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Yi begins his quest for NBA career

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Apr.12 - China's latest NBA prospect¹ Yi Jianlian left for the US yesterday for a crash course ahead of the league's annual draft in June, and hopes to emerge from the shadows of his Chinese predecessors² in the league.

Yi would go through a few specially³ designed training camps under some of the most recognizable names in the game's history, possibly including the legendary⁴ Hakeem Olajuwon.

"We want to do everything we can to better prepare him for an NBA career, which is always hard, especially for an overseas player," said Liu Hongjiang, a member of Yi's management team and an official with Yi's old Guangdong Winnerway club.

"No previous Chinese NBA prospect went through such an orientation⁵ before. Hopefully, it would raise Yi's game that meets the NBA standards and eases his route to success in the US."

Both Wang Zhizhi and Menke Bateer were thrown into high-octane NBA games without any counseling when they joined the league (Dallas Mavericks⁶ for Wang and Denver Nuggets for Bateer) as free agents.

Yao Ming descended⁷ on the Houston Rockets as the top pick of the 2002 draft but he didn't even attend the career-defining draft meeting in person - his commitment to the Chinese national team left him watching the event on television in Beijing.

But Yi has been luckier than the rest as the Chinese basketball authorities allowed the teenager to skip the national team's summer camps and a series of friendly matches in their preparation for next year's Olympic Games.

"Yi getting off to a good start at the NBA is in our best interests ... He will definitely be allowed to attend the draft himself," Chinese Basketball Association's deputy president Hu Jiashi was quoted as saying on the governing body's official Website.

"He will join the national team in July but in the next two months he can hone his skills at what is supposed to be the best training regimes in the world. We reckon that will help his stint⁸ with the national team as well."

Yi will be put through his paces under hall-of-famer Kiki Vandeweghe and former Portland Trailblazer's Chris Dudley, while talks are on to get Olajuwon in the fray⁹ as well, Liu said.

At 2.13 meters, it is inevitable¹⁰ that Yi draws comparisons with Yao Ming, a paint-dominating center. But Yi dismisses any such talk.

"I can play from very close and power my way to the basket but I feel more comfortable from the mid¹¹ range," Yi told the Guangdong Winnerway Website. "Yao dominates as a center but I am more of a power forward."

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1 prospect
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
参考例句：
This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。 The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

2 predecessors
n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身
参考例句：
The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。来自《简明英汉词典》 Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？来自《简明英汉词典》

3 specially
adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地
参考例句：
They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。 The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

4 legendary
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。 Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

5 orientation
n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍
参考例句：
Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。 The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

6 mavericks
未烙印的牲畜( maverick的名词复数 )；标新立异的人，不合常规的人
参考例句：
And what about the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki? 那达拉斯小牛队和诺维斯基呢？ And we see it with bringing Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. 而且我们看到它同实现基德向达拉斯小牛队。

7 descended
a.为...后裔的，出身于...的
参考例句：
A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。 The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

8 stint
v.节省，限制，停止；n.舍不得化，节约，限制；连续不断的一段时间从事某件事
参考例句：
He lavished money on his children without stint.他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。 We hope that you will not stint your criticism.我们希望您不吝指教。

9 fray
v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗
参考例句：
Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？ Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。

10 inevitable
adj.不可避免的，必然发生的
参考例句：
Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。 The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

11 mid
adj.中央的，中间的
参考例句：
Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。 He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

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