In addition to the group of the host Huaxia, which has attracted countless attention, the group of the defending champions of the last Basketball World Cup, the United States, has also attracted attention.

According to the schedule, the U.S. team will play the group stage in the imperial capital, with three matches on August 31, September 2 and 4, against the Czech Republic, Turkey and Japan.

With the NBA Finals not going until June and the NBA free agent market signing period in July, the U.S. team may not call up players until August before starting training camps and warm-ups.

The Basketball World Cup starts on August 31, which shows that the U.S. team does not have enough time to prepare.

However, there are too many American stars and strong players, and they are known as the dream team, so even if the time is rushed and there is no preparation, it is very difficult for others to win.

This is probably where the confidence of the American Basketball Association lies.

The two warm-up games they announced, one in Las Vegas on August 10 and the other in Anaheim and Spain on August 17.

Which players will the U.S. team send to China this time is a topic that everyone has been talking about.

Last summer, the American Basketball Association announced a wide-ranging roster that included Durant, Harden, George, Wei Shao, Irving and Tang Shen.

Whether or not these players will play in the end depends on the form of these players and the selection of the coaching staff, as well as the players' own ideas.

It is reported that Curry, the star of the Warriors, and Harden, the star of the Rockets, are very likely to represent the United States in this basketball World Cup.

Both of these stars have a wide fan base in China, and if they can come to China to participate in the World Cup, it will be a great incentive for the enthusiasm of the fans.

In addition, almost every top 32 team has players who play in the NBA and Euroleague, and their return will also need to wait until the end of these competitions before returning to their respective national teams to participate in training camps to warm up.

The Chinese men's basketball team will also train and warm up after the NBA playoffs, and then the final list of the Basketball World Cup will be finalized when the game is approaching.

According to the arrangement of the national team coaching staff, this training camp and warm-up were divided into 5 stages.

The first phase, which lasts from May 15 to June 18, is mainly about physical recovery and energy reserves.

After a long season, the players are generally physically and mentally exhausted, so the first thing Li Nan and his coaching staff have to do is to restore the players' physical fitness and adjust their condition.

In addition, players like those who have just recovered from injury or have not yet found their form after recovering from injury, or players like Zhou Qi who have not played official games for a long time, need to return to the level before the injury as soon as possible through training.

The second stage, from June 19th to July 5th, is mainly a domestic warm-up and preliminary run-in.

During this time, the Chinese men's basketball team will participate in three China-Australia men's basketball matches in Qingdao, Shandong Province, Nantong and Changzhou, respectively, and warm-up with the NBL team from Australia.

Although the strength of the opponent is not particularly strong, this is a more suitable opponent that the Chinese men's basketball team can find at this stage.

And after the first phase of recovery training, the second stage of public appearance, how the effect of the previous training camp will be shown in these games.

The outcome of the warm-up game is not the main concern of the coaching staff, but the main thing is the team's technical and tactical run-in, as well as the tacit understanding between each other, which is what they are most concerned about.

And this is the first public appearance of the national team in front of the outside world in more than a month of training camp, and how effective their first phase of training camp will be shown in these games.

Through the performance of the players in the warm-up games, the coaching staff will look at the performance of the players in preparation for the next stage of the NBA Summer League in the United States.

Of course, during this period, there will be some initial adjustments in the personnel of the national team, which is also a role of the warm-up game, and it is also very important for the players.

The third phase, which will run from July 6 to July 16, will be the NBA for the summer league improvement phase.

During this time, the NBA Summer League Las Vegas will be held, and the Chinese men's basketball team will be invited to participate.

This will be the second time in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in this event.

Last year, the Chinese men's basketball team played against several NBA summer league teams.

However, these are almost all internal teaching competitions, not informal competitions.

In the past 10 days, the Chinese men's basketball team will play a number of high-quality summer league games, which is a key stage for players to improve themselves.

At the same time, it is a good opportunity for Chinese players such as Li Huan, Zhou Qi, and Wang Zelin to show to the NBA team.

Although Zhou Qi is likely to return to the CBA, it is not impossible to return to the NBA.

And for Dawang, he is also an interior player who is very concerned by NBA scouts, which can be said to be an excellent opportunity for him.

As for Li Huan, many teams have thrown olive branches to him, and this time he can get close to the NBA, which also has a reference role for the final decision on which team to go to.

For the Chinese men's basketball team, the focus will be on the skills and tactics practiced in previous training in the game, and strive to improve the overall strength.

The fourth stage, from July 17 to before the announcement of the 12-member list, is mainly the stage of harvest and summary.

I believe that after the end of the NBA Summer League, Coach Li Nan will have a more in-depth understanding of the state of all players, and the coaching staff will probably have a rough list of twelve in mind.

Moreover, the team will also make a final summary of the summer league, and the 12 or 13-man squad of the Chinese men's basketball team is very likely to be announced during this period.

The advantage of early announcement is to reassure the selected players, while those who are not selected can return to their respective clubs early to prepare for the next season.

In the fifth stage, from the announcement of the 12-man list of the Chinese men's basketball team to the opening of the Basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team at this stage is fully prepared.

During this period, the Chinese men's basketball team will play several warm-up games with Brazil, Venezuela and other teams.

It was also the last match before the start of the World Cup.

The main task of the coaching staff at this stage is to adjust the players to the best possible condition while avoiding unnecessary injuries.

Although the five stages of the preparation of the Chinese men's basketball team have been basically confirmed, they have not been announced to the outside world, but will wait until the playoffs are almost played, and the Chinese men's basketball team will announce the five stages of training and warm-up.

And Li Huan and Yi Jianlian, as core players and captains, have already obtained the general information of these five stages in advance in the previous communication with Li Nan and the coaching staff.

For the two, unless they are injured and cannot play, they are bound to be in the squad.