What level of player is Rose now?

He played 51 games for the Bulls last season, averaging 9.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and was the sixth man at the beginning of the season, but suffered an injury in the middle of the season, and the position was taken away by Murray after returning from injury, and then his playing time gradually decreased, and he spent most of the playoffs sitting on the bench.

Overall, he's a bench player with perimeter projection, a breakthrough that is still a threat, and a reliable assault scorer when he's healthy, but with injury concerns.

It is precisely because of this characteristic that the Mavericks signed him a contract of 5 million for 2 years, with a player option for the second year.

Although he is no longer as brave as he used to be, he still has the strength to fight, and more importantly, he can reunite with Xu Yong, and his desire to compete is full, which is very important for him at this stage of his career.

Specifically, on the second day of arriving in Dallas, Rose enthusiastically joined Xu Yong and DeRozan's summer training camp.

Dallas in July was hot, but it couldn't compare to the heat in their hearts.

It was during their special training that a very interesting thing happened in the NBA free market.

The free agent market in 2019 was the busiest since 2014.

There are as many as nine star players this year, including superstars like Leonard, Butler, and Irving.

And then that's when James made some remarks.

He began to evaluate his former teammates.

He was the first to comment on Klay Thompson.

"I think Klay is the best 3-and-D player the NBA has ever seen, and he should be the best scorer off the ball."

Then he commented on Owen.

"Kyrie is the reason I chose to come back to Cleveland, I used to treat him like a kid, but he's got a lot of talent, and he's proven to be the best combination of man and ball in NBA history."

The three sentences are not separated from the strongest, and the opening is the history of the day, which is simply a dagger.

That's right, Thompson's contract expires this summer, and James is clearly expressing his recruitment for these former teammates in his own way.

This kind of operation can be expressed in another way: after talking about multiple girlfriends, looking back on the past, I found that there were two good ex-girlfriends, and I saw if I could eat a retrospective grass.

As a result, Thompson quickly agreed to a contract extension with the Warriors the next day, even sacrificing some of his salary for it.

"I'm enjoying life in the Bay Area, and I think I'll stay here until I retire, and that's my plan."

Then, two days later, Irving also announced that he had reached a five-year contract extension with the Cavaliers, and joined Los Angeles through a sign-and-trade approach...... Clippers.

"I'm looking forward to living in Los Angeles and working with Blake [Griffin]."

This scene vividly depicts when you fantasize about getting back together with your ex-girlfriend, but your ex-girlfriend replies to you that either she is married or has a new love.

The point is that although James didn't say it explicitly, his clear recruitment was slapped in the face.

However, when Xu Yong finished training to watch the free market news, he was attracted by another key piece of news.

Anthony Davis changed his agent and joined Rich Paul.

Changing agents is a common occurrence in the NBA, but this change touched Xu Yong's memory.

Because in the history of James's Lakers career, in addition to the beginning of [hometown basketball], there is another very classic term: [agent basketball].

As the name suggests, when a player wants to come to the Lakers, he will first join the name of Fu Paul, so that when a player signs Fu Paul later, the first reaction of fans is that this person is going to be James' teammate.

And the one who started the term is Davis.

So how do you say it? Some things are really predestined.

Although this has something to do with Irving's choice to leave the Cavaliers, whether it is Pelicans Davis or Cavaliers Davis, because the parent team itself is in a small market, and a place like Los Angeles is more attractive to him.

The Mavericks also completed their most important offseason addition at this time, signing Ty Gibson.

Gibson had previously been with the Pelicans, and when his contract expired, two years after Xu Yong retired, he joined the Timberwolves on a two-year contract.

He's been a consistent performer and has been an NBA-qualified starter since his time with the Pelicans.

It's just that he is limited by talent, and his ceiling is limited to this.

Especially as an older rookie, he entered the NBA in the same year as Xu Yong, and he is now 34 years old, and his career as an interior player has reached the final stage.

But no matter how old Gibson is, his overall strength is stronger than Powell's.

The Mavericks showed all their sincerity and reached a three-year, 28 million contract with him with the full middle class ($9.258 million in the 2019~2020 season).

That means he'll be the Mavericks' starting power forward in the new season.

It's worth mentioning that Gibson received a higher offer from the Knicks, but he ultimately chose the Mavericks.

