There have been two peaks and two failures in the history of Chinese men's basketball, and the middleman who caused this ups and downs was Xin Lancheng, the former president of Chinese basketball. In Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian and other basketball players fought hard to beat the fame of the Chinese men's basketball team, so that the world could see Chinese indomitable spirit, but was dragged into the abyss by an evil man named Xin Lancheng.
For many old fans, as long as Xin Lancheng is mentioned, it will be hated to the bone, thank God Xie Yalong, believe in God and believe in ghosts and believe in Lancheng, this sentence will be known as long as it is an old fan. The mention of Xin Lancheng not only ruined the basketball careers of Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming, but also set Chinese basketball back 20 years. In the 1999 NBA draft, Wang Zhizhi shined, after the selection, on the court, for the mainland reserve players to open up the unknown path, at this time, the men's basketball championship kicked off, but Wang Zhizhi's U.S. visa at that time was about to expire, if you go back to play directly, it will be very difficult to return to the United States after the game, not to mention that when he has not yet gained a foothold in the NBA, the foundation that has been laid will also disappear, and the Chinese people will have to re-explore when they come to the NBA in the future, In the end, after much deliberation, he decided to stay in the United States.
However, at this time, as the chairman of the basketball association, Xin Lancheng did not let him go, he said to the outside world that Wang Zhizhi did not even care about his own country, and even released a report on kicking Wang Zhizhi out of the national men's basketball team, for a time, netizens launched a fierce discussion, and finally, the NBA also gave Wang Zhizhi a punishment for retiring, Wang Zhizhi became unplayable, he had no way but to return to China to continue to develop, at that time he was not only buttoned up as a traitor, but also meant farewell to the NBA arena, The last two years of his career were delayed in this way, which can be said to completely ruin Wang Zhizhi's playing career, and without Wang Zhizhi's participation in the Asian Championships, the results plummeted.
At the same time, there was also Yao Ming, at that time, Yao Ming was also at the peak of his basketball career, and Xinlancheng's various actions, all made him feel very helpless, although he is far away in the NBA, but still to take the national team's game as the core, often come back to participate in the game, even small games, Xinlancheng requires Yao Ming to come back to participate, such a long-term back and forth fatigue, resulting in Yao Ming's body slowly appeared a variety of problems, high-intensity training made Yao Ming's body injuries more and more, In the end, he also had to retire at his peak, in the 5 years after Yao Ming's retirement, the men's basketball team changed 4 coaches in a row, due to the different style of each coach, resulting in the tactics of the men's basketball team became very confusing, and later in the 2013 Asian Championship set a record low, some people say that Xinlancheng set Chinese basketball back 20 years and some people say that the biggest sinner of Chinese basketball is him, these statements are not exaggerated.
But fortunately, during 2017, the State General Administration of Sports removed Xin Lancheng from the position of deputy secretary of the party committee director of the basketball sports management center, and now Yao Ming is the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, his contribution to the men's basketball team is obvious to all, although the results are not wonderful, but I believe that everything will always be fine, and now Xin Lancheng, although he is also the vice chairman of the Chinese Men's Association, manages the men's basketball team with Yao Ming, I believe that under Yao Ming's nose, Xin Lancheng does not dare to do anything, and after the Wang Zhizhi incident passed, in 2006, Xin Lancheng joined forces with Hu Jiashi, vice chairman of the basketball association, Kuang Lubin, the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team, Xia Song, Wang Zhizhi's agent, and others to actively operate, which promoted Wang Zhizhi's return to the national team.
Finally, Wang Zhizhi's non-return to the United States ended after Wang Zhizhi publicly apologized on April 30, 2006, and also avoided Wang Zhizhi's lifelong absence from the national team like Ma Jian. After this incident, the NBA team confidently chose Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue in the 2007 draft. And the right and wrong of league reform are doing things that have not been done before, Xin Lancheng's original intention is to promote the development of Chinese basketball, but it is not going in the right direction, and the thinking is still too conservative, so although Xin Lancheng has made mistakes in the development of Chinese basketball, it does have great merit, the merit is greater than the pass, which is why after Yao Ming was elected president of the basketball association, he strongly asked Xin Lancheng to serve as the vice president of the Chinese basketball association, and the treatment of Xin Lancheng has been good.
Because Yao Ming has always remembered that Xin Lancheng helped him go to the NBA, this kindness he can not forget casually, of course, it is also to recognize his contribution to Chinese basketball, and finally, I hope that Yao Ming can truly lead the Chinese men's basketball team to redevelop and go to the peak again.