Men’s Basketball World Cup X Factor! Championship guard may play the role of Li Nan Qi Bing Domestic

In the third season of the CBA, the NBA announced that Zhao Rui averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 assists per game. Although the data was similar to last season, the average playing time per game was reduced by nearly 6 minutes. In other words, the efficiency was higher.

Playing for three seasons and reaching the finals twice, this is a height that many CBA players will find difficult to reach until they retire. However, it only took Zhao Rui 3 seasons to complete it, and he became a championship defender. In the second finals of his life, Zhao Rui helped Guangdong sweep Xinjiang and win the championship, completing his revenge.

Doubts follow you all the way

As the top defender in Chinese basketball, voices of doubt and support have always been with Zhao Rui. After all, these voices never go far. "If you play well, the fans will praise you and brag about it; when you don't perform well, there may still be a group of people who scold you." Zhao Rui said. As a young player, Zhao Rui is not very old, but he has a fairly thorough understanding of things other than basketball itself.

Playing in the Guangdong team has allowed Zhao Rui to grow significantly faster than other defenders. In the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Zhao Rui, as the starting point guard of the men's basketball team, won the Asian Games gold medal with the team and returned to the top of Asia.

Rumors, right and wrong, public opinion, in the summer after winning the first CBA championship in his life, the Men's Basketball World Cup, a major test for China's new generation of players, is just around the corner. The Chinese team, which has not won an official international competition in 10 years, is now facing the challenges of world powers at home with the expectations of fans across the country, and Zhao Rui is also ready.

Chinese men’s basketball X factor

Now, Zhao Rui has basically locked in a spot in the World Cup. Zhao Rui's breakthrough ability and daring spirit have become an X factor for the Chinese men's basketball team's back line. His performance is crucial to the direction of each group match, and whether or not the group qualifying in the World Cup is also related to the qualifications for the men's basketball competition in next year's Olympic Games.

Xiao Ding's absence has caused a shortage of manpower in the Chinese men's basketball forward line, and Li Nan will resort to a three-guard formation at certain times. This is undoubtedly an opportunity and a challenge for Zhao Rui and other guards.