The reason for the choice is also very simple, because the Mavericks have Xu Yong.

And so something interesting happens.

While Gibson and Jokic aren't from the same era, they both share a common identity: Seo's former teammates.

Some people are disliked by their former teammates like their ex-boyfriends, while Xu Yong's former teammates come to vote like good brothers.

And if Mavericks head coach Malone is also counted, the Dallas Mavericks may be renamed the Dallas Bulls.

The choice of the Mavericks management is also completely understandable, although Rose and Gibson are not at their peak, but the familiarity with Xu Yong can make Xu Yong feel comfortable both on and off the court.

This kind of operation, which can be called "licking" to some extent, also forms a strong contrast with the previous Bulls.

Xu Yong naturally had nothing to hesitate, he jumped out of the original contract with the Mavericks, and then reached a five-year contract extension with a maximum salary.

That means he'll play for the Mavericks until at least 2024.

And with that, the Mavericks' core lineup for next season has also been decided.

Starters: Wright, DeRozan, Xu Yong, Gibson, Jokic;

Rotation: Rose, Dorian Finney-Smith, Powell, Poltle.

This lineup, even taking into account the state of DeRozan and Xu Yong, Rose's injury and other factors, has also improved its competitiveness a lot compared to last season.

Whether it can become a championship level or even a popular team depends on the state of the team.

After all, the same player, different states play with completely different effects.

The team that won the park the year before may also play the play-offs the following year, and vice versa.

On the same day, Leonard also made a final decision, and he chose to re-sign a five-year contract with the Raptors and stay with the Raptors.

Their failure in the finals last season also made him choose a different choice from the history that Xu Yong knows.

And the Bulls, one of the Raptors' main rivals in the East, basically didn't have much to gain this summer.

The opponent is reinforcing you, but you are not, and standing still is a regression.

After this free agency, the Bulls in the East have been expelled from the Raptors' strongest opponent, and that qualification has been transferred to the Celtics.

The Green Shirts forwent a contract extension for Thomas Jr. this summer and signed Porzingis instead.

With the twin towers of Porzingis and Horford, as well as Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics' strength is even the favorite to win the championship in the eyes of many fans.

However, the changes in the free market did not affect Xu Yong much, except for calling Gibson when he learned that he was coming to the Mavericks, he spent the rest of his time in the training gym.

Even in order to do this, he pushed a lot of business activities in the summer.

Last season's defeat can be attributed to the fact that he has only been back for a short time, but there are no excuses for the new season.

The training continued until mid-August, when Xu Yong flew from Dallas directly back to China.

This time I returned to China not to participate in business activities or a trip to China, but to prepare for the World Cup at the end of August.

This year's World Cup was held in China.

For basketball fans, this is also the first time that the largest basketball event has been held in China since the 08 Olympic Games.

So even the World Cup Xu Yong will come back, after all, there are not many opportunities to play in front of his home, and it may even be his last chance before retiring.

The Chinese team in this World Cup has attracted much attention.

Partly because they are the champions of the Rio Olympics, and partly because of the Dream Team.

Rio collapsed, and fans all over the world thought that the dream team would hold back a big wave, and they were ashamed before the snow this year, but they didn't expect the dream team to directly pull a big bubble.

Not only did the top players such as Durant and James not participate, but even Westbrook, Harden, and George also announced their withdrawal one after another.

Although the U.S. team has never paid much attention to the World Cup, this is the first time we have seen this kind of scene.

In the end, the strongest of the Dream 13 team is the Hornets' star Kemba Walker, then the Jazz's new core Mitchell, as well as the Celtics' immature duo Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, and even rotation-level players like Marcus Smart and Mason Prahms.

Although some fans expressed the opinion that "although there is a lack of starlight, there are no big-name players who can do their own roles, and the overall strength of the dream team is stronger", and even listed the argument that "even if the NBA bench players are thighs to other national teams", this dream team is still looked down upon.

After all, even the starlight is gone, how can it be called a dream team?

And the Chinese team lost so completely in Rio, can you win with a worse lineup?

As the biggest opponent of the Chinese team over the years, the dream team pulled its hips like this, and the Chinese team naturally became a big hit.

Xu Yong went directly to the national team's training base the day after returning to China.

This time, the national team did not go to Sanya, but chose the Beilun training base in Ningbo for closed training.

