Chapter 1374 Olympic Power Ranking

Since the level of the men's basketball team has improved, the strength of the opponents in the warm-up match has also increased.

And because the Olympics is held in Japan this time, many teams have arrived in Japan ahead of schedule. Many teams played their warm-up matches in Japan, and some of them went to China.

The quality of the men's basketball warm-up match this year is comparable to that of the 2008 BJ Olympics.

After welcoming back the NBA six-man group, the game is also a success story.

Among them, the two most outstanding performers, one is Ding Yan Yuhang, and the other is newcomer Lin Yi.

Ding Yanyuhang played in the rotation of the Pelicans last season, averaging 8.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 43% from the field and 36% from three-pointers.

The statistics are not impressive, but it is worth mentioning that his performance is the best domestic defender after Tang Tian.

And after NBA experience, he became stronger, faster, and more confident.

Especially because he had been teammates with Tang Tian in the Pelicans, he and Tang Tian had a tacit understanding on the court and played with ease.

Lin Yi hasn't played an NBA game yet, but his ability and role are very obvious.

With a stable outside shot that can open up space on the court, he has height and confrontation on the defensive end, and his defensive ability is not inferior to Zhou Qi. Coupled with his breakthrough and solid rebounding ability that is not a big player, he will soon replace Zhou Qi. Qi became the starting candidate for the fifth position.

Many fans even gave Lin Yi the title of "Big Devil" that originally belonged to Zhou Qi, saying that this is the one who can really bear the nickname.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the eve of the opening of the Olympic Games.

The men's basketball team completed the final layoffs and also confirmed the final 12-man roster.

Defenders: Tang Tian, ​​Ding Yanyuhang, Fang Shuo, Wu Qian, Guo Ailun

Forwards: Yi Jianlian, Abdul Saramu, Zhou Peng, Wang Quanze

Center: Lin Yi, Zhou Qi, Shen Zijie

It is worth mentioning that Guo Ailun went back to practice passing after losing the 2019 World Cup squad. He made significant progress in the league, and his performance in the warm-up match was also remarkable. He finally returned to the squad.

Wang Quanze also improved significantly in the second year of the NCAA. As a reserve talent, he was also kept in the squad by the national team.

This time the men's basketball team has the NBA six-man team, as well as Shen Zijie, Guo Ailun, Wu Qian and others who have performed well in the CBA, as well as veteran Zhou Peng and young player Wang Quanze.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a stronger Chinese men's basketball team than last year's World Cup.

Of course, on paper.

No matter how the men's basketball lineup changes, the foundation of everything is Tang Tian, ​​and Tang Tian has not played a professional game for more than a year.

Although his body shape seems to be recovering well, perhaps because of the lack of battle for a long time, Li Chunjiang didn't let him play much in the warm-up match.

This is undoubtedly worrying.

At the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan's authoritative sports media also ranked the strength of the men's basketball team.

1. Team USA

After defeating Wukesong last year, this year's USA Basketball has recruited all the strongest athletes in the country. This is a galaxy battleship.

James, Durant, Leonard, George, Jimmy Butler, this is a striker who is so strong on both ends of the offense and defense that people can't breathe.

Curry, Harden, Irving, Thompson, these are defenders who can crush everything.

Plus the three super insiders Davis, Drummond and Towns.

No one can beat them, and winning the Olympic title will be their only goal.

2. Australia

Ben Simmons continues to fight for Australia, they also added guard Exum, plus Joe Ingles, Baynes, Mills, Dellavedova and many other NBA players, as well as Lan Dyer and other outstanding players, they will be the biggest challenger to the US team.

3. Spain

As the third place in the World Cup, Spain has almost recruited the strongest athletes in the country this time. In addition to Gasol Jr., Rubio, Fernandez and other old faces, the Hernangomez brothers performed well in the NBA last season. Even better, Abrines also put on the national team jersey this time.

4. Chinese team

As the seeded team of the tournament, the champions of the Rio Olympics and the 2019 World Cup, they should have been ranked higher, on the same level as the US team.

Especially in the just-concluded NBA Draft, Lin Yi was successfully selected and became another Chinese No. 1 pick after Yao Ming.

But their biggest problem is Tang Tian Mowang. As the former No. 1 basketball player in the world, he has not played professional basketball for more than a year.

We can't see his state from the only warm-up match, we can only learn from Jordan's performance in the comeback season.

His performance may be good, but just like Jordan's first season of comeback, after being assigned to a death group, they are very risky.

5. France

6. Serbia

7. Slovenia

8. Japan team

We have more than enough reasons to put the national men's basketball team in this position, because we have harvested the greatest NBA players in the history of the country in the past year.

Rui Hachimura, in his first season with the Wizards, he averaged 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, shooting 46% from the field!

This is the best rookie season performance among Asian players!

He surpassed Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming, and Tang Tian!

His style of play will be more comfortable in the fiba arena, and we will see his crazy performance in front of the Chinese.

In addition, Yuta Watanabe who played for the Grizzlies, Yudai Baba who played for the Dallas Legends, and Makoto Hieshima and Fizekas who performed well in the local league.

This is the strongest national men's basketball team in history. Coupled with the home game, we have every reason to believe that the men's basketball team can make history.

9. Greece

10. Cameroon

11. Lithuania

12. Argentina

After the ranking was reported, it also caused a sensation in Japan.

Basketball is not the most popular sport in Japan, not even the top three, with baseball, soccer, and tennis all ahead of it.

At its root, on the one hand, the Japanese themselves are short in stature, and the ceiling for playing basketball is very low.

On the other hand, Japan does not have a leader like Yao Ming, and the record of the national team has not been strong.

But this time these are no longer a problem.

Their own genetics are not good, so they are of mixed blood. The appearance of Rui Hachimura allowed them to find the best way to break the ceiling.

Moreover, Rui Hachimura performed very well in his rookie season, and he has become a leader in Japanese basketball.

Like Yao Ming back then, he has created enough basketball enthusiasm in China.

The last thing they lack now, and what the Japanese people look forward to the most, is grades.

This year's Olympics will be played locally. If the Japanese team can reach the quarterfinals like the Chinese men's basketball team in the BJ Olympics, or even be bolder and enter the semifinals, then the impact it will bring will be enormous.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that the revival of basketball in Japan will be just around the corner!