Zhang Yang said in an interview, "This is the most exciting and highest-level Rookie Challenge I've ever seen."
The reporter asked, "Even higher level than your year? If you participated in this game, could you still score that high?"
Zhang Yang laughed upon hearing this and replied, "If I went to college for a few years and got my degree before entering the NBA, I might have been on the rookie or sophomore team this year. Whether I could score that high would really make me curious, don't you think?"
The Dallas reporter's question was clearly loaded, but Zhang Yang caught onto the ambiguity in their words, leaving the reporter stammering without a follow-up.
However, this interview got the fans watching on TV dreaming.
Even Zhang Yang's haters wouldn't think he couldn't perform in college; they directly equated his college-going self with college-era Big Bird or Duncan.
