The No. 8 jersey of the Jiangsu men's basketball team has always been a representative of the legend, its previous owner was ''Chinese Flying Man'' - Hu Weidong, and the current owner is ''Rib Trapeze'' - Yi Li. Yi Li, born in November 1985, height 2.02 meters, weight 90 kg, Chinese professional basketball player, playing as a big forward/small forward, playing for Jiangsu Nangang.
Yi Li was born in a basketball family, his father Yi Dehua was once the coach of Jiangsu Nangang Youth Team, in 2004, Yi Li was promoted to Jiangsu Nangang First Team, and in the first season, his average data per game was only 6.9 points and 3.7 rebounds. In the 2005-06 season, he officially put on the No. 8 jersey, and in Yi Li's first season in jiangsu Nangang's No. 8 jersey, he averaged 13.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game, almost double that of last season.
In the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, because Jiangsu Nangang lacked people in the big forward position, he had to change to the position of big forward, but he was not tall enough, too light weight, and could not play this position at all, and the final result was that he did not play a good big forward, nor did he polish the skills of small forwards, missed the critical period of two years of rising balls, and left a lot of injuries.
In 2008, Yi Li encountered the biggest opportunity of his life, the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers issued an invitation to Yi Li, invited him to participate in the NBA Summer League, this summer league trip, for Yi Li is bitter, the first stop six games, he only played two games, leaving only dismal data and the experience of being knocked down again and again, from this game, it can be seen that Yi Li is indeed not suitable for playing big forwards.
In the 2008-2009 season, Yi Li finally returned to the position of small forward, his performance was getting better and better, and Yi Li, who saw the gap in the NBA, was playing better and better in the league. In the 2010-11 season, he fully became the offensive core of Jiangsu, averaging 16.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and was twice named a CBA All-Star in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, he was finally selected for the London Olympic 12-man roster, fulfilling his Olympic dream.
Since then, Yi Li, who is at the peak of his career, has gradually faded out of the national team, and the data at the club has not increased but has declined. People wonder why the former rib trapeze has slipped down so quickly. In fact, people who know Yi Li know that mainly due to injuries, Yi Li's height of 2.02 meters, the weight is only 90 kg, but also to play the big forward and the other side's foreign aid hand-to-hand combat, which brings him a lot of injuries, directly affecting his state. There is also an objective reason, that is, the inaction of the Jiangsu team, the main players have fled, and the team's record has plummeted, making it difficult for Yi Li to stand alone and discouraged.
If he changes teams, like his teammates, maybe he will be in better shape, and in an unambitious team, he can only sink more and more and go with the flow. This assumption basically will not appear, because of the special system of the Jiangsu men's basketball team, we hope that Yi Li will enjoy basketball, play happily and happily in the remaining years of the game, and end it perfectly.