Refers to the adidas ABCD camp this past summer...

No, his name isn't Yao Ming, the Chinese star who would have been the first draft pick in last month's NBA Draft, but Zhengdong Tang isn't just another Asian tourist visiting the East Coast. He's 7-1, 270-pounds and he plays for the Nan Jing Sports School in Nan Jing, China. And he's pretty darn good. Though no speedster, Tang is mobile on the floor, possesses good hands and has a clue on how to play in the paint. He's displayed some toughness and a willingness to bang against the other big men, ranking among the top rebounders in the camp. You don't need a fortune cookie to realize that there's a decent chance that there will be at least a couple of big men from China playing in the NBA in a few years time. While getting his share of attention, Tang isn't the only Chinese player at adidas ABCD Camp, 6-1 point guard Qingpeng Zhang (Liao Ning Province Sports Academy/Fu Shun City, China) has been steady in his play here.


Read the article. It also talks about sophmore point guard Sebastian Teflair who happens to be a cousin of Stephon Marbury. Apparently he's the real deal and a lot more developed at that age than Starbury was.

http://espn.go.com/recruiting/s/2001/0711/1224807.html

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Refers to the adidas ABCD camp this past summer...

No, his name isn't Yao Ming, the Chinese star who would have been the first draft pick in last month's NBA Draft, but Zhengdong Tang isn't just another Asian tourist visiting the East Coast. He's 7-1, 270-pounds and he plays for the Nan Jing Sports School in Nan Jing, China. And he's pretty darn good. Though no speedster, Tang is mobile on the floor, possesses good hands and has a clue on how to play in the paint. He's displayed some toughness and a willingness to bang against the other big men, ranking among the top rebounders in the camp. You don't need a fortune cookie to realize that there's a decent chance that there will be at least a couple of big men from China playing in the NBA in a few years time. While getting his share of attention, Tang isn't the only Chinese player at adidas ABCD Camp, 6-1 point guard Qingpeng Zhang (Liao Ning Province Sports Academy/Fu Shun City, China) has been steady in his play here.


Read the article. It also talks about sophmore point guard Sebastian Teflair who happens to be a cousin of Stephon Marbury. Apparently he's the real deal and a lot more developed at that age than Starbury was.

http://espn.go.com/recruiting/s/2001/0711/1224807.html

Teflair has been around for a bit.

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