
Every generation has a basketball star whose proportions take the sports scene by storm and change the way the game is played. Whether Manute Bol, Margo Dydek, Yao Ming, or Victor Wembanyama, viewers watch in awe as they tower over the competition.
The newest sensation is still of high school age: In the U18 Asia Cup, Zhang Ziyu, spent the last week dominating the tournament as a 17-year-old who stands at a massive 7-foot-3.