The CBA team that Yao Ming played for is the Shanghai Sharks, and the NBA team is the Houston Rockets.

In April 1998, Yao Ming was selected for the national team coached by Wang Fei and began his basketball career. He won the CBA regular season MVP in 2001, the CBA championship and finals MVP in 2002, and was elected the CBA rebounding and block king three times, and the CBA dunk king twice.

In the 2002 NBA draft, he was selected by the NBA's Houston Rockets as the No. 1 pick. From 2003 to 2009, he was selected to the NBA All-Star team for 6 consecutive seasons (***8 times in his career). He was selected to the NBA All-NBA Second Team three times and to the NBA All-NBA Third Team three times. In 2009, Yao Ming acquired the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team and became the owner of the Shanghai Sharks Basketball Club. On July 20, 2011, Yao Ming officially announced his retirement.

Character evaluation

Yao Ming used his superb sports skills to occupy a place in a national sports event with many strong players. He achieved the dreams of many people and became the pride of the Chinese people. . His outstanding performance and patriotic spirit of always obeying the call of the motherland have made people think about far more than sports itself. His emotions for his motherland, his grasp of the present and his expectations for the future will make him a historical figure in Chinese sports and the NBA.