Chinese Center Wang Prepares for NBA Summer League

this is actually from one of the chinese "OFFICIAL" media. i think it is state owned.

now, if this is true, then it could mean dollas wants to resign wang, but at a cheap price, while wang not happy with his playing time, want to go to anther team, thus dollas used media to spread rumors and hope to scare other teams away from wang.
now if this is indead true, then it is really really low for dollas to play such game.




http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-06/07/content_428662.htm


WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Pending the upcoming World
Basketball Championship in Indianapolis, Chinese center Wang
Zhizhi, the first Asian to play in the National Basketball
Association (NBA), is tuning up for the NBA Summer League in July
to win more playing minutes in the coming NBA seasons.
In a telephone interview this afternoon, Wang said from Los
Angeles that "NBA is the best basketball league in the world. I'm
preparing for the Summer League to enhance my skills both on the
boards and on the offensive end. I've been limited to the playing
minutes in the season, but I'm confident of my strength and I hope
to have better performances later on."
Wang who was drafted in 1999 but signed with the Dallas
Mavericks in April 2001, had his NBA debut on April 5, 2001 when
he scored six points and three rebounds against Atlanta Hawks. He
played five games in 2000-01 season and 55 games this season for
an average 10.6 minutes per game.
"Right now, I'm training in Los Angeles without the knowledge
of the Mavericks, they didn't know where I am," said Wang whose
contract with the Mavericks came to an end as the club completed
its games in the season in May.
"I'm in regular contacts with the (Chinese) Basketball
Administrative Center. Our national team will come to the U.S. to
train for the Worlds when the Summer League comes to an end in
July," said Wang, adding that "I will join them for the Worlds
(slated from August 29 to September 8 in Indianapolis)."
Despite his .417 field goal percentage and .500 long-range
shooting percentage, Wang failed to have his first start in the
Mavericks which boast of a bunch of star players of Canadian Steve
Nash, German Dirk Nowitzki and American Michael Finley.
In a mid-season trade, the Mavericks acquired center Raef
LaFrentz and point guard Nick Van Exel, which further minimized
the minutes for the Chinese center-player.
Wang played an average of 6.0 minutes in the first round NBA
playoffs of the season and was reduced further in the Western
Conference semifinals for an average 5.2 points despite his 6-of-
10 shooting including 3-of-4 three pointers.
Wang had his NBA career-record 18 points from his personal most
of seven field goals and 25 minutes in the game against the
Memphis Grizziles on March 23, 2002. Enditem