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The Chinese men s basketball team encountered difficulties in naturalization! The Asian Cup rivals took the lead in naturalization of CBA champions, Guo Shiqiang played the iron plate

5:29pm, 26 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 26, on the 7th day of Guangsha Men's Basketball Team's championship, coach Wang Bo told the outside world that Guangsha Men's Basketball Team will participate in this year's AFC Champions League on time, but this time, Guangsha Men's Basketball Team's national main players will not participate in the Asian Cup because they are preparing for the National Games. Therefore, Guangsha Men's Basketball Team will send four foreign players + second team lineups to compete in the AFC Champions League. If Barry Brown can still lead the team to win the championship, then this super foreign player will be appreciated by more Asian teams, and how Guangsha Men's Basketball Team renews his contract next season will also be a headache.

After Brown won the CBA Finals MVP, many media reported that the men's basketball coaching team led by Guo Shiqiang was discussing naturalization with Brown's team. However, it was precisely because he helped Guangsha win the championship and he scored 44 points in a single game in the finals and became an unparalleled "big father", which also added Brown's confidence to ask for more chips. Brown's latest answer to the naturalization question raised by media reporters: No one has formal contact with me now, so let's wait and see how it will develop.

Looking back at the 6 games in the Finals, Brown averaged 30 points, 7.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. This data proves that he is the number one foreign player in the active CBA. Brown's statement has two meanings. The first meaning: Although some people have talked to him about naturalization, they are not formal because no detailed conditions were given. Therefore, this statement can be regarded as "clearing" the free person.

The second meaning: I like China and the fans here very much. I am interested in naturalization, but if the conditions do not meet my inner requirements, he will not be able to compromise himself. Moreover, my ability level is here, I believe that more teams will come to contact me.

According to the preliminary naturalization process notice issued by the Basketball Association to various CBA clubs, there is a clear provision that no naturalized player can retain dual nationality. This means that if Guo Shiqiang's coaching staff wants to naturalize Brown, the latter will have to voluntarily give up American nationality. So now the point of dysfunction has emerged. What is the specific amount of money for the Brown team to give up American nationality?

Simple, the basketball association or club may need to pay a one-time "compensation" to it. Then we will discuss in detail how much the game costs will be for the men's basketball team (Yang Yi's team revealed that if coach Guo Shiqiang wants to continue to use naturalized player Li Kaier in the 2025 Asian Cup, he will have to pay. Li Kaier's naturalization contract is funded through the state-owned enterprise behind the CBA club). In addition, these examples of football naturalization are also in front of you. Almost all naturalized players will not talk about so-called feelings, they all use money to do things.

If the Basketball Association does not have sufficient funds, the club will pay for this naturalization fee. But the private enterprise Guangsha Club will not be a "snatcher" because the Basketball Association League has not given substantial promises, such as whether naturalized players will occupy the number of foreign players playing next season? The Basketball Association will not have any other compensation, etc.

And almost at the same time, in order to better compete for the Asian Cup championship, the Lebanese men's basketball team officially announced that the team successfully naturalized Lawson. This player also played for the CBA Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team this season. He represented the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team in 46 games. He averaged 19.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game in the playoffs. He is a comprehensive foreign aid. The Lebanese men's basketball team is also the mortal enemy of the Chinese men's basketball team in the Asian Cup. The last match dates back to the Asian Cup three years ago. At that time, Coach Du led the team to lose to Lebanon at a 3-point disadvantage, and the Chinese men's basketball team also missed the semi-finals.

Now Asian teams including Lebanon, the Philippines, Japan and other countries have introduced new naturalized players first, which has brought difficulties to the Chinese men's basketball team's goal for this Asian Cup championship. In addition, Brown is already 29 years old, so if you naturalize, it will be as early as possible. If you are one or two years later, there will be no naturalized value. Finally, I also want to say that naturalization is a "medicine" and not a "farm". If you really want the men's basketball team to rise, you also have to rely on down-to-earth youth training and a high-level league environment.