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The Chinese Basketball Association (Template:Lang-zh), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier men's professional basketball league in China.

The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis. The CBA should not be confused with the National Basketball League (NBL), which is a professional minor league. There is also a Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).

A few Chinese players who competed in the CBA in the early stages of their careers—including Wang Zhizhi, Mengke Bateer, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, and Zhou Qi—have also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Others, such as Xue Yuyang and Wang Zhelin, were chosen in the draft, but did not play in the NBA.

Only a limited number of foreign players are allowed on each CBA team. Notable imports include former NBA All-Stars Stephon Marbury, Tracy McGrady, Gilbert Arenas, Steve Francis, Metta World Peace and Kenyon Martin—as well as several NBA veterans who would become CBA All-Stars—Michael Beasley, Aaron Brooks, Jimmer Fredette, Al Harrington, Lester Hudson, Randolph Morris, Shavlik Randolph, Jeremy Lin and J.R. Smith.

Background

The CBA began play in the 1995–96 season. The league should not be confused with the Chinese Basketball Association (organisation), which was founded in June 1956<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and represents the country in matters involving the sport's governing body, FIBA. Basketball in China is currently regulated by the Chinese Basketball Management Center.

Other Chinese basketball leagues include the National Basketball League (NBL), the Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA), and the Chinese High School Basketball League (CHBL).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At one time there was a league called the Chinese New Basketball Alliance (CNBA),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> one of whose most prominent teams was the Beijing Sea Lions, but this venture lasted for just one winter (1996–97).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The first non-Chinese player to compete in the CBA was Mihail Savinkov of Uzbekistan, who joined the Zhejiang Squirrels in the league's inaugural 1995–96 campaign.<ref>Template:In lang.</ref> During the 1996–97 season, James Hodges became one of the first Americans to play in the CBA, and his signing by the Liaoning Hunters helped pave the way for many more imports from the United States to follow in the ensuing years.

Some other notable foreign pioneers included John Spencer, who joined the Jiangsu Dragons later in the 1996–97 campaign, and David Vanterpool, who inked a deal with the Jilin Northeast Tigers the following winter, who helped the team move up to the CBA in time for the 1998–99 season. The CBA's first international coach was American Robert Hoggard, who led the Sichuan Pandas for the last eight games of the 1997–98 campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Team names

For a full list of teams, see Current clubs section below. Also see Category:Chinese Basketball Association teams.

The full name of each team usually consists of three parts, in the following order:

  1. A geographic designation (except in the case of Bayi, which technically translates into English as "August First," the day China's People's Liberation Army was founded). All others are province-level designations (either a province or a Chinese municipality).
  2. A corporate sponsor name. This sponsor may change from year to year, and sometimes even in mid-season.
  3. A nickname, such as the name of an animal.

The presence of corporate sponsor names can occasionally lead to confusion about what name to use in English because many variants may be seen. Team names are usually abbreviated (in Chinese or English), so that either the corporate sponsor name or the nickname is used interchangeably (rarely both). In addition, team nicknames can sometimes be translated into English in more than one way, and corporate sponsors tend to change frequently over time.

Nickname changes are rare, but occasionally happen, such as when the Shandong team switched from Flaming Bulls (1995) to Lions (2003) to Gold Lions (2004) to Golden Stars (2014). Other examples include the Liaoning team dumping Hunters (1995) for Dinosaurs (2008) and then Flying Leopards (2011) -- as well as the Foshan team's evolving attempts to "Anglicize" its nickname—by going from Kylins (2001) to Dralions to Long-Lions.

In previous years, the title of the league itself was available for corporate naming sponsorship. In 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 it was known as the Hilton League, in 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 it was the Motorola League, and in 2003–2004 it was sponsored by China Unicom. These corporate league titles were not always used in the news media, however, and this sponsorship practice was discontinued at the start of the 2004–2005 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Current clubs

While clubs are listed by division here, the CBA does not use these designations for regular season purposes anymore, as each squad now plays each other once at home and once on the road (plus eight additional games within each of the four rotating "strength of schedule" sub-groupings). Divisions are used for the league's annual All-Star Game, however, and are shown here for the sake of convenience.

