[McDunkin]

While checking out Terrence Ross and Arnett Moultrie in L.A., we were pleasantly surprised with the addition of a player that we had never seen (or heard of, for that matter) before. 6-5 Tsung-hsien Chang, more commonly known as “Jet”, matched up against Ross and showed that he could be the next Asian that you hear coming across your TV screen.

Starring at BYU-Hawaii, Chang had a storied career at the Division II-level. While leading his collegiate team to the D-2 Final Four in 2011, he put on two performances for the ages. In the semifinals, against West Liberty State, he dropped 43 points on a sizzling 14-17 from the field. In the finals, he hung 35 on Bellarmine University. While he came up short in the ‘ship, Chang firmly made his mark, and was the preseason pick for conference POY. After a strong senior campaign. the pride of Tainan, Taiwan, is the first Asian player ever to be invited to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament for the nation’s top seniors.

The main thing that immediately caught our eye about Chang was his ability to shoot the NBA 3. Throughout the workout, he was right there with Ross (maybe even better) with his accuracy from deep. Not just a shooter from beyond the arc, Jet showed off great form and similar results from mid-range, both spotting up or shooting off the dribble. Chang also surprised onlookers with his athleticism when he threw down some powerful dunks in the drill session.

The biggest concerns about Chang center around his defense and ability to handle the ball. The first question could not be answered in a workout like this, since there wasn’t any live one-on-one action. As for his handle, Jet definitely could use some tightening up if he expects to go up against 6-8 wings with near 7-foot wingspans, the kind that just about every NBA team is equipped with.

Sitting at No. 84 in Chad Ford’s Top 100 Prospects for ESPN, Chang appears to be a guy who is on the outside looking in when it comes to being drafted. He’s destined to get plenty of workouts based on his big-time college career and ability to shoot the NBA 3. His ability to handle the rock and defend NBA caliber wings will ultimately determine his chances of making a roster. Regardless of the outcome, Jet Chang will do everything in his power to put Taiwan on the basketball map.

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/05/nba-pre-draft-tour-jet-chang/

[lolyouthParticipant]

This kid looks legit

[rhamnlacsonParticipant]

he lead his team to the championship when he was in byu kid has the makings of a legit nba star

[JoeWolf1]

 He’s become one of my favorite players in the draft class.  He’s got pretty good size at 6’3” with a 6’6” wingspan and a standing vert of over 30”

I too think he’s still on the outside looking in, but I hope he lights it up in summer league.

[Wavy BagelsParticipant]

While watching the video, a Jeremy Lin banner popped up.

Coincidence?

[McDunkin]

Aamir is gonna love this

[cabbycabParticipant]

His ability to shoot with no one guarding him is incredible!

[JoeWolf1]

Scoring with people guarding him has never been much of an issue for him. ^

[cabbycabParticipant]

^

I don’t doubt you.  I’ve never seen him play in a game.  I’m just being sarcastic as far as scouting someone from shooting drills. 

[The Scare Crow RisesParticipant]

If Jeremy Lin gets some unknown Asian kid drafted this year I’m going to throw a folding chair in Bob Knight fashion

What could this kid really do for an NBA team drafting in the late 2nd round that Malik Wayns, Machado, Kim English, Tyshawn Taylor or any other Senior Pg couldn’t do…I swear this better be a basketball related move to even scout this kid, because I feel someone wants to boast their profile with the Asian community by holding a workout for him

Name 1 team that should realisticly look into drafting this Kid??? If Scottie Reynolds couldn’t get drafted as an All American at Villanova then why should this kid get drafted, don’t give me his 6’3 height and D II stats, he’d be garbage in the NBA 

 

[Raef LaFrentzParticipant]

First thing I noticed: Kid can shoot and seems to have a good scoring mentality.

Second thing I noticed: Tiny tiny hands. Can he palm a ball?

Either way, I’ll be keeping an eye on him and hoping someone takes a chance in the late second or adds him to their Summer League squad.

Nice post, McDunkle.

