Friends who are familiar with the NBA should know that the NBA holds the NBA China Game every year. The two teams coming to China this summer are the Warriors and Timberwolves. Not to mention the popularity of the Warriors. The Warriors, with the Big Four, can be said to be one of the most popular teams in China. The Cavaliers, who originally decided to come to China in the summer of 2018, suddenly announced that they would not come today, which surprised the editor of q6u.com

Cavaliers announce not to participate in 2018 China Games

According to ESPN reports, the Cleveland Cavaliers have officially decided a few weeks ago that they will not participate in the 2018 NBA China Games. It was previously reported that the Cavaliers and Mavericks will participate in the 2018 NBA China Game.

It was revealed that there were regulations within the league: each team was obliged to participate in an international competition every three years. However, this provision was canceled for some reason a few weeks ago. The Cavaliers chose to withdraw from the 2018 China Game for basketball reasons, and LeBron James did not have the opportunity to participate in the China Game again.

After reaching the Finals in 2007, the Cavaliers came to China with the Magic. They participated in the Chinese game for the first time in team history and lost to the Magic led by Dwight Howard in both games.

After the Cavaliers withdraw, the league needs to determine new participating teams. Which teams can stand out and represent the NBA in China?

Which team will be the alternate team?

According to previous revelations, the Mavericks may become a team participating in the Chinese competition. The Mavericks, formerly known as Mavericks in Chinese, actually have an indissoluble bond with China. Wang Zhizhi, the first Chinese player to officially land in the NBA, initially joined the Mavericks. Mark Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks, is very popular in China. Cuban himself is very active in participating in the Chinese Games and exploring the Chinese market. He previously cooperated with Tencent Sports to change the Chinese name of the team to the Mavericks.

As a rebuilding team, the Mavericks have team spirit Dirk Nowitzki who is very influential in China, and young players such as Dennis Smith and Harrison Barnes are also well-known in China. Now there is a problem, that is, Nowitzki may retire after the 2017-18 season, which will affect the Mavericks' appeal in China to a certain extent.

[Celtics]

After acquiring Kyrie Irving in the summer of 2017, the Celtics have the Big Three of Irving, Al Horford, and Gordon Hayward, as well as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. They now have an excellent record, ranking first in the Eastern Conference, and have a lot of popularity in China.

In the first two rounds of All-Star voting, Irving ranked among the top defenders in the Eastern Conference and has great appeal in the United States and China. In the second round of All-Star voting, Irving received 1,370,643 votes, ranking third in the Eastern Conference and third in the league, surpassing Stephen Curry's 1,369,658 votes. From this perspective, if Irving participates in the Chinese Games, he will have great appeal and maintain the popularity of the Chinese Games.

However, whether the Celtics and other teams will participate in the China Game is affected by many factors, the most important of which is whether they agree. During the era of the Big Three of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, the Celtics' Big Three were extremely popular in China. However, Doc Rivers, then the coach of the Celtics, believed that the trip to China was tiring and rejected the league's invitation.

[Thunder]

The Thunder acquired Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, and Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2017 to form the Big Three. This is a very talented team that also has great popularity in China. But there is a problem with the Thunder participating in the competition, that is, both George and Anthony are facing contract renewal issues in the summer of 2018. If the Thunder has a poor record in the 2017-18 season, both of them may leave, which will become the biggest variable for the Thunder to participate in the China competition.

[Lakers]

The Lakers relied on their dynasty heritage during the OK combination period and the period when Kobe Bryant led the team, and accumulated a lot of popularity in China. Many Chinese fans hope to see them in the Chinese game. Now that Kobe has retired, this team has great potential. Young Lakers players such as Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram are full of energy and can give Lakers fans hope. Especially Kuzma, this handsome young player with extremely high football intelligence and emotional intelligence has now attracted countless fans. But as the Lakers are a dynasty team, I don’t know if their offer will be too high.

[76ers]

The 76ers have had a lot of ups and downs this season, but Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have fully demonstrated their terrible basketball talents, and both of them have shown the potential of superstars. Especially Embiid, who has terrible basketball talent and physical fitness. The only enemy now is injuries. If he can grow up smoothly, the sky is the limit for him. As a future superstar, Embiid is very down-to-earth and is called the Great by Chinese fans. He is also very popular in China.

How to select the teams for the China Games

According to convention, the NBA usually announces the teams for the China Games in February or March, but in fact, the teams have been finalized as early as January. The China Games is held in October, and the participating teams are determined nine months in advance, mainly so that the organizers have sufficient time to prepare, and it also facilitates investment promotion.

In January, NBA Greater China will submit a list of candidate teams to the league headquarters based on market research.

The reason why Greater China makes the list is, firstly, because it has a better understanding of the needs of the Chinese market, and secondly, because the operating costs related to the Chinese games are borne by NBA Greater China. The criteria for selecting teams in Greater China are popularity and cost accounting. Low popularity will affect the income of the China competition. The criteria for selecting teams in Greater China are popularity and cost accounting. Low popularity will affect the income of the China competition.

