Official announcement! Hello, Hu Mingxuan! The Chinese men's basketball team has been waiting for a whole year.

The Chinese men's basketball team officially announced:Gao Shiyan has left the team...

In the three games of the recently concluded FIBA International Unity Cup four-nation invitational tournament, this guy did not appear on the playing roster.

In the past two years of national team competitions, whether it was the Asia Cup or the World Cup qualifiers, Gao Shiyan always had a place and played the role of a main rotational guard. However, his performance was inconsistent, and he was thus questioned. Now leaving the team may be a 'relief' for him.

Gao Shiyan was born on January 22, 1996. He is 1.86 meters tall with a wingspan of 1.82 meters. Last season in the CBA regular season, he averaged 8.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, hitting 1.2 three-pointers per game at a 34.6% shooting percentage. In this year's playoffs, he averaged 12 points, 4.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, hitting 1.8 three-pointers per game at a 31.8% shooting percentage.

No one can deny Gao Shiyan's fighting spirit and enthusiasm. However, as a guard, his poor shooting consistency is a big problem. Moreover, his handling of the ball often makes people anxious, and he has repeatedly contributed to memorable scenes.

By the way, this summer, Gao Shiyan's D-class maximum salary contract expired. He has already renewed his contract with the Shandong team, confirming his stay. It is reported that a two-year new contract was reached.

Gao Shiyan is gone, and Hu Mingxuan has returned. The latter was called up to the national team for the first time this year due to injuries, thus missing the previous four World Cup qualifying games. In the last season's CBA playoffs, while playing with an injury, he averaged 14.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 51%, hitting 2.8 three-pointers per game at a 48.6% shooting percentage.

The current Chinese men's basketball team indeed needs Hu Mingxuan's return. Now, apart from He Xining, there is no proper shooting guard (No. 2 position), so they have to use Liao Sanning and Pang Zhenglin among others as fill-ins.

Moreover, although Hu Mingxuan's performance is not stable either, when he explodes, he is quite terrifying. In last year's Asia Cup final, he shot 7-for-10 (5-for-7 from three) and scored 26 points, almost leading the Chinese men's basketball team to overturn the strong Australian men's basketball team.

Finally, best wishes to all the players who have played for the country. I will not comment on their good or bad performances, but I know that each of them is willing to give everything for the Chinese men's basketball team.