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Top prospect Yi Jianlian set for 2007 NBA draft

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Yi Jianlian, 19, still faces the hurdle¹ of securing permission from the CBA to be exempted² from the rule barring Chinese players from entering the NBA draft before their 22nd birthday.

Nov. 3 - China's best young basketball prospect³ Yi Jianlian is a step closer to his NBA dream after the Guangdong Tigers cleared him to enter the 2007 draft, local media reported on Friday.

The 2.11-meter (6 ft 11.06 in) teenager was touted⁴ for the 2006 draft but blocked by Guangdong after the China Basketball Association (CBA) voiced concerns about players missing national games while warming benches for NBA teams.

"We did not let Yi join the 2006 draft because it was not the best timing⁵ for him," Guangdong general manager, Chen Haitao, told the China Daily.

"But now he is different and getting stronger mentally and physically⁶. I think next year will be a big chance for him, so for us, it's time to let him go."

Yi, 19, still faces the hurdle of securing permission from the CBA to be exempted from the rule barring Chinese players from entering the NBA draft before their 22nd birthday.

CBA vice-president Hu Jiashi said the league supported players going overseas to play at the highest level as long as they had plenty of time on court.

"If he is going to be stuck on the bench, it would be better if he stayed at home," he said.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

In contrast to Yao Ming's stellar career with the Houston Rockets, the NBA experiences of Menk Bateer and Wang Zhizhi -- the other two towers in China's "Great Wall" -- were marked by injury, regular trades and little game time.

After China failed to make the quarter-finals at the recent world championship in Japan, Yao Ming slammed China's domestic league and said more players should be sent overseas in preparation for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Yi, who averaged 20.5 points and 9.6 rebounds⁷ for champions Guangdong last season, said the draft would be a great opportunity and "also a test."

"I am not as excited as people expect," he told the paper. "For me, what I care about most now is winning another title for my club and also getting the gold medal at the Asian Games this year."

With Yao Ming excused from duty, Yi will be a key player in Team China's bid to regain⁸ the Asian Games title they held from 1986 to 2002 but lost to South Korea in Pusan four years ago.

The 2006 Asian Games start in Doha, Qatar on December 1.

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1 hurdle
n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛
参考例句：
The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。 She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

2 exempted
使免除[豁免]( exempt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. 他因视力不好而免服兵役。 Her illness exempted her from the examination. 她因病而免试。

3 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。

4 touted
v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报
参考例句：
She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。 People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。来自辞典例句

5 timing
n.时间安排，时间选择
参考例句：
The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。 The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

6 physically
adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律
参考例句：
He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。 Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

7 rebounds
反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )；回弹球；抢断篮板球；复兴
参考例句：
V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。 In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

8 regain
vt.重新获得，收复，恢复
参考例句：
He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。 The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

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