Beijing time on July 29, at the 2019 CBA draft held in Shanghai, a number of college players were selected by CBA teams, including two players with experience as student athletes in American universities—— Sun Siyao with the 2nd pick and Wu Yongsheng with the 8th pick.
The 2019 CBA draft list is as follows:
/ First round
- Beijing Enterprises: Wang Shaojie (Peking University)
- Nanjing Tongxi: Sun Siyao (California State University, Northridge)
- Sichuan: Yuan Tangwen (Xiamen University)
- Tianjin: Guan Jian (Shanghai) Youth Team)
- Qingdao: Lim Wickham (SBL Yulona Zhijie)
- Shanxi: Forfeit
- Guangzhou: Forfeit
- Shanghai: Wu Yongsheng (Baodao Dreamers)
- Zhejiang: Liu Yuchen ( Peking University)
- Jilin: abstain
- Shandong: Wang Wenyu (Shandong Youth Team)
- Jiangsu: abstain
- Fujian: Tang Jie (NBL Wuhan Contemporary)
- Guangsha: abstain
- Beijing: abstain
- Shenzhen: abstain
- Liaoning: abstain
- Xinjiang: Liu Lipeng (Xinjiang Youth Team)
- Guangdong: abstain
/ Second round
- Beijing Enterprises: Meng Bolong (Beijing University of Technology)
- Jiangsu Tongxi: Li Shengdong (NBL Jianghuai Lightning)
- Sichuan: Abstain
- Tianjin: He Siyu (Shanxi University)
- Qingdao : Wang Ruize (Nanchang University)
- Shanxi: abstain
- Guangzhou: abstain
- Shanghai: abstain
- Zhejiang: abstain
- Jilin : abstain
- Shandong: Ma Guanghan (NBL Anhui Wenyi)
- Jiangsu: abstain
- Fujian: abstain
- Guangsha: abstain
- Shenzhen: Abstain
- Liaoning: Abstain
- Newly built: Yang Shengyan (Changyao Construction Team)
- Guangdong: Abstain
0Beijing: Abstain
A total of 61 players, including grassroots players, participated in this year's CBA draft. In the end, 16 players were selected by CBA teams, which also set a new high in the CBA draft.
Belongs to Sun Siyao’s multi-faceted life
Sun Siyao was born in 1996. He is 22 years old this year, 208cm tall and has a big body Sun Siyao has a rare shooting touch and outside skills, and can play the space-based third and fourth positions. When Sun Siyao was in the third year of junior high school, he was generally favored by the outside world, thinking that he would be the next Zhai Xiaochuan (the main force of the Beijing Men's Basketball Team) Forward, national team player).
/ Sun Siyao on variety shows - "softie" on the court
Many fans heard the name Sun Siyao for the first time in a popular basketball variety show last summer " This is Slam Dunk " superior. As soon as this program was broadcast, it became popular among many grassroots street players including Yang Zheng, Zhong Xianchao , and Zhou Rui . However, Sun Siyao's performance in this program has been questioned by netizens, and he has been wildly criticized by the outside world for his soft play and loose attitude.
And now that he is far away from the influence of the "variety show editor", will Sun Siyao still be labeled as a "softie"?
/ Student athlete Sun Siyao - growing up through hardships
Sun Siyao and this year's No. 1 pick Wang Shaojie have always been good brothers. In high school, the two studied together in Tsinghua University High School . But in the summer of 2015, two star inside players chose two completely different development paths - Wang Shaojie chose to stay in China and enroll at Peking University to participate in CUBA; Sun Siyao chose to study in the United States and compete as a student-athlete NCAA .
Sun Siyao (left) and Wang Shaojie (right)
After some decision-making, Sun Siyao finally chose to join an NCAA D1 university-California State University Northridge. In the 2017-18 season, Sun Siyao represented the school in 11 appearances, averaging 2.3 points and 0.8 rebounds in 5 minutes per game.