The Beilun training base is very large, and many national teams usually choose to train here.

When Xu Yong went, he bumped into some and was pulled to take a group photo.

When it came time for the national team, the players of the men's basketball team were even more excited to see him.

For these players, whether they are young players or veterans, their brilliant achievements in the national team in the past are all brought to them by Xu Yong.

Xu Yong is back, and they have the backbone.

"Brother Xu!" The first to come up was Guo Allen, who spoke authentic Northeast dialect, "Xu Yong, you are back, we really don't know what to do without you!" ”

If Xu Yong is still in a state of retirement, it will be difficult for the men's basketball team to reach the top at home.

Xu Yong smiled and hugged this former teenager, who now has the same beard as Curry.

Then he took a look at the other people around him, most of them were still three years ago, except for a few new people.

And, of course, Kyle Anderson, who stood there waiting, giggling.

Kyle Anderson's mother, Susanna, knew that her grandfather was from China when she was a child, and when she grew up, she began to search for her roots in various ways, and then continued to search in the middle of nowhere, and finally found the grandson of her grandfather Samuel's brother.

Last year, she took Anderson to Shenzhen, China, to recognize her ancestors, and wrote her own lineage into the family tree, so Kyle Anderson had a Chinese name called Li Kaier.

Then Jeremy Lin faded out of the NBA due to injury, and his strength could no longer meet the needs of the national team, so the Basketball Association planned Li Kaier this year.

Because the basketball association needs to consider the blood factor in this regard, Anderson is now not only satisfied, but also played for the Bulls (the former No. 1 parent team of Chinese fans), and there is no better person than him.

If it weren't for the fact that there were other people in the training hall, Anderson would definitely be like Jokic at this time, and he would have called the boss habitually.

After Xu Yong finished greeting the others, Anderson came up and happily hugged him.

Anderson was officially announced to be scheduled after last season, and it took some time to go through the process after that.

In the previous warm-up matches of the national team, he had already played with the national team, but the effect was average.

In addition to Xu Yong, who did not participate in the warm-up game with the team, the veteran Yi Jianlian, who had just ended his contract with the Bulls, also suffered an injury and did not play.

Without them, Zhou Qi is not an offensive player, and the men's basketball team can only point to Anderson with the ball.

But Anderson's individual offensive ability is not strong, he is strong in organization and defense, which makes the Chinese men's basketball team's warm-up game offense look struggling.

Playing in a way that he is not good at, not only is it uncomfortable for the fans to watch, but he is also uncomfortable to play.

But fortunately, Xu Yong is back, and he can finally concentrate on being Xu Yong's Pippen in the national team.

For a period of time after that, Xu Yong trained with the national team, because most of them were former teammates, so he basically didn't have to spend too much time on the run-in.

At the end of August, the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup is about to open.

There are many firsts in this year's World Cup, such as the first time that the continental qualifiers were used to screen teams, the first time that the size of the tournament was increased from the original 24 teams to 32, and the first time that the World Cup ambassadors were set up, which will be served by Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant and Nowitzki.

All in all, FIBA's commitment to broadening the influence of the World Cup, coupled with the revival of world basketball brought about by Xu Yong's comeback, has made this World Cup full of attention.

After the use of qualifiers this year, FIBA officials have made a real-time updated team power list, based on the performance of each team in the warm-up game.

In this ranking, the U.S. team overtook the Chinese team to take the top spot.

The third is Serbia led by Jokic, the fourth is Greece led by Antetokounmpo, the fifth is the old powerhouse Spain, the sixth is France, which also has a number of NBA players including Gobert, the seventh is Australia, and the eighth is Argentina.

It was at this time that the official released some promotional videos one after another, and the phrase "Team USA, don't think you're stable" in the short film shot by Kobe Bryant became the focus of heated discussions among fans before the World Cup.

Although theoretically speaking, because of the average performance in the warm-up game, the Chinese team is in line with the rules behind the American team, but this ranking, I am afraid that fans all over the world are waiting to see the jokes of this Dream 13 team.

Even some fans began to check the information, looking at the worst record in the history of the Dream Team, after all, this Dream Thirteen, or should be called the American team directly, will create new history if you are not careful.

On the last day of August, the World Cup officially kicked off, and the World Cup was hosted by China, and then hosted by eight cities, that is, eight groups.

