Can he play in the NBA? The Oregon coach is committed to following the example of Watanabe, and Lin Wei comes back from training to slap Guo Shiqiang in the face.

Since there is no precedent in the history of the Chinese men’s basketball team for a player who has played in professional leagues for many years to go to the NCAA, Lin Wei’s joining the prestigious NCAA school University of Oregon this summer can be regarded as the “first to try it.” Recently, Lin Wei shared his personal documentary on social media and talked about why he joined the NCAA's University of Oregon.

Lin Wei said that the coaching staff of the University of Oregon promised to take him to the NBA, which is what impressed him the most. Regardless of whether this is just a joke or not, Lin Wei's ability to take the initiative to step out of the comfort zone of CBA and work hard to pursue his dreams is definitely worthy of recognition.

However, rational analysis shows that the United States is in short supply of defenders. Although Lin Wei became the CBA's local scoring leader with an average of 21 points per game last season, his scoring average only ranked 22nd in the league. And throughout the entire history of the NBA, no Asian defender has been drafted by the NBA (although Sun Yue is a defender, his height is defined as a forward).

Since Lin Wei automatically got the opportunity to participate in the NBA this year, but was not selected in the end, if he wants to open the door to the NBA, he can only get an ex10 contract, just like Cui Yongxi, let the ex10 contract be converted into a two-way contract. But a "world-class defender" like Yuki Kawamura, who can score 20+ points in a single game in the Olympics, has little chance in the NBA. For Lin Wei, who already needs a lot of ball rights, even if he finally makes it to the NBA stage, he will most likely play in the Development League.

The Asian players who have been able to gain a foothold in the NBA in recent years are basically all centers and forwards. Among them, Yuta Watanabe is undoubtedly the most inspirational one. This NBA undrafted player, through his own efforts, got an ex10 contract, then a two-way contract, and finally got a formal contract, and he actually played a rotation in the NBA. In the 22-23 season with the Nets, Yuta Watanabe averaged 5.6 points per game in 16 minutes per game, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 44.4%.

However, for Lin Wei, if he can be rotated in the NCAA, it will definitely have greater training value than staying in the CBA. Even if he cannot make it to the NBA stage in the end, after experiencing the experience of the NCAA, it will definitely be beneficial to his overall improvement in skills. As the Chinese men's basketball team currently lacks a world-class defender, if Lin Wei returns from training, there is no chance that he will win Guo Shiqiang's favor, put on the Chinese men's basketball jersey, and play for the country.

Since Lin Wei can play in the NCAA for up to three years, if he does not get the attention of NBA scouts for the time being, he might as well continue to play in the NCAA for one year. After all, the 21-year-old Lin Wei is undoubtedly the biggest advantage in terms of age.