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易建聯(lián)領(lǐng)銜六名國際球員 46人退出NBA選秀
[ 2007-06-20 09:02 ]
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2007年NBA選秀首批參選球員名單公布，共有38位球員參選，其中6位是國際球員。我國球員易建聯(lián)領(lǐng)銜6名國際球員，而孫悅則不在榜單之列。據(jù)報道，目前已有46位選手退出今年NBA選秀。
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These recent handout photos from their respective schools and teams show NBA Draft basketball prospects from left; Al Horford, Florida; Quinton Hosley, Fresno State; James Hughes, Northern Illinois; Dominic James, Marquette; and Yi Jianlian, China. [AP]
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China's Yi Jianlian was among only six international players applying for early entry into the National Basketball Association Draft not to withdraw from the process, the league announced.
NBA officials said 32 US college players and six global early entry hopefuls were among those who did not withdraw by a Monday deadline while 46 others, 19 of them global prospects, pulled out of the annual talent allocation process.
Yi, aforwardfor China's Guandong Southern Tigers, led his team to titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006 before losing to Bayi in this year's finals. He averaged 24.9 points, 11.5reboundsand 1.8blocked shotsa game this past season.
In addition to the 19-year-old Chinese Olympian, global early entry prospects include Finland's Petteri Koponen, Italy's Marco Belinelli, Brazil's Ralfi Silva Ansaloni, Bosnia's Stanko Barac and Ukraine's Kyrylo Fesenko.
US college prospects leaving school early for NBA careers include Greg Oden of Ohio State, the likely number one pick; Texas playmaker Kevin Durant and Joakim Noah, the son of French tennis star Yannick Noah and a two-time US college champion with Florida.
This year's NBA Draft will be staged on June 28 in New York.
（Agencies）
Vocabulary:
forward:前鋒
rebound：籃板球
blocked shots：也可寫作blocks（蓋帽）
（英語點津陳蓓編輯）
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