At present, the first stage of the CBA League is underway, and after the end of the first stage of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the test of the World Cup preliminary round. As a result, the performance of the players in the first stage of the CBA has become an important basis for selecting members of the national team. After 6 or 7 games, some players may have been included in the assessment range of the national team roster, some of them are regulars of the national team, and some may have ushered in a new face of data explosion and bright performance this season.
As usual, the two strongest teams in the CBA, Guangdong and Liaoning, will still send a large number of players to the national team roster. In the Guangdong team, Yi Jianlian only played two games after his return this season, and neither played more than 20 minutes. Although on the one hand, head coach Du Feng has conservative considerations for using Yi Jianlian, on the other hand, the decline in the state of Yi Jianlian after returning from a major injury seems to be an inevitable fact. Under such circumstances, I personally think that the possibility of Yi Jianlian being selected for the new national team is not very likely.
Guangdong captain Zhou Peng is still the first choice for the national team's front line, and this season Zhou Peng has been able to contribute 18 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, which is his three-point shooting rate is as high as 50%. Penalties that had been inaccurate in previous seasons have also made huge gains this season. As of now, it still maintains a 100% shooting rate. As the best defensive player in the CBA last season, Zhou Peng, who can defend from the first position to the fifth position, may be the most needed defender in the Chinese men's basketball team besides Zhou Qi. And as an experienced veteran, his three-point grasp at key moments is also one of the best among domestic players.
In addition to Zhou Peng, Zhao Rui and Hu Mingxuan on the Guangdong defender line will most likely become the defenders of the new national team men's basketball team. This season, Hu Mingxuan ushered in the peak season of his career, he averaged 19.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game, whether it was points, rebounds, assists, playing time or shots, all of which set a new career high. This season, he has become the first choice for Guangdong's offensive team, and the usage rate per round has been approached by nearly 30%, carrying the offensive role of the past two foreign aides in the team. In the absence of foreign aid, he has also become the leading scorer per game for Guangdong so far this season. Zhao Rui has continued to contribute comprehensive statistics this season, averaging 15.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, and continued to strengthen his organizational skills while maintaining his top defense in the CBA.
In addition to the above three people who have almost determined the three national team names, Xu Jie and Ren Junfei of the Guangdong team will also be one of the candidates for the national team training list. Of course, in the current background of many excellent defenders in China, the possibility of Xu Jie being selected for the official list is still relatively small. In contrast, Ren Junfei, who was selected for the national team in the 19th World Cup and has a greater bonus to the team, belongs to the rare domestic players, and the possibility of being selected will be slightly higher.
In the Liaoning team, Guo Allen is bound to be the first choice for the defensive line, although there are now excellent defenders like Hu Mingxuan, Zhao Rui, Wu Qian, sun Minghui in China, but Guo Allen is still the well-deserved first in combat strength. In the just-concluded Final of the National Games, Guo Allen's performance has proved this to us. In the two CBA games he just participated in, Guo Allen scored 28 points, 8 assists and 30 points and 9 assists, and the strength is clear at a glance. In the absence of Yi Jianlian, Guo Allen and Zhou Qi are the leaders of the Chinese men's basketball team today.
In addition to Guo Allen, Zhang Zhenlin's selection for the national team is also a high probability event. As a supernova who has been given high hopes in Chinese basketball, Zhang Zhenlin's current average of 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game has not fully met people's expectations. But after last year's performances in the finals and the National Games, no one will question the young man's qualifications for the national team. And I think for such a talented young player, it is necessary to participate in world-level competitions and hone themselves with high-level competitions.
The other defender of the Liaoning team, compared to his two teammates, the prospect of being selected for the national team is not so optimistic. In the past few years, Zhao Jiwei has been a regular visitor to the national team, but at present his situation is more awkward. After all, there are many good defenders in China who can choose from now, and Zhao Jiwei does not have much advantage over others. In terms of his strongest organizational ability, Zhao Rui and Sun Minghui can be replaced, and the latter two are far stronger than the current Zhao Jiwei in both attack and defense. In last year's CBA Finals, it is an indisputable fact that Zhao Jiwei was beaten by Hu Mingxuan or even Xu Jie in turn. Guo Allen, Zhao Rui, Sun Minghui, Hu Mingxuan, Wu Qian, I really can't think of any reason for Zhao Jiwei to prioritize these five people. So I personally think that Zhao Jiwei may still be selected for the training list of the national team, but this time the national team may not be related to him.