Knicks Sign Sun Yue
Sep 17 2009 5:28PM
NEW YORK, September 17, 2009 – – New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh announced today that guard Sun Yue has been signed as a free agent. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Career Transactions:Selected by L.A. Lakers in second round (40th overall pick) of the 2008 NBA Draft…Signed with L.A. Lakers on Aug. 25, 2008…Waived by L.A. Lakers on Jul. 31, 2008…Signed by New York as a free agent on Sep. 17, 2009.
2008-09 (L.A. Lakers): Averaged 0.6 points, 0.2 assists and 2.8 minutes in 10 games (no starts)…Scored a career-high four points (2-3 FG) in five minutes in his NBA debut vs. Milwaukee, Dec. 7…Totaled six points, two assists and 28 minutes in 10 games…Averaged 9.8 points, 3.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds, 2.33 blocks and 33.3 minutes in six games (five starts) with the L.A. D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.
As a Professional: Began professional career in 2003-04 with Beijing Aoshen of the Chinese Basketball Association…Team was suspended from CBA competition in 2004 and relocated to Los Angeles to compete in the American Basketball Association…2007-08 (Beijing Aoshen): Averaged 16.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.30 steals, 1.90 blocks and 40.2 minutes for the Beijing Aoshen Olympians of the American Basketball Association (ABA)…Named First Team All-ABA and ABA All-Star…Started all six games for China in 2008 Olympic Men’s Basketball play in the Beijing Games and averaged 6.8 points, 2.5 assists, 1.33 steals and 28.0 minutes…2006-07 (Beijing Aoshen): Averaged 13.5 points, 10.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds, 1.90 steals, 2.00 blocks and 39.0 minutes…Named First Team All-ABA and ABA All-Star…2005-06 (Beijing Aoshen): Averaged 9.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.90 steals, 2.40 blocks and 40.9 minutes…Named Second Team All-ABA and ABA All-Star…Help lead the Chinese National Team to its second consecutive championship in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.
Personal: Shares his name in China with a popular female recording artists and a former Chinese Olympic Women’s Volleyball player...Member of the Chinese National Team since 2005.
Sun, 6-9, 205-pounds, averaged 0.6 points, 0.2 assists and 2.8 minutes in 10 games as a rookie last season with the L.A. Lakers. The Hebei, China-native was selected by the Lakers of the second round (40th overall) in the 2008 NBA Draft and also averaged 9.8 points, 3.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds in six games on assignment last season with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. The 23-year old is a member of the Chinese National Team and started all six games for China in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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Career Transactions:Selected by L.A. Lakers in second round (40th overall pick) of the 2008 NBA Draft…Signed with L.A. Lakers on Aug. 25, 2008…Waived by L.A. Lakers on Jul. 31, 2008…Signed by New York as a free agent on Sep. 17, 2009.
2008-09 (L.A. Lakers): Averaged 0.6 points, 0.2 assists and 2.8 minutes in 10 games (no starts)…Scored a career-high four points (2-3 FG) in five minutes in his NBA debut vs. Milwaukee, Dec. 7…Totaled six points, two assists and 28 minutes in 10 games…Averaged 9.8 points, 3.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds, 2.33 blocks and 33.3 minutes in six games (five starts) with the L.A. D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.
As a Professional: Began professional career in 2003-04 with Beijing Aoshen of the Chinese Basketball Association…Team was suspended from CBA competition in 2004 and relocated to Los Angeles to compete in the American Basketball Association…2007-08 (Beijing Aoshen): Averaged 16.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.30 steals, 1.90 blocks and 40.2 minutes for the Beijing Aoshen Olympians of the American Basketball Association (ABA)…Named First Team All-ABA and ABA All-Star…Started all six games for China in 2008 Olympic Men’s Basketball play in the Beijing Games and averaged 6.8 points, 2.5 assists, 1.33 steals and 28.0 minutes…2006-07 (Beijing Aoshen): Averaged 13.5 points, 10.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds, 1.90 steals, 2.00 blocks and 39.0 minutes…Named First Team All-ABA and ABA All-Star…2005-06 (Beijing Aoshen): Averaged 9.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.90 steals, 2.40 blocks and 40.9 minutes…Named Second Team All-ABA and ABA All-Star…Help lead the Chinese National Team to its second consecutive championship in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.
Personal: Shares his name in China with a popular female recording artists and a former Chinese Olympic Women’s Volleyball player...Member of the Chinese National Team since 2005.