The Chinese team is in a group with Venezuela, Poland and Ivory Coast this year, which is the same as Xu Yong remembers.

Because in terms of rules, the host team itself is a first-tier team, regardless of strength.

In the first game of the group stage, the Chinese team played against the Polish team.

The opening match of the Chinese team was held at the Wukesong Arena.

Familiar venues, familiar opponents, and even familiar fans around him, it's hard not to wake up the memories in the depths of Xu Yong's mind.

At that time, he had become a commentator, and he witnessed this second game that most fans did not dare to watch in the commentary seat.

At the last moment, he made consecutive mistakes, and the sideline ball became a world-class problem, and Zhou Qi was changed to Polish by the fans in the first game......

The men's basketball team also lost this game and was out of the group stage at home, and the ball market suffered a critical blow and collapsed.

Although today's situation is completely different from the beginning, Xu Yong felt that his desire to compete was full before the game.

There is everything in this world, there is no regret medicine, and there is no chance to do it all over again, but for Xu Yong, reliving a life, the scene in front of him is really like starting again.

Moreover, he is no longer a commentator like Wang Shipeng who can only cry on the sidelines, but a player who played last game.

After the opening ceremony, the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

Chinese team: Li Kaier, Ding Yanyuhang, Xu Yong, Yi Jianlian, Zhou Qi;

Poland: Slaughter, Ponitka, Serre, Wasinski, Hrikaniou.

In the two years after Xu Yong's retirement, Deng Huade resigned from the national team, and the Basketball Association trained domestic coaches, and the head coach of the men's basketball team at this time was Li Nan.

However, this starting lineup is not his handiwork, but Xu Yong's suggestion.

Anderson plays 1 ball on the offensive end and 3 on the defensive end to defend the opposite offensive arrow Ponitka.

The advantage of this arrangement is that the lineup is tall.

No one knows better than Xu Yong how strong the Dream Team is this year, and they are nothing without Durant.

So compared to the Dream Team, their bigger opponents this year are still from Europe, Serbia, Greece, Spain, and France.

In addition to team play, European basketball also has a characteristic of tall people, especially the guard line, body crushing, forcing you to help defend and then lead the offense.

But this lineup also has a weakness, that is, the speed of retreat will be slower, which requires the Chinese team to play a success rate on the offensive end.

So at the beginning of the game, Xu Yong came out with a simple cover and received a pass from Anderson, and then rushed directly to the basket.

There was no defense for three seconds in the international game, and at this time, Polish center Hricaniu turned towards Xu Yongxie.

"Bang! Bang! ”

The basketball hit the floor with a dull sound, and Xu Yong did not slow down when he saw Helikaniu coming, but accelerated forward.

When the distance between the two sides was only half a meter, he took off directly into the air and pulled the ball high.

Helikaniu's eyes widened, of course he knew Xu Yong, the top name in the NBA, but this time he just played like this?

"Bang!"

Without more time for him to think, Xu Yong blasted the ball into the basket like a bomb through him.

Under the effect of the huge impact, Hericanio was directly knocked to the ground.

The camera arrived in time, just aimed at the bruised tendons on Xu Yong's hand, as well as his face full of murderous intent.

Then, the Wukesong Arena exploded directly.

What an earth-shattering opening!

And the key is that even across the screen, they all felt the desire to compete in Xu Yong's eyes.

Although I don't know why, this year's Polish team was a bit unlucky.

After completing the offense on the offensive end and retreating to the defense, the advantages of the tall lineup of the Chinese team were also brought into play.

Xu Yong-Anderson-Zhou Qi, the three of them supported a defensive net for the Chinese team in the positional battle.

And all three have excellent arm spans, resulting in a large defensive area that this net can cover.

Ponitka, the man who once made the men's basketball team helpless in Xu Yong's memory, and completed a steal and layup at the last moment of the regular season, wasted his strength to break into the interior, and a probing shot was directly rewarded by Zhou Qi with a big hot pot.

This directly made the Polish team a little unsure of how to play the positional battle, and in the end they were stunned to prevent a 24-second violation.

When he turned around, Xu Yong also continued to attack tactically with the ball.

As a former teammate of the Bulls, and having played for several seasons in a row, Anderson knows too well how to pass the ball to Xu Yong most comfortably.

