Super League

Chapter 531 Draft World Championship National Team Modu Carter vs. Li Zhumeng

"dad?"

Ma Long saw his father staying up late at night and came to the gym.

It was late at night, Ma Long was in a irritable mood, and he was a little confused about the choice of life path.And his way of resolving his irritability is also very crude, that is, training with heavy weights.

He is very concerned about his muscles.Outside media joked that if Malone stopped playing basketball, he could try bodybuilding and become China's No. 1 bodybuilder.

And what troubles him is also very simple.

After playing CUBA, he planned to enter the profession.

But whether to participate in the NBA or CBA draft gave him a dilemma.This can be said to be the troubles of happiness.

The NBA is where he and his father's idol Malone competed.As a fan, Malone wanted to tour the Holy Land and go to the league where his idol played.

The outside world is saying that he is China Malone, and the NBA draft ranking has placed him in the lottery. Even the Jazz have shown strong willingness.

Even Malone praised himself highly in the media.All this confused the young Ma Long, and he almost blurted out that he would bring his talent to Yuta.

The father held a bottle of liquor in his hand at this time, "Let's have a fight and talk about your future."

"Dad, do you also think I have to go to the NBA? But..."

"But what?" The father had long seen the confusion in his son's heart.

He clinked glasses with his son.

"Do you think I'm trying to persuade you to go to the NBA?"

Ma Long was a little surprised, "What else?"

"No, what's the point of going to the NBA? To walk the path that others have walked?"

Father looked at Malone seriously.

"Stay in the CBA and create your own glory in the CBA! In the NBA, you will always be under the influence of that person. But you are never a substitute for others. You are my son. You are yourself. What you have to go is yourself. path! CBA is developing, it needs more legends, CBA lacks its own Russell, its own magician, and similarly, it also lacks its own postman!"

Ma Long's inner expectation was answered by his father.He didn't expect his father to see what he was thinking.

"Dad! Then I will go to CBA."

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China's CBA has come to a successful conclusion.

The East Guangdong and South China Tigers once again won the long-coveted championship.

The championship parade in eastern Guangdong has also become the largest championship parade in China.

Those involved are much larger than last year's hurricane.As a major basketball province, Eastern Guangdong has a fan base that is unparalleled in China.

Sports culture is now beginning to penetrate deeply into the national body.In Chen Xinglian's view, this is a good thing. After all, people always need something to believe in.Otherwise, in more than ten years, it will become a group of Chinese citizens who regard foreign people, products, competitions, brands, etc. as a kind of belief, and then a group of Chinese people will quarrel over these foreign things on the Internet.

After the celebration, the CBA began the draft process.

Talented players have also announced that they will participate in the draft or continue to attend college for one year.

This year's top pick, Liu Bei, took part in the electives without any surprise.Even though he didn't do much to deserve criticism this season.But every team is very optimistic about his future.Even Spurs officials far away in the NBA are joking.

"I kind of see Tim in him."

After Liu Bei made it clear that he would participate in the draft, the headlines of the sports section of the day became Liu Bei's news.

Subsequently, this year's stars have announced their participation in this year's draft.

Obviously participating in the draft immediately after becoming famous in the CBA is the first option for most players.And such a decision is influenced by various factors.There is a team of agents behind it, and they have their own personal decisions.

Malone later announced his participation in the CBA draft. He was among the fastest players to decide which league he wanted to go to.

There are players who choose to participate in the draft, and there are players who do not.

Wang Bo, the strongest 1.6-meter tall man on earth who led Jinling University to the semi-finals with Liu Qi, did not participate in the draft with his senior Liu Qi, but chose to attend college for another year.When interviewed by on-campus reporters, Wang Bo said that his skills still need to be polished and that he wants to bring Jinling University a championship next year.

This can be said to be the strongest vow of a 1.6-meter player. He will break the constraints of height to pursue his dream.

In addition, there are also some players who cannot resist the temptation of the NBA and choose to participate in the NBA draft.Huang Zilong (Gobert) of Zhejiang University accepted trial training invitations from many teams and went to the United States. It is said that the SuperSonics and Warriors are very interested in Huang Zilong.

And Eichen (Edwards), a top-three talent in the 06 class, is also more interested in going to the NBA. In the 06 NBA draft, point guard picks were generally not high, and many NBA teams were very interested in the most physically gifted point guard in Chinese history.However, in an interview with reporters, Ai Chen said that he was still hesitant.

