Looking at the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, the center occupies a dominant position, starting from the era of Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi and Battle, it has always been the inner line as the core, and then Yi Jianlian has become the core, and now the banner is in the hands of Zhou Qi. Since Zhou Qi left the NBA, it has been a long time since Chinese players appeared in the high-level league, but this season there is a young player who stands out, he is Yang Hansen of the Qingdao team, which attracted many NBA scouts to watch the game, and there have been two draft mainstream media began to introduce Yang Hansen, can he land in the NBA?
As of the 28th round, Yang Hansen averaged 15.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.6 blocks per game, shooting 57% from the field, 20% from three-point range, and 61.5% from the free throw line. is the league's block king, the local rebounding king, as a rookie who is only 18 years old, he was trained as a core as soon as he entered the league, and was even selected as a regular season MVP shortlist, looking at the entire CBA history, it is also a very explosive performance, in the latest mock draft, Yang Hansen ranked 30th in the first round and had a chance to be selected by the Celtics.
In the 14-15 season, Zhou Qi averaged 14.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game, shooting 69.6% from the field, 10% from three-point range, and 74% from the free throw line. Zhou Qi also became famous at a young age, once played outstanding data in international competitions, known as the "big devil", some people even compared him to Durant in the early part of his career, and then entered the NBA as he wished, and was selected by the Rockets with the 43rd pick in the second round, but in just two seasons, he was cut off, and now he has grown into the core of the men's basketball team.
In the 05-06 season, Yi Jianlian averaged 20.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 57% from the field, 30% from three-point range, and 73.5% from the free throw line. At that time, it was his fourth season, and he was already very mature, becoming the core of the Guangdong team, filling in five stats, his athleticism can be called the ceiling of Asian players, and a few years later he was selected by the Bucks with the 6th pick in the first round, although his NBA career has been on many teams, he is definitely one of the most successful players in the Chinese men's basketball team.
In the 15-16 season, Hu Jinqiu averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, shooting 62.1% from the field and 64.6% from the free throw line. Hu Jinqiu didn't have many opportunities in his rookie season, and the Guangsha team did not focus on cultivating him, but let him progress step by step, although he didn't play much, but the efficiency was very high, and the data in the second season was greatly improved, and now he has won the regular season MVP, the local scoring champion, and has averaged more than 20 points per game for four consecutive seasons, and participated in the World Cup, the Olympics and other major competitions.
In the 12-13 season, Wang Zhelin averaged 20.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 56% from the field and 62.7% from the free throw line. Wang Zhelin is definitely a representative of the rookie that is the pinnacle, as soon as he entered the league, he handed over 20+10 data, and was once known as "Little Yao Ming", participated in the draft in the same year as Zhou Qi, and was selected by the Grizzlies in the 57th pick in the second round, but the Grizzlies did not sign him. Wang Zhelin has always played in the CBA, played for the Fujian team in the early part of his career, and then switched to the Shanghai team, won the regular season MVP twice, and can get 20+ data for most seasons in his career.
In the 21-22 season, Yu Jiahao averaged 12.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.6 blocks per game, shooting 59.2% from the field and 76.5% from the free throw line. Yu Jiahao played overseas in high school, teammate with James's son Bronny, is the team's main center, with a height of 221 cm, he has an advantage under the basket, and his skills are very comprehensive. Participated in the NBA draft before, but in the end failed, along with Zeng Fanbo and Guo Haowen, although they failed to land in the high-level league, they played well in the CBA, won the best rookie, participated in the last Asian Games, improved significantly this season, and won the best defensive player of the month last month.
Compared with the performance of the 6 major centers in the men's basketball team at the age of 18, Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhelin have the most eye-catching data, especially Yi Jianlian, who became a top star in the CBA at the age of 18 and is one of the cores of the Guangdong team. Yang Hansen followed closely behind, except for scoring, he was no worse in other aspects, the block was close to Zhou Qi, showing excellent defensive ability, and the most assists were one, and the nickname "Jokic Jr" was not for nothing. Judging from his current performance, compared to Zhou Qi at the same time, Yang Hansen is more mature and has a good chance of becoming the next Chinese player to land in the NBA.