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The men s basketball team s roster in the future is clear? The 5 strong men in the Asian Cup may leave: Zhou Qi and Zhang Zhenlin return!

5:05am, 20 August 2025【Basketball】

After the end of the Asian Cup of Men's Basketball Team, the Chinese team finally won the runner-up, which is also the best record for the men's basketball team to compete in the Asian Cup in the past ten years. With the incomplete staff, it is indeed gratifying that the Chinese team was able to finally win the runner-up. However, after this Asian Cup, the men's basketball team's future 12-man goal has basically been clear. Hu Jinqiu, Wang Junjie, Hu Mingxuan and others, as well as Zhou Qi, Zeng Fanbo, Zhang Zhenlin and others who have returned from injury will become the main members of the men's basketball team in the next two or three years, while Raymond, Zhao Jiayi and Li Xiangbo and other five people may leave the national team. The 12-man roster of the men's basketball team in the future (1-3 years) is actually very clear.

This time in the Asian Cup of Men's Basketball Team, the Chinese team was not optimistic before they played. After all, as Guo Shiqiang said, the Chinese team suddenly lost 7 main players, including Zhou Qi, Yang Hansen, Zeng Fanbo, Zhao Jiwei, Zhang Zhenlin and Cui Yongxi. They all missed this Asian Cup. In other words, the Chinese team basically lacked a starting lineup. Regarding the prospects of the Chinese team, many people believed that as long as the Chinese team reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, they would have actually achieved their goal. In the end, the Chinese team unexpectedly reached the final and almost overturned Australia.

And in this Asian Cup, the best players in the Chinese team were Hu Jinqiu, Zhao Rui and Wang Junjie. The performance of these three people was extremely stable and was also the absolute core of this team. Among them, Wang Junjie and Hu Jinqiu were selected into the best team. Although his performance like Hu Mingxuan is ups and downs, his performance in key battles is indeed something this Chinese team urgently needs. In the semi-finals and finals, facing New Zealand and Australia, Hu Mingxuan played at the level of top defenders, which is also one of the few highlights on the men's basketball back line. In addition, people like Liao Sanning, Zhu Junlong and others are both young and have potential, so there is no problem to continue to stay in the national team.

However, the men's basketball team returns to Asia's number one, which does not mean that Guo Shiqiang will not make personnel adjustments in the future. Judging from the current situation, the Chinese team's talent reserves are pretty good. Yang Hansen, Zeng Fanbo, Zhu Zheng, Zhao Weilun, Cui Yongxi are a large number of young talents, and the Mesozoic generation is still Zhou Qi and Zhao Jiwei. If these players are healthy or return, then nearly half of the players in the 12-man roster of the Men's Basketball Team in the Asian Cup may leave. After all, Zhou Qi, Yang Hansen, Zeng Fanbo, and Cui Yongxi have their talents in the past few days.

Judging from the performance of this Asian Cup, Raymond's position is the most dangerous. Whether it was his performance in the Asian Cup or his appearance time, Raymond did not receive any reuse from Guo Shiqiang. Moreover, in the same position, Zhang Zhenlin, Cui Yongxi and others have far more talent than Raymond. The second is Zhao Jiayi, who was originally the starting line of the men's basketball team, but this time in the Asian Cup, he also failed to prove himself. After Zeng Fanbo and others returned, he had no place. Cheng Shuipeng's situation is similar. After the forward talents are crowded, he may be squeezed out if his characteristics are not obvious enough.

As for the inside, with the return of Yang Hansen and Zhou Qi, Yu Jiahao and Li Xiangbo basically have no positions. After all, compared with the two above, there is indeed a lot of room for improvement with Yu Jiahao and Li Xiangbo. In other words, after winning the runner-up in the Asian Cup this time, Guo Shiqiang will most likely be optimized for the next 12-man roster. With the current lineup configuration of the Chinese team, it is basically difficult for five people, Raymond, Zhao Jiayi, Cheng Shuipeng, Yu Jiahao and Li Xiangbo, to stay in the national team. After Zhou Qi, Yang Hansen, Zeng Fanbo, Zhang Zhenlin and Cui Yongxi return, Guo Shiqiang's strongest lineup is about to emerge.