CAREER HIGHS

POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 7-0
WEIGHT: 250
BIRTHDATE: October 27, 1987
BIRTHPLACE: Shenzhen, China
DRAFTED: Milwaukee, First Round (6th overall), 2007 NBA Draft
ACQUIRED: From Milwaukee, June 26, 2008
CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2009-10 (TO- 2010-11)
YEARS PRO: 2

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the First Round (6th overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft... Traded to New Jersey, from Milwaukee, along with Bobby Simmons for Richard Jefferson on 6/26/08.

2008-09: Appeared in 61 games, earning 52 starts… Averaged 8.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 23.3 minutes per contest… Shot .382 (191-500) from the field, .772 (95-123) from the line and .343 (48-140) from downtown… Recorded 23 games scoring in double figures, four games scoring 20+ points, four games with 10+ rebounds and three double-doubles… Led the Nets in scoring three times, in rebounds 10 times, in assists twice, in steals six times and in blocks nine times… Missed 16 games with a broken fifth finger, right hand (1/12-2/10) which he suffered on 1/9 at Milwaukee… Registered five DNP-CD’s on the season… Recorded second consecutive 20-point game with 20 on 7-of-13 shooting and six rebounds vs. Memphis on 1/7… Tallied third double-double with 22 points, a career-high tying 13 rebounds and two blocks vs. Sacramento on 1/5… Scored a season-high 27 points on 9-of-15 FG’s and 3-of-5 three-pointers vs. LA Clippers on 11/22… Tallied his first double-double of the season, with 24 points on 7-of-11 FG’s including a career high 5-of-6 three pointers and 10 rebounds at Miami on 11/10… In Nets debut at Washington on 10/29, tallied 17 points on 7-of-11 FG’s, six rebounds and two blocks.

PRO CAREER: Has played in 127 NBA games with Milwuakee and New Jersey, making 101 starts… Holds career averages of 8.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 24.2 minutes per game… 2007-08: During rookie season, averaged 8.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.85 blocks in 66 games… Shot .421 (219-of-520) from the field, .841 (122-of-145) from the line and .286 (6-of-21) from three-point range in 25.0 minutes per contest… Amongst rookie leaders, ranked 9th in points, 5th in rebounds, 3rd in free throw percentage, 6th in blocks and 8th in minutes…Named the Eastern Conference’s Rookie of the Month for December, after averaging 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds on .503 (79-of-157) from the field… Scored in double-figures 24 times, had two games of 20 or more and snagged 10+ rebounds on five occasions… Led Milwaukee in scoring once, rebounding 11 times and blocks 30 times… Missed 16 games due to injury (two games from 2/5-2/6 due to right shoulder strain, one game on 3/5 due sprained left ankle, five games from 3/7-3/15 due to sprained right wrist and eight games from 4/4-4/16 due to sprained left knee)… Participated in the Rookie vs. Sophomore game at the NBA All-Star Weekend and finished with eight points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal… Blocked a career-high four shots at Utah on 1/14… Notched the first double-double of his career on 12/22 vs. Charlotte with a career-high 29 points (14-of-17 field goals) to go along with 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block… Tallied 20+ points for the first time in his career with a 22-point effort on 12/15 vs. Minnesota… Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Memphis on 11/14… Made NBA debut on 10/31 at Orlando, scoring nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Member of the Chinese National Team which competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and 2004 games in Athens… Played for Team China during 2007 Las Vegas Summer League, averaging 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 28.0 minutes per contest… 2006-07: Was named the ambassador of the 2006-07 CBA League after averaging 24.9 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 30.7 minutes per game for Guangdong… 2005-06: Averaged 20.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game for Guangdong... Helped lead his team to a CBA title and earned Finals MVP honors... Named the most popular player of the 2005-06 CBA League... Competed for the China National Team at the 2006 FIBA World Championships... 2004-05: Averaged 16.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for Guangdong in his third season in the CBA... 2003-04: Averaged 9.7 points and 5.9 rebounds for Guangdong... 2002-03: Averaged 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in seven minutes per game as a CBA rookie... Posted 7.3 points and 7.3 rebounds over four Finals games... Earned CBA Rookie of the Year honors... At the 2003 Junior World Championships, posted 18.9 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game ... Participated in the 2002 adidas All-American ABCD Camp in Teaneck, NJ, playing against U.S. All- American high school players, including LeBron James.

PERSONAL: Son of two former athletes (his father, Yi Jingliu, is 6-5 and his mother, Mai Meiling, is 5-8)… Name is pronounced “EE jee-ENN-lee-ENN”… Was discovered in 1999 on a playground in Shenzhen… Stood 6-4 when he was just out of grade school… Participated in the 2002 adidas ABCD All-American Basketball Camp at Fairleigh Dickinson University along with LeBron James and Sebastian Telfair… Owns the career mark for dunks by a Chinese player in the Chinese Basketball Association.