After the introduction of a number of strong reinforcements, the Shanghai team also released a number of players in a row, including Tang Zihao, who played for the team for 4 seasons. At present, there is no news that any team wants to sign this player. From the teenager who stayed in the ocean at that time to being touted as a "talented player" and now unable to gain a foothold in the CBA, Tang Zihao's story also makes people sigh.
Born in 1996, Tang Zihao is 1.90 meters tall and plays as a defender. In 2010, at the age of 14, he chose to study and play in the United States, embarking on the road of staying in the Ocean. But his choice is still different. At that time, although there were domestic players who went to the United States to study and play, most of them went to American universities, and there were very few people like Tang Zihao who started in high school. Because of this, Tang Zihao has received a lot of attention.
In high school, Tang Zihao had 41 points and 42 points in a single game in the 2011-12 season. At that time, Jeremy Lin blew up "Lin Crazy" in the United States, and Tang Zihao was also called "Jeremy Lin's descendants" because of his yellow skin and name. Subsequently, he won a scholarship to enter the NCAA to create the history of Chinese players again, and he once again won the recognition and attention of the outside world.
In the summer of 2016, Tang Zihao participated in the CBA draft and was finally selected by the Shanghai team he had long wanted. At the end of the conference, Wang Qun, head coach of the Shanghai team, said that the team would focus on cultivating Tang Zihao. For the addition of this player, the Shanghai team is also full of joy. It is reported that at that time, it was not just the Shanghai team that hoped to select Tang Zihao, but because the two sides almost signed a contract in the summer of 2015 (because Tang Zihao needed to participate in the draft and was invalidated), and Tang Zihao only wanted to join the Shanghai team, which led to other teams eventually missing him.
But after joining the Shanghai team, Tang Zihao's performance was embarrassing. Initially, his lack of playing time was also considered that the Shanghai team did not give him a chance, in order to pursue results. However, as Li Qiuping returned to the Shanghai team to give Tang Zihao a chance, he performed sluggishly, which also made the outside world recognize Tang Zihao's true level. After not seeing progress for many consecutive seasons, the Shanghai team also began to give up cultivating Tang Zihao.
Last season, Shanghai once loaned Tang Zihao to a team in the NBL league. After the CBA was postponed for more than 5 months due to the epidemic, the Shanghai team recalled Tang Zihao in the rematch and gave him some opportunities, but he did not seize it. Except for a few games to get 10 points, in other competitions, Tang Zihao did not score, and his performance was not worth mentioning.
As a physically strong defender, Tang Zihao has no advantage in shooting or breaking through. In addition to being in good health, his basic skills are even quite different from other players. As a defender who is only 1.90 meters tall, Tang Zihao scored a very bad defender height, and there is a big gap in the basic skills of playing point guards, which also leads to his gradual obscurity.
Now, Tang Zihao has been abandoned by the Shanghai team, and there are no relevant teams to introduce him, but it is difficult for him to stay in the CBA in the new season. And with the current public, Tang Zihao, a player who was once optimistic that he could become a super defender, also let the outside world see his true level.