178. Is this overpraising to death?

At 18 years and 8 months old, Zhang Yang broke the record held by James for being the youngest to win "Player of the Month," which was set at 19 years and 11 months!

As soon as the award list was announced, it immediately sparked hot debate among the media and fans.

According to current draft rules, American players must be at least 19 years old to enter the draft.

The age requirement is relaxed for international players, who can enter the draft at 18 years old, but they must turn 19 within the draft year (for example, Antetokounmpo, born December 6, 1994, entered the draft in June 2013 at 18 years and 6 months).

If a player were to join the draft this year and turn 19 only on December 31, even if he won "Player of the Month" every month in his rookie season, his age would still be 18 years and 11 months by then.

That means, as long as the draft rules remain unchanged, there's no possibility for Zhang Yang's youngest record to be broken!