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XUE YUYANG
Position: C
Country: China
Pro Club: Hong Kong Flying Dragons
Ht., Wt.: 7'1, 235

Selected by Dallas Mavericks
Round 2, pick 28 (57 overall)

Traded to Nuggets
ANALYSIS: Following in the steps of Yao Ming, Xue won rookie of the year honors in the Chinese Basketball Association in 2001-02. Take it with a grain of salt -- his team's star player was Sharone Wright -- but his height and ability to play facing the basket are reminiscent of the Clippers' Wang Zhizhi.

 


 
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