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Club Home City Arena Head coach
Club name Name in Chinese
Northern Division
Beijing Ducks 北京首钢霹雳鸭 Beijing Wukesong Arena Template:Flagicon Xu Limin
Beijing Royal Fighters 北京紫禁勇士 Beijing Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Template:Flagicon Zhang Qingpeng
Jilin Northeast Tigers 吉林九台农商行东北虎 Changchun, Jilin
Jilin City, Jilin 		Changchun Gymnasium
Jilin City Arena 		Template:Flagicon Zhong Cheng
Liaoning Flying Leopards 辽宁沈阳三生飞豹 Shenyang, Liaoning Liaoning Gymnasium Template:Flagicon Yang Ming
Qingdao Eagles 青岛国信海天雄鹰 Qingdao, Shandong Guoxin Gymnasium Template:Flagicon Liu Weiwei
Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin 山东高速麒麟 Jinan, Shandong Shandong Arena Template:Flagicon Qiu Biao
Shanxi Loongs 山西汾酒猛龙 Taiyuan, Shanxi Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium
Taiyuan Riverside Sports Centre Gymnasium 		Template:Flagicon Pan Jiang
Sichuan Blue Whales 四川锦城蓝鲸 Chengdu, Sichuan Jinqiang International Event Center Template:Flagicon Han Shuo
Tianjin Pioneers 天津荣钢先行者 Tianjin Dongli Gymnasium
Tianjin Arena 		Template:Flagicon Zhou Jinli
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 新疆广汇飞虎 Ürümqi, Xinjiang Urumqi Olympic Sports Center Template:Flagicon Liu Wei
Southern Division
Fujian Sturgeons 福建鲟浔兴 Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian Zuchang Gymnasium Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Kesar
Guangdong Southern Tigers 广东宏远华南虎 Dongguan, Guangdong Bank of Dongguan Basketball Center Template:Flagicon Du Feng
Guangzhou Loong Lions 广州龙狮 Guangzhou, Guangdong Tianhe Gymnasium Template:Flagicon Nathaniel Mitchell
Jiangsu Dragons 江苏龙肯帝亚 Changzhou, Jiangsu

Suzhou, Jiangsu 		Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium 		Template:Flagicon Yi Li
Nanjing Monkey Kings 南京同曦大圣 Nanjing, Jiangsu Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Arena Template:Flagicon Memi Bečirovič
Ningbo Rockets 宁波富邦火箭 Ningbo, Zhejiang Youngor Arena Template:Flagicon Charalampos Markopoulos
Shanghai Sharks 上海久事大鲨鱼 Shanghai Shanghai Indoor Stadium (Shanghai Arena) Template:Flagicon Lu Wei
Shenzhen Leopards 深圳新世纪烈豹 Shenzhen, Guangdong Shenzhen Gymnasium Template:Flagicon Zhou Peng
Zhejiang Golden Bulls 浙江稠州金牛 Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang 		Binjiang Gymnasium
Yiwu Meihu Sports Centre Gymnasium 		Template:Flagicon Ding Wei
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions 浙江广厦雄狮 Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Zhuji, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 		Hangzhou Gymnasium
Zhuji Sports Centre Gymnasium 		Template:Flagicon Wang Bo

Timeline

This is a chronological listing of current and former CBA teams according to the season that they entered the league.

