On December 11, Beijing time, NBA Pacers player Isaiah Wang was interviewed by **, publicly stating that he was willing to play for the Chinese men's basketball team and welcomed relevant people to contact him.
Isaiah Wang said: My great-grandfather was Chinese, and I don't know a lot of historical origins in that regard, but I know that my father's grandfather was Chinese. The reporter then talked about the story of Kyle Anderson becoming a naturalized player of the Chinese men's basketball team, Li Kaier, and asked Isaiah Wang: "If someone asks you if you are willing to become a member of the Chinese national team in the future and play for China in the international arena, are you willing to think about it?" Of course, if they want me to join, I'll be willing to do it. I like the high level of competition, Isaiah Wang replied with a smile.
Knowing that he may be the next naturalization target of the Chinese men's basketball team, Isaiah Wang's response was: "Great, I'll be very happy, send me an email, text message or something." ”
According to the previous ** report, in addition to keeping in touch with Li Kaier, the Chinese Basketball Association has also established relevant files for mixed-race players with Chinese blood overseas, and Isaiah Wang, a small foreign aid style similar to the CBA League, if he is willing to join the Chinese men's basketball team, I believe that there will be a significant improvement in the men's basketball offense, and there is more room for growth than Li Kaier.
After Li Kaier opened the threshold of the men's basketball team's naturalization, from Yao Ming's point of view, the next operation of some mixed-race players with Chinese blood actually has more experience, especially in terms of personal ability, the men's basketball team obviously needs some naturalized players with stronger personal offensive ability.
The 22-year-old Isaiah Wong is the overall No. 55 rookie in the second round of the 2023 draft, he is 1.93 meters tall, weighs 83 kilograms, and mainly plays as a shooting guard. He averaged 16. per game in his final season in college2 points 43 rebounds and 32 assists and 38 three-point shooting4%。However, due to the overlapping positions and individual competitiveness have not yet reached the level of taking on the heavy responsibilities of the Pacers, there is no chance to play for the Pacers this season.
Is Isaiah Wang's ability to meet the needs of the men's basketball team? From the current batch of national team players, except for Guo Allen, Zhao Rui does not match the strength of Asia's first-class guards, and on a higher-level stage, Zhao Rui and Guo Allen are not enough, which requires a stronger defender to solve the problem of strong attack, and domestic players are basically very dependent on foreign aid for key balls and scores, if Isaiah Wang can prove that he has the ability to compete and score small foreign aid in the CBA league, Yao Ming does not need to continue to toss too many NBA system players, Taking Isaiah Wang as an example, as long as he can reach the influence of Marchand, Jones, and Hudson, Isaiah Wang is enough to meet the needs of the Chinese men's basketball team for a long time in the future.
It is worth mentioning that the cost of the men's basketball team to start naturalized players is not particularly high, including Li Kaier, a long-famous NBA player, and Isaiah Wang is mainly a young player after all, and he has not yet played enough in the NBA, and there are uncertainties about whether he can even stay in the NBA to play.