Yi Jianlian is a well-known basketball player of Chinese origin, famous for his current call to play alongside the Milwaukee bucks of the National Basketball Association.
Yi Jianlian was born on October 27, 1987 in the city of Shenzen, within the region of Guangdong, China.
There is a great controversy regarding his real age, since in the 2004 some sources claimed that he was born between 1982 Y nineteen eighty one, and his date of birth had been altered to participate in youth games.
Unfortunately, Yi is not completely sure of the true date he was born, but he trusts that the papers he has certify that it was in 1987.
Serves as Power forward and he usually has no preferences as to the number of his jersey. Its maximum height is 2.13 meters and its approximate weight is 108 kilograms.
His family descends from a rich sports tradition, both of which were former professional handball players. His mother is 1.77 meters tall while his father is 1.99 meters tall.
He began playing basketball at the age of 12. By the time you joined your team Longdong tigers He was already a good 1.93 meters tall and could jump up to 3.5 meters when.
During the 2002, year you entered the Tigers, attended the camp for athletes in Adidas in the city of New Jersey, being shortly after interviewed by the magazine TIME.
The heading of the note was very clear and forceful, the press was already qualifying it as the next “Yao Ming”And had not yet started his professional season.
In that same season 2002-03 won the award for Rookie of the Year of the CBA (China Basketball Association) which was followed by many other trophies.
Together to the Longdong tigers reached three championships in a row CBA, from the 2003 until the 2006, Being the 2005 one of his best years as a player.
On February of that 2005 Yi scored a whopping 16 shots of the 16 he tried, scoring 32 points that helped clinch victory in their game.
During the 2004 Yi joined the national team of China and surprised more than one coach and player within the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and the FIBA World Championship 2006.
For more than many institutions of the USA They hoped to hire the player, they knew very well that they had to wait until the 2009, since the CBA it does not let its professionals leave until they are 22 years old.
At the beginning of 2006 he himself announced that he wanted to join the Draft of the NBA of that year, but that the lack of experience would play against him so he decided to wait a little longer.
Still the November 1, 2006 it was his own team that announced that Yi would join the Draft of 2007, hoping to be able to play in the Chicago Bulls or the Golden state warriors.
After having participated in the concentrations to preDrafts the past was finally chosen June 28, 2007 for the Milwaukee bucks.
Despite not knowing if he will stay for long, the president of the Bucks wrote him a letter wishing him well, asking him to wait playing with them the season 2007-08 And one last thing: he explained that his city was not far from Chicago at all, and assured him that even there he would have the important support of a strong Chinese community.
Currently his English lessons progress day by day and his interviews with the press can already be given without the need for an interpreter.
His new Bucks teammates like Charlie Villanueva, Brian Skinner, Jared Reiner and Bobby Simmons, among others, are eagerly awaiting to see the potential of the Chinese player.