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Finals

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In 2005, the league unveiled the Mou Zuoyun Cup (Template:Lang-zh), which was awarded for the first time to the winning team in the CBA Finals. Mou Zuoyun (1913–2007) was a member of the Chinese men's national basketball team which competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and he later served as a coach and a pioneer in building Chinese basketball.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Season Champions Result Runners-up Finals MVP Notes Winning team coach
1995–96 Bayi Rockets 2–0 Guangdong Southern Tigers Home-and-away series used for two seasons Wang Fei
1996–97 Bayi Rockets 2–0 Liaoning Hunters Wang Fei
1997–98 Bayi Rockets 3–0 Liaoning Hunters Best-of-five series used for eight seasons Wang Fei
1998–99 Bayi Rockets 3–0 Liaoning Hunters Wang Fei
1999–00 Bayi Rockets 3–0 Shanghai Sharks Wang Zhizhi (Bayi) Zhang Bin
2000–01 Bayi Rockets 3–1 Shanghai Sharks Yao Ming (Shanghai) Wang Fei
2001–02 Shanghai Sharks 3–1 Bayi Rockets Liu Yudong (Bayi) Li Qiuping
2002–03 Bayi Rockets 3–1 Guangdong Southern Tigers Liu Yudong (Bayi) Adiljan Suleyman
2003–04 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3–1 Bayi Rockets Du Feng (Guangdong) Li Chunjiang
2004–05 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3–2 Jiangsu Dragons Zhu Fangyu (Guangdong) Li Chunjiang
2005–06 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–1 Bayi Rockets Yi Jianlian (Guangdong) Best-of-seven series used since 2005–06 Li Chunjiang
2006–07 Bayi Rockets 4–1 Guangdong Southern Tigers Wang Zhizhi (Bayi) Adiljan Suleyman
2007–08 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–1 Liaoning Hunters Zhu Fangyu (Guangdong) Li Chunjiang
2008–09 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–1 Xinjiang Flying Tigers Zhu Fangyu (Guangdong) Li Chunjiang
2009–10 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–1 Xinjiang Flying Tigers Zhu Fangyu (Guangdong) Li Chunjiang
2010–11 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers Wang Shipeng (Guangdong) Li Chunjiang
2011–12 Beijing Ducks 4–1 Guangdong Southern Tigers Lee Hsueh-lin (Beijing) Min Lulei
2012–13 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–0 Shandong Gold Lions Yi Jianlian Du Feng

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2013–14 Beijing Ducks 4–2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers Randolph Morris (Beijing) Min Lulei
2014–15 Beijing Ducks 4–2 Liaoning Flying Leopards Stephon Marbury (Beijing) Min Lulei
2015–16 Sichuan Blue Whales 4–1 Liaoning Flying Leopards Hamed Haddadi (Sichuan) Yang Xuezeng
2016–17 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–0 Guangdong Southern Tigers Darius Adams (Xinjiang) Li Qiuping
2017–18 Liaoning Flying Leopards 4–0 Zhejiang Guangsha Lions Lester Hudson (Liaoning) Guo Shiqiang
2018–19 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–0 Xinjiang Flying Tigers Yi Jianlian (Guangdong) Du Feng
2019–20 Guangdong Southern Tigers 2–1 Liaoning Flying Leopards Sonny Weems (Guangdong) Best-of-three series due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Du Feng
2020–21 Guangdong Southern Tigers 2–1 Liaoning Flying Leopards Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong) Best-of-three series due to the COVID-19 pandemic Du Feng
2021–22 Liaoning Flying Leopards 4–0 Zhejiang Guangsha Lions Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning) Best-of-seven series returns Yang Ming
2022–23 Liaoning Flying Leopards 4–0 Zhejiang Golden Bulls Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning) Yang Ming
2023–24 Liaoning Flying Leopards 4–0 Xinjiang Flying Tigers Kyle Fogg (Liaoning) Yang Ming
2024–25 Zhejiang Lions 4–2 Beijing Ducks Barry Brown Jr. (Zhejiang) Wang Bo

Finals appearances

This is a list of the teams which have advanced to the CBA Finals and the overall win–loss records they have registered in the Championship Series.

Total Team Title(s) Runners-up Template:Abbr
16 Guangdong Southern Tigers 11 5 Template:Winning percentage
11 Bayi Rockets 8 3 Template:Winning percentage
12 Liaoning Flying Leopards 4 8 Template:Winning percentage
4 Beijing Ducks 3 1 Template:Winning percentage
7 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 1 6 Template:Winning percentage
3 Shanghai Sharks 1 2 Template:Winning percentage
3 Zhejiang Guangsha Lions 1 2 Template:Winning percentage
1 Sichuan Blue Whales 1 0 Template:Winning percentage
1 Jiangsu Dragons 0 1 Template:Winning percentage
1 Shandong Gold Lions 0 1 Template:Winning percentage
1 Zhejiang Golden Bulls 0 1 Template:Winning percentage

Awards

The CBA Most Valuable Player award is presented to the league's best player in a given CBA season. Since the 2012–13 campaign, two awards have been handed out each year, Domestic MVP and International MVP. The rules for the selection of the MVP in the regular season are: the number of games must reach 28 or more; The comprehensive score of individual technical indicators ranks among the best; The team won the top three in the regular season.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> At the conclusion of each season, the CBA Finals MVP award is bestowed upon the most outstanding player in that year's championship series.

