The Chinese men's basketball team suffered a crushing defeat in its first summer league tour, losing 50-101 to the first team of the Kings Summer League. The Kings fielded two Summer League teams in the California Classic, and the other team defeated the Lakers on the same day. The Chinese men's basketball team was suppressed from the beginning of the first quarter of the game, and the players' physical athleticism and technical ability were too inferior.
Coach Guo Shiqiang sent Liao Sanning, He Xining, Zhu Junlong, Du Runwang and Yu Jiahao to start, and the team carried out a large rotation during the game, five up and five down, and 15 players were given the opportunity to play. The current focus of the Chinese men's basketball team is to scout the players and give young players the opportunity to practice. In this game, only Cheng Shuaipeng scored a double-double, shooting 6 of 10 from the field, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and 3 of 6 free throws, scoring 16 points and 1 rebound. Another highlight was Yang Hansen, who had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Cheng Shuaipeng has become the most offensive player in the Chinese men's basketball team, he is 1.91 meters tall and is a scoring guard. But in this game he took on a lot of ball control, and ball control is not what he is good at. He made all 5 of 5 two-point shots, but unfortunately his three-point shooting percentage was a little worse. In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team made only 2 of 16 three-point shots. Encountering high-intensity defense, the shooting efficiency of the Chinese men's basketball team has dropped significantly.
Yang Hansen played 16 minutes as a substitute center, shooting all 3 of 3 and 2 of 3 free throws, finishing with eight points, three rebounds, two assists and three turnovers. In terms of attacking performance, Yang Hansen is remarkable, and his three goals in the field are very good. With 9:07 left in the second quarter, Yang Hansen held the ball in the low post and played it back, arched the opponent to a deeper position under the basket, and then turned to score the ball. With 4:10 left in the second quarter, Hansen Young held the ball near the free throw line, and Kings guard Ellis came over to make up for it. Yang Hansen showed his smart steps and turned gracefully, passed Ellis directly, and then hit a layup with one hand. This goal showed the excellent footwork of the interior player. With 2:09 left in the fourth quarter, Yang Hansen received the ball on the left side, dribbled to the basket, shook past the opponent, and scored an easy layup.
It's a pity that Yang Hansen didn't get many opportunities on the field. There is a big problem with the offensive organization of the Chinese men's basketball team, and after the guards dribble past half court, they continue to dribble there ineffectively, and there are about 10 seconds left to stop the ball and hand it over to their teammates to reorganize the offense. Such scenes are not uncommon. In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team's offense lacked discipline. There is also no tactical arrangement around some advantageous points.
For example, Yang Hansen has characteristics under the basket, but does not tap his energy. Young did not participate in this year's NBA Draft and may participate in next year's draft.
This time he followed the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in the summer league, which is actually an opportunity for him to show his ability to various NBA teams. If Young plays well, it will help improve his draft market. But if he doesn't do well, the draft market will slip.
Therefore, compared with other members of the Chinese men's basketball team, Yang Hansen has more pressure in the summer league. The rest of the team may not care too much about what the NBA team thinks, and Yang needs to think about that. I don't know if the Chinese men's basketball team will give Yang Hansen more playing time in the next game, play more tactics around him, and help him play well in front of the NBA team.
In this game, Zhao Weilun, another rising star of the Chinese men's basketball team, did not play. According to previous reports, during the training camp of the Chinese men's basketball team, Zhao Weilun returned to Italy for academic reasons, and after the Chinese men's basketball team arrived in the United States, Zhao Weilun will return to the team.
In this battle, the Chinese men's basketball team exposed the problem of guards, and Zhao Weilun didn't know if he could get a chance to show next. In the California Classic, the Chinese men's basketball team will also play against the Hornets and Spurs. Then the Chinese men's basketball team will go to Las Vegas to play some games, including playing against Cui Yongxi's Trailblazers Summer League team.