vrcanaries Chapter 540 The World Cup is about to begin, and the older sisters are getting to work!
Chapter 540 The World Cup is about to begin, and the older sisters are getting to work!
On the evening of August 20th, in Xianggang.
In the presence of many Hong Kong stars and Li Kaier's family members.
The Chinese men's basketball team ultimately lost 64-87 to Serbia, a team missing many of its star players, at home.
They ultimately finished all their pre-World Cup warm-up matches with a record of 3 wins and 6 losses.
Wang Xiucheng did not play in this game, but sat on the bench cheering everyone on.
On the contrary, Li Kaier's performance was his first appearance in China.
After the game, the Chinese men's basketball team stayed overnight in Xianggang.
That same evening, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) released the final 12-man roster for the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in the World Cup on its official website.
"We have just received news that the Basketball Association has released the final 12-man roster for the World Cup."
Jiang Yan sat on the sofa, watching the evening sports program on the sports channel with her parents.
The host, Yuan Wendong, still had a smile on his face, but occasionally his hands could be seen trembling slightly, as if he was somewhat excited.
"In the defense line, Wang Xiucheng, Zhao Weilun, and Guo Haowen were selected."
"In the forward line, Zeng Fanbo, Cui Yongxi, Zhang Zhenlin, and Li Kaier were selected."
"The center position has the most players selected, including Zhou Qi, Yang Hansen, Yu Jiahao, David Muoka, and Tao Hanlin."
"We connected with renowned basketball commentator Yang Yi to ask him to analyze the current 12-man roster."
The scene shifted, and Jiang Yan saw Yang Yi, who was known as the biggest fan of Wang Yi in China, appear on the television screen.
Since it was CCTV, Yang Yi changed his style from Tencent Sports and said seriously without any nonsense: "The final roster that everyone has been circulating online for a long time is indeed not much different."
"Tao Hanlin's selection was indeed somewhat unexpected, and he was recruited later; he was not included in the first batch of 20 trainees."
"Returning to this list, we see that out of the 12 players, there are as many as 6 NBA players, which is unprecedented."
"Even during our peak around 08, we didn't have this many players in the NBA."
"To put it simply, we have never fought such a rich war before."
"Moreover, our national team also adheres to our tradition of tall stature. Zhao Weilun, who will be 18 years old soon, is the shortest. I estimate that he is around 185 cm tall."
"Then there's Wang Xiucheng." Yang Yi couldn't help but laugh. "Little Wang is only 198cm tall, one of the two shortest in our national team."
"Everyone else is over 2 meters tall."
"Then there's age. Just like Coach Guo said at the New York finals, most of these 12 players are the same age as Wang Xiucheng, with only two being slightly older."
"Among them, Comrade Li Kai'er is 30 years old, and Tao Hanlin is 32 years old."
Yang Yi seemed to smile. "I did a rough calculation, and our average age is only 23. I believe we are the youngest team among the 32 participating teams."
"In other words, this team will be the prototype of the national team for at least the next ten years."
"In addition, our coaching staff and support team are the largest in many years, with a total of 26 people."
"For example, our coaching staff includes Ben Sullivan, the Nets' lead assistant coach, and our team medical staff also includes people sent by the Nets."
"The Timberwolves, who just acquired Zeng through a trade for Towns, have sent a video analyst to help us and collect some of Zeng's video footage."
"After all, it was Zeng who came to the transaction, so he still has to study the instruction manual himself."
"So it can be said that our team this year is something to look forward to."
That concludes the interview with Yang Yi.
Jiang Yan, however, didn't seem to feel anything.
Of all the people mentioned on TV, she only cared about the father of her child; as for the others, she had never even heard of them.
However, Jiang Yan's father became excited at this moment. Although the news had ended, he took out his phone and kept refreshing the news and videos about the men's basketball team.
In fact, there are quite a few people like Jiang Yan's father throughout China.
The fact that such a young team has generated a lot of discussion and voices online has sparked considerable debate.
Some people think these young people are promising, but others question whether these very young kids can compete with seasoned veterans who have been playing for over a decade at the World Cup.
But no matter what, the roster can't be changed, and everyone knows that these people should be the core of the Chinese men's basketball team for the next few years, or even more than a decade.
Of these 12 players, it seems that apart from Zhou Qi, none of the others have ever been selected for the first team.
Even if they exist, they're just minor characters.
Everyone knew that the Chinese men's basketball team would undergo reforms, but no one expected that the changes would be completed in just one World Cup.
……
Light island.
Inside a villa in a villa area.
"Sister, is there anything else we need to bring?" Fan Chengcheng asked as he packed the last few pieces of clothing into his luggage.
Fan Bing glanced at the news about the men's basketball team that had just aired on TV and replied absentmindedly, "No need."
"Then I'll take you to the airport tomorrow." Fan Chengcheng carried the suitcases to the door and arranged them neatly.
"Okay." Fan Bing still didn't turn around.
"Sis, once I'm done with these next few days, I'll come to Singapore to see you. Then, when you're done with your work, we'll go watch the World Cup," Fan Chengcheng said, taking a sip of water from a bottle.
"I've already bought the tickets. The group stage match is against... what is it against?" Fan Chengcheng glanced at his phone and suddenly realized, "The match against South Sudan."
Fan Bing glanced at her younger brother and asked, "Can you spare the time? Is Pegasus 2 finished filming?"
"No, but the crew was on break during the World Cup, and Shen Teng and Han Han are also football fans, so they wanted to watch the games too."
"Okay then, call me when the time comes," Fan Bing replied, then absentmindedly watched TV again.
Finally, after a few minutes, she took out her phone and sent a message.
"come on!"
……
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.
Nina and Westbrook sat on the sofa, watching a boring soap opera.
"Are the Nets only willing to offer you a minimum salary? Or two years?" Nina frowned slightly.
This made Nina feel that her husband was not being respected.
Westbrook nonchalantly remarked, "The Clippers and Nuggets only offered $400 million, which isn't much different from the $210 million minimum salary."
For Westbrook now, those few million dollars really don't mean much anymore.
He currently has endorsement contracts worth tens of millions every year, and he will soon be going to China to participate in some events and sign several more endorsement deals in China.
At that point, those few million will be nothing at all.
He has now saved more than 200 million yuan, which is enough for him and his children to live on.
But Nina seemed to care a lot about this.
"Should I talk to Wang about it?" Nina asked tentatively.
"Are you crazy? Wang has to play in the World Cup, don't bother him with this trivial matter." Westbrook rarely lost his temper.
Women can be really annoying sometimes, they're so stingy with such a small amount of money.
No matter how much money you have, can it be more valuable than a championship trophy?
Westbrook glanced at the replica championship trophy on his cabinet at home and couldn't help but smile.
I never expected that I would win the championship before Harden.
Thinking of this, Westbrook actually burst into laughter.
“That can’t be a base salary of 210 million, it has to be at least… at least 220 million…” Nina insisted.
Suddenly, Nina's phone rang. She glanced at it and saw it was Kilan Shipka.