Recently, a news about Yang Hansen, a young center of the Qingdao team, giving up participating in the 2024 NBA draft, has attracted widespread attention. As a young player with outstanding potential, Yang Hansen's decision has undoubtedly left many questions for the outside world. Here, I will interpret this matter from multiple perspectives and talk about my views on the CBA training model.
We take a look at Young's performances this season. He played in 51 regular-season games, all starts, and averaged 15 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.2 blocks per game. Such stats are outstanding in the domestic league and show his all-round ability as a young centre-forward. However, it is such a rising star who has high hopes that he chose to give up the opportunity to impact the NBA.
Qingdao head coach Liu Weiwei confirmed Yang's decision not to participate in the NBA draft. As soon as this news came out, it immediately sparked heated discussions in the outside world. Among them, NBA draft expert Wang Jian posted on social media to express his regret that Yang Hansen did not run. Wang Jian pointed out that CBA clubs are often too conservative when dealing with the problem of young players impacting the NBA, and lack sufficient support and guidance. He also broke the news that Beijing Shougang had previously made special rules for Zeng Fanbo to participate in the NBA draft, further revealing the difference in perceptions of domestic clubs when dealing with such incidents.
Kodaka believes that CBA clubs do have some problems with the treatment of young players to impact the NBA. On the one hand, due to the relatively low commercialization of the CBA league, clubs tend to focus more on immediate results and benefits than on the long-term development of players. Therefore, when faced with the opportunity for young players to impact the NBA, clubs tend to take a conservative attitude, fearing that the player's departure will affect the team's strength and record. On the other hand, there are also certain limitations in the training model of domestic basketball. Compared with basketball powerhouses such as Europe and the United States, there is a certain gap in our youth training system, coaching level, training facilities, etc. This makes it difficult for domestic players to keep up with international standards in terms of technical and tactical literacy, and also limits their possibility of impacting a higher level of the league.
We should also see that with the continuous development of domestic basketball, more and more young players have begun to show excellent potential and strength. They are eager to challenge themselves and achieve higher levels of breakthrough by participating in the NBA Draft. For such players, CBA clubs and relevant departments should give more support and guidance to help them realize their dreams.
Here, we might as well analyze it with some practical cases. For example, Yao Ming, a legend in the history of Chinese basketball, who achieved great success in the CBA league, but ultimately chose to challenge himself in the NBA. Yao Ming's success is inseparable from his personal efforts and talent, but it is also inseparable from the support and guidance of the CBA league and related departments. It is with such an environment and opportunities that Yao Ming can show his strength and value on the international stage.
For another example, some young players who have emerged in recent years, such as Zhou Qi and Ding Yanyuhang, also have the dream and strength to impact the NBA. Although they have encountered various difficulties and challenges in the process of impacting the NBA, their efforts and perseverance have also been widely recognized and respected. The experience of these players tells us that as long as we have dreams and strength, we should be brave enough to pursue and challenge.
We should also be soberly aware that impacting the NBA is not a goal that every player can achieve. Basketball is a highly competitive and cutthroat sport, and only those players who really have the strength and potential will be able to gain a foothold on this stage. Therefore, for young players, they need to constantly improve their technical and tactical literacy in daily training and games, while also maintaining a normal heart and strong belief.
Returning to the topic of Hansen Yang, although he chose to give up participating in the NBA draft, it does not mean that his basketball career is over. Instead, he can continue to hone his technical and tactical acumen in the CBA league and prepare for the challenges ahead. At the same time, we also hope that the CBA league and relevant departments can further improve the youth training system and training mechanism, and provide better development opportunities and platforms for more young players.
Basketball is not only a competitive sport, but also a spiritual and cultural heritage. We should respect the choices and dreams of each player, and at the same time, we should also pay attention to and support the development of domestic basketball. Only in this way can we jointly promote the progress and development of China's basketball industry.
Xiao Gao believes that Yang Hansen's decision to give up the NBA draft is not only a personal choice, but also reflects some problems in the CBA training model. But in any case, we should maintain a rational and objective attitude, and see both the existence of problems and the possibility of progress. After all, basketball is a team sport, and individual development is inseparable from the support and collaboration of the whole team. Only when we work together and make progress together can Chinese basketball show more outstanding strength and style on the international stage.