Each campaign's scoring leader is also recognized on an annual basis and the league maintains a list of single game, single season, and career record holders in various statistical categories. Furthermore, a CBA All-Star Game MVP award is given to the player deemed to have the most impactful performance in the league's annual mid-season exhibition contest.

The CBA Best Defender award is presented to the league's most hard-skilled and efficient defender in a given season of the CBA.

Scoring leaders

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The CBA's highest single season scoring average, depending on how many games are required to be recognized as a statistical qualifier, is either 43.1 points per game by Jordan Crawford, who played in 26 of Tianjin's 38 games (68.4%) in 2015–16, or 42.0 points per game by Jonathan Gibson, who played in 36 of Qingdao's 38 games (94.7%) in 2015–16.

Rebounding leaders

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Records

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This is a list of individual records separated into two categories — career records and single game records.

Records last updated and confirmed on March 13, 2019, the final day of the 2018–19 CBA regular season.

Single game records

Record Num. Player(s) Team(s) Game(s) Date(s)
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Zhejiang Golden Bulls
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Shaanxi Kylins
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Guangdong Southern Tigers
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Shandong Flaming Bulls
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Guangdong Southern Tigers
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Template:Flagicon Hu Xuefeng
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Jiangsu Dragons
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Shanghai Sharks
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Tianjin Gold Lions
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Fujian Sturgeons
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Minutes Played
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Fujian Sturgeons
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Jilin Northeast Tigers
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Liaoning Hunters
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Zhejiang Golden Bulls
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Career records

Record Num. Player Team(s) Seasons
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Guangdong Southern Tigers
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Guangdong Southern Tigers
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Jiangsu Dragons
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Jiangsu Dragons
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Bayi Rockets
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Minutes Played
(Only available since 2011)		 check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }} Template:Flagicon Lester Hudson (active) Guangdong Southern Tigers
Qingdao Eagles
Dongguan Leopards
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Liaoning Flying Leopards
Shandong Heroes		 2010–2011 to present<ref>Hudson's 2010–11 minutes estimated at 1,073 (37 per game which is slightly below his average for the next couple of seasons). As of 2019, the CBA's all-time leader in minutes is Hu Xuefeng or Liu Wei, but the league didn't record minutes before 2011.</ref>
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Qingdao Eagles
Dongguan Leopards
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Liaoning Flying Leopards
Shandong Heroes		 2010–2011 to present
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Guangdong Southern Tigers
{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}		 2002–2003 to 2006–2007 / 2011–2012 to present<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Guangdong Southern Tigers
{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}		 2002–2003 to 2006–2007 / 2011–2012 to present
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Liaoning Flying Leopards
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Template:Flagicon Hu Xuefeng
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Jiangsu Dragons
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Template:Flagicon Zhu Fangyu
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Guangdong Southern Tigers
{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}		 1999–2000 to 2016–2017<ref>Basketball Association For Zhu Fangyu "Rain" Sends Blessings: Remembering The Contributions And Wishing Smooth Sailing Template:Webarchive (in Chinese)</ref>

Notable players

Listed below are some of the most accomplished Chinese players who have competed in the CBA. Time spent with teams in lower leagues before they joined the CBA, or after they left the CBA, cannot be counted as CBA seasons. Notes will be made of such service below a player's CBA information.

