Embiid's choice of the U.S. men's basketball team did not anger France Batum: 92 or 08 Dream Team will return

Joel Embiid finally made a decision, choosing to represent the U.S. men's basketball team between Cameroon, France and the United States. France put a lot of effort into recruiting Embiid, but in the end their efforts came to naught. However, after Embiid made his choice, the French side still maintained its demeanor, and Batum and Gobert all understood.

"I didn't spend a lot of time lobbying Embiid to join France, he found that we wanted French nationality, so when I heard about it, we definitely talked about him playing for France. If he chooses France, I'd definitely welcome him into the team, but he made the best choice for himself. Batum said.

Previously, stars such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry have promised to represent the U.S. men's basketball team in next year's Olympics, and if all goes well, the new U.S. men's basketball team will be a big name. Batum believes the U.S. roster is attractive to Embiid.

"If it had been me, I would have made the same decision," Batum said, "and when you see those players making commitments and they happen to be missing an interior lineman, and they want to put together the perfect squad, they need a top-level interior lineman. So, Embiid chose the U.S. men's basketball team, and I understand the result. ”

Batum said the result didn't surprise him: "No, not surprised, I'm really not angry because if I were a basketball fan I would be crazy because we had never seen such a strong team before, maybe the 1992 Dream Team and the 2008 Dream Team could compare, but such a strong team is not very often." As a basketball fan, you feel crazy. ”

At next year's Olympics, France and the United States will be direct competitors for the gold medal, and Batum laughed: "Of course, as an opponent, I would feel that the American team does not need to bring in Embiid, they have enough good players, and you still need to recruit Embiid?" But bringing in Embiid is good for them and next year's Olympics will be interesting, wait and see. ”

Gobert, the main center of the French men's basketball team, also said: "I am happy for him, I think we will meet him in Paris, happy for him, as long as he follows his own heart and does what he likes to do." That's all that matters. I think he's definitely what Team America needs. They need a big man with dominance, so they're going to have a good squad next summer. ”