The national team can't be entered just because the fans say it, nor can Li Hao just enter if he wants to. The real decision is still made by the Basketball Association or the group of senior officials, and the current personnel of the national team have already been determined.
Although it seems impossible to enter the national team at the moment, the news that Li Hao is willing to play for the country still rushed to the hot search for the first time. After all, Li Hao is now the only Chinese player playing in the NBA.
"Brother Yao?" After getting in the car, Li Hao realized that Yao Ming had also come to the airport.
"Does this count as being a netizen?" The two of them had always been in contact by phone.
"Brother Yao, is he so free?" Although Yao Ming retired, he still has his own career.
"I came here specially to pick you up," Yao Ming said.
"It's impossible, am I so proud?" Li Hao didn't believe Yao Ming's words.
"Actually, I'm here to take you to the national team training place." Yao Ming said the ultimate purpose of coming here.
"Am I selected for the national team?" Li Hao didn't know that he was selected for the national team.
"No, I just took you to say hello," Yao Ming said.
Although Yao Ming didn't say it explicitly, Li Hao knew what Yao Ming meant, which was to prepare for joining the national team in the future.
China is still the hegemon in Asian basketball, but this hegemony has actually faded away. However, not everyone has such foresight.
Sports competition has always been about retreating if you don’t advance.
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The Chinese men's basketball team is preparing for the upcoming Stankovic Cup and Asian Games. They are currently training in the capital. They will stay in the capital until the end of July before going to Luoyang. After that, they will go to Ningbo to continue preparing for the Asian Games.
It was the first time for Li Hao to come to the place where Guozihao trained, so he couldn't resist his curiosity. Regarding Li Hao's behavior of entering the Grand View Garden like Grandma Liu, Yao Ming just smiled.
In Yao Ming's view, Li Hao is just a child under 19 years old, and Yao Ming himself has had this experience, and it was the same when Yao Ming entered the national brand for the first time.
Yao Ming obviously said hello. When the group arrived, there was someone at the door to greet them. Afterwards, Li Hao followed Yao Ming to meet the head coach Gong Luming.
Gong Luming can be said to be a time-honored head coach of the national team. He became an assistant coach in 1991 and the head coach in 1995. After that, he served as the head coach of the men's and women's basketball teams many times.
"Xiao Li, you played really well in the summer league." Gong Luming really didn't lie to the media. He really paid attention to Li Hao's performance.
But attention is concern, this old coach really doesn’t think Li Hao is better than these young players under his account. After all, Gong Luming knows the details of his selection of these young players, but Li Hao is a sudden appearance. Guy.
Furthermore, the domestic media has been boasting about these young players, saying that they all have the ability to enter the NBA, especially Ding Yanyuhang, Guo Ailun, Wang Zhelin and Zhou Qi.
Bang bang bang——
"Let's get to know each other, this is Xiao Li." Everyone noticed the moment Li Hao followed Gong Luming and Yao Ming into the arena.
Although the men's basketball team holds closed training camps, they have heard the name Li Hao a lot during this period, especially after the summer league started.
"Hello everyone, my name is Li Hao" Li Hao introduced himself to everyone.
When he came in, Li Hao had been thinking about how to introduce himself? It seemed a bit pretentious to say that he was playing in the NBA. Besides, he was a rookie this year and had not really played in the NBA. In the end, Li Hao chose the easiest option.
Quiet, awkward.
"Ahem" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, the head coach stood up in time.
"Xiao Li came to visit today. Although Xiao Li will not play in the Stankovic Cup and Asian Games in the future, it is likely that you will play for the country together in the future," Gong Luming said.
Hearing what Gong Luming said, everyone present secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, everyone had worked hard for so long, and now it would be difficult to accept that someone suddenly landed in the air.
Furthermore, there are only so many places in the national team. If Li Hao really enters the national team now, someone will definitely leave, which is unacceptable to everyone.
We may not all be of the same mind, but after all, we have been training together for so long, and we have more or less feelings.
"Coach, I want to feel the strength of NBA players" is obviously a provocation. Although it may not have any bad intentions, everyone is young and no one is competitive.
"Nonsense, Xiao Li rushed here as soon as he got off the plane." Gong Luming is also a retired player, so he naturally understands the little thoughts between young players.
"I also want to see how far I am from the national team players." Who hasn't been competitive and bad-tempered yet?
Li Hao is someone who wants to make a contribution in the NBA. Naturally, he also wants to be the boss when he joins the national team. Sports competition has always been about strength. Since Li Hao wants to be the boss, the best and fastest way is to prove his strength.
"But Xiao Li, you didn't just return to China." Gong Luming actually wanted to see Li Hao's strength.
"It's okay, not sleeping for ten or twenty hours has little effect on me." Li Hao had already begun to pretend.
"Director Gong, let them try it." Gong Luming originally wanted to say something, but was stopped by Yao Ming.
Yao Ming's goal has been achieved. As a superstar who has already played in the NBA, Yao Ming knows very well that if the men's basketball team wants to become stronger, the only way is to go out.
Working behind closed doors and being complacent will only lead to a dead end. This is true for the country and so is sports competition.
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"Which one of you comes first?" Li Hao looked at the players of the national team after the warm-up.
"I'll do it." It was Guo Ailun who started the provocation just now, and now it is naturally Guo Ailun who steps forward first.
Li Hao plays the No. 1 position, and Guo Ailun is also the No. 1 position. If Li Hao enters the national team, the biggest impact will definitely be at the No. 1 position.
Among the current group of players, except Guo Ailun, Liu Xiaoyu and Xirelijiang are both No. 1, but these two are older than Guo Ailun. Liu Xiaoyu was born in 1989, Xirelijiang was 91, and Guo Ailun was born in 1993. .
"11 balls, you go first" Li Hao said and threw the ball to Guo Ailun.
"Okay" Guo Ailun didn't waste any time and immediately started dribbling for a breakthrough.
Guo Ailun is an offensive defender and has good breakthrough ability with the ball, but his overall view is slightly poor, his passing vision is average, and his long-range shooting is not good. At this time, Guo Ailun has not yet practiced long-range shooting.
Poor overall view and vision have little impact in one-on-one situations. The most important thing in one-on-one is the ability to break through with the ball, and this is what Guo Ailun is best at.
But soon Guo Ailun discovered that his best breakthrough could not break through Li Hao's defense. In Guo Ailun's eyes, Li Hao was like a wall. No matter how he used fake moves or changed directions, Li Hao was always in front of him. .
This is absolute suppression. Li Hao has absolute advantages in height, strength, and speed.
