 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekutanga kupinda mu2006 NBA Draftasi achibva azvibvisa, Sun akasarudza kupinda mu2007 NBA Draft uye akatorwa neLos Angeles Lakers seye 40th overall pick. NaSun achitorwa pamwe naYi Jianlian gore iro, zvakaratidza kekutanga munhoroondo yeNBA draft kuti vatambi vaviri vakazvarwa kuChina vakasarudzwa mugore rimwe chete. Chiitiko ichocho hachizoitwizve kutozosvikira muna 2016. Kwaizovawo kokutanga munhau yazvino yeNBA kuti mutambi webhasikiti weChinese aitorwa kunze kweCBA. Zvisinei, Sun akagara neBeijing Olympians kweimwe gore asati asaina neLos Angeles muna Nyamavhuvhu 2008. 