Sun Yue

Sun Yue (simplified Chinese: 孙悦; traditional Chinese: 孫悅; pinyin: Sūn Yuè, born November 6, 1985 in Cangzhou, Hebei) is a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Chinese professional basketball player. He is currently playing for his Chinese team, the Beijing Olympians. He became the fifth Chinese player to play in the NBA. Sun started playing with the Beijing Olympians, which was the only privately owned club of the CBA, in 2002 at the age of 17. In 2004, Sun was se... more

Sun Yue (simplified Chinese: 孙悦; traditional Chinese: 孫悅; pinyin: Sūn Yuè, born November 6, 1985 in Cangzhou, Hebei) is a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Chinese professional basketball player. He is currently playing for his Chinese team, the Beijing Olympians. He became the fifth Chinese player to play in the NBA. Sun started playing with the Beijing Olympians, which was the only privately owned club of the CBA, in 2002 at the age of 17. In 2004, Sun was selected to the Chinese national under-20 team, but when his team refused to release him to play, the CBA banned the Olympians from playing in the CBA. After touring in Taiwan, the team moved to play in the ABA. In Sun's first year in the ABA, the 2005-06 season, his final numbers included 9.5 points per game, 7 rebounds per game, and 6.7 assists per game. Sun also had his first triple-double of his career, with 12 points, 14 assists, and 12 rebounds, and was named to the All-ABA 2nd team. In the following year, Yue improved his numbers, making... less