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Chapter 885
At the end of July, Bai Jidong went to Beilun to join the national team.

There is less than a month before the start of the World Championships, Bai Jidong returns to the national team after two years, but the national team has changed.

Yao Yueban was absent due to injury, Zhao Li and Yi Lian were the core of the last national team.

With Bai Jidong's return, the core structure is bound to change.

In addition to Zhao Li, there are two players from the Fantasy Academy in the training team.

One is Butu, who just joined Georgetown University in the summer, and the other is Wang Yang, who is studying at the No. [-] high school in the United States.

Wang Yang is a sophomore in high school this year, but he is already the main force of the team, and was even designated as a five-star high school student by ESPN.

However, he is too young, only 16 years old this year.

For him, the training team is more like an experience trip.

The arrival of Bai Weidong completes the team. The Chinese team was the champion of the last World Championships. This time, they also aim to win the championship.

The new head coach of the national team is Bob Deng Huade from the United States, a player who has no grand strategy but can mobilize the enthusiasm of the players.

Kind of like Rivers and McHale, but not quite.

Rivers and McHale poured chicken soup, while Deng Huade fed chicken blood.

The team is full of young players, and it is often Deng Huade who says a few words, and everyone rushes forward.

Of course, these people do not include Bai Jidong, he is a seasoned veteran.

"Bob, don't worry, just lead the team according to the way you are used to, and I will fully support you." Bai Jidong said calmly.

Dealing with big-name players is a compulsory course for every coach, and Bai Jidong is a rare player who has friction with the coach.

Deng Huade soon knew what he should be worried about: he couldn't let himself become a puppet.

Bai Jidong never thought of replacing the head coach, but his style of play made the head coach less effective.

In the first match of the warm-up match, Deng Huade only called a timeout. The whole game was controlled by Bai Jidong, and the Chinese team beat their opponents by a large margin.

Soon, Deng Huade gave up.

What he is good at is motivating players and responding on the spot. It is not his specialty to formulate strategies. It would be best if someone can share the burden for him.

After Bai Jidong returned, the Chinese team achieved a complete victory in the warm-up match.

Deng Huade thus selected the big list, and the 16-year-old genius Wang Yang was selected for the big list and will go to Turkey with the national team.

As soon as the news came out, the whole country (fans) was in an uproar.

No matter how good his talent is, he is only 16 years old this year. Do you need to think about the pros and cons of letting a child go to the world, or adding an immediate combat power rotation?

"Considering Zhao Li's identity, I think it's not just because of basketball. After all, he is a "genius" that Dream Academy is touting."

"Wang Yang is better than Zhang Zhaoxu? Maybe his future is limitless, but he is only 16 years old now, how many muscles does he have? How many confrontations can he withstand? For him to wipe out Zhang Zhaoxu, the current highest height of the Chinese team? It's ridiculous Already!"

"Attention ahead, the Fantasy Gang is about to occupy the national team!"

In the face of gossip, the best way to deal with it is to speak with achievements.

On August 8, the Chinese team played their first group match in Ankara, Turkey. Their first opponent was the European powerhouse Greece.

Before the game started, Bai Weidong and Spanoulis shook hands to show their goodwill.

As soon as the game started, the two changed their faces.

The Chinese team is definitely one of the teams that Spanoulis wants to beat the most. Bai Jidong knows his intentions and targets them everywhere in the game.

Spanoulis played a very ugly game. He made all his shots in the positional battle and scored 4 points only by free throws.

Bai Jidong faced the battle calmly, only taking shots outside the three-point line.

Zhao Li had enough fun, the ball was in his hands, he combined the whole team together and completely defeated Greece.

Some people say that it was the Chinese team's full-blown perimeter that defeated Greece, while others said that it was Bai Jidong's dominant defense that destroyed Greece.

It doesn't matter what others say. The important thing is that the Chinese team defeated the strong enemy Greece and got off to a good start. Bai Jidong and Yi Lian scored 20 points, and Zhao Li had 12 assists in a single game.

In the second game of the group stage, the Chinese team ushered in Côte d'Ivoire, the weakest team in the same group.

The Chinese team played the game as a warm-up match. Bai Jidong and Zhao Li crazily played balls for their teammates.

In the last minute, Wang Yang came off the bench and scored 1 points and 2 rebounds.

The Chinese team beat Côte d'Ivoire and temporarily ranked first in the group.

As the defending champion, the host Turkey deliberately put the Chinese team in Group C surrounded by strong enemies.

Except for Côte d'Ivoire, no one is good.

According to Bai Jidong, Turkey is very kind. If they replace Côte d'Ivoire with the U.S. team, the grouping will be really cool.

After beating Côte d'Ivoire, there was a two-day offseason, and then, the game continued.

Against the ferocious Puerto Rico, Bai Jidong showed a strong start, dominating offense and defense like a beast.

