The Chinese men's basketball team will welcome its first planning player, Kyle Anderson, who now plays for the NBA Timberwolves' small forward. Seeing this news, I can't help but wonder: why did you choose him as a planning player? What is the strength? Is it loyal? Let's get to know the soon-to-be-Chinese Li Kyle.
birth
Kyle Anderson (Kyle Anderson), Chinese named Li Kaier, was born on September 20, 1993 in Fairview, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA, 206cm tall, with one-eighth Chinese ancestry, his grandmother's father is a Chinese, went to Jamaica to pan for gold during World War II, and after the descendants, Kyle Anderson was born in the United States. Then, during the offseason, he followed his mother back to China several times to find his relatives, and has already joined the family tree, and his longing for his hometown may also be the reason for his willingness to return to China.
strength
He was the first player in NCAA Division I history to score 500 points, 300 rebounds and 200 assists in a single season, and won the Pacific XII League Championship for UCLA University in 2013-14, and was named to the Associated Press All-American Third Team, Sports News All-America Team 3, and Pacific XII League All-Tournament First Team.
In 2014, he participated in the NBA Draft and was selected by the Spurs with the 30th pick in the first round, and played for the Spurs, Grizzlies, and Timberwolves; In 2015, he won the MVP of the Las Vegas Summer League. The NBA career high is 20 points per game and 12.4 points per game in the best season. In terms of strength, he is not as bright as a superstar, but if as a Chinese, he is undoubtedly the strongest in the small forward position, and his arrival can bring a great boost to the forward line of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Loyal?
As a planning player, loyalty is also a major focus, like several planning players of the men's team, they have long taken money dashingly, where there is any family and country feeling, but take money to do things (things are not done well). So what happens to Anderson? People's hearts are as deep as the sea, and everything is unknown, but Anderson has one-eighth Chinese ancestry, and has returned to China to recognize relatives before, which is still somewhat emotional;
Whether it's just for money, let's take a look at the earnings in the NBA over the years:
$1.14 million in 2015-16, $1.19 million in 2016-17, $2.15 million in 2017-18, $8.64 million in 2018-19, $9.07 million in 2019-20, $9.5 million in 2020-21, $9.94 million in 2021-22 and $8.78 million in 2022-23; So people are not bad at all, and he has expressed his willingness to join with a basic salary! So, not for money.
The above two points alone have killed most choices in terms of loyalty, but how it will be in the long run depends on the test of time.
After May Day, Li Kyle will enter the planning process and represent the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Cup, wait and see!