Height: 7-2
Weight: 209 lbs
Date of Birth: 01/16/1996
Team: Xinjiang
Country: China
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I sincerely hope we don't draft him. This guy is garbage and has bust written all over him. Let another team waste a pick on him.
Future All-Star tbh.
I agree...in the Chinaman league
I think your missing BG's joke.
I guess I missed the sarcasm lol.
I took at as Qi, being Chinese, was going to get voted into the ASG no matter what.
Ahh touche. Solid joke that went over my head.
I just saw the scouting video and this guy screams bust. His weaknesses are just too much for the NBA.
I remember watching this guy in the Philippines vs. China 2015 FIBA Asia Championship game. Dude was an absolute beast, and he was only 19 years old.
I would be thrilled if the Spurs took him, but he might be drafted before we pick.
Yep. He's rail thin. Going to get tossed all over the freaking place in the NBA. He has looked like against other top talent his age.
I think the definite bust label needs to be rethought. IMO, 25% chance he busts due to being unable to handle the physicality/add the needed muscle, 70% he becomes a Ryan Anderson/Channing Frye, a pretty generic perimeter PF, a rotation guy. 4% he becomes Chinese Dirk. 1% he becomes dirk with shotblocking! For pick 29, the potential payout from the high end is worth considering.
Positives
He has length on a ridiculous, Gobert level. He has mobility - he can move his feet well enough to play the perimeter, and run the floor. He has skills - ball handling and a jumpshot, which should become good out to the 3 pt line. He's a decent shot blocker - led the Chinese Basketball Association in blocks per game and per minute this year (by roughly 40% on BPM), including former NBA players Samuel Dalembert, Greg Oden, 3.2 blocks in 34 minutes per game.
Negatives
Weak Strength and resulting weak rebounding..
Basketball Insiders: 2016 NBA Mock Draft: Consensus Ver 4.0
By Basketball Insiders
On June 1, 2016
Joel Brigham, 1 of 4
Weight does not matter in today's NBA. Its a jump shot league where strength and power are for a game from a bygone era.
If you watch the DX videos on him, you'll see that's not true. It's one thing to be like Noel and just skinny for a five but still have an NBA body. Qi doesn't have that. The dude was being pushed out of the way by guards.
CSN Washington: 2016 NBA Mock Draft Version 2.0
WRITTEN BY CSN WASHINGTON POSTED: 06/03/2016, 01:22PM
29. SAN ANTONIO: ZHOU QI, C, CHINA
The Chinese Basketball League is miles behind the NBA, but Zhou and his insane 7-foot-7 wingspan more than held his own against former NBA power players. Clearly need more bulk, but as they say, you can't teach size and the 7-foot-2 center clearly has that.
He looks damn skilled and mobile for that size. I mean, another stash would suck, but his ceiling seems pretty damn ridiculous if things break well.
I really hope they DON'T draft this guy. The team needs an immediate contributor, not someone who will take years just to put on a few more pounds. If they're looking for a center in the draft, perhaps trading for an early second round pick can land someone like AJ Hammons who can contribute straight away.
Its cute that people actually think this guy will ever be an NBA level player. Bust written all over him. I really really hope the Spurs don't draft him.
Hmmm.... looks interesting. Worth another look tbh.
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Why are people so sure this guy is going to be a bust without even having seen him play? Just because you're a tall, skinny foreigner doesn't mean you're going to be a bust. This guy is the best prospect to come out of China since Yao Ming.
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Sporting Sota NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Minnesota Makes a Buddy
by Paul Bellesen 21 hours ago [AKA 7 June 2016]
29. San Antonio Spurs
ZHOU QI C, China
The Spurs are a team that can take a chance on a draft and stash prospect. If you have done any reasearch on Qi, he moves like a player who is 6’5″ in a body of a player who is 7’2″ with a 7’7″ wingspan. He will need to add some weight.
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