Braves announced signing with Lin Shuhao ethnic Chinese NBA star set foot dream trip
Ticker on July 22, according to the Associated Press reported that the Golden State Warriors announced today, with ethnic Chinese from Harvard University formally signed rookie Lin Shuhao. Lin Shuhao also created the successful landing of a NBA history, he is the first ever landing of the Chinese-American NBA player.
, now 21-year-old Lin Shuhao graduated from the American University of Harvard, the senior season, he could contribute 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.4 steals. Two-time Ivy League first team and won the Wooden Award and Cousy Award nomination. After Lin Shuhao participated in the 2010 NBA Draft, but the results are not satisfactory, the final Minglasunshan.
suffered temporary setbacks, Lin Shuhao but not discouraged, after he had received the invitation of the Dallas Mavericks, on behalf of the team participated in the NBA Summer League. In the five summer league games, Lin Shuhao performance exceptionally well, averaging 18.5 minutes of playing time was contributed 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting rate was 54.4%, three-point shot astonishing rate is as high as 66.7%. With the outstanding play, Lin Shuhao not get Mavericks owner Mark - Mark Cuban's strong praise, but also attracted a number of teams including the Lakers, including concerns. After the end of the summer league, Lin Shuhao have fought Thunder, Lakers, Knicks, Grizzlies and NBA team San Antonio and many other trial-training support.
NBA official website columnist Andina - Andrews, after summer league is also dedicated to the author introduces the player from the East, in his view have a high basketball IQ Linshu Hao, saying he Union to find a place will not be any problems.
Sure, among the concern of the team, the Warriors signed decisively and quickly shot the 1.92 m point guard. Before that, the Lakers and the Mavericks have tried to sign Lin Shuhao, but the Warriors used a more generous offer to win in this battle. Although this official did not sign the final contract amount is given a clear answer, but after the media revealed the news to see, Lin Shuhao likely get a two-year contract, the first year, nearly 500,000 salary protection dollars, while the second has a player option in Lin Shuhao.
Lin Shuhao Warriors fan since childhood, and his Chinese background is also one of the causes of their concern. As the Warriors had just been an entertainment company CEO Peter - Cooper and the Celtic boss Joe Little - Lacopo joint acquisition, everything needed to start again. The check Linshu Hao, certainly contribute to the local Chinese fans gathered popularity, for the development of overseas markets is also quite beneficial.
But for Lin Shuhao for the Harvard-Chinese talent back door finally opened to the NBA. But now, in Lin Shuhao finally have the opportunity to top the world basketball hall to show their talent was.
(Kobayashi)
