The current captain of the Chinese men's basketball team is Zhou Peng, a defensive player in the Guangdong team, who has been playing in the national team for many years and has been injured, and he is still under the leadership of head coach Du Feng. Yang Yi, a well-known basketball commentator, said that the personal strength of the Japanese team Yuta Watanabe is comparable to that of Zhou Peng, the captain of the Chinese men's basketball team, but his playing temperament is far inferior to Zhou Peng, after all, Zhou Peng, who has won the league championship many times, is accustomed to big scenes.
Yuta Watanabe, 27, who is 206cm tall and weighs 97kg, currently plays for the Toronto Raptors, and is now on the team's daily watch list due to a calf injury. Since Yuta Watanabe landed in the NBA league in the 2018-2019 season, the Raptors are the second NBA team he has played for. Compared with Zhou Peng, although Yuta Watanabe competes at a higher level, it does not mean that his personal strength is above Zhou Peng, but only an advantage in terms of age.
Zhou Peng played for Guangdong from the 2006-2007 season and helped the team win several league championships over the years. In the 2019-2020 playoffs against Beijing Shougang, it was Zhou Peng's excellent performance that allowed the team to eliminate Shougang. More than a decade into the league, zhou Peng, who has experienced in the game, is indeed better than Yuta Watanabe in terms of game temperament, especially in the ability of the defensive end, Zhou Peng is more dominant. Zhou Peng, who is now the captain of the Chinese men's basketball team, accompanied the team to the World Cup qualifiers, but Yuta Watanabe's injury made it impossible for the two to achieve alignment.
Yang Yi is one of the best basketball commentators, and his unique insights into basketball have attracted much attention. Although Zhou Peng is close to the end of his career, he can still help the team win three consecutive league titles, and even this season, Guangdong still has the strength to defend the title. Zhou Peng, who was once eliminated by the Liaoning team during his youth training and forced to go to the Guangdong youth academy for basketball training when he was young, has grown into an indispensable front player for the national team, and the hardships may only be understood by himself.