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In China, imports are only listed under their "Chinese" names which makes it very difficult to determine their English (or Brazilian/Croatian/Lithuanian etc.) names. Sometimes, a player named "Matt Smith" will be either "Ma Te" or "Si Mi Si" in China, which is impossible to decipher without other information. Asia-basket.com is a great help in this respect (especially in recent years).

Note: This list does not include the 20+ ethnic Chinese players from Taiwan (including top Taiwanese players Cheng Chih Lung, Chou Chun San, Lo Shin Liang), Hong Kong, etc. who played in CBA.

*--did not play in playoffs

2006-07 CBA (Starting this season, playoff teams can pick 1 import from non-playoffs teams)

Bayi (Army): None
Zhejiang Horses: Soumaila Samake, Kevin Freeman*, (Lorenzo Coleman)
Guangdong: Jason Dixon, Terrance Green
Shanghai: Reggie Okosa, Jermaine Dearman
Liaoning: Ernest Brown, Pat Simpson
Fujian: Chris Porter, Kit Rhymer*, (Brandon Crump)
Jiangsu: Garnett Thompson, Carlos Dixon
Shandong: Herve Lamizana, Mack Tuck

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Xinjiang: Lorenzo Coleman, Doug Wrenn
Dongguan: Anthony Myles, Michael Fey
Shaanxi: Brandon Crump
Zhejiang Lions: Gabe Muoneke
Honghe: Ken Johnson, Wil Frisby
Beijing: Micah Brand, Rob Joyner
Shanxi: God Shammgod, Rashid Byrd
Jilin: Babacar Camara, Darius Rice

2005-06 CBA (Starting this season, a team cannot change imports during the season)

Guangdong: Jason Dixon, Terrance Green
Jilin: Rod Gregoire, Babacar Camara
Bayi (Army): None
Liaoning: Reggie Butler, Justin Brown
Jiangsu: Jason Klotz, Carlos Dixon
Xinjiang: Lorenzo Coleman, Randall Jackson
Beijing: Nate Burton, Nate Williams
Honghe: Jon Smith, B.B. Waldon

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Fujian: Tyrone Washington, Chris Porter
Dongguan: Anthony Myles, Charles Mason
Shanghai: Reggie Okosa, Rob Little
Shaanxi: Brandon Crump, Trey Moore
Shandong: Eddie Fobbs, Joel Jones
Henan: Kit Rhymer, Jason Williams
Zhejiang: Soumaila Samake, Curtis Millage

2004-05 CBA (Starting this season, CBA import draft held before season)

Guangdong: Jason Dixon, Peter Cornell*
Jilin: Rod Gregoire, Shawnelle SCott*, Melvin Whitaker*
Jiangsu: Ryan Forehan-Kelly, Jelani McCoy, Keith Bean, Simeon Haley*
Xinjiang: Lorenzo Coleman, Corey Benjamin, Jamal Kendrick*
Bayi (Army): None
Beijing: Olumide Oyedeji, Paulinho Boracini, Carlos Nascimento*, Donnell Knight*
Yunnan: DeAngelo Collins, Antonio Latimer*, Lee Benson*
Liaoning: Ernest Brown, Chris Alexander, TJ Cummings*, Wesley Wilson*

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Shanghai: Davor Pejcinovic, Rob Dryden
Zhejiang: Soumaila Samake, Doug Smith, Isaac Fontaine
Shandong: Mack Tuck, Kevin Lyde, Marcus Fleming, Cedric Suitt
Fujian: Brian Hendrick, Ryan Lorthridge, Alton Ford, Damon Thornton
Henan: Darrell Johns, Odell Bradley, Eddie Elisma
Shaanxi: Garth Joseph, Corey Hightower, Lincoln SMith, Tate Decker

2003-04 CBA

Guangdong: Jason Dixon, Laron Profit, Brett Rainbow*
Shaanxi: Garth Joseph, Silas Mills, Adam Harrington*, Robert???
Bayi (Army): None
Shandong: Eddie Elisma, Brian Wethers, Shea Seals*, Shannon Swilis*, Duane Simpkins*
Jilin: Rod Gregoire, Guy Rucker
Xinjiang: Lorenzo Coleman, Mike Maddox, Bryant Notree*, Kip Christianson*
Jiangsu: Simeon Haley, Tommy Adams, Chris Herren*
Beijing Olympian: Gabe Muoneke, Greg Manderson*, Justin Love*

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Beijing Ducks: Olumide Oyedeji, Jameel Watkins, Thomas Hamilton, Terquin Mott, Malik Moore
Liaoning: Ernest Brown, Manny Dies, Todd Bernard, Michael Cumberland
Shanghai: Alex Scales, Brian Lewin, Lenny Cooke, Noel Felix
Zhejiang: God Shammgod, Peter Cornell, Chad Allen, Mark Strickland

2002-03 CBA

Bayi (Army): None
Zhejiang: Mark Strickland, God Shammgod*, Gordon Malone*
Guangdong: Jason Dixon, Laron Profit, Alex Carcamo*, Nick Sheppard*
Shandong: Schin Kerr, Levan Alston, Rolandas Urkis*
Jilin: Rod Gregoire, Malcolm Mackey
Beijing Olympian: Justin Love, Kaniel Dickens
Beijing Ducks: Kimani Ffriend, Chris Herren, Anthony???* Schnell???*
Xinjiang: Joe Vogel, Michael Cumberland, Isaac Austin*, Andre Reid*

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Shanghai: Dan McClintock, Ray Weathers, Kevin Byrne
Hong Kong: Sharone Wright, Willie Mitchell
Sina (from Taiwan): Stanley Blackmon, Ajani Williams, Jason Jennings
Liaoning: Mustafa Hoff, Eric Riley, George Roberts?
Shaanxi: Garth Joseph, Scott Burrell, Rasul Salahuddin, Johnson???
Jiangsu: Simeon Haley, Steven Hart, Leon Derricks

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+To be continued...+

Very informative topic. I didn't know that the names of the players are translated that way. I thought that they have their names written in Chinese characters but these sounds completely different from the real names. I see many familiar names of the players that played in the NBA such as Soumaila Samake, Lorenzo Coleman, Gabe Muoneke, Corey Benjamin, Olumide Oyedeji etc. Curtis Millage is playing for Latvian champions ASK Riga now and I see that he played in China too. One of the top Lithuanian players ever Saulius Å tombergas has alos played there one season in the beginning of his career.

not exactly the right topic but that's the only CBA related topic I found and I didn't wanna open a new one.. just watch the vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr7K7DOAZns

What a funny league

It's interesting that the NBA players who went to China during the lockout have all since fled the league despite having contracts for the full season (K-Mart, Wilson Chandler, JR Smith). I can't say that I blame them. Starbury must have absolutely dominated this league when he signed a few years ago. He was old and washed up but I cannot imagine anybody being able to stop him.

How many players have scored at least +50 in CBA? Sometimes it's getting ridiculous.

This time it's Jamaal Franklin who had triple double with 61 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.