For him, it's just a change of venue.

Xu Yong received Anderson's hole through the defender's hit when he cut in this time, according to the courtside coach Zhang, the ball was fed just right, one more point is too much, one less point is too little, prefect.

After receiving the ball, Xu Yong was like a tiger gathering momentum, striding into the interior line, and smashed the ball into the basket with a tomahawk with one hand in the stunned eyes of Hericanio.

Herecanio's expression was shocked and helpless, because there was nothing he could do in the face of this situation!

At this time, on the sidelines, the head coach of the Polish team, Mike Taylor, couldn't help but reach out and scratch his head.

He didn't understand why Xu Yong's desire to attack at the beginning was so strong, which gave him the feeling that the Polish team had some grudge against him.

But obviously this is the first time in history that the two teams have met in the World Series, and they have not even played in a warm-up match.

Hell yes!

The Polish team's positional attack still didn't happen, and this time Portnika was not blocked by Zhou Qi, but directly wiped the bridge under the interference of Anderson's long arm behind him.

The rebound was picked up by Yi Jianlian, and the Chinese team pushed the defense to counterattack, and Xu Yong used his offense to contain Ding Yanyuhang, who assisted and followed up, to score this time.

The Chinese team opened with a 6-0 victory.

This directly made the Chinese fans on the scene excited, Poland is the strongest team in this group except for the Chinese team.

"Defend! Defend! ”

And under the defensive shouts of 20,000 fans in Wukesong, the Polish team made a coordination mistake on the offensive end and passed the ball directly out of bounds.

It's all about home advantage, and it's home advantage in the World Series.

Looking back, Mike Taylor waved and shouted from the sidelines, and Poland went straight to the 2-3 defense.

There is no three-second defense on the international stage, and the court is smaller than the NBA field, which tests the shooting ability of the players.

That's why European teams have always been outstanding.

The characteristics of European teams, team, height, and fundamentals.

Shooting and dribbling are the biggest fundamentals.

But when they did, Xu Yong immediately responded with a mid-range pull.

He didn't even hesitate.

"Huh!"

Basketball hollow pocket.

This ball made Yang Yi in the commentary seat shine directly.

As the No. 1 Xu Chui in China, he definitely has the most research on Xu Yong, otherwise he would not be able to stand in this position.

Xu Yong also made a lot of shots last season, but he basically observed the defense before shooting, which was a manifestation of his shooting not recovering.

But Xu Yong's current decisiveness only represents one thing, that is, absolute confidence in his own shooting.

In other words, Xu Yong's shooting feeling has been completely recovered.

This is even more important than the outcome of the game in front of us.

Poland finally scored a three-pointer after Slaughter blocked from the outside.

After discovering that they couldn't get in, they had to choose to look for opportunities on the outside.

This goal made the captain of the Polish team breathe a sigh of relief, you must know that they were beaten 8-0 by the Chinese team in the opening game, and they have not scored yet.

It's just that before they had time to catch their breath, Xu Yong turned around with another 17-foot dry pull.

Two mid-distances in a row, this is the price that Xu Yong made them pay after the Polish team contracted their defense.

This time Taylor was not scratching his head, but only a wry smile remained.

Xu Yong's strength in the FIBA arena does not need to be proven at all, or he has confirmed his identity as the first person in the FIBA arena when he was in Rio.

Most of the time, it's not about his opponents, it's about himself.

It is now clear that after six months of returning, Xu Yong has returned to the level he was before his retirement.

Although the speed of recovery is a bit scary, considering Xu Yong's achievements in 8 years and 5 championships in Chicago, nothing is impossible for him.

The Polish team missed a wave of attacks, and when he turned around, Xu Yong received the ball and encountered multiple people.

Taylor used the way of changing the defense to Xu Yong at the beginning, but he was also not sure of Xu Yong's current competitive state, now that he has figured it out, there is naturally nothing to hesitate about, and not to pinch it is not disrespectful to Xu Yong, but disrespect to his players.

Xu Yongjian hit the ball to Anderson, and then the man passed through the clip and attacked the basket again after receiving Anderson's return pass.

This time Hericaniu was very resolute in his defense, Xu Yong saw that he raised the ball with his right hand, and Hericaniu was blocked in front of him and jumped up directly.

