Marbury: Zhou Qi can definitely play in the NBA

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Stephon Marbury has led the Beijing Ducks to their third overall championships since joining the team five years ago. He made move to another Beijing team – Beikong Flying Dragons – where the 40-year-old guard decided to play the last season in his basketball career.

He sits in a 300-square-foot museum dedicated to himself in Beijing, talking about his feeling about play basketball in China.

"I mean I see more mistakes, there are a lot of mistakes that are made in the game," he said.

A 300-square-foot museum dedicated to Stephon Marbury in Beijing /CGTN Photo

Had earned the CBA Championship with Xinjiang last year, Chinese Center Zhou Qi plays in limited time in NBA after he joined the Houston Rockets this season.

But Marbury has faith in Zhou. "He has to get stronger, he has to work on go-to moves, and he has to be able to score on the low a lot. He can definitely play in the NBA," Marbury said.

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