Yi Jianlian
Chinese basketball player (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yi Jianlian (simplified Chinese: 易建联; traditional Chinese: 易建聯; pinyin: Yì Jiànlián [î tɕjɛ̂nljɛ̌n]; born October 27, 1984)[3] is a Chinese former professional basketball player who last played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks, the New Jersey Nets, the Washington Wizards, and the Dallas Mavericks.
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Born | (1984-10-27) October 27, 1984 (age 39) Heshan, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 258 lb (117 kg)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 6th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3, 9, 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2002–2007 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | New Jersey Nets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Washington Wizards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | →Texas Legends | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2023 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 易建聯 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 易建联 | ||||||||||||
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Yi joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers for the 2002–03 CBA season, and subsequently won the CBA Rookie of the Year award. In his first five years with Guangdong, the team won three CBA titles. In the 2007 NBA draft, he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth overall pick. Initially, Yi declined to sign with Milwaukee for several months before agreeing to a contract with them in August 2007. He later played for three other NBA teams until returning to the Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2012.
Yi also played for the Chinese national team, having represented his country at the Olympics in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, as well as the 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships. Yi played in the 2004 Olympics.[4]