NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 336: Experts’ Battle

After hanging up the phone, Wang Song thought of the performance of the Chinese men’s basketball team in the Athens Olympics.

Indeed, the Chinese men’s basketball team set a new record this year, reaching the quarterfinals of the Olympics and breaking the historical record.

In his impression, the competition in the guard line was very fierce, and several All-Star guards were directly eliminated.

He remembered that the final few selected were Chen Ke, Guo Shiqiang, and Liu Wei, all of whom were top domestic guards who left wonderful images in the Olympic arena.

Among them, Liu Wei even created a famous scene of a one-on-one counterattack and scoring after passing Kobe Bryant.

The forward line is even more luxurious, which can be said to be the peak in the history of men’s basketball, and it is completely unlike the weak forward line 20 years later.

At that time, Guangdong and Bayi alone could put together four national-level forwards, such as Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu, Li Nan, and Zhang Jinsong, which was really a star-studded group.

Needless to say, the center!

Dayao, an NBA All-Star-level center.

Yi Di, a potential rookie who is less than 18 years old and a future NBA first-round pick.

Battelle, an Asian top center with an NBA championship.

Even in the real 12-man roster, there is still a lack of an NBA-level center-Wang Zhizhi.

To put it bluntly, in the center position, even if Wang Song does not join, it can definitely compete with national teams other than the champion and runner-up.

Of course, desire is endless.

For the men’s basketball team that has never won the quarterfinals in top events such as the Olympics.

If it was an ordinary NBA rotation-level player, it would surely not attract the Basketball Association executives to come to the United States to invite this situation.

But a top athlete is worth their humbleness.

With the addition of top-level NBA athletes, it is conceivable that the performance of the men’s basketball team will be further improved.

Yao Ming’s return in the World Championships perfectly illustrates this point.

There are many national-level players in the men’s basketball team, and even in 2004, it can be said that the top domestic players do not represent the top international players.

There is still a certain gap between the CBA league and world basketball!

But now, there is a naked player who has been verified by the world’s top league NBA in front of them, and the Basketball Association will naturally not miss this opportunity.

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June 12.

Hotel lobby.

This is the fourth day of Zhang Qiang’s trip to the United States and the third day after the end of the finals.

For a tourist, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come to a foreign land and finally feel the exotic customs.

After all, the relationship between the two countries during this period can only be said to be mediocre, and it is not easy to obtain a visa.

But Zhang Qiang, the director of the National Team Management and Foreign Affairs Department of the Basketball Association, couldn’t get excited. After several days in America, he didn’t feel like appreciating the foreign land. He was more anxious to finish the things the organization had told him to do.

“Xiao Liu, have you confirmed that Dayao has sent a letter? Will Wang Song really come today?”

The young and middle-aged woman called Xiao Liu was gentle and beautiful. She wore gold-rimmed glasses and had wavy hair. She nodded seriously.

“Minister Zhang, don’t be anxious. Dayao has always kept his word and is reliable, but…”

Looking at Liu Yu’s hesitation, Zhang Qiang nodded and signaled her to continue.

“But I have a hunch that the guy might not agree to our call-up so easily.”

After getting the leader’s approval, Liu Yu simply made up her mind and said what was in her heart.

She was a little happy to get this business trip opportunity. As an officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was rare for her to have a business trip. She thought that she could take advantage of the opportunity of a business trip at public expense to have a good time in the United States.

But she didn’t expect that after coming and going for a few days, let alone going out to play, she only saw the main person once from a distance on the court.

Her original plan was to watch the game on the first day, and then officially end the call-up on the second day and successfully invite the other party to join the team.

After all, as the Basketball Association took the initiative to invite the players, Liu Yu knew how important this was to a player.

But just when she thought it would be easy for Wang Song to be called back to China for training, reality taught her a heavy lesson.

First, they had no chance to contact Wang Song after the game and lay dormant for a day.

Then, they couldn’t contact Wang Song at all on the second day.

It was not until the evening that they contacted Dayao and asked him to help contact him before they got news about this guy.

Of course, none of this was done intentionally by Wang Song. It was just that after winning the championship, there was a lot of noise everywhere, and he wanted to calm down and rest, so he put all the affairs aside.

Moreover, he had not received any news from the Basketball Association before he came.

But from Liu Yu’s perspective, all this was completely different.

He could not get in touch with the Basketball Association again and again, which was a naked show of strength with the Basketball Association.

After the Basketball Association was turned away, he waited for Dayao to call him out through personal connections, which was clearly a slap in the face of the Basketball Association.

So before they had any private contact, Liu Yu had already had a stereotyped impression of this young player.

She raised her hand and looked at her watch: “Director Zhang, it’s almost the agreed time!”

“Don’t worry, Xiao Liu! Wait a minute!”

Zhang Qiang didn’t care about Liu Yu at the side at all. Instead, he picked up the teacup he brought and drank a sip of tea slowly, looking like he was ready for a protracted war.

His mind was not as lively as the girl’s. He knew very well what the goal of coming to America was this time. Only by completing the tasks assigned by the unit could he return home with peace of mind.

Liu Yu, who was standing by, was slightly surprised to see the leader’s reaction.

Just when the two were ready to continue waiting, a tall figure broke into the hotel gate.

As a player who was punctual in training, Wang Song still attached great importance to the concept of time. If the car had not suddenly had some problems on the way, he would not have arrived on time.

Speaking of which, he is a top NBA athlete with tens of millions of cash flow, and he still drives a Chevrolet for transportation.

After the two sides met, they confirmed each other’s identities and then exchanged a few simple greetings.

As a national leader, Zhang Qiang naturally had some insight.

Although Wang Song in front of him was not very rebellious, he still felt a little sorry for almost being impolite, so he planned to start with pressure and get straight to the point.

“Comrade Wang Song, I believe Dayao should have told you the purpose of our visit. I would like to ask when you can return to China to prepare for the competition?”

Faced with such an abrupt question, Wang Song frowned.

The other party did not intend to give him any buffer space at all, and did not leave him any room for refusal at all.

He asked about returning to China to prepare for the competition, and directly assumed that he was willing to join the national team.

This attitude made Wang Song not very happy.

Seeing is worse than hearing!

Just these two sentences made Wang Song see the face of the Basketball Association, and a playful smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

“Minister Zhang Qiang, there is no plan to return to China in the near future. What do you mean by preparing for the competition?”

(End of this chapter)