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Jonathan White

The 2019 Chinese Basketball Association MVP Wang Zhelin has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the deal that takes Spain’s Marc Gasol to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Wang’s draft rights went to the Lakers with Gasol, a 2024 second-round draft pick and US$250,000 going to Memphis, the Lakers confirmed in a statement.
Wang, 27, was picked at No 57 overall by the Grizzlies in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft but the China centre is yet to play in the NBA and has been with the Fujian Sturgeons in the CBA.
The 2.13m (7 foot) Wang has impressed with the Sturgeons and has been voted into the CBA All-Star game four times and was the league’s top rookie in 2013.

OFFICIAL: The Lakers have traded Marc Gasol and a second round pick for the draft rights to Wang Zhelin.

Thank you, Marc, for making LA part of your journey. pic.twitter.com/S5EQ899CJU
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 10, 2021

Last season Wang averaged 18.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game across 36 appearances with his best stats coming when he won regular season MVP.
Wang, who won an Asian Games gold medal with China in Indonesia in 2018, has signed for Yao Ming’s former team the Shanghai Sharks ahead of the new CBA season.
Ex-Rocket Zhou Qi joins NBL’s Phoenix to fire NBA dream
ESPN have reported that Gasol, 36, will be waived by the Grizzlies – where he spent 11 seasons after moving to the US – to allow him to stay in his native Spain with his family.
He is said to have decided to skip the start of the upcoming 2021-22 NBA season and has been linked with a return to his boyhood club Barcelona. Gasol’s older brother Pau rejoined the Catalan giants earlier this year.
Wang’s 2016 draftmate Zhou Qi has signed for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Australia’s NBL this week after refusing to play in the CBA over a contract dispute.


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China’s Wang Zhelin traded to NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers as part of Marc Gasol deal

Wang Zhelin of China vies with DeMarcus Cousins of the USA during a 2016 friendly match at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Photo: Xinhua

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Houston Rockets' Zhou Qi approaches the bench after playing against the Phoenix Suns during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game, Monday, July 10, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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China centre’s rights move from Memphis Grizzlies as part of trade for Spanish veteran Marc Gasol
The 27-year-old, who swapped Fujian Sturgeons for Shanghai Sharks this summer, has not played a minute in NBA



China centre’s rights move from Memphis Grizzlies as part of trade for Spanish veteran Marc Gasol but 27-year-old has not played a minute in NBA since being drafted in 2016.


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