Yi Jianlian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Yi Jianlian

Chinese basketball player

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1987

Place of Birth: Heshan, Guangdong, China

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Yi Jianlian

  • Yi Jianlian (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yì Jiànlián [î t?j?^nlj??n]; born October 27, 1987) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
  • He has also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks. 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 on 29 August 2007.
  • He later played for three other NBA teams until returning to the Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2012. Yi also plays 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 at age 16 and remains the youngest man to play Olympic basketball since 1948.

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