Before Yang Hansen, a total of 8 Chinese players were selected, and 3 of them failed to play in the NBA!

After his own efforts, Yang Hansen broke the doubts and expected to be selected at the end of the second round when he announced his participation in the NBA draft. He directly completed a huge counterattack and was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 16th pick in the first round. Since then, he has become the third highest player in China's draft pick after Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian. Before Xiao Yang, a total of 8 Chinese players were successfully selected in the NBA draft, but surprisingly, although three of them were selected, they failed to play in the NBA from beginning to end. What happened to them at that time, which led to missing the NBA. Let's find out now!

1. Song Tao

Draft ranking: 67th overall pick in the third round of 1987 Draft team: Atlanta Hawks

Many new fans may not be familiar with Song Tao. After all, Song Tao entered the national team as early as 1984. At that time, he was only 18 years old. He can be said to be the most outstanding young center in the country. At the World Men's Basketball Championship held in Spain in 1986, Song Tao followed the Chinese men's basketball team to the expedition. At the age of 21, he became one of the team's most dazzling stars. In the competition with the American powerhouse Puerto Rico, Song Tao scored 28 points in the whole game, helping the men's basketball team win a key victory. In the end, the men's basketball team successfully advanced to the knockout stage and ranked 9th after the event, creating the best record of the men's basketball team in the World Championship. It is precisely because of his outstanding performance in the FIBA ​​event that Song Tao has received a lot of attention from scouts, including the Atlanta Hawks, who regard Song Tao as one of their goals.

By the 1987 draft, since the NBA draft had not yet been restructured, there were 7 rounds of draft picks in total, which also allowed each team to make full use of the draft picks and gain the players they like. In the third round, the Hawks selected Song Tao with the 67th overall pick. Since then, at the age of 23, he has become the first Chinese player to be selected in NBA history, creating the history of our country's basketball. At that time, the Hawks had stars such as Dominic Wilkins and Kevin Willis. If Song Tao could successfully play in the NBA, he would definitely be able to grow faster by these outstanding players. Unfortunately, Song Tao was accidentally injured shortly after signing the contract with the Eagles and suffered a comminuted fracture of the patella on his knee. To make matters worse, three months after the surgical treatment, he accidentally slipped in the bathroom and suffered another severe injury to his knee, and eventually missed the NBA. However, even though Song Tao failed to play in the NBA, he is of great significance to the progress of our country's men's basketball team. It was from Song Tao that the players regarded the NBA as their goal. The men's basketball team also grew rapidly during that period and continued to dominate the entire Asian basketball world.

2. Xue Yuyang

Draft ranking: 28th pick in the second round of 2003 Draft team: Dallas Mavericks

When the 2003 draft, Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi and Bater entered the NBA one after another and showed their outstanding abilities. In addition, the NBA at that time had begun to pay more attention to international players, so in the 28th pick in the second round of this year, the Mavericks, who had always had Chinese players, chose Xue Yuyang. Many fans may not be familiar with Xue Yuyang. He appeared on the CBA stage at the age of 19. Although his ability is still quite far from the Three Great Walls, his physical fitness is excellent and his feel is very soft. He is one of the few inside players in China who can shoot outside the three-point line at that time, so he has also received the attention of the NBA. However, just when Xue Yuyang wanted to report, the Basketball Association at that time introduced a policy, rejecting his application to play in the NBA, because he did not have the conditions to play in the NBA. Now it seems that this reason is very outrageous, but the management was so strict at that time. In fact, both Yao Ming and Dazhi encountered considerable resistance when they went to the NBA at that time, and Dazhi broke up with the Basketball Association until they returned to the CBA and finally settled their past grudges. Therefore, under the background of this era, he failed to get the opportunity to advance to the NBA. Later, Xue Yuyang went to many CBA teams and her overall performance was relatively average. It was a very regrettable that she announced her retirement at the age of 36.

3. Wang Zhelin

Draft ranking: 27th pick in the second round of 2016

Draft team: Memphis Grizzlies

Although the performance of the king today is a bit disappointing, 10 years ago, he was the hope star of the entire men's basketball team. When he was 18 years old, he represented the Fujian team in the CBA League, and in the rookie season, he could contribute 20.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals. This is a very amazing performance. Looking at the history of the entire Chinese men's basketball team, only a few people were able to play such amazing performance and data at this age. Moreover, at the Nike Basketball Summit, the king who represented China scored 19 points and 8 rebounds in the whole game, helping the world team defeat the American team, so it also attracted the attention of many scouts at that time. Wang Zhelin, who later returned to the CBA stage, continued his outstanding performance. Therefore, even in the 2016 draft, even though he was 22 years old, the Grizzlies still selected him with their 27th pick in the second round. Although fans may not pay much attention, the Grizzlies are also teams with Asian players’ complex. From Haddadi and Watanabe Yuta to Kawamura today, they are very good at tapping the potential of Asian players.

However, after being selected, the king did not report to the NBA. In fact, he was a little confused when he was selected because he did not announce his participation in the NBA draft. Instead, because the NBA stipulates that as long as the age meets the standards, each team can use the draft pick to choose any new player in the world that meets the requirements.. The king at that time had a contract with the Fujian team for many years, and the Fujian team was indeed very good to him. Not only did he give him a maximum salary contract, but he also gave him shares in the team, so it was difficult for him to leave Fujian. In addition, he has been playing in the CBA for many years and is the team's well-deserved core. If he wants to go to the NBA, he will not only have to compete internally, but also start with a substitute, but also integrate into culture, language, etc. Therefore, there are many difficulties on and off the court. Therefore, he did not report to the NBA, but stayed in the CBA.