Both games in the Olympic qualifying round were disastrous losses. The Chinese men's basketball team missed the Olympics for the first time since 1984. Recently, many media broke the news that the Chinese Basketball Association may take the road of naturalizing foreign players. In fact, in the past few years, there have been voices on the Internet about naturalized foreign aid, but it was just a discussion, and now it may become a fact.
Many teams in Asia have begun to naturalize foreign players, which has gradually become a trend in Asian basketball. The Japanese team currently has three naturalized players, the most famous of which is Fazekas; the Japanese team also has three players who have been living in the United States, namely Rui Hachimura , Yuta Watanabe , and Yuta Baba; So now the Japanese team is the strongest team in Asia. At the Basketball World Cup in 2019, everyone saw the naturalized player of the Korean team , Luo Jianer. Luo Jianer is an American player who plays in the Korean league. In 2018, he officially became a Korean national and changed his name. The Philippine team, Jordan team, and Chinese Taipei team all have many naturalized players. Currently, only the Chinese team and the Iranian team do not have naturalized players.
Before, the Chinese men's basketball team was the best team in Asia, but now looking at the strength of the basketball teams in all Asian countries, the Japanese team, the Iranian team, the Philippines team, and the South Korean team are all better than the Chinese team. You must know the future New Zealand , Australia also wants to join the Asian level competition, so there is no other way to take the road of naturalization. If you want to naturalize players, Yao Ming can only choose from CBA foreign players. The requirements for naturalized foreign players are very high. The most important thing is to be willing to play for the Chinese men's basketball team! Jeremy Lin , Marshon Brooks , Wilms , Hudson, Adams , Franklin , Fredette . These foreign players have good professionalism and are friendly, but they are all older. Now that I'm older, my time to play for the Chinese men's basketball team is limited.
These small foreign players have unlimited firepower in the CBA club and can average 30 points, even 40 or 50 points per game, but can they do it in the international arena? It is impossible for the national team to let him play alone while others watch. Even if we are the dominant player in Asia, can we reach the top eight in the world? These foreign players are not popular in the international arena because the 12-man rosters in European and American countries are all top players. Yao Ming is in a dilemma. In the 2008 Olympics, we ranked among the top eight in the world, but now it is difficult to break out of Asia. Other teams in Asia have taken the road of naturalization, and this is the only way we can do it.