Domestic players from the CBA who are known for crossing over to the NBA

Name CBA Team(s) (Years) NBA Team(s) (Year/s) Drafted
Template:Flagicon Mengke Bateer Beijing Ducks (1997–2002, 2005–2006)
Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2007–2013) 		Denver Nuggets (2002)
San Antonio Spurs (2002–2003)
Toronto Raptors (2003–2004) 		Undrafted in 1999 NBA draft
Template:Flagicon Sun Yue Beijing Olympians (2002–2004)
Beijing Ducks (2013–2017)
Beikong Royal Fighters (2019–present)
Also played for post-CBA Beijing Olympians (2004–2008, 2009–2013) 		Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2009) 2007 / Round 2 / 40th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Template:Flagicon Wang Zhizhi Bayi Rockets (1995–2001, 2006–2015) Dallas Mavericks (2001–2002)
Los Angeles Clippers (2002–2003)
Miami Heat (2003–2005) 		1999 / Round 2 / 36th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Template:Flagicon Yao Ming Shanghai Sharks (1997–2002) Houston Rockets (2002–2011) 2002 / Round 1 / 1st overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Template:Flagicon Yi Jianlian Guangdong Southern Tigers (2002–2007, 2011, 2012–2023) Milwaukee Bucks (2007–2008)
New Jersey Nets (2008–2010)
Washington Wizards (2010–2011)
Dallas Mavericks (2012) 		2007 / Round 1 / 6th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Template:Flagicon Zhou Qi Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2014–2017) Houston Rockets (2017–2018) 2016 / Round 2 / 46th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Template:Flagicon Cui Yongxi Guangzhou Loong Lions (2022–2024) Brooklyn Nets (2024) Undrafted in 2024 NBA draft
Template:Flagicon Yang Hansen Qingdao Eagles (2023–2024) Portland Trail Blazers (2025–present) 2025 / Round 1 / 16th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Template:Flagicon Zeng Fanbo Beijing Ducks (2022–2024) Brooklyn Nets (2025) Undrafted in 2022 NBA draft

Domestic players from the CBA who were drafted but have not played in the NBA

Name CBA Team(s) (Years) Drafted
Template:Flagicon Wang Zhelin
Fujian Sturgeons (2012–present)
{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }} 		2016 / Round 2 / 57th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Template:Flagicon Xue Yuyang Jilin Northeast Tigers (2001–2002)
Hong Kong Flying Dragons (2002–2003)
Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2003–2010)
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (2010–2011)
Qingdao Eagles (2011–2014) 		2003 / Round 2 / 57th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks

Domestic players from the CBA who have only played in NBA pre-season games

Name CBA Team(s) (Years) NBA Team (Pre-season)
Template:Flagicon Ding Yanyuhang Shandong Gold Lions/Golden Stars (2011–2018) Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019)
Template:Flagicon Liu Wei Shanghai Sharks (1997–2014, 2018–2019)
Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2014–2016)
Sichuan Blue Whales (2016–2018) 		Sacramento Kings (2004–2005)

Domestic players from the CBA who have participated in the NBA Summer League

Name CBA Team (Years) NBA Team (Summer League)
Template:Flagicon Abdusalam Abdurixit
Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2015–present)
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Template:Flagicon Ding Yanyuhang Shandong Gold Lions/Golden Stars (2011–2018) Dallas Mavericks (2017)
Template:Flagicon He Tianju Liaoning Dinosaurs/Flying Leopards (2010–present) New Orleans Pelicans (2015)

Note: The Red Squad of the Chinese National Team toured the United States and played several NBA Summer League teams during the 2018 NBA Summer League season while the combined Chinese National Team did likewise during the 2019 NBA Summer League season.

Domestic players from the CBA who are known for league or national team exploits

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Foreign imports

Listed below are some of the most accomplished foreign imports who have competed in the CBA. Players must appear in at least one game for the team to receive credit for a season. Someone who signs a contract but never steps on the court does not count.

As of early 2024, over 100 basketball professionals from the United States, Europe, and Australia work in the CBA.<ref name=":02">Template:Cite book</ref>

Policy

Every team can register up to four foreign players per season. During the regular season, the policy of four (maximum) foreign players on the field for four quarters and four times per game (full of one per quarter) is adopted, while the team ranked in the bottom four last season may adopt the policy of four (maximum) foreign players for four quarters and five times per game (full of two times per quarter in the first three quarters and one time per quarter in the last quarter). During the playoffs, all teams will adopt a four-player (maximum) four-period four-times policy for foreign players (maximum of one per period)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Non-Chinese players who spent 5 or more seasons in the CBA

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Non-Chinese players who spent 2 to 4 seasons in the CBA

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Non-Chinese players for whom 2019–20 is their 1st season in the CBA

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Other Non-Chinese players who spent only 1 season in the CBA

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Politics

On October 4, 2019, the Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey issued a tweet in support of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Morey's tweet resulted in the Chinese Basketball Association's suspension of its relationship with the Houston Rockets and China Central Television's removal of all NBA games from its broadcast schedule until further notice.<ref name=apnewsrocket>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

References

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