![]() In an exclusive interview with, Rockets manager Daryl Morey gave positive feedback to his new pick. His most pronounced weakness is his spaghetti-like skinny frame. Zhou's biggest strengths are his size – 7'2" standing with a 7'7" wingspan – as well as his defensive skills and quickness. However, according to the Bleacher Report, some trusted sources believe that Zhou's real age is 24, and if that's the case, his prospect needs to be reevaluated. ![]() "The stuff can do at his size, If he is really 20, is crazy," said former NBA guard and CBA veteran Bobby Brown. The other factor adds to his intrigue is his real age. Many pundits believe that if Zhou couldn't outperform Haddadi, it will be hard for him to trade elbows against the like of Andrew Bogut or Anthony Davis. However the hype then cooled off after the 2015-2016 CBA playoffs, where Zhou was matched up against Sichuan's NBA veteran Hamed Haddadi, who had a disappointing NBA career, and did not fare well. Zhou was one of the biggest intrigues in this year's draft. Zhou was once estimated by pundits to be chosen in the top 10 after he played a key role in the Chinese national team in last year's Asian Basketball Championships. He may be assigned to play in the NBA development league (NBA D-League), where he could remain for years. The Rockets will also need the approval of both Xinjiang, Zhou's current club, and the Chinese Basketball Association, in order for the deal to go through.Įven if an agreement is reached, it doesn't necessarily mean Zhou will go straight to the pros. It is still early to say whether Zhou will show up next year in the NBA or not. An NBA pick only means that the Rockets are protected from other teams' competition to offer Zhou a contract whether one will be agreed upon is yet to be determined. ![]() Zhou was not the only Chinese player to be drafted the Memphis Grizzlies picked Fujian's Wang Zhelin with the 57th overall pick, which we predicted months ago. Zhou is now in line to be the first active Chinese player in the NBA since Yi Jianlian came home to the CBA in 2012, and the sixth Chinese player overall to play in the NBA (the others being Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Menke Bateer, Sun Yue and Yi). China's biggest hope, "The Big Devil," Zhou Qi was chosen by the Houston Rockets with the 43rd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft that just place in New York Thursday. ![]()
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