Wang Lei was the twelfth man of the Chinese men's basketball team in 2008, and he was called the most talented forward player in China by the fans at that time. Even though he suffered a serious injury such as a cruciate ligament rupture in 2004, Yunus still selected him to the twelve-man squad because he believed that Wang Lei, who returned from a major injury, was still the top striker in China.
Wang Lei's style of play is very exciting, and at his peak, he often staged breakthrough dunks on the court. Wang Lei, who can fly and buckle, and the ball style is also known as the title of "Chinese Maddy", which may be the reason for the style of play, Wang Lei is also full of injuries and illnesses like Maddy. Injuries have prevented the young player, who was favored by Yunas, from getting to the next level.
Wang Lei's career start was very high, he and Yi Jianlian were the same national youth teammates, and he was also the scoring king of the team at that time. It is regrettable that his career has not been as smooth as Yi Jianlian,000 injuries have stopped him, depriving him of the opportunity to play in the NBA, and even letting his retirement time come early.
Selected for the national youth team, leading Henan to rush into the CBA
Wang Lei's mother is a player in the women's basketball team in Jinan, Shandong Province, so Wang Lei has been exposed to some basketball training since he was a child. With his mother's words and deeds and outstanding physical talent, Wang Lei, who was only 11 years old, was selected by the Henan Provincial Sports School.
With more professional basketball training, Wang Lei's progress speed can be described as a thousand miles a day. In 2003, Wang Lei was selected for the national youth team, and Yi Jianlian, Tang Zhengdong, Zhang Qingpeng and others became teammates. But even Yi Jianlian could not completely block Wang Lei's light, and the 17-year-old Wang Lei became the main scorer of that year's World Youth Championship.
In the same year, Wang Lei led the Henan team to advance to the CBA. In the 2004-05 season, Wang Lei averaged 16.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and Wang Lei, who had just come of age, still became the core player of the Henan team, and he was also one of the most promising young players in the CBA league at that time.
In 2004, Wang Lei fell to the ground in a regular season game against Liaoning. After the game, after the doctor's diagnosis, Wang Lei's cruciate ligament suffered a rupture, and he needed to stop training and competition and go to the hospital for treatment. At that time, Wang Lei had just turned 18 years old and was in the period of rising balls.
In order to win the championship, he transferred to Bayi and was selected for the 2008 national team
In 2005, Wang Lei, who had been recuperating for more than half a year, returned to the field, and he was still the "Wheat Di" who could fly and buckle. Wang Lei's first season after his comeback rose to 18.8 points per game, becoming the main scorer of Henan at that time. In 2006, Wang Lei moved to Shanxi with the team, and due to the team's long-term poor performance, Wang Lei gradually had the idea of leaving.
In the 2006-07 offseason, Wang Lei transferred to the Bayi men's basketball team. At that time, the Henan team even sued the Bayi men's basketball team for this, but in the end it also lost the lawsuit, and Wang Lei's ownership rights have all belonged to the Bayi men's basketball team.
Although Wang Lei eventually joined the Bayi team as he wished, his dream of winning the championship could not be realized. As the league overlord at that time, the Bayi team defended the championship, but due to the lack of green and yellow in the team, coupled with the gradual fullness of the Wings of the Guangdong Team. So Wang Lei played only four playoff games in his first season with the Bayi team before being eliminated.
Although he failed to win the championship in the league, Wang Lei was also valued by the then national team coach Yunas for his outstanding performance. In 2008, Wang Lei and teammate Wang Zhizhi were selected for the 12th national basketball team of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Suffered another rupture of the ligament and joined the Xinjiang impact champion
Although Wang Lei rarely played in the 2008 Olympic Games, Yunas firmly believed that Wang Lei would become the main force of the national team in the future, so he continued to select Wang Lei into the national team in 2009. However, during the training of the national team, Wang Lei suffered a fracture of the cruciate ligament in his right knee. As a result, he also withdrew from the national team and missed all the matches of the 09-10 season.
In 2013, Wang Lei suffered a fractured left foot after playing only 15 games, and at the age of 27, he was reimbursed for the season. He seemed to be getting farther and farther away from his championship dream, and even healthy playing became a luxury.
Wang Lei, who used to be the most athletic player in China, may be the most outstanding forward player in China, and being able to suddenly buckle is his personal label. However, at the age of 27, his athletic ability has been greatly reduced, and his health has become the biggest hidden danger.
In 2015, Wang Lei left the Bayi men's basketball team and switched to the Xinjiang team. Although the strength of the Xinjiang team at that time was stronger than that of the Bayi team, the Xinjiang team at that time already had excellent forwards such as Kolan Baike and Li Gen, so Wang Lei's playing time was also compressed to only 10 minutes.
Although Wang Lei has very little playing time in the Xinjiang team, he does not have any dissatisfaction in order to realize his dream of winning the championship. However, the sky did not go according to people's wishes, and the Xinjiang men's basketball team lost to Sichuan team by a score of 0-3 in the semifinals. And Wang Lei's dream of winning the championship was also broken again. At that time, Wang Lei realized that he had no chance of winning the championship, so he had the idea of returning to Shanxi.
He returned to Shanxi and chose to retire as the coach of the Men's Basketball Team of Hugong University
The predecessor of the Shanxi men's basketball team is Henan, which is also the first team wang Lei has stayed in. I still remember the scene when the young Wang Lei led the Henan team to win the championship and advance to the CBA; at that time, Wang Lei was called "China's Maddy", and some people said that the sky was his limit.
But in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed, and when Wang Lei returns to this team again, everything has long been a thing or a person. His former teammates are almost gone, and he's no longer the talented supernova!
In 2018, the 31-year-old Wang Lei listened to the advice given by the doctor and no longer insisted on playing, and he chose to retire for his knees. For his knees, Wang Lei chose to take off his jersey; but for his championship dream, he did not choose to leave the court, but chose to join Hubei University of Technology and serve as the head coach of the basketball team.
His game shifted from the CBA league to the CUBA league, and his identity was also changed from player to head coach, but what he has not changed is a heart that loves basketball.