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In the 2007 NBA Draft, Yi Jianlian, a 7-foot forward from China, was selected sixth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He became the first Chinese player to be drafted in the first round of the NBA draft. Yi spent six seasons in the NBA, playing for the Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Washington Wizards, and Dallas Mavericks, before returning to China to play for the Guangdong Southern Tigers.