The era of men s basketball talent explosion is really coming? Yang Zeng, Yu Lin and Zhang are traveling abroad one after another, young players are not lying flat

This summer, the Chinese men's basketball team has indeed seen hope for revival. In the U16 Men's Basketball Team Asian Cup and Men's Basketball Team Asian Cup, the Chinese team reached the finals, and the Chinese men's basketball team only lost to Australia by 1 point in the finals. The national team's record has recovered, and many Chinese men's basketball players have also stepped out of their domestic comfort zone and worked overseas.

With Lin Wei joining the University of Oregon, a prestigious NCAA basketball school, several young players who were selected as CBA All-Star last season, including Yang Hansen, Zeng Fanbo, Yu Jiahao and Lin Wei, will not appear in the CBA arena in the new season. Some veterans are gradually fading out of the national team, and the Chinese men's basketball team also needs to add some fresh blood. In this Asian Cup, Guo Shiqiang also gave young players such as Wang Junjie and Liao Sanning sufficient performance opportunities. Especially Wang Junjie, a player who has never played professionally before, actually averaged double-digit scores in the Asian Cup and was selected into the best team of the event.

There is no doubt that this is a summer of great harvest for the Chinese men's basketball team. In the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup, the Chinese team could be said to have the best time, place and people. I thought it would usher in a period of upward progress, but Zhou Qi's fatal sideline ball mistake not only did not allow the Chinese men's basketball team to continue to rise, but instead fell. For a long time afterwards, the Chinese men's basketball team was in a low period and was almost becoming a second-rate Asian team. But since Guo Shiqiang took over the Chinese men's basketball team from Joeljevic last year, although the outside world has mixed praises and criticisms of him, judging from the results of this Asian Cup, Guo Shiqiang is indeed more suitable for the current Chinese men's basketball team.

In fact, in addition to the three young players mentioned above, young talents like Zhao Weilun, Wang Junjie, and Zhang Boyuan who are likely to be selected for the national team in the future are currently trained in the United States. Zhang Boyuan, who is still in high school, is regarded as the next Chinese striker to enter the NBA. In addition, Xun Sinan, who shined on the defensive end in the U19 Men's Basketball Asian Cup, recently started a visit to the school and also received the attention of Duke University, a famous basketball school (with a personal visit from Duke University assistant coach).

"Accumulate and develop thinly". Now the Chinese men's basketball team has reserved many young players. In the past 2-3 years, it is actually an opportunity for them to accumulate strength. If the Chinese men's basketball team is going to target the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, then Guo Shiqiang can actually consider recruiting them in the next national team competitions of all sizes. After all, Wang Junjie has already gained a bonus. If new stars such as Xun Sinan, Zhang Boyuan, and Lin Wei can also wear the national team jerseys in the future, the Chinese men's basketball team may be really not far from returning to the ranks of world-class teams.