And this kind of decision happens to most players.After all, CBA and NBA have their own pros and cons, so the choice is still very difficult.

In addition, Japan's strongest genius in history, Kotaro Sato, announced his participation in the CBA draft early, which disappointed many Japanese fans because compared to the CBA, no Japanese player has been able to gain a foothold in the NBA.Kotaro Sato's choice is simple. Americans look down on his physical talent.

The arrogant Kotaro does not want to be looked down upon, and both Jin and Hui provinces are interested in Sato.

In addition, many NCAA second-round players have also shown interest in CBA this year.

Paul Millsap and P.J. Tucker are both interested in playing in the East.

As for how many foreign talents will join the CBA this time, people cannot predict.

……

After the CBA Finals, the official website of the Chinese Basketball Association immediately announced the lineup of the Japanese World Championship national team.

Position [-]: Mao Jun, Tang Bifei, Wang Yeju
Position [-]: Ma Yunfei, Zheng Zufo, Deng Liqun
Position [-]: Qiao Yuliang, Zhang Luowei, Yuan Yubo
Position [-]: Lu Tao, Shi Xiaolong, Hao Man

Position [-]: Qi Shijian, Wang Zhizhi, Ma Long

The first is the 15-man roster, and the 12-man roster will be finalized after the training camp in July.

The list this time came out is quite surprising.In this list, names that often appeared in international competitions in the past, such as Yao Ming, Liu Guang, Zheng Kailong, He Siyuan, Lin An, and Yi Jianlian, are not on the list.

You must know that in the past, China's ability to achieve dazzling results in the World Championships and Olympic Games largely relied on the above-mentioned superstars.

Obviously, this time the national team of the World Championships will completely use newcomers from the 0304 class, which makes fans and experts worried.

After all, this team, which is based on the Asian Games team, has not experienced the test in the international arena.

Obviously, the selection of the coaching team is very dangerous. You must know that in the hearts of Chinese fans, this World Championship is a journey to win the championship.

Fans who have not lost since 2003 are obviously very unsure about such a lineup.

There are three major factions in the fan forum. One faction is the optimistic faction. They believe that the current lineup is not bad and they can win the championship even if they go there. The biggest threat is the United States, but those big guys in the United States may not go; The second point of view is that the immediate combat ability of this group of players cannot be compared with that of 02. The stars of 02 could beat the Dream Team before they even debuted. Although the current stars have great potential, they have not yet fully matured. There are too many variables and the chances of winning are too small.

The third faction's view is the most interesting. They believe that Europe, not the United States, is the biggest threat to the Chinese men's basketball team in the world of basketball. However, this view was ridiculed by the other two groups of fans as soon as it came out.Apparently no one took this idea to heart.

After the national team lineup was released this time, in addition to domestic attention, foreign media attention was also not small.

After all, the status as the bronze medalist at the 02 World Championships and the gold medalist at the 04 Athens Olympics is here.The pressure on basketball associations in other countries is also huge.

In addition to national match days, the usual CBA league and China's basketball development are focused on.In Asia, Japan and South Korea are copying the CBA reforms word for word, and the Middle East and Southeast Asia are putting their own talents into the CUBA system.

In Europe, there are many cooperation projects between La Liga and Serie A basketball leagues and the CBA.In general, various European countries are selectively learning Chinese basketball.

For example, China's quick-fire style of play, three-pointers, etc. are all considered desirable by Europeans. (However, Europeans do not agree that the CBA is modeled after the NBA system and believe that too much emphasis on offense and underestimation of defense is not conducive to the national team's competition)
There are many such cooperations. Currently, the CBA team has received 6 financings from Europe, most of which are European investors involved in the sports industry.This is also Chen Xinglian’s intention to strengthen ties with Europe.In addition, it is also very common to form brotherly teams.

For example, Barcelona and Taishan have become brother teams. Ludong and Barcelona can send some players to each other's clubs or youth training systems. In this cooperation, more European players are sent to China. Taishan will receive a group of European players on short-term contracts during the season.The cooperation between the two teams is so in-depth that Barcelona has even offered to welcome Taishan to send a group of talented children to Barcelona's youth training to learn football.However, the Taishan team believed that they had no time to take care of China's football, so they declined the invitation...

It is precisely because of European basketball's attention to China that the Chinese team's lineup this time has also been studied in depth by Europe.The European media are lamenting that even if China does not send the 02 class and Yao Ming, a big killer, the lineup is still very luxurious.However, some European media believe that Li Chunjiang has a huge problem with the lineup. There is no strong inside line in the lineup and he cannot effectively contain the outside line.The team is obsessed with defensive counterattacks. This kind of lineup can bully weak teams, but it may not be flattering when facing strong teams.

