Chinese 7-footer Zhou Qi has agreed to a multi-year deal to join the Houston Rockets, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Sources on @ESPN: Chinese 7-footer Zhou Qi agrees to multi-year deal to join Houston Rockets. https://t.co/hW6T2TkSGb
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2017
Qi comes over after being drafted by the Rockets with the 43rd overall pick in last years draft. He’s spent the last three seasons playing for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Qi is 7-foot-2, can rebound, protect the rim, and stretch the floor out to the three-point line. Qi is also the only Chinese-born player in the NBA.
