First Chinese player in Jazz history!

[jerick]

Kyle Anderson, going under the Chinese name of Li Kaier, has chosen the #2 jersey for the Jazz. He will be the first Jazz player with a Chinese nationality.

Time to put on my #2 AGAIN!

 

[infection]

I always wanted Wang Zhizhi.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Is he actually going to play for the Jazz? I haven't seen anything since the trade.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Wait… he’s Chinese??

 

[slc]

Wait… he’s Chinese??

Just guessing but his dad might be African-American and his mom Chinese

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Just guessing but his dad might be African-American and his mom Chinese

Who knew I just always thought he was straight up black. Lol

 

[slc]

Who knew I just always thought he was straight up black. Lol

If you look closely you can see some Asian features in his face

 

[slc]

Is he actually going to play for the Jazz? I haven't seen anything since the trade.

Might be good Jazz could put a 6' 9" PG on the floor and Ace could be a 6' 9" SG

 

[The Midnight]

He's still in the League?

 

[homeytennis]

Kevin Love will take us to the championship.

 

[devin_c]

I don’t think he is Chinese. He just has citizenship there. He’s marketing himself so he’ll get a decent contract after he leaves this team/country.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I don’t think he is Chinese. He just has citizenship there. He’s marketing himself so he’ll get a decent contract after he leaves this team/country.

Anderson's maternal grandmother grew up in Jamaica; her father was Chinese and married a Jamaican woman, and they lived in Jamaica.

He has family from his grandmother’s side that lives in China.

 

[Sardines]

This all means so absolutely little to me. Why is this interesting?

 

[Udidthizz]

This all means so absolutely little to me. Why is this interesting?

Because I believe @jerick is Chinese and it can be exciting for us non-US fans to have a compatriot on the Jazz. See the influx of Finnish fans when Lauri came here.

 

[jerick]

Because I believe @jerick is Chinese and it can be exciting for us non-US fans to have a compatriot on the Jazz. See the influx of Finnish fans when Lauri came here.

Yes that's for real. I always wanted Yang to come, but Anderson is also great. One more reason to root for the Jazz

 

[jerick]

I always wanted Wang Zhizhi.

Wow. Wang Zhizhi was already like 20 years(?) ago

 

[jerick]

I don’t think he is Chinese. He just has citizenship there. He’s marketing himself so he’ll get a decent contract after he leaves this team/country.

He did play one Asian cup for China. He looked like a top role player but not the guy who could carry a team.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

hopefully he gets traded