For NBA legend Yao Ming, the two-day youth team game undoubtedly made him very happy. Whether it is the U17 Men's Basketball World Cup or the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup, it should be said that the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team is worthy of recognition.
First of all, let's talk about the Women's Basketball Asian Cup, although we did not have a final championship and were defeated by the Australian women's basketball team by 17 points in the final, our Zhang Ziyu played an incredible performance. In the final, she scored 42 points and 14 rebounds, and in the end, with her outstanding performance, she was selected into the best team of this Asian Cup, and she also won the MVP trophy.
Obviously, Zhang Ziyu is the future of the Chinese women's basketball team, her height has reached 2.23 meters, you know, she is not yet 18 years old, and she is very good on the court, whether it is footwork, movement speed, or feel. In particular, the ability and awareness of the second rebound are top-notch. It can be said that with her in the future, the Chinese women's basketball team will have the confidence to become a world-class team.
Let's talk about the U17 Men's Basketball World Cup, although we lost to Guinea in the first game, we defeated the world's second team France 73-70 in the second game of the group stage. In this game, Xun Sinan, the core player of the Chinese men's basketball team, performed extremely well, cutting 12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 hats, which can be said to dominate the inside. And Xun Sinan, like Zhang Ziyu, is also an extremely talented player.
Born in 2007, Xun Sinan is now 2.15 meters tall, but his arm span has reached 2.30 meters, which can be said to be extremely talented. Moreover, he has also received invitations from 5 NCAA schools in the United States, and he is very hopeful to play in the United States. It can be said that with proper training in the future, Xun Sinan is entirely likely to land in the NBA.
Now, the Chinese men's basketball team has not entered the Olympic Games for two consecutive years, and the next time, it will be four years before there is a chance, if nothing else, Xun Sinan is the future of our men's basketball team, and his growth may determine the future of the Chinese men's basketball team in a certain sense. Therefore, I hope that Yao Ming can be cultivated well.
In any case, men's basketball and women's basketball, we all see the future and hope.