The 2022-23 CBA semifinals are underway, and a news about the naturalization of Li Kyle by the Chinese men's basketball team has attracted the attention of fans. Recently, FIBA has announced the draw group for this summer's World Cup, and the Chinese men's basketball team has been placed in Group B with the powerful Serbia, Puerto Rico and South Sudan. Many fans believe that the Chinese men's basketball team is almost difficult to win in the group stage, after all, in addition to Serbia with superstars such as Jokic, Puerto Rico and South Sudan are all teams with overall strength above the Chinese men's basketball team. Fortunately, an informed source revealed that the Chinese men's basketball team has completed the naturalization of Li Kaier.
It is reported that Serbia's overall strength is far above the Chinese men's basketball team, but the Puerto Rican team and the South Sudan team can compete. The strongest thing about the Puerto Rican team is the reserve of its guard line, whether it is Lao Liu or Balia, etc., which is a huge trouble for the guard line of the Chinese men's basketball team. South Sudan's interior has NBA stars such as Ball and other NBA stars, as well as CBA league foreign aid Achul and others. It can be said that the overall strength of the Puerto Rican team and the South Sudan team is not much different from the Chinese men's basketball team, but they are both ahead of the current lineup of the national team. Fortunately, the arrival of Li Kyle may completely release the cards of national team head coach Jordjevic and release the maximum fighting power.
For a long time, the inside of the Chinese men's basketball team has been the world's top existence, and the forward line has the rise of Zhang Zhenlin, Zeng Fanbo, Cui Yongxi and Zhu Junlong, and has completely ushered in a new era. The guard line is the biggest pain point, even Sun Minghui, who is now fighting Guangdong Three Young Black and White Dwarf and Liaoning Twins, is difficult to play his due advantage in international competitions. The addition of Li Kyle can not only alleviate the disadvantage of the current Chinese men's basketball team not having enough ball points, but also further optimize the strength of the forward. After Li Kaier joins, the starting lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team will most likely be Li Kaier + Cui Yongxi + Zhang Zhenlin + Zeng Fanbo + Zhou Qi.
In addition to Li Kyle is an active NBA superstar, there are also players such as Cui Yongxi, Zhang Zhenlin, Zeng Fanbo and Zhou Qi who are infinitely close to the strength of the NBA league. The bench also includes Hu Jinqiu, the strongest interior killer in the CBA League, and top 3D Zhu Junlong and others. It can be said that this lineup has few opponents except Serbia in the group stage, and the addition of Li Kyle will make the overall strength of the Chinese men's basketball team surpass that of Puerto Rico and South Sudan. South Sudan, an interior line at the fringe level of the NBA league, simply cannot stop Li Kyle's offensive rhythm. Achul was blasted by Zhou Qi in the NBL league, so all positions in South Sudan should be suppressed by the Chinese men's basketball team. As for the Puerto Rican team, this small lineup basically can't stop Li Kyle's offensive crush.
According to people familiar with the matter, Li Kyle has completed all the naturalization procedures and will immediately fly to China to prepare for this summer's men's basketball World Cup after waiting for the recovery of his eye injury. The most anticipated thing about this World Cup is the joining of Li Kaier and the first match of the four rising stars Zhang Zhenlin, Zeng Fanbo, Cui Yongxi and Zhu Junlong. As long as it can play at its due level under the leadership of Jordjevic, the Chinese men's basketball team can at least qualify from the group and hit the world's top eight.