On the afternoon of September 15, Beijing time, the retirement ceremony of China basketball star Yi Jianlian was held in Guangzhou. Yao Ming, Wang, Bater and many other famous basketball players were present, and Yi Jianlian also showed his true feelings in his retirement speech.
"I used to think it was easy to say thank you, very simple. Until I decided to retire. I began to seriously recall my whole career. I just found out that the word thank you has such a heavy weight. "
"China men's basketball team has always been my most sacred name. Whenever I wear the national team jersey, I can feel the pride brought by a strong motherland. "
Yi Jianlian introduced:
Yi Jianlian, 1987 10, 10 was born in Heshan City, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China. He is a former professional basketball player in China and a power forward/center.
In 2002, Yi Jianlian entered CBA and played for Guangdong Hongyuan Men's Basketball Team. In 2004, he was selected for the China National Men's Basketball Team. In 2005, he became the youngest MVP in the history of CBA. In the 2007 NBA draft, the sixth pick in the first round was selected by Milwaukee Bucks. In 2008, he moved to the New Jersey Nets. June 30th, 20 10, transferred to Washington Wizards.
2065438+011kloc-0/0 returned to CBA on October 8 to play for Guangdong Dongguan Bank Team. 20 12 1 month, signed with Dallas Mavericks; On July 27th, he served as the flag bearer of the China 20 12 London Olympic Games delegation;
On September 23rd, he returned to Guangdong Hongyuan Team and led the team to win the CBA championship again. 20 15,1513 October, led the China men's basketball team to win the championship in the 20 15 Asian Basketball Championship and qualified for the Rio Olympic Games. In 20 15, he was awarded the title of Top Ten Athletes in China.
NBA career:
On June 29th, 2007, Yi Jianlian participated in the 2007 NBA Draft and was selected by Milwaukee Bucks in the sixth place in the first round. 101October 3 1 day, Yi Jianlian made his NBA debut. 165438+1On October 9th, Yi Jianlian met Yao Ming for the first time and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds.
19 On February 22nd, Milwaukee Bucks beat Charlotte Bobcats at home, Yi Jianlian played 42 minutes and 33 seconds, made 14 shots (12 times) and made 65438+ free throws. 12 On February 26th, Yi Jianlian rose to the first place in the NBA East rookie ranking.