Yi Jianlian's Guangdong No. 9 jersey is about to be retired
Yi Jianlian is one of the greatest players in the history of Chinese basketball, one of the most successful stars in the history of the CBA, and the core and meritorious player of the Chinese men's basketball team. On August 29, 2023, Yi Jianlian announced the news of his retirement, and on September 15, Guangdong Hongyuan held a retirement ceremony for him. Yi Jianlian's 21-year career is extremely brilliant, whether in the CBA or the national team, he plays a pivotal role, and in the NBA, although he starts high and goes low, it is also the best performance of Chinese players except Yao Ming.
At 19:35 on December 29, 2023, the 23rd round of CBA Zhejiang Guangsha will challenge Guangdong Hongyuan, and a grand retirement ceremony of Yi Jianlian's No. 9 jersey will be held. In the previous promotional video, Du Feng asked the UAE if he wanted to play again, and the UAE turned around and said: "Goodbye!" and many players in Guangdong, Zhou Peng, Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei and other CBA players all paid high tribute to the UAE.
01/Yi Jianlian CBA career
Yi Jianlian is undoubtedly the first person in CBA history and the youngest MVP in CBA history. Yi Jianlian has won 7 CBA championships, 5 regular season MVPs (including 4 consecutive times), and 3 finals MVPs. Yi Jianlian has only played for Guangdong Hongyuan, with a total of 12,781 points, which is the first in the history of CBA local players. Yi Jianlian grabbed 6,159 rebounds and is the CBA's all-time rebounding king. In addition, Yi Jianlian ranks first in the history of the number of double-doubles, the total number of points, rebounds and double-doubles in the regular season are the first in history, and he is also the king of blocks in the playoffs, and the first best defensive player in CBA history. Yi Jianlian had a CBA high score of 48 points, a maximum of 24 rebounds, a maximum of 7 blocks, and a maximum of 7 steals. Yi Jianlian played in 15 seasons in the CBA and played a total of 448 regular season games, averaging 22 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, shooting 55.6% from the field and 75.2% from the free throw line.
02/Yi Jianlian's career in the Chinese men's national basketball team
Yi Jianlian is the absolute core player of the Chinese men's basketball team and served as the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation at the 2012 London Olympics. In 2011 and 2015, Yi Jianlian led the team to win the championship in the men's Asian Championships, won the gold medal in the 2006 Doha Asian Games, won the eighth place in the Beijing Olympics with the Chinese men's basketball team in 2008, and reached the round of 16 in the 2010 men's basketball world championships without Yaming. Yi Jianlian is the core interior player of the Chinese men's basketball team, and he is also the first person in the team after Yao Ming's retirement.
03/Yi Jianlian's NBA career
Yi Jianlian was the No. 6 pick in NBA2007 and played for the Bucks, Nets, Wizards and Mavericks, and briefly played for the Lakers. Yi Jianlian had a good start in his NBA career, winning the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year in December 2007 and participating in the NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge. Yi Jianlian earned a total of $13.82 million in the NBA during his career, making him the second person in Chinese NBA history after Yao Ming. Yi Jianlian has a NBA high score of 31 points, a maximum of 19 rebounds, a maximum of 6 blocks, and a maximum playing time of 50 minutes.
Write at the end:
Yi Jianlian represents everyone's youth and enthusiasm, and he is also the pride of Chinese players in the NBA. Now that the youth is gone, the No. 9 jersey of the United Arab Emirates is about to be hung at the Dongguan Bank Basketball Center. When we meet, it is difficult to say goodbye to "easy", I wish Yi Jianlian all the best in the second half of his life, and I wish Chinese basketball a bright future!