Jeremy Lin and Amar’e Stoudemire among former NBA teammates reuniting in Chinese Basketball Association
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Jeremy Lin is the biggest draw for the Chinese Basketball Association, but with two non-Asian foreigners allowed on each CBA roster he is not the only one.
The 31-year-old is joined at the Beijing Shougang Ducks by Ekpe Udoh and Justin Hamilton, players he knows well from the NBA.
Lin was a rookie with Udoh at the Golden State Warriors in 2010 and was at the Brooklyn Nets with Hamilton during the 2016-17 season. In fact, there are plenty of familiar faces awaiting Lin this season.
He will meet Marko Todorovic, a man who was technically his teammate at the Houston Rockets, in his first game on Sunday. The Montenegrin centre never actually played an NBA minute for the Rockets, but he will suit up for the Tianjin Pioneers in the season opener.
Coming in to the CBA this season is six-time NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudamire who has signed for the Fujian Sturgeons. The 36-year-old brings experience from his four-team 14-year NBA career, which burned brightest when he was at the Phoenix Suns. He has cut weight in recent years and was most recently seen at Israeli side Hapoel Jerusalem and the Big3 tournament earlier this year.