Tien Lei
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Tien Lei (simplified Chinese: 田垒; traditional Chinese: 田壘; pinyin: Tián Lěi; born June 1, 1983, in Kaohsiung) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player.
Considered one of the most talented offensive players in Taiwan, Tien has won multiple scoring and rebounding champions of the Super Basketball League (SBL) there, while helping his team, the Dacin Tigers, to its first championship title in franchise history in 2009. He also appeared in the NBA Summer League in 2005.
Since his national team debut at the
Despite the progress made by his teams in recent years, nonetheless, Tien's ability to rebound and make inside plays has been compromised by a fatigue fracture in his left tibia since 2007.
On March 15, 2021, Tien announced that the 2020-2021 season will be his last season before retirement.
On April 4, Tien played his last game and officially announced his retirement.
References
- ^ Player Profile at FIBA.com
- ^ Profile at FIBA.com
- ^ Asia-Basket.com All-Asian Championships 2009 Awards Archived 2009-08-26 at the Wayback Machine