Making excuses for lying flat? Wang Zhelin complained that he was useless to eliminate his height. Fans: Will the Grizzlies choose you if they have no talent?

Time went back to the 2016 NBA Draft. Wang Zhelin, who was not prepared to go to the NBA at that time, was selected by the Grizzlies in the 57th overall pick in the second round. On the contrary, Zhou Qi, who ran for a big fan, eventually led only 14 picks ahead of Wang Zhelin (43rd pick in the second round). After being selected by the Grizzlies, the 22-year-old king did not choose to enter the NBA, but continued to stay in the CBA.

In fact, when Wang Zhelin first debuted, he was once regarded as Wang Zhizhi's successor with his skillful low-post skills and beautiful footsteps. In the 2012 Nike Peak Tournament, Wang Zhelin scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, leading the world team to defeat the United States. I thought I would be the successor of China's inside line in the later era of Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian, but Wang Zhelin's national team career did start high and fall, and his sluggish performance in the 23-year World Cup and Asian Games also made the king fade out of the national team later.

Recently, Wang Zhelin also talked about being teased about wasting his talent when he was playing Inspector Zhao's show in the visiting football circle. In response, the king said bluntly: "Height is my talent, but it is really inferior to others in other aspects." It is not difficult to understand why Wang Zhelin was unwilling to go to the United States when he was selected by the NBA, but wanted to stay in the comfort zone of China. Because Wang Zhelin has no confidence in himself from the bottom of his heart, and it can even be said that he has become accustomed to being "lifted" in this greenhouse in China.

Since entering the CBA in 2012-13, Wang Zhelin's free throws have been a long-term problem. But in the 13-14 season, which is the second season of his CBA, Wang Zhelin was able to shoot 73.2% of his career's best free throw shooting percentage, but why hasn't he allowed his free throws to break through 70% since then? To put it bluntly, he was not hard enough, and such laziness also caused him to suffer a great loss in the 23 World Cup and Asian Games.

If Wang Zhelin really has nothing but height, would the Grizzlies waste a second round of picks to choose him? Not to mention anything else, Jokic, who was born in the second round, doesn’t look talented, and he can even say like Wang Zhelin, who achieved nothing except height, but why did he become an NBA super giant and regular season MVP? It’s not because of hard training that he was forced to grow up. From the moment he was selected, Wang Zhelin may have determined that he does not belong to the NBA. It is no wonder why his level has declined more and more in recent years.

Of course, everyone has their own pursuits. Since Wang Zhelin chose to stay in China, everyone should still respect his choice. However, for Chinese basketball, it is indeed a pity that Wang Zhelin did not touch the ceiling he should have reached.