NBANBA Houston Rockets2002–2011Hall of Fame · 2016

Yao Ming

Yao Ming on the wall — for the Rockets fan who watched the NBA go global.

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Career snapshot

Career averages: 19.0 PPG · 9.2 RPG · 1.9 BPG · 52.4 FG%

Accolades

★ Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2016)

★ 8× NBA All-Star (2003–2009, 2011 — every season he played)

★ 5× All-NBA selection

★ No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft (first international No. 1 pick without US college experience)

★ Houston Rockets jersey #11 retired

★ Member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team

★ Carried Chinese national flag at Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony

★ President of the Chinese Basketball Association (2017–present)

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2002-03 Topps Chrome #146 is Yao’s flagship rookie — a Refractor in high grade is the cornerstone Rockets collection chase. The 2002-03 Bowman Chrome, 2002-03 SP Authentic, and 2002-03 Upper Deck Exquisite rookie patch-autographs anchor the legendary rookie-class pieces. For premium collectors, his Panini National Treasures patch-autographs and Rockets All-Star-era jersey relics anchor any Houston collection.

About Yao Ming at FreshDCards

Yao Ming was the No. 1 overall pick by Houston in 2002 and changed basketball’s global footprint overnight. The 7’6” Shanghai-born center made eight All-Star teams in nine NBA seasons — the first eight years voted in by fans — averaged 19/9/2 for his career, and was the bridge that put a billion Chinese fans on the NBA. Chronic foot injuries forced him to retire at 30 after the 2010–11 season. Hall of Fame in 2016.

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