2. Yi Jianlian
Born: Samil Commercial, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
NBA career: Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks
Yi Jianlian’s career started with a scandal when he initially refused to sign with Milwaukee Bucks, who drafted him as 6th pick in 2007 draft, because there wasn’t large Chinese community in the city. Eventually, Bucks and Yi came to terms and in the first few games he astonished everybody by displaying his talent. Then the injuries started and never stopped. If it weren’t for them, Yi’s career would be much more prominent one.
