Major debut! Hello, Yang Hansen! The Chinese men's basketball team has been waiting for an entire year.

In a warm-up match for the third window of the World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese men's basketball team beat the visiting Australian team 91-81 at home.

In this game, the Chinese team made 30 of 64 field goals (47% shooting), including 9 of 28 three-pointers (32%), and 22 of 26 free throws (85%), with 18 assists and 13 turnovers.

The performance of the two forwards was outstanding in this match. "The strongest summer worker" Wang Junjie stepped up again, taking 15 shots to score a game-high 23 points, along with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

Cui Yongxi, a former two-way contract player for the Nets, rediscovered his old form, contributing 12 points in less than 18 minutes off the bench, with a plus-minus of +12, the highest in the game.

The next warm-up game, also the final one, will feature a stronger lineup from the Chinese team. Guo Shiqiang confirmed that Yang Hansen, returning from the NBA, will play in the match against the Netherlands on the 23rd of this month.

Yang Hansen's last appearance for the Chinese men's basketball team was in the Asian qualifiers in February last year, when he was only 19 and still a player for the Qingdao team. Now, after a full NBA season of training, he will undoubtedly become much stronger.

However, with Yang Hansen's return, the Chinese team faces a pleasant dilemma: who should be the starting center—him or Hu Jinqiu?

Before Yang Hansen was selected as the 16th pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA draft, he would have been 100% Hu Jinqiu's backup. But times have changed.

As for Xu Xin, he will probably drop to the role of third center...

Xu Xin's performances for the national team so far have been as brilliant as his last season with the Guangzhou team. In the past three games, he started twice and came off the bench once, totaling 16 points, 17 rebounds, and 7 blocks. His rim protection and shot-blocking ability are in a class of their own, but unfortunately, as mentioned, there are two obstacles ahead of him.

It is worth noting thatXu Xin has basically decided to choose the U.S. agency Excel Sports (which represents stars like Jokic), and has also received a tryout and Summer League invitation from the Spurs., the 22-year-old will also embark on his dream-chasing journey.