Seeing this, Xu Yong pulled the ball back, jumped over the opponent with a jump, and he could have scored directly, so he threw the ball directly into the air.

Over there, Zhou Qi jumped for the first time, and his long arm easily completed the empty connection.

"Hey! Xu Yong, this is playing! Zhang Weiping was already smiling from ear to ear in the commentary seat.

On the field, Xu Yong took the initiative to high-five Zhou Qi during his retreat.

Although Zhou Qi failed to become a starter with the Celtics, he has remained on the team and has been trained to be a rotation-level player, and many of his problems have been corrected, such as the biggest concentration problem.

If it were the Zhou Qi he knew, the air connection just now might not be able to react at the first time.

Or to put it another way, Polanchi already exists only in legends.

Xu Yong's output lasted only half the game, and he scored 24 points in the first half and also handed out four assists to help the Chinese team build a nearly 20-point lead.

In the second half, Xu Yong was already a little excited.

I thought that Poland was very strong in my previous life, but it was because the men's basketball team was too weak, and even Poland could become a dark horse in the future, and it was also confident in the group stage.

In fact, if it weren't for the expansion of this World Cup, Poland would not have entered the World Cup, and it is essentially the second-tier team in Europe.

However, sitting on the sidelines in the VIP position to watch the game, Xu Yong's mood is still quite good.

The regret of doing it all over again was made up, and it felt pretty good that Kobe Bryant came to talk to him at this time.

"Looks like you're going to win the championship again this year." Kobe Bryant couldn't help but ask as he looked at the score on the court.

"I believe in the official vision of FIBA." Xu Yong replied with a smile.

Bryant was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, he was not Barkley.

"Five NBA championships, two Olympic titles, two World Cup titles, I can't imagine how many of those numbers will become when you retire." Bryant then said with emotion.

Xu Yong smiled, he didn't know the answer to this question, only time would give the answer.

But when he thought of this, Xu Yong suddenly looked up at Kobe Bryant's forehead.

After looking at it for a while, he retracted his gaze, he didn't have the ability of a fortune teller, and he couldn't see anything.

But he knows that the historical Kobe Bryant will no longer be next year.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask again: "Are you still using a helicopter?" ”

Kobe Bryant smiled and shook his head when he heard this.

"I finally accepted your advice."

"Changed cars?"

"No, I bought a private jet."

“…… That's pretty good, too. ”

Airplanes involve airports, which are certainly not as convenient as helicopters, but airplanes are the safest means of transportation.

"Kobe, I hope that the next time I'm on the championship podium, you'll be there to present me with a trophy." Xu Yong continued.

Bryant pouted, then laughed, and finally nodded.

Bill Russell's body is no longer able to support him to continue to come out, and the league is already considering his successor.

Jordan's current status as a boss is definitely not willing to take on such a job, so as long as Kobe Bryant nods, he is the most suitable person.

The Chinese team finally beat the Polish team to win the World Cup.

This game is a huge boost to the confidence of the men's basketball team, after all, their performance in the warm-up game has been so struggling.

And after a good start, the men's basketball team's subsequent World Cup journey went quite smoothly.

Won all three games in the group stage and easily won the top spot in the group stage.

After entering the round-robin, they also won two games in a row, and finally reached the quarter-finals with the record of topping the semi-final group.

On the other hand, although the U.S. team had many ups and downs in the game, it finally ranked first in the other semi-final group with a record of 5 wins.

If nothing else, the two teams will have to meet in the final.

Then the unexpected happened.

The Chinese team defeated the Czech Republic, but the American team finally lost to the French team and missed the semifinals!

This time, Kobe Bryant's sentence "Team America, don't think you're stable" has officially become a hot stalk from the focus of heated discussions.

Some fans in China even made remarks about the World Heritage List: I couldn't enter the finals before, but now I can't enter the semifinals, will I not be able to enter the quarterfinals in the future? Well, the next Olympics can't be played, and I really don't want to lose face!

Of course, this is just a joke from fans, after all, there are two places in the Americas, and the only American teams in the quarterfinals are Argentina and the United States, so the Olympics can still be played.

However, it was not only the United States that caused an upset, Serbia also lost to Argentina in a quarter.

Serbia are very strong, but they are too young, including the core of Jokic, which makes them lack experience in the World Series, and they are finally picked up by the old and spicy Scola.

