In August, the Men's World Basketball Championship was held in Indianapolis.

Due to Wang Zhizhi's return to China, the Chinese team has three NBA-level interior stars participating in the game, which is generally favored by the media and becomes the fourth seed in the World Championships.

The Chinese team performed well in the first game, but unfortunately because Yao Ming fell into foul trouble, they lost to the German team 85-88.

If Wang Zhizhi doesn't come, the big forward is the weakest position of the Chinese team, Gong Xiaobin can't fight Nowitzki, and Liu Yudong is injured. Wang Zhizhi and Nowitzki played a full season together, knew the roots, and did not suffer so much when they were in the opposite position. He finished with 16 points and five rebounds.

In the second game, the Chinese team defeated the Algerian team 96-82.

In the third game, the Chinese team lost to the United States team, but the difference between the two sides was not large, China only lost by 16 points, and they had a 12-point lead over the American team in the first quarter, and the opponent was shocked into a cold sweat.

Yao Ming was troubled by fouls again, and Battle and Wang Zhizhi partnered on the inside, and they took the initiative in the face of the Dream Five team.

Battle had the best performance, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, plus 19 points and 7 rebounds from the free-throw line, beating Ben Wallace.

Battle is thick and thin, not only has a height advantage, but also has a consistent shot. No matter how much Big Ben can resist, his body size is one size smaller, and it is difficult to jump up and block when he is squeezed.

Not only Big Ben, but the other two inside linemen of the American team, O'Neal Jr. and Brand, couldn't bear Battle and played very uncomfortable.

The Chinese team lost all the games after that, with poor defense and dismantling, obvious weaknesses, and was thrown by the opponent in every game with a lot of three-pointers, and finally only ranked 12th. However, the performance of the three inside players is remarkable.

Yao Ming averaged 21 points and 9.5 rebounds per game and was selected for the best team, Wang Zhizhi averaged 13 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, and Battle played less time and averaged 10 points per game. He moves too slowly, and he doesn't play well when defending.

The U.S. team played at home and had a terrible performance.

Although the team is led by All-Star players such as O'Neal Jr., Brand, Pierce, Byron Davis, Finley, and veterans such as Reggie Miller, the training time is too short, the players lack tacit understanding, and the tactics are basically to take turns to go it alone.

They lost three games and ended up finishing sixth with a 75-81 defeat to Spain, which was not as good as New Zealand.

The final of the World Championship was between Yugoslavia and Argentina, and the two sides fought until extra time, and Yugoslavia defeated Argentina 84-77.

This was the second consecutive World Championship title for Yugoslavia, and in the bronze medal match, Nowitzki scored 29 points to lead Germany to a bronze medal over New Zealand.

Funnily enough, the best players at the World Championships are the ones who are called "soft eggs" by experts in the NBA, who rely on their excellent shooting to beat the tough guys who attack the restricted area, and they don't suffer on the defensive end.

Marion was selected for the Dream Five team, which he thought was a very honorable thing, but he didn't play much time and lost face.

Bulls rookie Jay Williams was also named to the Dream Five, and the league was clearly prepared to praise him, but he ended up playing as a-stirring stick and playing a mess.

Wang Zhizhi will continue training in China in preparation for the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, at the end of September.

He called Guo Xu to express his gratitude, because of the high exposure at the World Championships, he has received invitations from three teams, namely the Heat, the Clippers, and the Celtics.

Wang Zhizhi asked: "Jason, which team do you think I should join?" My agent suggested I join the Clippers. ”

Guo Xu thought for a while and replied: "I suggest you join the Celtics, it is more suitable for you to play your strengths, coach O'Brien likes big men who can shoot, Clippers coach Dunleavy attaches importance to defense and doesn't like three-pointers, if you go, you can only play as a substitute for Brand and Odom, and it is difficult to get a chance to play." ”

"Then I'll have to discuss it with my agent, I'm fed up with the Mavericks not playing the ball."

'Personally, I think it's the most important thing for a player to make sure he plays. You'd better not go to the Clippers, the owner of that team, Raheem Sterling, is notoriously disrespectful. The Celtics are short of interior players, so you can bench Tony Barty and Antoine Walker, and I think 15 minutes of playing time is guaranteed. You have to work hard and try to play good numbers. ”

"Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner when you play away next season." Wang Zhizhi now believes in what Guo Xu said, understands basketball, understands cooperation, and is more reliable than his assistant and agent.

Guo Xu pointed out to Wang Zhizhi that he was most suitable for the path, Mark Blunt recently joined the Nuggets, and the Green Army was unable to exchange for the "drunk" Wenbeck from the supersonic because there was no Kenny Anderson as a bargaining chip, and there was no one available on the inside.

Although Wang Zhizhi has poor defense, he shoots very well and is suitable for withdrawing from the inside line to block and dismantle offense. With him, the Green Army may not trade Blunt back. Even if Blunt comes back, Wang Zhizhi has a longer range and will respond to passes, and he will be competitive.

In the previous life, in 2003, the Green Army sent Antoine Walker to the Mavericks, and Wang Zhizhi will play more minutes.

Blunt seized the opportunity in the 2003-04 season, averaging 10.3 points and 7.2 rebounds in 29.3 minutes per game, thus signing a six-year, 42 million long contract. As long as Wang Zhizhi has competed for this person, the big contract may belong to him.

Guo Xu believes that Wang Zhizhi has this strength, he returned to the CBA in 2006 to join the Bayi team, and in the 2006-2007 season, he led the Bayi team without foreign aid to defeat Guangdong led by Yi Jianlian and won the championship. Wang Zhizhi won the MVP, averaging 22.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3 blocks per game.

Yi Jianlian participated in the NBA draft that year and was selected by the Bucks with the sixth pick, but he couldn't prevent Wang Zhizhi one-on-one in the CBA finals.

This year's Wang Zhizhi is stronger than in 2007, he just lacks the opportunity to prove himself, and he is the easiest to play in the Green Army, which has a very slow transition between attack and defense.

Guo Xu will not recommend Wang Zhizhi to join the Suns, because his weaknesses are too obvious, poor confrontation, poor rebounding, and slow speed. The future of the sun is to run and bomb, he is not adapted to the rhythm, and calling is tantamount to hurting him.

In mid-September, Guo Xu left Los Angeles and drove to Phoenix, where he moved into a new apartment and chose the third floor.

This is the apartment that the team's 33-year-old veteran Tom Gugliotta helped him find, just near the Meixi Stadium, a few blocks away, no need to drive, half an hour's walk to the stadium, Guo Xu does not need to buy furniture and the like, just carry a bag to move in, just buy daily necessities.

Everything here is for the lazy, and Tom lived here when he first joined the Suns in 1998.

The name of the apartment is Linier Alfred, and it has the feeling of being a Batman butler. Each apartment is equipped with a kitchen, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom with free toiletries, an oven, a microwave and a coffee machine. There is also an outdoor swimming pool in the complex where residents can swim at any time.

At noon, Tom invited Guo Xu to his home for a meal, met his wife and children, and the two talked a lot about the new season.

Tom is a good-tempered white player, a pure 208CM power forward, and the boss of the Timberwolves that year. He used to be all-rounder, with back-to-back singles, face-frame jumpers, hooks, and throws, peaking at 20.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists.

It's a pity that after five consecutive seasons of serious injuries, he can only be a fringe man on the team.