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Hu Bo, a well-known basketball agent, recently shared a story of his player Guo Allen on social media:
First of all, the two got acquainted more than ten years ago.
At that time, Guo Allen happened to be in Portland to attend the Nike Basketball Summit, Hu Bo was still an employee of the Raptors at that time, and he was in Toronto.
After watching Guo Allen's Nike Summit game, Hu Bo's biggest emotion is that the Chinese men's basketball team is finally going to have a "non-inside player" who may knock on the door of world basketball.
Secondly, the relationship between the two has deepened.
Because Hu Bo himself is an agent, after seeing Guo Allen's potential, he signed a contract with him without the slightest hesitation.
Of course, before this, it was also because Allen Guo happened to be in Dallas for special training, and Hu Bo specially ran over to meet him again, and his family.
After a series of communication and exchanges, the two sides hit it off.
Of course, in the subsequent time, Hu Bo can be regarded as living up to Guo Allen's trust, and actively operating many NBA activities, including overseas league activities and special training, etc.
In addition, Allen Guo received an invitation from an NBA team.
It should have been in the summer of 2016 and 2017 that Allen Guo received invitations from NBA teams respectively.
The most impressive was the 76ers, and the team's general manager at that time was Crangillo Jr., who was also the general manager of Hu Bo when he worked for the Raptors.
With this relationship, it is more convenient and direct to speak naturally.
So he generously introduced Guo Allen's situation, and little Crangillo was also very interested after hearing it.
Including now, there is still an email in the mailbox for Allen Guo's invitation.
The specific situation is that he will be able to come to the summer league, including playing preseason with the team.
If the whole performance is very good during this period, I am ready to give Guo Allen a formal contract.
Of course, it can only be a non-guaranteed contract at first.
However, even if this is the case, it can be regarded as the glory of the entire Chinese men's basketball guards, and even the entire Asian guards.
Unfortunately, later due to various reasons, such as the national team's competition tasks, he was going to participate in the Rio Olympics in 2016, and Guo Allen was also the absolute main force on the back line at that time.
So, in the end, these invitations did not take shape.
Of course, we don't dare to say that even if Allen Guo goes, he will definitely be able to get a contract even if he plays in the summer league and preseason, even if he gets a "non-guaranteed contract", he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the NBA in the future.
However, at least this can change the trajectory of Guo Allen's career that we see now, and the most important thing is that it can further improve on the basis of his current one.
It is still more realistic to give the Chinese men's basketball team a stronger Guo Allen.
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Seeing this, I have to talk about Yang Hansen.
Recently, news that he will not participate in this year's NBA draft has been spreading on the Internet.
There are those who are in favor and those who are against.
Compared with these experiences of Allen Guo, he should be able to feel very happy.
At least, the Chinese men's basketball team has no game assignments this summer.
The only obstacle for him to get out is from the club.
However, as long as he wants to go out on his own, the club can't stop it at all.
It's a big deal to post these things on the Internet and let the power of public opinion change the club's thinking and behavior.
However, the main problem now is that Yang Hansen himself is not so determined to want to go out.
He himself did not think that he would have a bright future and future.
The club has a little "painting cake", so the tone of not going out is set.
If Guo Allen also has the opportunity to play Yang Hansen now, the national team has no game tasks in the summer, even if the Liaoning team drags his thigh next, he will be invited to play in the summer league and preseason.
To put it bluntly, except for the national team competition, which is the duty of our athletes, no other factors can hinder the pursuit of a higher and stronger stage.
In view of this, Yang Hansen really can't carry the hope of the Chinese men's basketball team in the future.
Because, his own heart is not strong enough, and without this, his future career is destined to be too long.
To put it mildly, the current online environment is enough for a player with a fragile heart like him to drink a pot.
Therefore, the decline of the Chinese men's basketball team is really an unavoidable thing.
Because it's so much more than just the technical level.