Prediction of the 18-man training squad for the National Men’s Basketball World Cup qualifiers, Zhao Jiwei and Xu Jie are expected to return

On November 28, the World Cup qualifiers will begin in full swing. The national men’s basketball team will face its first opponent, the Asian powerhouse South Korea, at the Wukesong Stadium in Beijing. The national team coached by Guo Shiqiang will start a new round of training immediately after the National Games basketball competition. Here is a prediction of the 18-man roster of the national men's basketball training team.

Center, Hu Jinqiu, Zhou Qi, Jiao Boqiao, Li Yanzhe and Liu Chuanxing.

There is no dispute that Hu Jinqiu, the main center of the Asian Cup national team, was selected. Zhou Qi will definitely return after recovering from injury. Guo Shiqiang's former proud disciples, Jiao Boqiao and Li Yanzhe, who have returned from injury, will join the national men's basketball training team again. It is reasonable for Liu Chuanxing, a tall center who is in excellent form, to be selected for the national team. In addition, Yang Hansen, who is fully competing in the NBA, will definitely miss the two games between the national men's basketball team and the South Korean team.

The forwards include Zhu Junlong, Zeng Fanbo, Zhang Zhenlin, Lei Meng, Li Xiangbo and Zhao Jiaren.

Because power forward Wang Junjie, who was selected into the best team of the Asian Cup, is participating in the NCAA League, there is a high probability that he will not be able to return to his country to compete. The former main strikers of the national team, Zhu Junlong, Zeng Fanbo, and Zhang Zhenlin, will be selected without any unexpected circumstances. Functional 3D striker Raymond will also be considered by Guo Shiqiang, and Li Xiangbo can be a qualified substitute at the fourth position. Zhao Jiayi, whose performance in the Asian Cup was average, will be replaced by his brother, Zhejiang Guangsha's main striker Zhao Jiaren.

The back line consists of Zhao Rui, Hu Mingxuan, Cheng Shuipeng, Gao Shiyan, Liao Sanning, Zhao Jiwei and Xu Jie.

In the Asian Cup match against the South Korean team, five players including Zhao Rui, Hu Mingxuan, Gao Shiyan, Liao Sanning, and Cheng Shuipeng who performed well both offensively and defensively will be selected. In that game against the South Korean team, which lacked height and relied on outside three-pointers as their specialty, several backline players played a key role, so Guo Shiqiang should continue to be retained.

Since the national men's basketball training camp will be held after the National Games basketball game, as the absolute core players of the National Games favorites Guangdong and Liaoning teams, Xu Jie and Zhao Jiwei will lead the team to attack the gold medal. The Liaoning and Guangdong teams are very likely to advance to the finals, so the abilities of Zhao Jiwei and Xu Jie will be proven again, and the national team coach Guo Shiqiang will also see it. Therefore, these two point guards with stable performance are very hopeful to return to the national team.

It is also worth mentioning that as excellent domestic point guards, Zhao Jiwei and Xu Jie have undoubted abilities. However, their positions overlap, so when the World Cup qualifiers begin, only one of these two players should remain in the national team.