Yi Jianlian

Basketball, Basketball Player

1987 –

 Credit ยป
30

Who is Yi Jianlian?

Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player who plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. He has also played in the American National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Washington Wizards, and Dallas Mavericks.

Yi joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2002 and subsequently won the Rookie of the Year Award. In five years with the Tigers, he won three CBA titles, and also played with the Chinese national basketball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championships. In the 2007 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks as the sixth overall pick. Initially, Yi declined to sign with the Bucks for several months before agreeing to a contract with them on August 29, 2007. He played in the NBA until 2012, when he returned to the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He won another CBA championship in 2013.

There has been controversy over Yi's age, as several reports have testified that his officially listed birth date of October 27, 1987, was intentionally falsified by three years so he would be able to play longer in junior competitions. Yi has refused to comment on his age.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Oct 27, 1987
Heshan, Guangdong
Also known as
  • Little Yi
Parents
Nationality
  • China
Profession
Education
  • Guangdong University of Technology
Lived in
  • Heshan, Guangdong

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Yi Jianlian." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/yi_jianlian>.

Discuss this Yi Jianlian biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net