In the past 20 years, the development of world basketball has been polarized. With the progress of the times, this situation has become more and more obvious. The NBA league in the United States is the only one in the world, becoming the world's top super IP, and even the FIBA World Cup held by the heat The level of conversation is far less than that of the NBA. Every time such as the basketball World Cup and post-Olympic men’s basketball games, this pattern is vividly presented.
As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed, whether the Chinese men’s basketball team can get a ticket to the Olympics through the breakout match is currently extremely difficult. As the world’s top basketball league, countries around the world play in the NBA. The data and quality of players have become the focus of attention of all countries. Among them, China is in Asia, and naturally it is very concerned about and concerned about the players who play for the NBA in Asia, but there are still very few players in Asia who still play for the NBA.
This article lists the top 10 Asian players who have achieved the highest achievements in the NBA. Of course, this article lists Asian nationals and Asians who were born and raised in Asia. Jeremy Lin does not count as Chinese. At the same time, due to recent years, FIBA will be Oceania. Australia and New Zealand are divided into Asia for competition. This article does not list Oceanian players, nor does it list some naturalized players. Geographically, because Turkey is at the junction of Asia and Europe, part of it is in Asia and part of Europe. Turkey is more of a European team in international competitions, and this article will not include Turkey in it. Let us take a look at the 10 best male basketball players in Asia.
NO.10 Hashengzhen
Korean, South Korea's first person to enter the NBA, was selected by the Blazers with the 17th overall pick in the second round of 2004.
played for the Trail Blazers in the 2004-2005 & 2005-2006 seasons. He played 46 games and averaged 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game. The
Trail Blazers originally drafted Heshengzhen, hoping to emulate the red team in selecting Yao Ming, as a replica of Yao Ming, but Heshengzhen is far from Yao Ming's flexibility, let alone Yao Ming's skills, it has come and gone in the NBA.
NO.9 Watanabe Yuta
Japanese, participated in the draft in 2018 and failed the draft and played for the Grizzlies this season.
played in the NBA for 2 seasons, all with the Grizzlies. He played 31 games and averaged 8.8 minutes, 2.2 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. In order to join the NBA, Watanabe went to the United States for college and was caught by the Grizzlies. After signing, he worked for a long time to develop the alliance.
NO.8 Hamadi Haddadi
Iranian, Haddadi was the first Iranian to enter the NBA. He participated in the draft in 2004 and was not selected.
has played in the NBA for 5 years, played for the Grizzlies and the Suns. He played 152 games in the NBA in his career, averaging 2.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 6.9 minutes per game. Its main achievement is still in the CBA. Still playing for CBA.
NO.7 Battelle
Chinese, Battelle is the first Chinese to start in the NBA.
has played in the NBA for 3 years in his professional career, played for the Nuggets, Spurs and Raptors, played 46 games, including 10 games starting, averaging 10.7 minutes, 3.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists.
He followed the Spurs to get a championship ring, has now retired and was elected chairman of the Inner Mongolia Basketball Association.
NO.6 Wang Zhizhi
Chinese, the first Chinese to log in to the NBA, he was selected by the Mavericks (Lone Ranger) with the 37th overall pick in 1999.
has played in the NBA for 5 seasons and played a total of 137 games, including 1 game starting, averaging 4.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per game, and a 38.5 percent shooting rate.
, once the three major mobile Great Walls in China, is currently the head coach of the Bayi team.
NO.5 Ohm Kasbi
Israeli, who was selected by the King with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of 2009. He was the first Israeli player to be selected and the first Israeli player to play for the NBA.
has played in the NBA for 10 years and has played for 7 teams including the Kings, Cavaliers, Red Team, Pelicans, Timberwolves, Warriors and Grizzlies.In 588 games, 145 games started, averaging 7.9 points, 4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 20.4 minutes per game, and the 3-point shooting percentage was 36.8%.
is known as Israel Jordan and is a very good role player.
NO.4 Yi Jianlian
Chinese, who was selected by the Bucks with the 6th overall pick in the first round of 2007, currently plays for the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team.
played for 5 seasons in the NBA, played for 4 teams, played 272 games, of which 163 games started, averaging 22.2 minutes, 7.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.7 blocks per game.
Because of his injuries and because he did not integrate into the American culture, in the early days of the NBA, the team trained him as a key player, and Yi Jianlian did not honor his talent.
NO.3 Hachimura 塁
Japanese, was selected by the Wizards with the 9th overall pick in the first round of 2019, and is currently one of the core of the Wizards team.
played 41 games on behalf of the Wizards this season, all starting, averaging 13.4 points, 6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 29.7 minutes, shooting 47.8% from the field and 27.4% from the three-point range.
is a Japanese men's basketball player, the player with the highest pick in the NBA draft, and the player with the highest status and the best data in the NBA team.
NO.2 Ronnie Sekali
Lebanese, the first Lebanese player in the NBA, was selected by the Heat with the 9th overall pick in the first round in 1988.
has played in the NBA for 11 years, played for 4 teams, played 678 games, of which 607 games started, averaging 14.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in 31.6 minutes.
is the Heat's history of rebounding champion, scored 34 rebounds in a single game, is the first person in the Heat's history draft, is also the history of the team's double-double king (221), currently retired.
NO.1 Yao Ming
Chinese, the first Asian pick in the NBA, was selected by the red team in the first round in 2002.
has played for 8 years in his professional career and played 486 games, including 476 games starting, averaging 19 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game in 32.5 minutes.
Yao Ming has successfully entered the Hall of Fame and is currently the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is the pride of Chinese and even Asians.
