Sun Yue (basketball)

Sun Yue
孙悦
Sun with the Beijing Olympians in 2008
Personal information
Born (1985-11-06) 6 November 1985 (age 39)
Cangzhou, Hebei, China
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2007: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2002–2021
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number9
Career history
2002–2008Beijing Olympians
2008–2009Los Angeles Lakers
2008–2009Los Angeles D-Fenders
2009–2013Beijing Olympians
2013–2017Beijing Ducks
2019–2021Beijing Royal Fighters
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  China
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Doha
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tianjin
Gold medal – first place 2011 Wuhan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou

Sun Yue (simplified Chinese: 孙悦; traditional Chinese: 孫悅; pinyin: Sūn Yuè [swə́n yɤ̂]; born November 6, 1985) is a Chinese former professional basketball player. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009, making him one of two players born in China to win an NBA championship, the other being Mongolian-Chinese center Mengke Bateer, who won the 2003 NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs.[1]

  1. ^ "List of NBA champions born in China". Stathead. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.