Good news has come for Chinese men's basketball as 17-year-old Chinese-American prodigy Zhu Zheng has officially become a Chinese national. According to official records, his nationality has now changed to Chinese. Zhu Zheng is well-known within domestic basketball circles due to his father being Chinese and his mother Jamaican. Both Zhu Zheng and his father have always been eager to play for the Chinese men's basketball team. In an interview in August 2024, Zhu expressed his desire publicly, saying, "I've always known that I have deep roots with China. I know where my father comes from, and whether on or off the court, my heart has always wanted to represent China, which is also my goal." Four months later, Zhu Zheng's dream has come true as he has become a Chinese basketball player. The process was swift, mainly because his father is originally Chinese, making the procedure smoother. It is reported that Zhu will represent Shanghai's men's basketball team at the 2025 National Games. At only 17 years old, he is already well-known in the industry and has the potential to become the absolute core of the Chinese men's basketball team in the future. Standing at 1.80 meters tall, Zhu is a guard who has received offers from several prestigious NCAA schools, including Auburn University. He is expected to aim for the NBA in the future. Among the current batch of Chinese men's basketball players, those with NBA experience include Zhou Qi and Cui Yongxi, and Zhu could very well be the next. According to domestic journalist Xue Sijia, Zhu…