Recently, the CBA league officially announced the ranking of local MVP candidates for the first 20 rounds of this season, which has aroused heated discussions among fans. The top three players on this list are eye-catching, but age and injuries are stumbling blocks to their NBA impact. The rest of the young talents have attracted the attention of NBA scouts from all walks of life and are expected to play an important role in the new generation of Chinese men's basketball team. As big fans of Chinese basketball, we should not just focus too much on which player can make it to the NBA, but should actively discuss how to improve the selection mechanism and how to best develop these local rising stars under the existing framework.
The first to bear the brunt is undoubtedly Sun Minghui, who is at the top of the list.
The 27-year-old guard is widely regarded as the CBA's No. 1 playmaker, and his all-round and consistent performance has been impressive. The average is close to 20 points and 11 assists per game, which is indeed rare in the history of the league. But unfortunately, NBA scouts are not optimistic about Sun Minghui, because in such a high-intensity league, the 27-year-old player is difficult to adapt. Admittedly, examples like Rose, Cato, and Harden are in the past, but we can't expect too much from Sun Minghui. Along with Sun Minghui, there is also Xinjiang's ace inner line Abdul Salamu. The Turkic player averages an easy double-double per game, especially in rebounding and blocks. But missing the main national player position many times also made him questioned. Another familiar face is Hu Jinqiu, Zhejiang's leading scorer, whose high output value and injury-ridden have become stumbling blocks for him to hit the higher leagues.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to these celebrities, there are also three young talents who have attracted the attention of various scouts, namely Yang Hansen, Lin Wei and Choi Yongxi. These three post-90s players have eye-catching performances and extremely comprehensive data, and they are undoubtedly the hopeful stars of the Chinese men's basketball team. Among them, we pay special attention to Liaoning team's main guard Yang Hansen and Sichuan team's rising star wingback Cui Yongxi - who not only performed well in all competitions, but also received invitations and trials from several NBA teams. Yang Hansen is a typical all-round defender, and his statistics are also quite impressive. And Cui Yongxi is a rare wingback type player with outstanding physical conditions and comprehensive integration of skills in the Chinese men's basketball team. Lin Wei also performed well, but he was slightly inferior to Yang and Cui. It is worth mentioning that these three are all players who were born in the national youth and youth department and have been well trained, which also sets a model for us to pay equal attention to material selection and training.
The selection and training of the Chinese men's basketball team has always been unsatisfactory, which has also led to too many "short-lived shocks". After the best results in the history of the 08 Olympic Games, the aging of the Chinese men's basketball team has become more prominent. Therefore, in the new Olympic cycle, the Chinese men's basketball team urgently needs to replace the old with the new, so that a group of new young players can show their talents on the international stage. As coaches, Djordjevic and Yao Ming have also stated that they will focus on cultivating these new forces born in the 90s. Therefore, we firmly believe that in the next four years, these local rising stars will play an important role and become the key core of the Chinese men's basketball team in the fight for Olympic qualification and medals.
To sum up, the local rising stars of the CBA league have attracted much attention, and many of them are outstanding. But instead of just focusing on who will be selected for the NBA, we should talk more about how to improve the selection system and how to better develop these young players within the framework of the existing national team system. I believe that through the joint efforts of all walks of life, these local rising stars will surely shine on the international stage, let's wait and see!