The 2010 World Basketball Championships is right around the corner. Of course that means new basketball gear for Team China. Nike has designed like similar years Jerseys for most top Basketball National Teams. Right now because of Yao Ming’s absense this year basketball wise, they are featuring Yi Jianlian (Yi J.L) on the back of the jersey.

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China Preliminary Roster for the 2010 World Championship in Turkey later this summer.

Point/Shooting Guards

• Yu Shulong (Jilin Longrun Tea)
• Zhang Qingpeng (Liaoning Panpan)
• Liu Wei (Shanghai MAXXIS Sharks )
• Sun Yue (Beijing Aoshen)
• Zhang Bo (Bayi Rockets)
• Meng Duo (Dongguan New Century Leopards)
• Wang Shipeng (Guangdong Dongguan Bank Hongyuan Tigers)
• Guo Ailun (Liaoning Panpan); Gong Songlin (Fujian SBS)

Small/Power Forwards

• Zhu Fangyu (Guangdong Dongguan Bank Hongyuan Tigers)
• Zhou Peng (Guangdong Dongguan Bank Hongyuan Tigers)
• Yi Li (Jiangsu Nangang Dragons)
• Dong Hanlin (Guangdong Dongguan Bank Hongyuan Tigers)
• Yi Jianlian (New Jersey Nets)
• Wang Zhizhi (Bayi Rockets)
• Li xiaoxu (Liaoning Panpan)
• Ding Jinhui (Zhejinag Chuzhou Bank)

Centers

• Yao Ming (Houston Rockets) – still pending injury
• Tang Zhengdong (Jiangsu Nangang Dragons)
• Su Wei (Guangdong Dongguan Bank Hongyuan Tigers)
• Xu Zhonghao (Bayi Rockets)
• Max Zhang Zhaoxu (NCAA UC Berkeley)

The NBL 2010 summer season will start in the middle of June and end towards the end of August. The 2010 draft of the Chinese NBL (National Basketball League), essentially the second division of the CBA, the Chinese professional league, was recently held in Jiangyin, China.

Each of the ten teams drafted two players out of a pool of 39. The following is a list of players drafted by each team.

2010 NBL Draft China

• Anshan Canady, Raymond Jr. USA SF 201cm
• Anshan Dials, Terence Jerome Jr. USA C 205cm
• Dongguan Mingo, Ronell Dean USA C 205cm
• Dongguan Forehan-Kelly, Ryan Michael USA SG 197cm
• Guangzhou Liuhui Brown, Calvin USA C 204cm
• Guangzhou Liuhui Lawson, Christopher USA PG 191cm
• Guangzhou Ziyouren Dawson, Mark William Jr. USA C 205cm
• Guangzhou Ziyouren Bulajic, Nikola Serbia C 205cm
• Hangzhou Powers, Austen USA SF 203cm
• Hangzhou Stallings, Nicholas Jermaine USA G 190cm
• Heilongjiang Sullinger, James Todd Jr USA SG 196cm
• Heilongjiang Oliver, Wayne Ellis USA PF 201cm
• Henan Patrick, Everton Jr. Canada SG 193cm
• Henan Joyce, Ishmael Jedidiah USA PG 190cm
• Jiangsu Johnson, Justin USA PG 198cm
• Jiangsu Davis, Quincy USA C 205cm
• Shenyang Santee, Corey USA PG 190cm
• Shenyang Rose, Daniel Jamaica C 203cm
• Sichuan Mims, Dennis USA C 205cm
• Sichuan Bannister, Willie Anthony Jr. USA PG 180cm

The following list shows which team each player was drafted by:

Bannister, Willie Anthony Jr. USA PG 180cm Sichuan
Brown, Calvin USA C 204cm Guangzhou Liuhui
Bulajic, Nikola Serbia C 205cm Guangzhou Ziyouren
Canady, Raymond Jr. USA SF 201cm Anshan
Davis, Quincy USA C 205cm Jiangsu
Dawson, Mark William Jr. USA C 205cm Guangzhou Ziyouren
Dials, Terence Jerome Jr. USA C 205cm Anshan
Forehan-Kelly, Ryan Michael USA SG 197cm Dongguan
Johnson, Justin USA PG 198cm Jiangsu
Joyce, Ishmael Jedidiah USA PG 190cm Henan
Lawson, Christopher USA PG 191cm Guangzhou Liuhui
Mims, Dennis USA C 205cm Sichuan
Mingo, Ronell Dean USA C 205cm Dongguan
Oliver, Wayne Ellis USA PF 201cm Heilongjiang
Patrick, Everton Jr. Canada SG 193cm Henan
Powers, Austen USA SF 203cm Hangzhou
Rose, Daniel Jamaica C 203cm Shenyang
Santee, Corey USA PG 190cm Shenyang
Stallings, Nicholas Jermaine USA G 190cm Hangzhou
Sullinger, James Todd Jr USA SG 196cm Heilongjiang

Big news surrounding the future of ex-NBA star Stephon Marbury during the past months after his struggles with the New York Knicks. Yesterday, it was publicly announced that he will play in the pro basketball league in China with Shanxi. Marbury is expected to debut next week on January 27th against Qingdao.

The salary of Marbury has not been disclosed by the president of the club, however they did note that:

Marbury’s salary is not an astronomical figure because by coming here he also hopes to open up the Chinese market and sell his shoes,” Wang said, referring to the guard’s line of Starbury basketball shoes and apparel.

Marbury I’m sure will have lots of fans has he was a well known great NBA player back years ago before other outside issues were in effect. His shoe brand Starbury I’m sure will pick up and sell a lot in China due to the volume of fans that the professional league brings in each year.

About the language.. hmm I’m not sure.