Chinese guard Sun Yue signs with Los Angeles Lakers
Chinese guard Sun Yue signs a contract to play with Los Angeles Lakers for National Basketball Association (NBA). The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Sun Yue in the second round of the 2007 NBA draft at #40.
The 6-foot-9, Sun Yue played for Chinese National Team playing in Beijing Olympics. Yue was playing for Beijing Aoshen of the American Basketball Association. His team Beijing Aoshen was played before on Chinese Basketball Associaton (CBA) but suspended from CBA and the owner moved the team to American Basketball Association (ABA).
Sun Yue will join Derik Fisher, Jordan Farmar, Kobe Bryant, Sasha Vujacic and Coby Carl in the Lakers backcourt position.
