From 65438 to 0999, Wataru Misaka was elected to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame. Although he did not achieve great success in the NBA, he landed in the NBA more than half a century earlier than Wang and became the first Asian player to land in the NBA.
2. Wang (China): The first China player to land in the NBA.
In the NBA draft of 1999, the Dallas Mavericks selected Wang, a PLA player from China, in the 36th pick in the second round. After several twists and turns, 200 1 landed in the NBA, becoming the first China player to play in the NBA.
3. Yao Ming (China): The first Asian champion in NBA.
As the first Asian champion in NBA history and the only NBA champion in Asia so far, Yao Ming is undoubtedly the best Asian NBA player so far. With his excellent height, soft touch and hard work, Yao Ming has already become the star of Houston Rockets, and was even once praised as one of the most dominant centers in the league.
4. Bater (China): The first Asian player to wear an NBA championship ring.
In the 2002-03 season, Bater only played 12 games for the team, averaging 3.8 minutes and scoring 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds, but he won the championship ring that many NBA stars dreamed of. In this way, Bater became the first Asian player to wear an NBA championship ring. ?
5. Yuta Tabuse (Japan): "Japan Jordan" of the Suns.
Yuta Tabuse, known as the Japanese "Jordan", was not selected after a trial in Denver in 2003, but the Phoenix Suns signed a contract with Yuta Tabuse in 2004. In the 2004-05 season, Yuta Tabuse became the first Asian defender to enter the NBA.
6. Yi Jianlian: The fourth China player to enter the NBA.
In 2007, Yi Jianlian refused to report to Milwaukee, which gave NBA critics an excuse. But his performance in Bucks and Nets can only be described as unsatisfactory. Now that the United Arab League has returned to China, the United Arab League, which was once highly anticipated, has never been able to surprise us in the NBA.
7.Seung Jin Ha (Korea): The first Korean player to enter the NBA.
In the 2004-05 season, Cheng Zhenha played 19 games on behalf of the Blazers, averaging only 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game; Played 46 games in his career, averaging 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds. In the summer of 2006, Seung Jin-ha was traded to Bucks, but he was laid off after playing only one preseason game for the team because of injury, and his NBA career ended.
8. Sun Yue: The 40th pick in the second round was selected by the Lakers.
Sun Yue, known as "the magician of China", played 10 games on behalf of the Lakers, but only got 6 points and 2 assists. In August 2009 1, the Lakers officially gave up Sun Yue, but fortunately, Sun Yue won an NBA championship ring because of the Lakers' championship in 2009, becoming the second person in Asia after Bater.
9. Haddadi: Iran's first center.
In the first season, Haddadi played for Grizzlies 19 games, averaging 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. The best moment of Haddadi's career so far was the Asian Men's Basketball Championship last summer. He ravaged Wang and Yi Jianlian's China men's basketball team and made great contributions to winning the Asian Championship. He was also awarded the MVP title of the Asian Championship.
10, Jeremy Lin: the first Asian American player.
After entering the NBA, Jeremy Lin moved to several teams and played for Knicks, Rockets and Lakers. Now the record of the Lakers is very poor, and the internal contradictions of the Lakers are very serious. Jeremy Lin also lost his main force and sat on the bench.
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