Amid the doubts at home and abroad in the past few days, the second press conference of the Chinese national team was held.

Faced with this reporter’s question, head coach Li Chunjiang said that the theme of this World Basketball Basketball Championship is still on training. Winning or losing is not important. The most important thing is to polish the team.
This surprised the foreign media. Apparently many people thought Li Chunjiang's words were a bit arrogant. Is the World Championships used for military training?But the reporters patted their heads and remembered something. The 2008 Olympic Games is at the doorstep of the Chinese people. As basketball is China's iconic sport, it is reasonable that everything now must serve 08.

Shortly afterwards, the Hong Kong City Men's Basketball Team also announced its own Hong Kong City Men's Basketball Team.China is a very special country in this World Championships because China is the only country with two national teams participating. (The other one is the United States and Puerto Rico)
However, the Chinese side is even more special. The Hong Kong City Men's Basketball Team can recruit CBA players at will, while Puerto Rico has more local league players.

The lineup of the Hong Kong City Men's Basketball Team was also announced later.

Position [-]: Wei Wu, Conley, Duan Chao (Fekeld)

Position [-]: Hu Deqiao, Chang Le, Yan Zhixin (Aflalo)
Position [-]: Wu Yilong, Zhou Tingyong, Liu Zhizhou (Gerald Green)

Position [-]: Yang Meng, Pei Yu, Zhang Jiachen (Larry Nance Jr.)

Position [-]: Liu Bei, Bai Le (Brad Miller), Pei Yu

The lineup of the Hong Kong City Men's Basketball Team is equally luxurious. There are many All-Star players in the team, including CBA and NBA players, as well as super rookies.Obviously, the Hong Kong City Men's Basketball Team also has its own ambitions to compete in the World Championships for the first time.

In addition, the Japanese men's basketball team, as the host, is also carefully preparing for this game. Kotaro Sato, a popular CBA rookie, appeared on the list without any surprise.

At the same time, the Japanese men's basketball team has planned some talents from China's youth training (none of them have been able to play in the CBA. Who wants to make a plan if they can play in the CBA? This is not about money). Although it is not an orthodox professional team, it is stronger than the original players of the Japanese men's basketball team. He is much stronger and can serve as a good role player. At the same time, Japan is also planning a big center in the United States who has had a short NBA journey.

Obviously, the Japanese men's basketball team has great ambitions this time.And their biggest reliance may be Kotaro Sato, who has yet to play a professional game.

Therefore, the overall level of the Asian team in this World Championship is the strongest in history.And what people see behind this is the figure of CBA.

In addition, well-known CBA players such as Spanoulis, Gasol, Scola, Sanchez, Milicic, and Bodilloga have all announced their participation in the national team competition.

In terms of the number of national team players participating in the league, the CBA is second only to the NBA. Although there is a slight gap in the number, it is unrivaled in the entire world except the United States.

In terms of the quality of the stars, they are even better.

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"Yiguang?" Li Zhumeng wondered if he had seen the wrong person.After all, there is no Zhuhai Middle School game today.

Tian Yiguang walked over with a smile and gave Li Zhumeng a high five.

"I came to watch your game. After all, if my future opponent is eliminated here, then the national competition will be meaningless."

Obviously Tian Yiguang's words were very arrogant.But in Li Zhumeng's opinion, Tian Yiguang is qualified to say this.

After all, this guy is really strong.

Today Li Zhumeng will play against the No. [-] Middle School in Shanghai.

The core of the opponent is called Modu Carter, and his physical fitness is very amazing at a young age.

……

The game is about to start soon, and the two teams come to the court and prepare for the jump ball.

And there was a person standing in front of Li Zhumeng.

The number 23 is on the jersey, with the word Xu Yong written on it.

"The strongest outside prospect in the history of Shanghai~"

"Boss, I heard that this kid can have a big head at the age of 17. Tsk tsk tsk! He was born to eat this bowl of rice." The little photographer looked at Xu Yong with envy.

This is what people are like when they are 17 years old.

Xiao Jinghua sat on the sidelines watching this battle of geniuses. He was looking forward to the duel between Li Zhumeng and Xu Yong.

"No, what I care more about is Li Zhumeng from the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China."

Xiao Jinghua's views are always so unique.

(End of this chapter)