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...Ming still has no idea how many millions are in his future. As the No. 1 pick in last year's National Basketball Association draft, Yao signed a four-year contract with the Houston Rockets for $17.8 million. A few rival NBA executives predicted the contract would run out before the Rockets saw a return on their investment. But after a rocky start, Yao--now 22 and 7 ft. 5 in.--has shown flashes of dominance. He has scored 20 points against the defending-champion Lakers, 27 against the Spurs and league MVP Tim Duncan, and 30 against the Western...
...home until they understood the American landscape." In 2001 the Chinese sports authorities allowed two accomplished but lesser players, Mengke Bateer and Wang Zhizhi, to test the NBA waters. Meanwhile, Chinese officials huddled with international scouts to determine whether Yao would be the top pick in the next NBA draft. "They wanted to know what city he would go to," says a scout, who adds that the officials preferred that Yao play for a strong team in a city with a sizable Asian community. They also wanted to know "how much he'd get paid and, most important...
BOSTON—In a game featuring 26 NHL draft picks and played in an NHL rink, it was a pair of undrafted, 5’10 defensemen who were the real pros...
Senior offensive tackle and potential future-NFL draft pick Jamil Soriano agreed with Palazzo. “It’s not that surprising because they are both excellent players,” Soriano said. “They’ve shown that Ivy League players don’t just excel in the classroom, but also on the football field. It was a proud moment for Harvard football players, both former and current...
...After seeing his performances in the Hula Bowl and the Shrine Game, he’s upped his draft status and dismissed any doubts about his ability,” Soriano said...