Although Wang Feng has never taken Barnes seriously, this is just a strategic contempt for the enemy. Although Harrison Barnes is not a big figure in the Warriors, he is still a player who has the ability to get the maximum salary.
When Dallas was at its peak, he averaged 19.2 points and 5 rebounds per game in a single season, and even in 2022, when Wang Feng has passed through, Barnes can still firmly occupy the starting position in the NBA team and have certain shooting rights.
This is enough to prove Barnes' personal ability. Although he has never been selected as an All-Star, nor has he ever been selected for the All-Star Team or various other personal honors, as a player, he has been more successful than more than 90% of NBA players.
Therefore, Wang Feng cannot take it lightly. He must show his strongest self in front of the team and strive to keep his starting position.
Now, with the Asian Championship as an experience copy to grind, Wang Feng no longer considers the summer league. Although the Asian Championship is only an Asia-wide event, the strength of the national teams put together by various Asian countries in order to win honors is also quite poor.
It’s vulgar, the gold content is much higher than the summer league!
Moreover, fighting for the country, for Wang Feng, is a sure-profit deal in terms of both personal honor and reputation.
More importantly, as a time traveler, Wang Feng is very aware that in this year's Asian Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team made great progress, won the Asian Championships, and successfully obtained a direct ticket to the Rio Olympics.
Without Wang Feng, the Huaguo men's basketball team is still like this. Now with Wang Feng, it has an extra layer of insurance! And after winning the championship, Wang Feng will definitely be the hero who saves the Huaguo men's basketball team in the eyes of many people!
In fact, he has already begun to reap the dividends of returning to China to compete.
Since returning home, all kinds of calls and invitations have been pouring in. There are advertisement invitations from some big-brand product manufacturers, as well as invitations from variety shows and interviews on major TV stations.
The two words "Wang Feng" have become the domestic traffic password during this period, and are more famous than many top celebrities!
Fortunately, as a time traveler, Wang Feng was somewhat mentally prepared for this and had already thought of a way to deal with it.
As before, Wang Feng rejected all advertising companies. The time has not come yet, and there are plenty of opportunities for him to make money.
As for the interview invitations from some TV stations, Wang Feng screened them and finally chose a few well-known heavyweight TV stations, such as CCTV Sports Channel. Accepting interviews from these TV stations will help his popularity grow even more!
Because of the above reasons, Wang Feng only stayed at home for about a week.
After accepting exclusive interviews with several TV stations, it was time for the national team training to begin.
As the host, the Chinese men's basketball team has the advantage of home court. The training base is directly located in Changsha, the host city of the Asian Championships, making it easier to familiarize yourself with the competition venue in advance.
At the same time, the Chinese Men's Basketball Team also officially announced the 12-man men's basketball roster for the Asian Championships.
Wang Feng's name is clearly on the list. In addition, there are 11 players, namely A Lian, Zhou Peng, Zhai Xiaochuan, Li Gen, Ding Yanyuhang, Liu Wei, Zhou Qi, Guo Ailun, Zhao Jiwei, Wang Zhelin, and Li Muhao.
This is a brand new national team lineup. Four players, including Wang Feng, have been selected for the men's basketball roster for the first time!
Wang Feng, who rushed to the Changsha training center to report that day, also met 11 of his teammates here.
Wang Feng knows all these teammates. After all, he is a basketball enthusiast. Although he does not pay much attention to the CBA, he has a slight understanding of the members of the men's basketball national team, especially the backbones of the men's basketball team such as Arab League, Zhou Qi, and Guo Ailun.
Strength is a treasure trove of treasures.
But in the past, Wang Feng only saw these players on TV, but now he has close contact with them.
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Wang Feng has been playing in the NBA for less than half a year. James, Kobe and even Joe have all seen him with his own eyes and even occasionally said hello to him. He has seen a lot of strong winds and waves and has not shown anything.
On the contrary, when several members of the national team saw that the legendary Wang Feng had finally arrived, they couldn't help but stare at him curiously.
"Everyone, this is Wang Feng. I think everyone is familiar with it, right?"
An assistant coach smiled and introduced to everyone: "From now on, we are all comrades in the same trench!"
“Welcome welcome!”
Ah Lian and others took the lead in applauding and took the initiative to shake hands to express welcome.
Wang Feng kept his posture very low, and he didn't look like he was arrogant enough to win the NBA championship and everyone looked down upon him. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.
"Wang Feng, you are really good! I have wanted to ask you for a while. How did you practice your three-point shot? It's so accurate!"
"What's a three-pointer? His perimeter defense is a masterclass! So many NBA stars with strong offensive abilities have suffered losses under him. He's very ruthless!"
"With Brother Lian! With Wang Feng, our Asian Championships are safe this time!"
Wang Feng: "..."
Somehow, he always felt that the atmosphere here was a little different from what he imagined.
A national team like this shoulders the heavy responsibility of winning glory for the country. At the same time, the players in the team still have a certain competitive relationship with each other. Every player is working hard to perform better, so the atmosphere should be relatively tense and suppressed.
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Some players even maliciously suppress some rookie players in order to advance, just like in the NBA!
At least that's what Wang Feng imagined, having read many conspiracy theory posts online.
"It seems that my thoughts were too dark..."
Wang Feng shook his head slightly.
Putting aside those messy speculations, the reason why these players in front of you are gathered together has only one purpose in the final analysis! That is to win glory for the country!
Under this premise, everything else is insignificant!
"Pa bang bang..."
Just then, there was a sound of clapping in the distance.
Everyone's attention was drawn and they found Gong Luming, who had changed into training clothes, already standing in the stadium.
"Everyone is here! Come here, everyone. I have a few more words to say."
Gong Luming looked at the players walking over, especially Wang Feng, and smiled at him and nodded, then he glanced at the crowd and slowly said: "Everyone should know that the Asian Championships will start soon.
We don’t have much time to train.”
"This is a brand new team. Some members may have started working with each other a few months ago, while others have never been in contact with each other. Therefore, within the limited time, we must get familiar with each other as quickly as possible so that we can cooperate and assist each other.