Hometown: Karamay, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
200cm/91kg/1993
He was 198cm in 2011, and 196cm in 2010
2017-18 season stats after 11 games:
7th CBA season
Team Shandong (Teammates include Donatas Motiejunas + Ty Lawson)
Mpg: 37 minutes (down from 38 last season)
Ppg: 27.8 points - career high
FG%: 50.8% - career high
3P%: 40.2% - career high
FT%: 84.5% - career high
Rpg: 5.5 rebounds - career high
Apg: 2.5 assists - career high
Spg: 1.5 steals - career high
Bpg: 0.3 blocks
TOpg: 2.3 turnovers (down from 3.0 last season)
vs. Shanxi (Luis Scola + Brandon Jennings): 42 points + take over in 4th quarter (16 pts) + game-winner + game-winning block
vs. Fujian (Mike Harris + Russ Smith): 45 points
vs. South Korea: 30 points
There's been some talks about him joining the NBA. Personally I don't think he'll make the NBA, but it's definitely not impossible. Ding's game is actually much better suited for the CBA, kind of like NBA reject Jimmer Fredette. Internationally Ding will be very hard to guard by opposing Asian teams, but we have yet to see him against Australia and other good teams since he broke out in 16-17 season. (The season before the Olympics he was averaging only 9.7 ppg, but in 16-17 he averaged 24.2 ppg.)
Though these highlights are encouraging:
200cm/91kg/1993
He was 198cm in 2011, and 196cm in 2010
2017-18 season stats after 11 games:
7th CBA season
Team Shandong (Teammates include Donatas Motiejunas + Ty Lawson)
Mpg: 37 minutes (down from 38 last season)
Ppg: 27.8 points - career high
FG%: 50.8% - career high
3P%: 40.2% - career high
FT%: 84.5% - career high
Rpg: 5.5 rebounds - career high
Apg: 2.5 assists - career high
Spg: 1.5 steals - career high
Bpg: 0.3 blocks
TOpg: 2.3 turnovers (down from 3.0 last season)
vs. Shanxi (Luis Scola + Brandon Jennings): 42 points + take over in 4th quarter (16 pts) + game-winner + game-winning block
vs. Fujian (Mike Harris + Russ Smith): 45 points
vs. South Korea: 30 points
There's been some talks about him joining the NBA. Personally I don't think he'll make the NBA, but it's definitely not impossible. Ding's game is actually much better suited for the CBA, kind of like NBA reject Jimmer Fredette. Internationally Ding will be very hard to guard by opposing Asian teams, but we have yet to see him against Australia and other good teams since he broke out in 16-17 season. (The season before the Olympics he was averaging only 9.7 ppg, but in 16-17 he averaged 24.2 ppg.)
Though these highlights are encouraging:
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