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Congratulations to Shin Kyung! All wins in 6 games in the European Championships + the best 6 times never fell! He is already a top 5 center in the NBA?

7:31pm, 8 September 2025【Basketball】

On September 8, the two favorites to win the European Championship - Serbia and France - were eliminated, while Turkey became the dark horse. Under the leadership of Rockets center Alperen Shinkin, Turkey reversed the Swedish men's basketball team in the previous game and advanced to the quarterfinals first. According to the schedule, the next game, which is eight to four, Turkey will play a duel with Poland.

With the data of scoring 24 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks in the previous game, Shin Kyung once again became the savior of the Turkish team. In the next game against Poland, the Turkish team should be more easily promoted based on paper strength and current overall performance; if Shen Jing can perform normally, there should be no problem for the Turkish team to enter the semi-finals.

More importantly, Shin Kyung helped Turkey win 6 games in 5 group matches and 1 knockout match. They even defeated the Serbian team led by Jokic in the last game of the group match. In that game, Shin Kyung had the upper hand when he was against Jokic, and Turkey defeated his opponent, and Shin Kyung's personal data was much better-looking than Jokic.

More importantly, in these 6 games, the best player of the Turkish men's basketball team was won by Shin Kyung without exception, which means that Shin Kyung has become the best player on the court for six consecutive times, and this result ranks first in this European Championship. So, Shin Kyung is the first core of the team in the Turkey team. Although he is only 23 years old, a famous European coach said before: "Seeing Shin Kyung's current performance, it makes people feel that he is not like a 23-year-old new center, but more like an experienced veteran."

So, Shin Kyung is probably ranked below Durant in the Rockets, and he is the second in command of the team; but in the Turkish men's basketball team, the 23-year-old Shin Kyung is not only the tactical core of the team, but also the spiritual core of the team. If Shin Kyung can perform well, then the Turkish team can defeat any opponent in Europe; of course, if Shin Kyung of Turkey performs poorly, it will be very difficult for this team to advance.

However, Shin Kyung is becoming more and more accustomed to leading the team as the core and leading the team through the team. This is the case in the previous five group games and one knockout game. Shin Kyung played superstar performance and data, and at critical moments, Shin Kyung stood up to save the Turkish team - whether it is the key ball score, free throw, rebounds and steals in the last moment, he helped the Turkish team defeat his opponent at critical moments.

And in the NBA, it is obvious that Shin Kyung has now become the top 5 center in the NBA. In addition to superstar Jokic, Embiid, who will recover from health next season, is naturally the top 5 center; besides the two, it is basically hard to say that any other center in the NBA can beat Shin Kyung. So, the Rockets have both a super scorer Durant and a top 5 center Shin Kyung. Next season, under the leadership of Uduka and with the help of the Rockets' super defense, they really have the opportunity to do something.