Shandong officially signed a contract with talent show player azawa men’s basketball, and trained the chairman of the coach on the first day.
On July 18, Shandong Expressway officially announced on men’s basketball that it had officially signed a contract with draft player azawa. At 19:30 on July 21, Shandong men’s basketball will play a warm-up match with Liaoning team in Shenyang. This game may become azawa’s first show in Shandong.
After officially becoming a member of Shandong men’s basketball, azawa said that he was very excited. “The first goal of a dream come true is to integrate into the team first and then help the team on the court.” Azawa, born in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, also revealed that he could ride horses from an early age and lived in yurts when he was a child.
On July 19, azawa was officially trained with the team. Judging from the Douyin video released by the club, azawa’s three-point ball field goal percentage is not very high. Coach Ding Wei personally trained for this. He told azawa: “(shooting action) can’t be stiff. You need to adjust the radian, pay attention to the curve and the ball, (note) it is half a second later than usual.” Zheng Jianhui, chairman of Shandong High-speed Basketball Club, also had high hopes for azawa. He personally arranged it to let Gao Shiyan bring new things with him. Zheng Jianhui pointed at Gao Shiyan and said to azawa, “If I can’t bring it out, I will scold him. After training, let him drag and take you here to practice. I’ll check.” In this regard, some fans commented that chairman Zheng had a high hand. The original meaning might be to let Gao Shiyan practice shooting more, so he was allowed to take azawa to practice more.
On the morning of July 15, the 2023CBA draft conference was held in Chengdu. Shandong Expressway men’s basketball chose azawa, the small forward from Capital University of Economics and Business, in the 11th order. He also became after Liu Yi, shandong men’s basketball chose the second college student player at the draft conference.
Azawa is 24 years old and Mongolian. He is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 90 kilograms. He is a small forward. This season, in the Chinese College Basketball League (CUBAL), he delivered 17 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.3 steals.
Jinan Times · New Yellow River client reporter Li Fujie
