Shirelijan Muxtar

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Shirelijan Muxtar (Uyghur: شىرئەلىجان مۇختەر‎; simplified Chinese: 西热力江·木合塔尔; traditional Chinese: 西熱力江·木合塔爾; pinyin: Xīrèlìjiāng · Mùhétǎěr) is a Chinese professional basketball player of Uyghur origin, who plays the combo guard position for the Chinese national team and for the Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings of the CBA.^[1] He is an elite three point shooter and perimeter defender, currently the 10th all-time CBA three point leader. Shirelijan played with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers for 11 years and was an important part of their three consecutive Grand Finals from 2009 to 2011 and their first championship in the 2016–17 season. He is widely regarded as the most iconic player of the Xinjiang Flying Tigers and a popular contender for the all-time greatest Flying Tiger.