Don t go back to the CBA! If you can t play in the NBA, Wang Junjie can follow Yu Jiahao, it s not a problem to stand firm in the European League

In this summer's men's basketball Asian Cup, Wang Junjie, who has no professional league experience, really made everyone's eyes shine. In the six games played for the Chinese men's basketball team, Wang Junjie scored 13 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in his 23.5 minutes of playing time, with his shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage of 56.1% and 47.8% respectively, and was selected into the Asian Cup All-Asian Cup.

In the new season, Wang Junjie will continue to play in the NCAA for the University of San Francisco. Considering that his NCAA data is not amazing, with an average of only 6.4 points per game, the prospect of 20-year-old Wang Junjie's future entry into the NBA is actually not optimistic. Although it may not be able to compete in the NBA, Wang Junjie can follow Yu Jiahao and go to the European League to make a move. As a swing forward with outside shooting ability, if Wang Junjie does not plan to return to the comfort zone of the CBA in the future, then going to the European League is indeed more realistic than going to the NBA.

Yu Jiahao became a "pioneer" in Europe this summer, and has opened up a new path for Chinese players who want to play in Europe in the future. Although before Yu Jiahao, Chinese players had also gone to the European League, such as Shangping, the media was not developed at the time, and Shangping did not get any opportunities in Panasinacos at that time.

Yu Jiahao joined the Serie A Division first in the new season. Judging from the previous preseason, Yu Jiahao can be said to be highly valued by the team. In an interview, Yu Jiahao also mentioned that the gap between the Serie A team and the La Liga team is not big. If a forward like Wang Junjie who has the ability to shoot and hold the ball can get enough experience in the NCAA, he actually has the opportunity to play the main rotation with a mid- and lower-level team in La Liga like Yu Jiahao.

For Chinese forwards, it is indeed more difficult to open the NBA door through the draft than inside players. What Wang Junjie needs to do now is to keep calm and not force himself to enter the NBA too much, but should continue to train himself while he is still in the NCAA. Previously, Wang Junjie also made it clear in an interview: "After going to college, you will definitely try to attack the NBA. If you don't (out of the election), you may stay overseas for another year or two, and wait until you are 24 or 25 years old. If you really don't have a chance, then make a decision (consider going back to the CBA)."

If the Chinese men's basketball team wants to return to the peak, it is necessary to have a world-class forward. So what is a world-class forward? In fact, they are tall forwards like Wang Junjie and Zeng Fanbo, who have the ability to hold the ball and shoot. "Greenhouse Leagues" like the CBA are indeed not a good choice for potential stocks that have the opportunity to step onto a higher stage, and this is also the main reason why the Basketball Association has been encouraging players to go global in recent years. Therefore, if Wang Junjie wants to break through his upper limit and continue to experience overseas, it is undoubtedly a wiser choice.