NBA Comparison: Robert Dozier

Strengths: A long athletic Big Man with intriguing potential … runs the floor like a deer and shows fluid finishing ability in transition … Light on his feet and has good leaping ability … very agile for someone his size … Has good hands around the rim and good feel for the basket when making cuts where he can finish with both hands … Is capable of facing up and spinning both ways … Uses his length and athleticism to finish with dunks off put-backs and lob passes … When he is in good position he can make his moves and finish with hook shots using either hand … Even has some ball-handling skills … Shows developing skills but still needs more time to put it together …

Weaknesses: Is still raw and not confidence on offense … Doesn’t show the passion to be a standout player … At times he makes one wonder how he does not dominate or grab more rebounds … Inconsistent motor as he does not try to grab every rebound … An average rebounder in the CBA (11% Offensive Rebounding %) … Settles for too many outside shots instead of scoring inside … Does not block enough shots as he has the length and athletic ability to do so (0.8 blocks in 16 minutes a game), not physical enough mainly due to his his lack of strength … needs to get much stronger … He is often outplayed by his teamates and his team is at times an overall better team without him on the floor … China has put a lot of pressure on him to do well and follow Yao’s footsteps .. mentally he is not mature enough to turn it into motivation … Has NBA potential but is still long ways away … Has yet to show he can dominate the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association).

Overall:  It is rare to find a player of his potential, but his development has been slow and although there a flashes of brilliance he cannot consistently perform at a high level … Has higher upside than fellow Chinese Center Wang Zhelin but is far behind him right now …

Notes: Averaged 7.4 ppg 4.1 rpg in 18mpg during the 2012-1013 CBA Season

Lukas Peng 4/20/13