14. Zhou Qi played in the NBA for 2 years and played 19 times in total. He never started, so I won’t talk about the average data per game. He played 124 minutes in one game and shot. 33 times, hit 7 goals, including 19 three-pointers, hit 2 goals, 8 of 12 free throws, grabbed 22 rebounds in one game, 6 offensive rebounds, 16 backcourt rebounds, 2 2 assists, 2 steals, 14 blocks, 14 fouls, 10 turnovers, and the total score stayed at 22 points.
Zhou Qi is known as the Big Devil. This title comes from his wonderful performance in the U16 National Youth Team. In the 2011 U16 Men’s Basketball Turkey Invitational Tournament, in the semi-finals against the powerful German team in Europe, Zhou Qi played Extremely outstanding, he made 12 of 24 shots on the offensive end, had 11 offensive rebounds, and scored an astonishing 41 points, 28 rebounds, and 15 blocks.
Facing the host Turkey in the final, Zhou Qi once again scored 30 points, 17 rebounds, and 8 blocks, helping the Chinese team defeat Turkey to win the championship. Zhou Qi became famous in one stop.
In the subsequent U16 Asian Youth Championship, in the final against South Korea, Zhou Qi scored 43 points, 19 rebounds, and 12 blocks.
When he participated in the World Youth Championship in 2012, Zhou Qi represented China in 8 games, playing 29.8 minutes, averaging 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks per game, helping the team. Finished seventh in that tournament.
At that time, Zhou Qi was known as the future leader of the Chinese men's basketball team after the Three Great Walls and Yi Jianlian.
But later, although Zhou Qi still performed well after reaching the adult team, he was not as amazing as the youth team. However, he was still selected by the Rockets in the second round of the 2016 draft with the 43rd pick. .
In 2017, he officially signed a four-year, $5.57 million contract with the Rockets. However, in the NBA, his various weaknesses were fully exposed and he was frequently sent to the NDBL, playing only 19 games in the NBA. Later, in 2018, he was officially laid off by the Rockets. Back to CBA.