The NBA is indeed changing now. The offense behind the scenes cannot be said to withdraw from the historical stage, but it is no longer the most effective offensive method. There is no doubt about this. Including the middle distance, it cannot be said to be a complete magic ball, but the offensive proportion of each team, the basket and 3 points, is basically more than 70%.

Of course, back and middle distance are still very important. First, it can make the offense more three-dimensional, and second, at critical moments, the change of middle distance can easily become the key to the outcome.

Xie Kairen is in China, while the US side is still in the big deal. On July 20, a famous NBA reporter Shams revealed that the Rockets had completed the transaction about Westbrook and Paul swaps with the Thunder!

The details of the transaction are that the Thunder traded Westbrook to the Rockets, and obtained Paul, the Rockets' first-round picks in 2024 and 2026 and the first-round picks in 2021 and 2025.

Westbrook wants to leave the Thunder, and Harden has appointed him to partner with Westbrook, which means he no longer wants to partner with Paul.

Paul is 34 years old. Last season, he was affected by injuries and his condition has declined significantly. Moreover, due to the ball rights, he and Harden are not so compatible in everything.

Harden is too lazy to run without a ball, but when he gets into his hands, he feels like a different person and becomes lively.

Harden is the Rockets' leader. The team treats him like the prince. As long as the team can meet his requirements, they will try their best to meet them.

Harden didn't like Paul and Westbrook, so they immediately contacted him. After the deal took place, the light bulb combination officially disintegrated.

Thunder was naturally very happy because Westbrook wanted to team up with Harden, and they also received generous returns. Although Paul had a big contract and was old, they were not afraid at all. They were still worried that they would not reach the Poor Ghost Line! And Paul was here and could still bring young potential stock SGA, and there should be no better ending than this.

The Rockets have a younger second-in-command with better core relationships and will once again strive for the championship. Unlike before, no team has a Big Three next season, the Thunder disintegrated, the Warriors have lost Durant, and Buddha has been reimbursed, and they basically withdraw from the championship competition for next season. Their opponents are mainly the Los Angeles Twins and the Celtics, the Bucks and the Raptors in the East.

If everyone is a dual-core team, the Rockets are not afraid of any team. Their magic ball is really crazy and no team can defend against it.

After the transaction happened, Xie Kai immediately congratulated Westbrook on social media for joining the Rockets. From this point of view, the Thunder did a good job. They asked their champions to go where they wanted to go, and did not put them on the shelves for a price. Compared with the cold-blooded Riley and Angie, at least they were still quite humane.

The 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup was held in China, so the Chinese Men's Basketball Team is considered the host. Watching the men's basketball game at your doorstep made domestic basketball fans particularly excited this summer. Because it was really exciting to see Xie Kai, Antetokounmpo, and other NBA stars.

In this men's basketball World Cup, a total of 32 teams will be divided into eight groups (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H), with four teams in each group.

The Chinese men's basketball team is ranked A, and there are also Côte d'Ivoire, Poland and Venezuela in the same group.

It can be said that this is a signing game. The strength of these three teams is very average. As long as the Chinese men's basketball team is not surprised, it is perfect to qualify.

As long as you qualify, the Chinese men's basketball team will basically get a ticket to the men's basketball team competition at the Tokyo Olympics next year, which is almost a shortcut.

But if the group does not qualify, then they will enter the Olympic play-offs, and the difficulty will suddenly increase, because the competitors will be strong teams in Europe and the United States, and the quota will be very limited.

The goal of the Chinese men's basketball team is naturally to qualify as the top group and go directly to Tokyo. They don't want to play any heartbeat games, so as to avoid long nights and dreams.

Xie Kai went to China to prepare for the World Cup of Men's Basketball Team. After a while, Zhou Jing came to China with her son, a large group of people, and her parents-in-law.

Xie Kai can see his family from time to time, and be with basketball, and keep training. He feels very happy and time passes quickly.

It's August.

In August, the Clippers' reinforcement continued. On August 16, the Los Angeles Clippers officially announced that they would sign Patrick Patterson with a one-year contract of $2.3 million.

Patterson is one of the Thunder's heroes to win the championship. Last season, he was the starting No. 4 position of the dynasty team. But now Xie Kai and other giants have left, and the Thunder have also entered the reconstruction. It doesn't do much to keep this veteran, so they did not renew his contract with him.

Patterson doesn't want to renew his contract with the Thunder, unless the team offers a big contract. But how could the Thunder give him a long contract with a player with such ability and age?

Fortunately, although Patterson has limited ability, he has long shots and a small contract, so he went to Xie Kai and the Clippers were very welcome.

Xie Kai is very satisfied with the operation of the Clippers. The ability of the Logo man is really extraordinary.

On August 29, the Chinese men's basketball team announced the 12-man roster participating in the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup.

The official list of 12 players announced by the Chinese men's basketball team are: Xie Kai, Yi Jianlian, Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin, Guo Ailun, Fang Shuo, Zhao Jiwei, Sun Minghui, Zhao Rui, Abdusalam Abduseriti, Ren Junfei, and Zhai Xiaochuan.

Forward Zhou Peng missed this men's basketball World Cup due to a crack in the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot.

On the evening of August 31, on the first day of the 2019 World Cup in Basketball, the Chinese men's basketball team in Group A faced their first opponent in the group stage at Wukesong Sports Center.

Côte d'Ivoire is a typical African team with excellent physical fitness but relatively rough skills.

In this game, under the leadership of Xie Kai and Yi Jianlian, the Chinese men's basketball team took advantage of their height and easily defeated their opponents 85:50, giving them a good start.

On September 2, the Chinese men's basketball team, who was in Group A, faced the challenge of the strongest opponent in the group, the Polish team.

In this game, Xie Kai scored a game-high 32 points, plus 10 rebounds and 7 assists, helping the Chinese men's basketball team defeat their opponents 87:76 and ushered in two consecutive victories.

After the two games, the Chinese men's basketball team has basically determined that they will be the first in the group, which will make their last game against Venezuela particularly easy.

On September 4, the Group A team entered the last match day. The Chinese men's basketball team defeated Venezuela 78:68, won all three games in the group stage, and advanced to the second stage of the game.

On September 6, the second phase of the game began. The Chinese men's basketball team played against the Russian men's basketball team in Wukesong, Beijing.

With the outstanding performance of Xie Kai and Yi Jianlian, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated their opponents 80:68 and ushered in the first victory in the second stage.

Including the three games in the group stage, the Chinese men's basketball team has already won four consecutive victories in this men's basketball World Cup and is in a very hot state.
Chapter completed!