu Jiahao led Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College to see who destroyed whom, especially in the final, Yu Jiahao faced Zhou Qi's alma mater Liaoning Fuxin Basketball School team, in the case of 25 minutes on the court, Yu Jiahao cut down a good data of 32 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, leading the Zhejiang team to defeat the opponent 85-68 to win the U15 Championship.
Yu Jiahao has shown super dominance since he was a child
In the U19 men's basketball game at the National Games last year, Yu Jiahao averaged 24.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, helping the Zhejiang team to create a history and win the silver medal, and then Yu Jiahao participated in the U22 men's basketball elimination game of the National Games, Yu Jiahao averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.5 steals and 1 block data per game. This season, Yu Jiahao played 30 games for Zhejiang, averaging 26.1 minutes per game, scoring 11.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, shooting more than 60% of the way, and uncontroversially winning the CBA Best Newcomer Award. In fact, Yu Jiahao's most commendable place is the defensive end, his defensive coverage is very large, there is a very good frame protection ability and a certain sense of defense, if you can use three points in actual combat and achieve good results, just imagine a tall 2 meters 23 high forward not only has a good three-point ability, but also has a strong defensive deterrent under the basket, which is also a very scarce player in the NBA.
Yu Jiahao rookie season played a very amazing performance
And Zeng Fanbo, the same age Yu Jiahao is also very eager to impact the NBA, after the end of the season is also to go to the United States special training, in the previous CAA held a trial, Yu Jiahao's performance is very outstanding, especially in the outside line, three-point shooting 14 consecutive scenes stunned a lot of scouts, so Yu Jiahao also got the bucks alone trial opportunity, if in this trial Yu Jiahao also performed well, he is likely to be selected, after all, like Yu Jiahao's height of 2 meters 23, is not too slow pace, After playing in the American High School League for many years, it is very likely that the NBA team will select him with a second-round pick, let us expect Yu Jiahao to give us more surprises.