Warm-up match: Chinese men s basketball team will face South American rivals on the 24th and 25th

On August 5, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the challenge of the Asian Cup. In order to prepare for the Asian Cup, the Chinese team has frequently warm-up matches to maintain their game state. Previously, Europe has achieved a record of three wins and one loss, and everyone is quite satisfied. After all, the lack of Zhou Qi, Zhang Zhenlin, Zhao Jiwei and other main players, their strength has been greatly affected. At present, the Chinese men's basketball team returned to Beijing on the 18th. After a brief adjustment, it will go to Hangzhou to play two warm-up matches with the Venezuelan team. The Venezuelan men's basketball team has arrived in China on the morning of July 21, and their trainers posted videos of their arrival in China on social media.

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The Venezuelan men's basketball team ranks 25th in the world and the Chinese men's basketball team ranks 30th in the world. The strength on paper is not much different. However, this Venezuelan men's basketball team lacks many main players, such as core guard Fernando, inside doubles Tacaros Gus and Enrique Santro, but the second team mainly consists of young players. Their style of play is tough, but their skills are relatively rough.

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, and the Chinese team has received two good news. First, Zhou Qi is about to recover from injury. His return is very critical for the current national team. Judging from the European training, the Chinese team still lacks a leading figure, and no one stands out for the key ball handling. Since Yi Jianlian retired, Zhou Qi has gradually taken the banner. In the past, he can provide qualitative help to the Chinese team on both offense and defense.

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Another good news is that Yang Hansen, who is struggling in the United States, will also return to the team in the near future. In order not to affect his development in the NBA, the Basketball Association did not want to recruit him, but now he is sick and has many difficulties. He has to let Yang Hansen return. He played 11.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 2 blocks per game with the Trail Blazers. He performed more than expected. Through Yang Hansen's team, the Chinese Basketball Association negotiated with the Trail Blazers and no longer participated in the remaining summer league, but Zhou Qi and Yang Hansen did not participate in the warm-up match with Venezuela.

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This Asian Cup is scheduled to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from August 5 to 17. The Chinese team is divided into Group C, and the opponents in the same group include hosts Saudi Arabia, Jordan and India. FIBA officially announced the first strength list of the 2025 Men's Basketball Team Asian Cup, with the Chinese Men's Basketball Team ranked fourth. The Australian men's basketball team ranks first. Although it is not a first-team, there are 8 players who have played in the NBL.

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. The Chinese men's basketball team has not reached the semi-finals in the Asian Cup for more than ten years. In the post-Yi Jianlian era, the Chinese team faces more difficulties. Obviously, the current style of play has gradually become out of touch with modern basketball. At the same time, more and more regular players of various teams have also lowered the competitiveness of the Chinese team.

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It is reported that the warm-up match with Venezuela was held on July 24 and 25, and then moved to Nanjing to play the last two warm-up matches of the Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball team in the first two Asian Cups. After that, the team will enter the final preparation stage for the Asian Cup.