How did Dream Team 1 and Dream Team 8 come about? Why do you call it that?

Since 1992, almost all American national men's basketball teams are composed of NBA players, so they have been named as "dream teams". "Dream Team" is the nickname of American basketball team since 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Since this session, the American NBA professional league has sent professional players representing the highest level in the world, so it is called "dream team". In the past, the Olympic Games was a non-commercial sports event, so professional players under the business alliance of NBA were banned from participating for a long time. This taboo was broken from 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and the American basketball team organized the American team led by Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. Their superb skills and invincible skills made the men's basketball team a performance without suspense. Later, people called this team the Dream Team. Since then, the United States has organized NBA players to become the American national team, and has had two or three dreams.

In a narrow sense, the dream team usually refers to the American men's basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Because this team included almost all the top basketball players in the NBA at that time, it was later called the strongest basketball team in sports history, that is, the dream team.

Of course, the emergence of this dream team is due to the help of FIBA to some extent. 1989, FIBA changed the original rules of the game and allowed professional players to participate in international basketball events for the first time. Therefore, the American Basketball Association immediately recruited a large number of excellent players from the NBA and formed a brand-new American national men's basketball team.

Since then, this team has won six regional qualifiers in the United States, and let the world appreciate the strength of American basketball. So the dream team finally became the representative of the American men's basketball team and got the opportunity to participate in the Barcelona Olympic Games.

At the same time, the dream team in a broad sense refers to all previous American men's basketball teams that have represented the United States in the World Basketball Championship and the Olympic Games since 1992 (note: teams that have participated in the 1998 World Basketball Championship are generally not considered as dream teams).

In fact, the dream team has witnessed the arrogance and pride of Americans to some extent, because not any American team can be called a dream team. With the rapid development of international basketball, American basketball has lost its past dominance. If you don't want the dream team to be a joke, the American Basketball Association still has a lot to do.

Dream Team 8 is the eighth time that the American men's basketball team has been teamed up by NBA players.