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Yi Jianlian
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yi.
Yi Jianlian (Chinese: simplified 易建联, traditional 易建联 Cantonese: Yi Ginlyùn Pinyin: Yì Jiànlián) born on October 27, 1987?[1], in Shenzhen, Guangdong is a Chinese basketball player. He plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.

He is left-handed, 2.12 m (7 ft 0 in) tall and weighs 104 kg (230 pounds). He is under contract with Nike to advertise their products within China.

Basketball career
Yi was featured in TIME Magazine's August 24, 2003 article entitled, "The Next Yao Ming." It was this article that first gained Yi worldwide recognition.

Yi has been widely regarded as China's most promising prospect since Yao Ming, and his style of play is widely compared to that of Kevin Garnett. What sets him apart from other Chinese big men is his athleticism, which allows him to finish above the rim with relative ease and consisten