For five consecutive rounds, Bai Jidong asked his teammates to play singles with the ball and scored all of them, including two plus ones twice.

"This scene is a bit like the 2008 finals. The whole world knows he is going to attack, but no one can stop him. Puerto Rico is going to collapse."

Bai Jidong didn't want to get ahead like this, but the opponent was a nerdy team like Puerto Rico, if they were allowed to take the lead, it would be difficult to play the next game.

Bai Jidong proved how destructive NBA superstars can be if they go all out in the world arena.

Compared with most stars, Bai Jidong is special, he has no weaknesses.

Bai Jidong is 33 years old this year, and it can be said that he is still at his peak. If he goes all out, no team can stop him.

Puerto Rico suffered a crushing defeat, followed by back-to-backs against Russia.

Bai Jidong suppressed himself and handed over the control to Zhao Li.

Zhao Li lived up to his trust and suppressed the Russian back line.

Bai Jidong's defensive efforts made the Russian striker invisible.

The overwhelming advantage of the outside line has shared the pressure on the inside line, so China has taken the initiative and pushed Russia to a dead end step by step.

At the end of the game, Russia tried a desperate three-pointer.

In a critical situation, the god of basketball actually took care of them and made all kinds of difficult three-pointers. Although they fell short in the end, it really made people sweat.

A day later, the Chinese team ushered in the battle for the top spot in the group stage.

The opponent is Türkiye, the strongest in the same group.

The result is unexpected, Türkiye does not intend to fight with the Chinese team.

The Chinese team easily won Türkiye and secured the top spot in the group stage.

In the 8+1 final, the opponent of the Chinese team is No.4 in Group D, Argentina.

This former Olympic champion team still uses the winning lineup of the year as the main team, which is seriously aging.

The strategy of the Chinese team is very clear, to speed up the pace of the game and exhaust Argentina, they succeeded.

In the absence of Yao Yueban, China made full use of the advantages of outside lines to speed up in an all-round way, exhausting Argentina's old arms and legs on the road.

In the 4/1 finals, China's opponent is Lithuania, a European powerhouse.

Lithuania can be regarded as a fully upgraded Korean team.The South Korean team has all-round enhancements in interior thickness, player height, confrontation, and shooting skills.

Lithuania is still one of the few European countries where basketball is the first sport, so this is bound to turn into a fight between dragons and tigers.

In the middle of the first quarter, Bai Jidong sprained his ankle, which added a shadow to the Chinese team.

After Bai Jidong left the field, the Chinese team quickly changed their strategy. With Zhao Li and Yi Lian as the core, they blossomed internally and externally, and they were able to play back and forth with Lithuania.

Bai Jidong received emergency treatment and found that his injuries were not serious. He was about to return when he happened to see Zhao Li and the others fighting bloody battles.

Just like in the Timberwolves, for the future of the team, Bai Jidong is willing to give up some things and give up some privileges.

Similarly, for the sake of the future of the national team, why does he not give these young people a chance to use their own strength to compete against a European powerhouse like Lithuania?
Bai Jidong turned his head, made further inspections, and handed over the fate of this match to the young man.

Zhao Li showed his worth and told everyone with a dominant performance that he was worthy of everyone's expectations.

Yilian's performance was also amazing, with 20 points and 10 rebounds, enough to comfort people's hearts.

Butu was the biggest surprise of this World Championships, grabbing 20 offensive rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench.

In the last 30 seconds of the game, the Chinese team led by 1 point.

Lithuania decided not to foul, defend one goal and attack one.

It was the moment of life and death again, Zhao Li had the ball in his hands, but his thoughts flew back to Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals, the game-winning shot that should have been made by him.

The teammates pulled away for Zhao Li, which is their absolute trust in him.

Bai Jidong watched the live broadcast on TV in the hospital, feeling a little excited.

That timid kid back then is now able to represent his country in the World Championships and has been given the power to decide the game.

Zhao Li habitually called Yi Lian a pick-and-roll, leaped past the defender in front of him, rushed to the free throw line and stopped, and succeeded in a jump shot.

"Zhao Li succeeded! This goal may directly kill the game!"

Sitting in front of the TV, Bai Jidong felt nothing but comfort in his heart.

"That shot wasn't for nothing, that's growth."

When the final whistle sounded, the Chinese team members rushed to Zhao Li together, scrambling to throw him to the ground, celebrating like crazy.

"Don't stop, keep pressing!" Bai Jidong glanced at the physical trainer beside him.

The physical trainer said: "In fact, you don't have to come back to play the game at all, your teammates can solve the problem."

"Yes, there are many things. If they are not allowed to try, who knows how far they can do it?"

This incident made Bai Jidong think of quitting.

It's not retirement, it's the intention to retire. Since he joined the national team in 1996, he had the idea of ​​withdrawing from the national team for the first time.

(End of this chapter)