Before flying to the United States to pursue his NBA dream in April, Yi Jianlian said he wanted to step out from the shadow of Yao Ming and carve out a career in the world's top league in his own way.
China's Yi Jianlian, the 2-metre tall power forward who may be taken in the top-10 of Thursday's NBA Draft, is looking forward to playing against Houston's Chinese center Yao Ming.
The intrigue surrounding Chinese power forward Yi Jianlian is building, with less than a week remaining until the National Basketball Association draft.
The Greg Oden-Kevin Durant debate that lasted all spring will end quickly Thursday night. Then the NBA draft gets interesting.
The Portland Trail Blazers will draft Ohio State centre Greg Oden with the first overall pick in Thursday's National Basketball Association draft, ESPN television reported Wednesday.
Sam Presti speaks with the guile of a veteran NBA executive, saying a lot without divulging much. Yet the 30-year-old Presti is the youngest general manager in the league. And, less than a month into his new job, he faces the daunting task of overhauling the Seattle SuperSonics.
Ohio State center Greg Oden and Texas forward Kevin Durant figure to top the list in the NBA Draft, yet suspense lingers over whether big names like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett will change addresses on Thursday.
He'll be the fourth Chinese to make the NBA, but will he have an impact like the Houston Rockets Yao Ming?
Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are headed to USA Basketball camp. LeBron James' summer plans still seem up in the air.
Perhaps never has a team with the No. 19 pick generated so much talk leading up to the NBA draft.
Kevin Durant averaged 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds last season at Texas. “He’s a big-time competitor,” the N.B.A. great Jerry West said.
Joakim Noah is so excited about fulfilling his dream to play in the NBA, he does not want to miss a moment of the run-up to Thursday's draft.
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