Yi Jianlian

Yi Jianlian
易建联

Yi with the Wizards in 2011
No. 9 – Guangdong Southern Tigers
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born	(1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 29) Heshan, Guangdong, China
Nationality	Chinese
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2007	Guangdong Southern Tigers
2007–2008	Milwaukee Bucks
2008–2010	New Jersey Nets
2010–2011	Washington Wizards
2011	Guangdong Southern Tigers
2012	Dallas Mavericks
2012	→ Texas Legends
2012–present	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Career highlights and awards
4× CBA champion (2004–2006, 2013) 2× CBA Finals MVP (2006, 2013) 4× CBA Domestic MVP (2013–2016) 8× CBA All-Star (2004–2007, 2013–2016) 2× CBA Slam Dunk leader (2015, 2016) 2× FIBA Asia Championship MVP (2011, 2015)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  China FIBA Asia Championship 2005 Doha 2011 Wuhan 2015 Changsha 2009 Tianjin Asian Games 2006 Doha Team

Yi Jianlian (simplified Chinese: 易建联; traditional Chinese: 易建聯; pinyin: Yì Jiànlián, pronounced [î tɕjɛ̂nljɛ̌n], EE JEN lee-EN; 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.