Recently, the American media fadeaway world selected the strongest lineup that has played for the NBA on all continents. It is worth mentioning that the selection rules are divided according to the place of birth of the player.
The five players selected in Asia are: Yao Ming, Sun Yue, Casby, Yuta Tian and Yamura
Sun Yue and Yao Ming are Chinese players, which we are all familiar with. Casby, known to fans as Israel Jordan, and Hachimura is the only NBA active player on the list.
So the question is, what is the origin of Tian Woyongtai?
At 1.75 meters tall, Yuta Takumi is the first basketball player in Japan to enter the NBA, and is praised as a basketball genius, and his nickname is even more famous: Jordan of Japan.
During high school, Noshiro High School, led by Yuta Tian, crushed opponents in the three major championships of college general, national sports, and Japanese college selection for three consecutive years, winning all nine championship trophies in one fell swoop, creating history.
The Lone Ranger, who prefers Asian players, officially extended an invitation to the so-called "Asia's first defender" in 2003.
In September 2004, Hettah Tian signed with the Phoenix Suns. He averaged 1.8 points, 1 rebound and 0.8 assists in four appearances for the Suns.
In his entire career, he scored only 7 points in the NBA.
But no matter what, Tian Wo Yongtai, who has good skills, good passing, and a wide field of vision and is good at jump shots, still left a very deep impression on the fans.
Strictly speaking, he was the first Asian defender to set foot on the NBA's official playing field.
That's awesome!
Although due to mediocre physical talent, this "Japanese Jordan" still failed to gain a foothold in the NBA.
However, he still caused a lot of trouble for the Chinese men's basketball team in Asia.
At the peak, Tian Woyongtai also released the bold words of "breaking the Chinese men's basketball team within 3 years".
This is obviously too much to think about, when he was at his peak, the "moving Great Wall" of the Chinese men's basketball team was also in the year of playing.
With Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian and other good Players, the Chinese men's basketball team was still absolutely sure to play Japan at that time.
And Tian Wo Yongtai is obviously too crazy.
But anyway, we have to be sure of his excellence at the Asian guard, after all, he can be selected as the number one person in the NBA's strongest team in Asia.
Tian Wo Yongtai, this player, do you remember?