The MVP deserves the MVP, Choi Yongxi may be right

In the peak match of the men's basketball team in the Asian Cup, the Australian team went through a hard battle and finally narrowly defeated the Chinese team with a slight advantage of 90 to 89. With this difficult victory, the Australian team won the Asian Cup again, writing another brilliant chapter in the event. In contrast, although the Chinese team went all out and fought bravely on the field, they finally missed the championship throne and could only be ranked second with a little regret. However, this young lineup formed by Guo Shiqiang still needs more room for growth. Focusing on the game itself, the Chinese men's basketball team did not rank the strongest lineup. Yang Hansen, who was just selected by the Portland Trail Blazers, failed to return to the team, which led to the lack of arrow characters at the critical moment of the game.

As for the Australian team, most of their players have overseas experience, among which, the starting backcourt player Jelin Galloway, who performed well in the final, played an absolute dominant force. He played 36 minutes in the game, made 7 of 12 shots and 6 of 10 from outside the three-point line, and scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, with a plus-minus value of +5. As a space wing, Galloway has not made many shots, but his ability to seize opportunities is obvious to all. Whenever the game enters a white-hot stage, he can always use his excellent projection skills to help the team establish a weak lead. However, in dealing with the opponent's outside threat, Guo Shiqiang has achieved the ultimate goal. Except for Galloway, other players have only 2 of 14 shots from the outside.

Without Galloway's firepower assistance, the final winner of this game would probably be that Chinese red, but you still have to learn to accept reality. After all, Galloway is not an ordinary person. As early as March 2024, the 22-year-old young player was favored by the Milwaukee Bucks management, and the two sides quickly signed a two-way contract. Although Galloway cannot get more playing time and tactical status in the NBA, it is a blessing to be able to cooperate with epoch-making stars like Lillard and Antetokounmpo. After leaving the US professional basketball team, he quickly joined the NBL League Sydney Kings.

Although he performed diligently on the court, Galloway, who has NBA resume, was selected into the 2025 FIBA Asian Cup 12-man roster for the 2025 FIBA Asian Cup. You should know that the young player who was affected by injuries last season has been away from the court for a while, and the national team has shown more appreciation for his situation, which has also laid the foreshadowing for the subsequent victory over the Chinese team. Therefore, he became the biggest winner of this tournament. Not only was he selected as the best team in the Asian Cup for the Men's Basketball Team, but he was also elected as the MVP of this event. Looking back at this Asian Cup, Galloway made a total of 6 appearances, averaging 15.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 60% and a three-point shooting percentage of 64.3%. Such outrageous data directly boosted his threat on the offensive end.

Perhaps, it is not difficult to see through Galloway's experience that in order to improve the economic level of players, it is still necessary to launch an impact on a higher-level league. Even as a water dispenser player, it is a height that many ordinary people cannot reach. At this moment, I finally understood Choi Yongxi's persistence. Although he was not selected for the national team due to injury, Cui has recovered from injury and has shared a video of himself playing in 5V5 on social platforms. Considering the upcoming new season, he is still working hard for a training camp contract. Even if I don’t know whether he can stay in the NBA, this spirit is just a small person who loves basketball.