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Tears! The youth storm of Chinese men s basketball team s post-2005 hits: Wang Junjie, Yang Hansen and Zhao Weilun join forces in the future?

4:10pm, 18 August 2025【Basketball】

When receiving the trophy selected for the Best Lineup Award, 20-year-old Wang Junjie's eyes were filled with tears, and he felt unwilling to accept it. The Chinese men's basketball team only had one click to defeat the Australian men's basketball team to win the championship. Not many people can imagine that the Chinese men's basketball team can compete with the Australian men's basketball team until the last second, because in the eyes of the outside world, the Australian team is the only one in the Asian Cup, and other teams can only compete for second place.

However, this Chinese men's basketball team showed the spirit of not fearing strong enemies and daring to draw their swords. As the youngest in the team, Wang Junjie is even more youthful and fearless. He is one of the most stable players in the team. Wang Junjie averaged 23.5 minutes per game in the Asian Cup, scoring 13 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists, shooting percentage of 56.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 47.8%, and free throw shooting percentage of 75.0%, showing super high offensive efficiency.

Wang Junjie ranked third in the team in scoring per game, and third in the team in rebounding. Wang Junjie became the biggest surprise for the team when he represented the Chinese men's basketball team for the first time. This young player in the United States showed comprehensive offensive methods. His three-pointer was sharp, he had a mid-range shot, and the Golden Rooster's independent backward jump shot became his signature move.

Wang Junjie can play from the low post, and he also has the ability to break through with the ball from the outside. Wang Junjie also showed good learning ability. In the early stages of the group stage, some of Wang Junjie's defenses and positioning at the basket were criticized by Guo Shiqiang, but in the subsequent games, Wang Junjie gradually corrected his mistakes and significantly improved his protection for rebounds.

Wang Junjie, who is 20-year-old 2.06 meters tall, is the answer to the Chinese men's basketball team's future No. 4 position. He still has room for improvement, such as handling the ball on the court, you need to be more cautious. In this men's basketball Asian Cup, Wang Junjie was intercepted many times after passing the ball. His grasp of strength and timing when passing the ball still needs to be trained and polished. If Wang Junjie's pass can be improved, then he will become a super killer for the Chinese men's basketball team to break the joint defense and can do a lot of things near the free throw line.

For the Chinese men's basketball team, standing on the Asian Cup podium after 10 years has been a huge success. What's more, the Chinese men's basketball team has actually achieved the best results in the Asian team in this Asian Cup, and can compete with the Australian men's basketball team, the traditional world's strong team, until the last second.

The Chinese men's basketball team can leave Saudi Arabia with pride. Wang Junjie will return to the United States for summer training after the Asian Cup. He will continue to compete in the NCAA games. Wang Junjie took the starting position last season and his performance was remarkable.

It is worth mentioning that in the future, there will be more post-05 players on the stage of the international arena. Yang Hansen, also born in 2005, missed the Asian Cup because he participated in the Trail Blazers short-term training camp. If Yang Hansen was there, perhaps the Chinese men's basketball team would win the championship. Zhao Weilun, who will play for San Francisco University with Wang Junjie in the new season, did not compete in the Asian Cup. Among the overseas players of the same age group, potential new star Pang Qingfang should have competed in the NCAA first-level NCAA competition, but unfortunately, because his record point did not meet the standards, he could only represent the community university Monroe College in the NJCAA League last season. The Chinese men's basketball team's post-2005 players are setting off a youth storm, and the Chinese men's basketball team in the Los Angeles Olympic cycle is worth looking forward to!