In view of the previous lessons learned from the failure of the U.S. national men's basketball team to perform well in international competitions due to the lack of pre-game preparation and short-term manpower, the U.S. basketball authorities changed course and decided to form the "Dream Seven Team" to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by means of over-selection and long-term training. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 This will be the first time that the United States has participated in the World Men's Basketball Championship and Olympic Men's Basketball Tournament with the same team, and will be the longest-running "dream team" in history. And because of the clear fixation, the "Dream Seven Team" has become a permanent national team.

Of the 25 players who were initially selected, several of them had withdrawn from the training team for some reason in the months before the competition. After a number of practice matches in China and South Korea, the U.S. national men's basketball team finally officially participated in the World Men's Basketball Championship hosted by Japan in August 2006 and finally became the "Dream Seven Team".

The head coach of the "Dream Seven" is Mike Krzyzewski, the coach of the Duke University basketball team, nicknamed "Old K", and the team is co-captained by Wade, Anthony and James.

Although the Dream Seven team formed a strong lineup including LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and others of the 03 golden generation, they did not win the championship in the end and only finished third. [8]

Sapporo "Dream Seven Team" player list

4 Joe Johnson, active from Atlanta Hawks, Miamiheat

5 Kirkhinrich, active Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks

6 LeBron James, active from the ClevelandCavaliers, ClevelandCavaliers

7 Antoine Jamison, retired from the Washington Wizards

8 Shanebattier, retired from the Houston Rockets

9 Dwyanewade, active Miamiheat from Miamiheat

10 Chris Paul (Christapur), active from the New Orleans/Oklahomacityhors, Los Angeles Clippers

11 Chris Bosh (Christosh), active Toronto Raptors, Miamiheat

12 Dwighthoward, active from Orlandomagic, Houston Rockets

13 Brad Miller, retired from the Sacramento Kings

14Elton Brand (Eltonbrand), active Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers

15 Carmeloanthony from the Denvernuggets, New York Knicks

The team was in the same group as China, Italy, Puerto Rico, Senegal and Slovenia in the preliminary round, and advanced with five wins. After beating Australia in the semi-finals of the round of 16, they defeated Germany in the quarter-finals, but lost to Greece in the semi-finals and once again lost the qualification to compete for the World Championships. In the end, the U.S. team defeated Argentina in the third and fourth place finals to win the third place.

The Dream Eight team listens to the voice

The "Dream Eight Team" was called the "Redemption Team" by the domestic media in the United States, saving American basketball from a slump in international competitions for six consecutive years. The stumbles and thrills of the 2000 Olympic Games, especially the 2002 World Championships "Dream Five" ranked 6th with 6 wins and 3 losses, the 2004 Olympic Games semi-finals "Dream Six Team" lost to Argentina, and the 2006 World Championships "Dream Seven Team" lost to Greece again and stopped in the semifinals...... With the gray memories of American basketball in the past 6 years, the "Dream Eight Team" came to Beijing. There is only one goal: to win!

In addition to Duncan and Garnett, the two legendary interior players of the "five-star generals" major slam league who fought for the NBA championship and politely refused to be called, the "Dream Eight" who came to Beijing, China is a condensed of all the essence of the NBA, and is even almost comparable to the dream division led by the Flying Big Bird Magic 16 years ago. U.S. Basketball Director Colangelo said, "We want to use our champions to show the world that there is still the best basketball in the birthplace of the sport. We need to prove that we cannot fight.

In preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and to fill the vacant players. The NBA added another roster at the end of the 2006-07 NBA season, this time including two players who participated in the 2007 NBA Draft (Chinese player Yi Jianlian also ran in the same year, and was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth pick in the first round), Greg Oden and Kevin Durant, who are known as rising stars. [2] Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh were later selected to replace them.

In the Beijing Olympic Games, the "Dream Eight Team" broke through the siege of European teams in 8 games and 8 victories, and finally defeated the new champion Spain of the World Championships 118-107, regaining the world basketball championship after eight years.

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