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The Chinese men s basketball team launches the "strategic buffer period": New blood injection + veteran escort 2025 Revival Equation

6:31am, 1 July 2025【Basketball】

The concentrated selection of four young players far exceeds individual value. On behalf of the Basketball Association, they are actively breaking the inherent barriers of talent selection and turning their attention to younger and more malleable groups. The proportion of players abroad has quietly increased - players such as Li Kaier, Cui Yongxi, and Lee Hyun-chung who have international competition experience are listed, further highlighting the urgent need of the Chinese men's basketball team to expand their horizons and improve their competitiveness. The rise of the younger generation is not accidental, but a hematopoietic plan that the national team was forced to launch under fierce international competition.

When young blood surged in, the stay of core players such as Zhou Qi, Hu Mingxuan, and Du Runwang built a key "ballast stone". Their value is not only to maintain the team's current combat effectiveness, but also to shoulder the core mission of "passing and helping". Although Hu Mingxuan is only 26 years old, he is already a "young veteran" who has been tempered in three major competitions. His fighting spirit on the court and professional attitude off the court are the most intuitive textbooks for young players. As the pillar of the inside, Zhou Qi's experience and intensity of confrontation in international competitions are also a benchmark that young insiders cannot reach in the short term. This combination of "old and new" aims to provide stability guarantees for severe blood exchange periods.

However, the failure of veteran Zhao Jiwei sent a more subtle tactical turnaround signal. The absence of this traditional point guard may imply that the coaching team is trying to get rid of the past model of over-reliance on guards to launch offenses and instead pursue a more high-level and impactful front-line driving system. The retention of forward players such as Zhu Junlong is exactly in line with this potential tactical center of gravity and injects new vitality into the lineup.

The journey of alternating new and old is not a smooth journey, and the real difficulties are like shadows. Zhang Zhenlin's accidental retreat and Zhao Weilun's temporary withdrawal due to academic choice undoubtedly weakened the thickness of the lineup. But the "simplified version" of 21 people may be a blessing in disguise - the team has been reduced in size, and the coaching staff's energy can be highly focused on the in-depth running-in and tactical polishing of core players. This forced "focus" may instead improve training efficiency and transform limited preparation time into a more substantial team combat effectiveness improvement.

The "strategic buffer period" of the Chinese men's basketball team has officially started. At the critical juncture of the alternation of new and old, this list clearly outlines the Basketball Association’s intention: neither giving up on the present nor treacherously on the future. It takes the leap of young players as the engine and guides it with mature core experience. While ensuring basic competitiveness, it reserves new forces that are enough to change the pattern for the 2025 Asian Cup and even further Olympic journey.

The road to revival of the Chinese men's basketball team is destined to be a challenging climb. The determination to become younger and the wisdom of veterans to escort the younger generation shown on this list is the key to embarking on a new journey. When new stars grow up under the light of experience, and when veterans' perseverance paves the way for the future, the dawn of the Chinese men's basketball team is incubating in this bold choice of "strategic buffer period".

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