[The Scare Crow RisesParticipant]

What team would you be drafting for??? Because that team would be getting an over rated Div II Shooter with no speed and little hands, I’d like to see him get up a shot against real competition…In fact I’d love to see him go one with any of the back end Pg/Sg’s in the late 2nd round, he’d be killed by the D1 college athletes IMO…

Can the hype stop already, "hopefully this kid will put Taiwan on the map"… Hasn’t Jeremy lin already done that, now we another overhyped player from Taiwan, why??? So we can start sending all our scouts to Taiwan like we did when they started drafting guys like Yao in China and Dirk/Gasol/Manu from Germany/Spain and Argentina…Did we ever find the next Dirk in Germany??? How about the next Pau Gasol??? Marc was a very good find but he’s the little brother of the best Spainish born player ever, Rubio was also a rare Gem, we never found a glut of Argenteans after lucking out with Manu, unless Scola and Tiago Splitter count as stars too…

They’re not going to copy what they got with Jeremy Lin by drafting this kid Jet Chang, he should just star in Kung Fu movies with a name like Jet Chang(Jet Li and Jackie Chan’s love child)…

[Raef LaFrentzParticipant]

So you’d rather we only draft American born players just bacause you say so? I’m not saying this kid is going to be anything more than a fringe NBA (even D-League) player, but what is wrong with taking a shot on a kid "late second round or adding him to their Summer League squad" like I said? Absolutely nothing. I didn’t say, "Oh, heck yes, first pick in the 2nd round!" Late second round means late second round.

[The Scare Crow RisesParticipant]

I asked why you wanted this kid so badly???

And yes, The American Born D1 athletes are on average far better NBA prospects than those born outside of the US 

How long has it been since we drafted a Chineese Born player???we drafted Yao, Yi and Zhang Zhi, how’s that working out for The Chineese pro prospects, we got 1 good player from China and he was an injury prone Center that retired early in his career, Yi was very dissapointing and Zhi was a pure bust…Are we still over there scouting feverously day and night…

What about The Rubio finding, shouldn’nt we be over there scouring the Spainish Basketball Leagues looking for the next Rubio??? We aren’t if you were wondering, because European players/Spainish Players/Asian Players/African players/French players that are NBA ready and actually durable enough to play in The NBA are very hard to find …

Assuming that because Lin had a decent year, was supremely over hyped and flamed out late in the season will have a huge carry over to this draft is naive, why take a huge risk on D2 player solely because another Taiwaneese player from an Ivy league school had a decent year???

Why not draft all the Black players because typically they are better athletes and players than the Whites/Hispanic and International players…using your logic we should draft Chang because he too is Taiwaneese and Lin’s succees will rub off on him in The NBA…

[Raef LaFrentzParticipant]

Again, I am not fully understanding how it is that you continue to misinterpret "late 2nd round or Summer league addition" as me wanting him "so badly" or calling that a "huge risk."

My logic is quite different from what you think it to be. Your logic, or lack thereof, on the other hand, is to simply disregard anyone other than Black-American players because players from overseas aren’t as successful?

You named three Asian players. One of which (Yao) you called "good." He was better than good, but that’s not my point. My point is that one in three (1/3) is a VERY good percentage when it comes to measuring successful players versus unsuccessful. That’s 33.333%, man! Out of every single player in college who is drafted, how many turn out to be good players? My money is on less than 33.333%.

Point is, you can’t stop looking for International talent. I mean, YOU can. But that would make you the only one (and it would make you stupid, but that’s also not what I’m getting at).

[The Scare Crow RisesParticipant]

 which is far lower than 33 % like you claim, I only brought up 3 Chineese players cause that’s who i could remember off the top of my head

But I guess that makes me stupid right, when just admited that if the success rate is 33 %  that you would still draft Jet Chang in the 2nd round when you know he’s got more than a 66 % chance to bust if he’s following Lin’s foot steps…

there is nothing wrong with Taking International players in the Draft, it’s when and where you draft them that makes a difference…

Yao was a smart pick and he was taken 1st, but was Yi in the top 10??? 

Manu and Scola were both taken in the 2nd round of the draft, they’ve had longer careers than a lot of the African born players taken in the Lottery over the years, they’ve had better careers than most American Born athletes too…But for every Manu, Tony Parker and Yao Ming you get a boat load of busts in between… 

[Raef LaFrentzParticipant]

Totally agree. There are FAR MORE busts than not. But that is going to be the case whether teams are drafting players from the United States or from overseas. It’s inevitable.

Everyone knows that the 2nd round is essentially a grab bag for most teams, and taking a flyer on a player who may or may not be good is kind of the norm. And there is nothing wrong with making that pick in the late 2nd round if it just so happens to boost your Asian (or whatever ethnicity you choose to draft) fanbase.

 

[rhamnlacsonParticipant]

jet chang is JLIN 2.0 in my books

[cycloParticipant]

6’4" in shoes with a 6’6" wingspan.  That’s plenty size enough for a SG.  

He’s automatic as a jump shooter.

[cycloParticipant]

Stop the ignorant comments.

Jeremy Lin is from the U.S.  Born in Los Angeles.

 

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