Back home, Yi is one of the biggest marketing icons in the country and has appeared in numerous adverts.

"I don't think I'll have any trouble integrating into American society. I will attend some English classes, that's all," he said. "I feel quite comfortable as my parents will be with me in my rookie year there."

Unlike Yao, whose ability was doubted by many at the start, Yi is already earning the plaudits.

"I think he is 100 percent prepared for the NBA," CBA boss Li Yuanwei told China Daily. "Take a look at his numbers over four years and you'll see he has made a dramatic improvement.

"I'm fully confident he will find his way very soon in the United States."

"He has a much better chance than I did a few years ago," Wang Zhizhi told Titan Sports. "He is talented at both ends and he will have a chance to join the summer league and also the draft. That's really great news for him."

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