Before the start of the World Cup, the top three in the FIBA official power list have fallen by two, and only the Chinese team is still strong.

China's opponent in the semifinals was Argentina.

However, before the semi-finals, there will be a qualifying match for 5~8 places.

Serbia and the United States, the second and third teams in the power rankings, meet in a narrow way.

As a result, Serbia suppressed the United States team all over the game, directly shutting up those fans who were still fantasizing before the game.

There is no star who can have a clear division of roles, and NBA bench players are all thighs to other national teams, and they are all talking.

The biggest problem of the U.S. team has always been a lack of tacit understanding and a lack of team spirit.

Changing a wave of less talented players doesn't mean you can change those points.

And although Xiao Hua resigned, there are really few stars cultivated in the NBA over the years since he took office.

Competitive sports, to put it bluntly, is the same as raising Gu, and if you are not ruthless, you can't raise it.

Now that Tatum is in office, although he has set things right, it will take time for the effect to happen.

In the semi-finals, Argentina showed their South American basketball and why they were able to beat Serbia to reach the last four.

The ultimate in team basketball, as well as flawless execution, makes it difficult for them to be stopped on the offensive end.

However, Xu Yong destroyed their defense, and when the Argentine veterans invested heavily in the defensive end but did not have any effect, their offense naturally suffered a lot.

At this time, Xu Yong performed a play of what "offense is the best defense".

The final was played between the Chinese team and the Spanish team.

Of course, before the third and fourth places and the finals began, there were still qualifying matches.

The U.S. team finally won this time, they defeated the Czech team, and finished 7th in this World Cup, setting the worst record in the history of the U.S. men's basketball team.

The final was much more intense than many expected.

The Spanish team is also a group of veterans, and Rubio, the "golden boy" in 2008, is now also a bearded uncle.

But they and the U.S. team are two extremes, they are the ultimate team basketball, and the longer they play together, the stronger they get.

The Chinese team fell behind at halftime, but in the second half, the Chinese team began to slowly turn the situation around.

Just like the Mavericks' playoff game against the Warriors last season, fitness has been a key factor in determining the outcome of a game.

Xu Yong is getting more and more energetic, but Gasol and they really can't run in the end.

Moreover, Yi Jianlian, who is in good shape throughout the World Cup, is also hot.

In the end, Xu Yong and Yi Jianlian joined hands to play a wave of 13-2 individual attacks at the end of the quarter amid the cheers of more than 20,000 fans in Wukesong, directly helping the Chinese men's basketball team to lift the championship trophy at home.

Xu Yong hugged Yao Ming and cried when he won the championship in the end.

The difficulty of this championship, because of the successive revelations of the United States team and the Serbian team, is less than that of the Rio Olympics.

But this title is more significant than any of their previous titles, because this is the title on their doorstep, the title they have worked hard for in '08 but have not won.

At this time, on the side of the commentary seat, Yang Yi also cried.

Not only because of the World Cup championship in front of him, but also because he saw Xu Yong's physical recovery tonight.

Counting Xu Yong's stable shooting in this World Cup, Xu Yong really fully recovered to the state before his retirement at this time.

This also means that in the NBA next season, Xu Yong's familiar dominance will also return.

After finishing his World Cup journey, Xu Yong soon returned to the United States and continued to train with DeRozan and Rose.

During the time he left, the training of the two did not stop.

DeRozan's condition is also obviously much better, and sure enough, in competitive sports, the root of all problems lies in the lack of practice.

And it's also important that he lost weight this offseason and will return to his original No. 2 style of play next season.

It's late September, and the official training camps of each team are opening one after another.

However, there is a very interesting thing before the Mavericks' training camp officially begins, the Chinese translation of the Mavericks' name will be changed to Mavericks.

This can't actually be changed, because the Mavericks' English "Mavericks" has nothing to do with Mavericks, but the original translator forcibly translated it into Mavericks based on the graphics of the team logo.

It was meant to be a dissent, a lone wanderer, and some of the cards were a lone ranger, so this was an official correction.

This change is a big deal for domestic fans, after all, the Mavericks name has been with them for so many years.

However, many fans have embraced it, as the name change has a completely new feel.

The new season of the Mavericks will start a new journey.

(End of chapter)