China's new players join forces to hit the NBA
Zeng Fanbo, Yu Jiahao, Zhang Zhenlin and Guo Haowen are expected to knock on the door of the NBA
According to a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, three Chinese players, including Beijing Shougang team star Zeng Fanbo, Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rent team insider Yu Jiahao, and Liaoning team striker Zhang Zhenlin, have the opportunity to hit the NBA this year. Open the door to the NBA.
In addition, Guo Haowen of the Shanghai team also has plans to go to the United States for special training in the near future.
And Zeng Fanbo, Yu Jiahao, Guo Haowen all automatically won the right to participate in this year's NBA draft.
19-year-old Zeng Fanbo has strong plasticity
Zeng Fanbo joined the Ignite Team of the American Development League this season. He hopes to get more training opportunities in the Development League and accelerate his growth.
The G League has always been the place where NBA teams focus on examining and selecting players.
Zeng Fanbo also hopes to gain more attention from the NBA by playing in the G League.
Zeng Fanbo's overall performance in the G League this season is not ideal.
All season, he averaged 13 minutes per game and averaged 3.8 points per game while shooting just 36.4 percent from the field.
Objectively speaking, it is difficult to impress NBA teams with such data and performance.
At the same time, Zeng Fanbo has been adversely affected by injuries several times this season, which makes his playing situation incomplete.
It could also affect how NBA teams assess his prospects.
But Zeng Fanbo also has his own advantages. He is very young, only 19 years old, and has strong plasticity.
At the same time, Zeng Fanbo's physical condition and talent are also excellent.
Finally, Zeng Fanbo's efforts and investment on the defensive end may also attract the attention of some NBA teams.
In addition, the Chinese market behind Zeng Fanbo will also allow him to gain more attention.
At this point, the most outstanding performance is that Zeng Fanbo was invited to participate in the fun shooting challenge of the NBA All-Star Weekend before, but it is a pity that he was absent due to injury.
The joint trial is a very good opportunity
After Zeng Fanbo finished his G League season, he continued to train in the United States to further improve himself.
Zeng Fanbo had previously planned to participate in the NBA draft this year, and he was also automatically eligible to participate in the draft.
It is understood that Zeng Fanbo received an invitation to the Chicago joint trial training, which will be held in the middle of this month.
Last year, Guo Haowen was invited to participate in the G League elite training camp before the joint trial, but he was not able to make it to the invite list for the Chicago joint trial.
This year, Zeng Fanbo directly got the opportunity to participate in the Chicago United trial, which is undoubtedly a very good opportunity.
When the season performance is not ideal, he can only impress the NBA team by showing his characteristics and talents during the trial training process.
In addition, the promotion of Zeng Fanbo's brokerage team and the Chinese market behind Zeng Fanbo are also bonus points for Zeng Fanbo's attempt to knock on the door of the NBA.
Regarding Zeng Fanbo's NBA prospects, Lauren, who has served as the technical development coach of the NBA Suns for many years and is currently the technical development coach of the Shougang Team, expressed his views to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter. He said: "Zeng Fanbo has super talent. He has The physical talent of the NBA in this position, his foot movement is very smooth, he has the potential to be an all-round striker.” Lauren said, “But at the same time he also needs a lot of improvement and improvement. I personally think he has to be competent. NBA small forward position, his dribbling skills need to be improved. His confrontation ability also needs to be improved. And his shooting needs to be more stable. I think he needs more time and process. Until now, I still think he will go Playing with Ignite is not a good option because he can't hone those skills with Ignite."
Three players get automatic NBA draft picks
Similar to Zeng Fanbo, Yu Jiahao, an insider who has shown enough talent and potential in the Zhejiang team this season and won the best rookie in the regular season, may also make an impact on the NBA.
The Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned that Yu Jiahao has arrived in the United States.
The plan of his brokerage team is to first arrange for Yu Jiahao to conduct special training in Las Vegas or Los Angeles.
Then according to their training situation, and then make a plan for the future.
The possibility of Yu Jiahao hitting the NBA is not ruled out now, but it depends on Yu Jiahao's training in the United States and related assessments.
Yu Jiahao's American brokerage company is a well-known CAA brokerage company in the United States. They have extensive contacts and resources in the NBA.
This is a good thing for Yu Jiahao.
Zhang Zhenlin of the Liaoning team also has ideas to impact the NBA.
Zhang Zhenlin has been playing in the CBA for two years, and he has shown very good talent and strong plasticity.
And Zhang Zhenlin's progress in the past two years is obvious to all.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, Zhang Zhenlin will go to the United States to start special training after the relevant procedures are completed, and this is also an important step for him to try to knock on the door of the NBA.
It is difficult to judge whether Zhang Zhenlin will be signed by an NBA team.
After all, in the NBA, there are more players with more physical talent than him in this position.
Zhang Zhenlin needs to show more of his traits and advantages in order to impress the NBA team.
The Liaoning team also expressed their views in an interview with a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily, "The Liaoning team is very supportive of Zhang Zhenlin in chasing his dreams. If he can play official games in the NBA, then this is undoubtedly a very good thing, right. His growth and improvement are very beneficial. But if he plays in some other leagues, it is not very meaningful."
In addition to Zeng Fanbo, Yu Jiahao, and Zhang Zhenlin, Guo Haowen also plans to go to the United States for special training.
Guo Haowen went to the United States for special training during the offseason last year, and once signed up for the NBA draft.
Since then, Guo Haowen has conducted trial training in many NBA teams.
But before the deadline, Guo Haowen withdrew from the NBA draft.
After that special training experience, Guo Haowen has made obvious progress in all aspects, and this year he also hopes to improve himself again.
Text / reporter Song Xiang