WUHAN - Wei Wei, the sizable center of the Guangzhou women's basketball team, caused quite a stir at the 6th Chinese City Games. Her performance earned her a reputation as a "female Yao Ming".

Standing at 2.07 meters, Wei Wei will be a scenen in the WNBA if she realizes her dream of playing in the world's top women's basketball leaguer. [China Daily] Although her team failed to top the podium on Sunday after losing to defending champion Nanjing 80-72, plenty of observers took notice of the towering talent.

The 18-year-old Wei is 2.07m tall, three centimeters taller than Zheng Haixia, the enormous center who helped the national women's basketball team win the silver medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

"Other than Wei Wei, we haven't found any other potential stars," said Gong Luming, former head coach of the Chinese women's national basketball team.

Standing at 2.07 meters, Wei Wei will be a scene in the WNBA if she realizes her dream of playing in the world's top women's basketball league. Wang Zhan Despite her potential, Wei's performance at the City Games was underwhelming. She never appeared in Guangzhou's starting lineup, and her play was inconsistent.

After two years on the national basketball team, coaches are still waiting for her to develop into the player they know she can be.

"Wei should become a leading player on the national team, but she is still too weak in strength and not forceful enough in the paint," Gong said.

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