No more playing! Farewell, Yang Hansheng! China's men's basketball team unveils its 12-man roster.

The Chinese men's basketball team will play the first warm-up game against Australia. The 12-player roster is as follows:

Guards: Gao Shiyan, Zhao Jiwei, Liao Sanning, Cheng Shuaipeng, and Pang Zhenglin;

Forwards: Wang Junjie, Li Hongquan, Cui Yongxi, and Wang Haoran;

Centers: Jiao Boqiao, Xu Xin, and Hu Jinqiu.

Australia fielded 10 players in the first game, mostly young players all under 24 years old, as follows:

Ben Gristy, Harry Rulyadov, Rayne Smith, Kue Deng, Jacob Holt, Daniel Foster, Bivani Bells, Sam Brown, William Johnston, and Emmett Adair.

The Chinese players who missed this game are Yang Hansheng, Zeng Fanbo, Jiang Haoran, Zhu Junlong, Yang Xihao, Feng Ao, Zhao Jiayi, He Xining, and Zhao Weilun.

As an active center for the Trail Blazers, Yang Hansheng is a special case compared to other domestic players, as he must strictly follow the agreed-upon NBA and FIBA rules regarding training camps and warm-up games. He may be able to play in the second match between China and Australia.

According to AI information, for official FIBA competitions, the Trail Blazers must unconditionally release Yang Hansheng to represent China. However, for warm-up games, the Blazers have the right to restrict his playing time, travel, training duration, and more. This is why he couldn't travel with the national team and missed the first warm-up game.

It won't be until this summer's third World Cup qualifying window—on July 3 against Japan and July 6 against Chinese Taipei—that the Chinese team can fully control Yang Hansheng's availability. In the past two windows, China has a 2-2 record, ranking third in Group B.

How will Guo Shiqiang's Chinese men's team use Yang Hansheng? It will be particularly interesting. They are likely to establish him as the absolute core, given that he proved himself capable of leading in the NBA Development League last season. Playing for the Rip City Remix, he averaged 17.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game in the regular season, shooting 62.4% from the field.

Best wishes to the Chinese men's basketball team. Go for it!