Due to his own injuries and condition, Sun Siyao chose to withdraw from the school team for a year of special training after participating in the program "This Is Slam Dunk" last year.
When explaining why he made this decision, Sun Siyaotou explained that American schools have very strict requirements for academic performance. If he does not meet the standards, he will not be allowed to participate in training. He has also served as a "ball supervisor" for this reason. During the years of studying in the United States, Sun Siyao encountered ups and downs such as temporary academic failure, injuries, and changing teams, but this also made him more eager to compete.
"Everyone doesn't know that there was a very low point, and I was not in good shape when I returned to China to participate in a basketball program. Later, after testing with a professional team and competing with the Olympic team, my confidence improved, and I decided to join the CBA for a year of special training. .”
After one year of special training with six strength training sessions per week, Sun Siyao, who has put in 120% of his efforts, believes that there will be clubs that will offer him an olive branch in this year's CBA draft.
When looking back on his experience as a student athlete at an American university, Sun Siyao concluded: It is difficult to take into account both study and basketball, but this challenge is also a good thing for the players. He said: "It (student-athletes) will allow a player to devote himself to what he should do. I go to the gym to train at 6 o'clock in the morning every day and study in the evening at 9 o'clock in the evening. It is very meaningful and fulfilling."
Sun Siyao revealed , when was playing in the United States, because he was physically different from local players, he had to develop more scoring methods, so his skills were relatively comprehensive.
Sun Siyao said in an interview after the draft that he is a more modern space-based No. 4 player. "For the tall domestic centers, I can open up the defensive space and create good offensive opportunities for our defenders and myself. My disadvantage is that I have not yet reached the requirements of professional basketball in terms of physical fitness, but I will adapt quickly .”
/ Sun Siyao in life - Treasure Boy
After the draft, Sun Siyao interacted with netizens online on a basketball forum. His humorous language style and super high emotional intelligence also helped him "sneakly" attract a large number of fans, and he was also The fans dubbed him "Treasure Boy".
" The physical confrontation and rhythm of the CBA league require time to adapt to. Don’t think about how well you will perform as soon as you get started. ” This is the advice given by Sun Siyao and Wang Shaojie’s coaches when they were at Tsinghua High School. I hope Sun Siyao can do it. Adapt to the professional league as soon as possible, constantly improve yourself, and prove yourself.
Taiwanese genius defender "settled" in Shanghai
In the 2019 CBA draft held yesterday, the Shanghai team selected the "Taiwanese genius defender" Wu Yongsheng from Baodao Dreamers with the 8th overall pick.
Wu Yongsheng is 1.88 meters tall and weighs 85 kilograms. He is an extremely fast impact defender on the court. He attended Jinhua Junior High School in high school. In order to realize his basketball dream, he transferred to Washington Union High School in the United States, and then received a full scholarship offer from the NCAA D1 Sacramento State University. The first player in Taipei to receive an NCAA D1 full scholarship.
In his senior season, Wu Yongsheng did not get a chance to play. However, in the past three seasons, he has played a total of 69 games for the team, including 24 starts, averaging 5.3 points in 18.6 minutes per game.
Jay Chou shouted from the air about a one-on-one game
Wu Yongsheng is the first high school student in Taiwan, China to choose to go to the United States to challenge his basketball dream. It is true that can get a full scholarship from an NCAA D1 school as a student-athlete. Not easy, let us look forward to what kind of surprises Wu Yongsheng can bring us in the CBA next season.
written at the end
Among the 16 players successfully selected by the CBA team in this year's draft, two players with student athlete experience were favored by the CBA club with relatively high picks, and they had been favored by the CBA club before. All the high-profile grassroots basketball stars were eliminated. It is foreseeable that in the future, outstanding domestic basketball teenagers will become the "hot meat" that various clubs compete for in the future after being trained by the mature student-athlete system in the United States.
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