Who is one of the top three Chinese professional basketball players born in 1987 that also played for the NBA?
Xu Yong (basketball) Xu Yong (; born March 30, 1989) is a former Chinese professional basketball player born in Shanghai, China. He last played for the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. Xu Yong was often considered as one of Chinas major basketball talents, third only to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian. After several dominating performances in the Chinese Basketball Association, Xu had to end his basketball career at age 19 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma.
Joe Alexander Joe Alexander (born December 26, 1986) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League. Alexander, who at 6 ft plays both forward positions, was selected for the 2007 All-Big East squad during his collegiate career with West Virginia and was an All-American Honorable Mention. He was selected eighth overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He is the first-ever Taiwanese-born NBA player.