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No need to worry about it anymore, the Chinese men s basketball team does not need to be naturalized before 2028

1:25am, 26 August 2025Basketball

No need to worry about it anymore. Before 2028, the Chinese men's basketball team does not need to be naturalized. The Asian Cup will give us three points of confidence

Do the Chinese men's basketball team need naturalized guards? The answer to this question before the Asian Cup was needed, but now it has become a temporary delay. Not only because it is only three years away from the Los Angeles Olympics, but also because the men's basketball team won the runner-up result in this Asian Cup, it gave everyone three points of confidence to not be naturalized for the time being.

Confidence 1: This men's basketball back line withstood the test

This may be the consensus of 80% of fans after this Asian Cup. The performance of this men's basketball team in the Asian Cup can be described as shock. Not only because Hu Jinqiu performed stably against strong teams like Australia and New Zealand, but also because the men's basketball team's back line has also withstood the test. In the final against Australia, Hu Mingxuan scored 26 points. Liao Sanning's breakthrough can easily tear open Australia's defense line. Gao Shiyan's biting defense made people shine, and Cheng Shuai Peng's three-point shooting was much more resolute and decisive. In addition, Zhao Rui, who has already performed stably in the World Championships, has at least three 80-point players even if there is not a 100-point player in the men's basketball back line. There is also a fighting power to deal with higher-level events.

Naturalization has always been a goal to find a double-season guard who can pass and solve the score. In the final analysis, it is impossible to trust the performance of domestic defenders in the competition. However, after 6 Asian Cup training, the domestic defender has withstood the test, so naturalization can be temporarily suspended.

Confidence 2: There is still room for improvement in the men's basketball lineup

There are 7 main players in this Asian Cup, so strictly speaking, the men's basketball team that won the runner-up is the second team. Even if the second team plays, we will only lose 1 point against the Australian team. If all the main players play, would it be better to play in the World Cup and the Olympics?

Not to mention other improvements, if Zeng Fanbo can return to the World Cup at the end of the year and enter the starting lineup, he will cruise on the front line. The men's basketball team's frame protection and defense replacement will be upgraded to a higher level. Previously, in the men's basketball team's 42-point victory over Japan in the Asian qualifiers, Zeng Fanbo gave away four blocks in one quarter. If Zeng Fanbo was present in the Asian Cup final, the men's basketball team is likely to have won the championship.

Also on the back line, we also have Zhu Zheng and Zhao Weilun available in 2028. The former is considered the core of the men's basketball team's backcourt for the next 10 years, and the latter has strong scoring and is not weak in the organization, and has been playing high-intensity basketball overseas. The 2028 Olympics is the best opportunity to test Gemini stars, and naturalization should give way to the future.

Confidence 3: The wave of overseas study is vigorous, and the future talent is booming

In the next two to three years, more young people will experience overseas study. Wang Junjie, Zeng Fanbo, Yang Hansen and others are just seeds. Chinese basketball trees bloom and bear fruit until the next Olympics. The Chinese men's basketball team is very likely to see a burst of talents studying abroad in 2028.

At that time, at least three players will compete in every position of the Chinese men's basketball team, and the Olympics will also become the best stage for these young people to experience and grow. If you have a good experience in men's basketball team, you will not have to worry about no one being available in the next ten years. Naturalization is naturally not that urgent.

Although naturalization is a major trend in basketball in the world, as a well-known football critic said: "Why don't you give you a top-level equipment at the beginning?" It seems that we should follow the trend of naturalization, but the reality is that there are young people waiting to be cultivated in every position of the Chinese men's basketball team. If naturalization is reused, it will inevitably compress the playing time of young people. In the long run, it will not be conducive to the improvement of Chinese basketball level. Perhaps we should give young people more time to grow and believe that they can have a bright future.

source:7m7m

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