When he was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, Yao Ming was quite a unique physical specimen. A 7'6'', 310-pound giant from China with an incredibly soft ...

Fifteen years have passed since Yao Ming, the towering figure of the NBA, retired from the league, yet one of his former teammates continues to make waves in professional basketball. This article ...

In the realm of basketball, the NBA draft is a significant turning point for many aspiring athletes. Among the players selected, only a few have demonstrated the caliber to consistently outshine ...

History thus suggests that Yao Ming will never be the franchise player he is supposed to be, as a No. 1 overall draft pick. History tells us that there have been eight players before Yao who stood ...

"To see Yao Ming out there playing well is surreal. "When I first saw him play, people thought I was crazy, but I said he'd be the first pick in the draft. My background as a basketball player ...

Since Yao Ming, NBA teams have willingly rolled the dice on young Chinese prospects in the NBA Draft, and so far, they have not panned out. Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi were mostly unproductive overall ...

How Victor Wembanyama can join Yao Ming, Hakeem Olajuwon, and more How many foreign players have been selected #1 overall in the NBA Draft? How Victor Wembanyama can join Yao Ming, Hakeem Olajuwon ...

Armed with three picks — No. 2, No. 23 and No. 24 — the Rockets have good odds to select at least one franchise-changing talent in the Draft to ... Houston selected Yao Ming No. 1 overall ...

None, though, have loomed larger than the former basketball star Yao Ming, who dwarfed fellow delegates ... Shanghai Sharks before entering the NBA draft in 1999. He went on to become an eight ...

Former NBA guard Jeremy Lin took to Instagram on Thursday to post a photo of himself with Basketball Hall of Fame big man Yao Ming. The two were both in attendance at NBA All-Star Weekend in San ...

Hall of Famer and 8x All Star, Yao Ming sat with fellow Hall of Famer, Shaquille ONeal to reminisce about his journey to the NBA from China. Yao discusses when his love for the game began and the ...