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Los Angeles Lakers sign Chinese guard Sun Yue
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Updated: 2008-08-26 10:36
China's Sun Yue (L) dribbles around Greece's Dimitros Diamantidis during the men's preliminary round group B basketball match China vs. Greece won the match 91 to 77. [Agencies] |
The Los Angeles Lakers on Monday signed Chinese guard Sun Yue, as the NBA team increases its collection of international players and adds to its depth in the backcourt.
The 23-year-old Sun agreed to a two-season contract with the Lakers earlier this month but delayed signing the papers until the end of the Beijing Olympics. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Charles Bonsignore, Sun's agent, said Sun is optimistic and also "a little bit excited" about his joining the Lakers.
"He's really looking forward to it," said Bonsignore. "The Olympics gave him kind of a boost."
The 6-foot-9 point guard averaged 6.8 points, 2.5 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in six games for China in the Beijing Olympics.
Sun will compete for playing time with Jordan Farmar in the Lakers' backcourt. He also gives the team an added foreign presence, joining Pau Gasol of Spain, Vladimir Radmanovic of Serbia and Sasha Vujacic of Slovenia.