易建联将代表广东宏远队征战CBA

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct.8 (Xinhua) -- NBA star Yi Jianlian would play for Guangdong Hongyuan in the upcoming Chinese Basketball Association season which starts in November, the defending CBA champions confirmed on Saturday night.
新华社中国广州10月8日电——NBA明星易建联将在十一月开赛的CBA新赛季中代表广东宏远参加比赛， CBA卫冕冠军周六晚上证实了这一消息。

"Yi has signed a one-season contract with Hongyuan with an option to leave once he accepts an invitation from NBA teams," Guangdong Hongyuan's team manager Liu Hongjiang told Xinhua.
广东宏远球队经理刘宏疆告诉新华社记者：“易建联已经和宏远签了一个赛季的合同，一旦收到NBA球队的邀请，他可以选择离开。”

The current NBA lockout approached its 100th day Saturday, having forced a handful of super stars including Andrei Kirilenko and Tony Parker to seek playing opportunities in Europe and Asia. Last month, Denver's Kenyon Martin joined CBA runner-up Xinjiang Guanghui.
到周六，目前NBA已停摆近100天了，这迫使包括基里连科和托尼．帕克在内的少数超级巨星寻求在欧洲和亚洲打球的机会。上个月，丹佛的肯扬．马丁加入了CBA亚军新疆广汇。

Guangdong Hongyuan has won seven CBA titles in the recent eight seasons, and Yi was instrumental in that between 2004 and 2006.
在近八个赛季中，广东宏远已经获得了七次CBA总冠军头衔，易建联在2004至2006年的比赛中发挥了作用。

"Although he may not stay with us very long, I am quite sure his return is good for himself, the team and Chinese fans as well," Liu said.
刘宏疆表示：“尽管他和我们待在一起的时间不会很长，但是我非常肯定，他的回归对他自己、对球队和对中国的球迷都有好处。”

"He could keep his edge in CBA, our team will also benefit from his skills and fans certainly want to see him play at his best years."
“他在CBA打球可以保持良好状态，我们的球队也可以从他的技术中获益，球迷当然想看到他在自己的巅峰时期打球。”

Yi was impressive at last month's Asian championship and many expect him to land a new offer once the NBA labor dispute settle down.
易建联在上个月的亚锦赛中给人留下深刻的印象，很多人都期望，一旦NBA的劳资纠纷解决了，他能获得一份新的合同。

Liu said that Yi was not indispensable. "Otherwise we would not agree with the jump-out clause in the contract," he said.
刘表示，易建联并不是必不可少的。“否则，我们就不会同意他跳出合同了，”刘宏疆如是说。

Yi was chosen by the Bucks at the sixth pick in the NBA draft in 2007. He played for the New Jersey Nets in 2008 and the Washington Wizards in 2010.
在2007年的NBA选秀中，易建联在第六位被雄鹿队选中。他2008年效力于新泽西网队，2010年则效力于华盛顿奇才队。