👍Yang Hansen ranked Chinese players who have played in the NBA: Yao Ming is 1& Yi Jianlian is 2& Dazhi is 3rd

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Recently, during an interview, Yang Hansen was asked by reporters to rank Chinese players who have played in the NBA. After thinking about it, Xiao Yang gave his own answer.

Yang Hansen said: "The first to fifth are Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Sun Yue and Jeremy Lin."

Yao Ming was the No. 1 pick in 2002. He played in the NBA for 9 seasons, playing in a total of 486 games, and averaging 19 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

Yi Jianlian was the No. 6 pick in 2007. He played in the NBA for five seasons, playing in a total of 272 games, averaging 7.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

Wang Zhizhi was the No. 36th overall pick in the second round in 1999. He played in the NBA for 5 seasons, playing in a total of 137 games, and averaged 4.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.

Sun Yue was the No. 40th overall pick in the second round in 2007. He played in the NBA for one season, played in a total of 10 games, and averaged 0.6 points and 0.2 assists per game, but he won the championship with the Lakers in 2009.

Jeremy Lin lost the draft, played in the NBA for 9 seasons, played in a total of 480 games, and averaged 11.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. It is worth mentioning that he is a Chinese American and his ancestral home is Fujian.

source:7m cn sports