In addition to considering popularity, choosing a Chinese sports team also needs to consider operating costs. The Lakers during Kobe's era were extremely popular in China, but the Lakers only participated in the China game once in 2013, and even though Kobe came to China that time, he did not play due to injury. The main reason why the Lakers have only one experience in China is that their asking price is too high and there are some additional conditions. According to insiders, if only the cost is considered, the Lakers are at least twice as much as the Bucks.

Big guess on the venue

Where will the 2018 NBA China Game be held? What Mr. Su Qun learned is that Shanghai will be one of the hosting places, and the other city has not yet been determined. Since the NBA China Game was first held in 2004, it has been hosted by Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in turn. Will new cities join in 2018?

As the boss of the Timberwolves, a team participating in the 2017 NBA China Game, Taylor revealed in an exclusive interview with Tencent Sports that China is the overseas market that the NBA attaches most importance to, and the development of the NBA must be based on cooperation with the Chinese market. The China Game is a powerful tool for the NBA to develop the Chinese market. The NBA certainly does not want to limit the venue to just the four major cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. China’s central market and western market also need to be developed, and the market potential there is very large.

For example, Chengdu and Chongqing are two cities that the NBA is optimistic about due to their influence and geographical location. They are ideal choices for developing the western China market. However, there are currently two difficulties. The first is NBA-level arenas. NBA games have very high requirements for arenas, including very detailed standards for seats, locker rooms, safe passages, broadcast environments, advertising spaces, etc. However, except for Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, it is difficult to find arenas that meet NBA requirements in other cities in my country. NBA Chairman Adam Silver once said frankly that one of the main reasons why China games are always held in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen is that these four cities have arena advantages that other cities cannot match.

In addition to the arena problem, experience is also a problem that prevents other Chinese cities from hosting NBA China games. A Chinese game will bring benefits to the host city, but at the same time, due to the influx of a large number of fans, it will bring pressure on all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. If there is a lack of hosting experience, it is relatively easy to cause problems.

Shenzhen has hosted the China Games twice in the past three years. On the one hand, meeting the standards of the venues is also the key to winning the NBA's favor by properly handling various problems arising from the China Games. Simply put, if a city wants to be the venue for the NBA China Games, its hardware and software must be good enough. For example, the security configuration of the venues for the 2017 NBA China Games Shenzhen. According to usual standards, the number of security guards compared to the number of fans is between 2% and 5%. However, this China Games is equipped with 1,000-1,200 security guards for 18,000 spectators, which is a full 5.6%-6.7%. If you have no previous hosting experience, you are likely to be underprepared.

"Almost everyone is a star, which daunts some cities that want to host the Chinese Games. We have security in place, staff in place, venues in place, and even experience. To put it simply, there are not many people in China who dare to take on this Chinese Games, but we dare to do it." Liu Yunfeng, general manager of Shenzhen Longgang Universiade Center, said in an interview with Tencent Sports.

Judging from the current situation, another venue for the 2018 NBA China Game may be between Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. For example, if Chengdu and Chongqing want to host the China Game, it is expected that they will have to wait until at least 2019 to host it after the hardware and software meet the standards. This requires the efforts of all aspects of the city.

NBA China Game Science

The NBA is one of the most successfully promoted sports events in the world, and China is the NBA's largest overseas market. In order to effectively expand the Chinese arena and expand its influence, the NBA has changed its model and moved the game to China to allow Chinese fans to experience the authentic game. So The NBA preseason held in China is also called the China Game. In 2004, the NBA held the first China Game, choosing Yao Ming's Rockets and Liu Wei's Kings to try out, using Chinese elements as the entry point. This bold attempt achieved great success, and the NBA China Game has continued ever since.

Since the first China Games was held in 2004, this is already the 11th China Games. Except for the failure to hold the China Games in 2005, 2006 and 2011, the Chinese Games have all been held in China in the remaining years. So far, a total of four cities in mainland China have hosted the China Games, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. These four cities have hosted a total of 20 games. Among them, Beijing and Shanghai have hosted the most China Games, with 8 games each. Guangzhou has hosted one game each in 2008 and 2010, and Shenzhen has hosted one game each in 2015 and 2017. The fundamental reason for this phenomenon is that only these four cities have NBA-level basketball stadiums.

In the history of the China Game, various super statistics have emerged one after another. In the 2009 China Game, Anthony, who played for the Nuggets, scored 45 points against the Pacers; in the 2016 China Game Shanghai Station between the Arrows and the Pelicans, Harden scored 26 points and provided 15 assists, setting a record for assists in the China Game; in mid-2015, There was a one-sided scene in the Shanghai National Championship. The Hornets beat the Clippers 113-71, with 42 points creating the largest disparity in the China Championship. In this China Championship, the Warriors scored 142 points, surpassing the Nets in 2014 (129 points), setting a new scoring record in the China Championship. At the same time, the two teams scored a total of 252 points, which also set a new record in the China Championship.

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