These five CBA superstars may completely miss the national team in the future

After experiencing a trough for nearly ten years, the Chinese men's basketball team finally ushered in a recovery this year. In the Asian Cup of Men's Basketball Team in August, the Chinese men's basketball team returned to the Asian Cup final after ten years under the guidance of Guo Shiqiang. This competition not only proves the dominance of the Chinese men's basketball team in Asia, but also gives the men's basketball team hope for the future.

Guo Shi was brave enough to use young players, such as Wang Junjie, Yu Jiahao and others, all performed well in this competition. In addition to this group of players, there are many post-05 players, such as Zhao Weilun, Zhang Boyuan, Xun Sinan, and Dan Houran, who are expected to enter the national team in the future.

The increasing number of potential new stars means that the competition for the national team of men's basketball team will be more intense in the future. In this way, some CBA superstars may completely miss the national team in the future.

According to the editor's personal opinion, these five players will miss the national team in the future.

No. 1: Guo Ailun

is 32 years old this year, 1.90 meters tall, and plays as a defender. Since his debut, Guo Ailun has been known for his skilled dribbling skills, good at fast break counterattacks, and sharp breakthroughs.

In the 2015 Men's Basketball Asian Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team returned to the top of Asia, and Guo Ailun was the core defender of that year. In the end, he was successfully selected for the best team in the Asian Cup, which was why he became the best defender in Asia.

Guo Ailun's peak career was devoted to the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team. Guo Ailun officially entered his peak period in the 2018-19 season, and then averaged more than 20 points per game for four consecutive years, and was able to contribute more than 6 assists per game.

Unfortunately, during Guo Ailun's peak period, he happened to meet the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, which also led to the Liaoning team's failure in the finals. When the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team finally got through the trough, Guo Ailun was also injured.

To this day, Guo Ailun's injury has not been cured, and his fate with the Liaoning team came to an end last season. At the same time, he missed the national team roster for three consecutive years and missed the 2023 World Cup.

Even Guo Ailun himself said in his commentary on this year's Asian Cup match that he should not be able to enter the national team in the future. This former strongest defender basically misses the national team in the future.

Sun Minghui

is 29 years old, 1.86 meters tall, and plays as a defender. Sun Minghui's ability is unquestionable. He averaged 21 points and 10.6 assists per game in the 23-24 season. Last season, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.5 assists per game, ranking first among domestic defenders for many years.

He is one of the few double-athlete guards in the CBA, with excellent scoring ability and good passing awareness. Last season, Guangsha won the first championship in team history, and Sun Minghui is the team's most important core defender.

Unfortunately, Sun Minghui, who was in such an excellent state, last time he represented the national team in an international competition, it can be traced back to the 2022 Men's Basketball Asian Cup. He played five games in this game, averaging 9.2 points and 7 assists per game, and had up to 3.2 turnovers.

Why did Sun Minghui miss the national team for many years at the age of 29? I personally think there are two main points. The first point is that his style of playing is too dependent on his personal ability and belongs to the ball-holding and playing style. This style is different from the national team's philosophy that emphasizes the team. Although he averaged seven assists per game, his 3.2 turnovers were the biggest damage to the team.

The second point is personality issues. As we all know, Sun Minghui is famous for being angry in the CBA league. Frequent conflicts with referees or opponents.

Obviously this personality is a potential uneasiness factor that is difficult for the national team to control.

Third place: Wang Zhelin

is 31 years old this year, 2.15 meters tall, and plays as a center. Wang Zhelin was young and was once regarded as Yao Ming's successor. In the 2012 U18 Asian Youth Championship, Wang Zhelin scored 36 points and 17 rebounds. The Japanese national player Yuta Watanabe was doubting his life, and he even marveled at why Wang Zhelin wanted to participate in such a competition.

Later, Wang Zhelin also became one of the main centers of the men's basketball team for many years, especially in Asian-level games, his dominance is even stronger.

In the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup, Wang Zhelin, who was 29 years old at the time, was entrusted with important tasks. However, under high pressure, Wang Zhelin's mentality has problems, and various situations of empty blue under the basket have occurred.

Joel Jevic licked his tongue anxiously as the world-class coach of the men's basketball team at that time. After the World Cup, Wang Zhelin's name was gone for the subsequent Asian Games. Since then, no matter how outstanding he has performed in the CBA league, he has not returned to the national team roster yet.

In the future, with the rise of young insiders such as Yang Hansen and Yu Jiahao, Wang Zhelin's inside position will be even more difficult to guarantee and he will almost never return to the national team.

No. 4: Du Runwang

is 26 years old this year, 2.06 meters tall, and belongs to the fourth space position. Last season, his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 46.2%, ranking first in the league in shooting percentage.

Du Feng and Joeljevic were often selected for the national team during the vocational coaching period. But at that time he showed his own weakness, that is, his role was too single. He can only be regarded as a pure pitcher, but he has no defensive ability.

After Guo Shiqiang took over the national team, the number four positions that were good at fighting were activated, such as Zhao Jiayi and Wang Junjie. Therefore, players with a single characteristic like Du Runwang cannot be included in the final 12-man roster.

With the rise of the 2005 generation of forward players, Du Runwang's possibility of entering the national team will be even lower in the future. To be precise, Du Runwang's ability to enter the national team can only explain the difficulties in China's employment at that stage. Now that the new generation of forwards has risen, Du Runwang is just a helpless transitioner in that period.

Fifth place: Wang Lanzhang

is 27 years old this year, 1.83 meters tall, and plays as a guard. He was selected for the national team of the men's basketball team in 2024. During his time at Nanjing Tongxi, he scored 15.1 points and 4.2 assists, and his style of play is very similar to that of Zhao Jiwei of Liaoning team.

Unfortunately, Wang Lanyi's physical confrontation ability is too poor and he is not good at defense. After joining Liaoning last season, he averaged only 3.4 points per game in the playoffs. Such a disastrous performance also completely missed the national team.

Considering that the national team's current competition on the back line is very fierce, such as Cheng Shuipeng, Hu Mingxuan, Liao Sanning and others, they all have their own characteristics. Especially Gao Shiyan, who is good at defense, is valued by Guo Shiqiang, which further shows that Wang Lanzhi, who lacks his defensive ability, is unlikely to have a place in the national team.

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