Kobe Bryant once spoke highly of Chinese basketball legend Sun Yue: "Sun Yue has amazing talent!."He's tall, has great shooting skills, and has excellent ball handling. I was impressed with his vision, the pace of the game and his excellent defense. ”
Sun Yue is one of the most physically outstanding guards in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, and the only Chinese guard to successfully enter the NBA and start his career.
As the main guard of the Chinese men's basketball team, he made a lot of contributions to the team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, helping the Chinese team to achieve an eighth place. In addition, he has won the Asian championship many times, and has tasted the championship in both the NBA and the CBA, and is praised by Younas as the "Chinese magician".
However, despite Sun's impressive resume, his basketball career has not been smooth sailing.
At the peak of his career, he was forced to switch to baseball for nearly a decade for various reasons, missing the first period of his basketball career and failing to give full play to his talent. It was also very emotional, and for this player with unlimited potential, this unusual experience became a regret in his career.
In addition, Sun Yue's love life is also full of twists and turns. Once known as a model couple in the sports world with model Chen Lu, they had a pair of lovely children, but now they have experienced an unfortunate separation, which is embarrassing.
A successful start
Sun Yue, a legend of Chinese basketball, was born on December 6, 1985 in Cangzhou, the hometown of martial arts. Although his parents were both basketball players, Sun Yue's childhood dream was not basketball, but to become a martial arts master, emulating Cangzhou martial arts predecessors Huo Yuanjia and Wang Ziping. However, due to his unusual height (he had already reached 1.6 meters at the age of 9), he was ruthlessly rejected on his way to pursue his dream of martial arts.
Seeing that the road of martial arts was getting farther away, 8 and a half years old Sun Yue could only follow the advice of his parents and embark on the road of basketball. Despite her young age and hard training, Sun Yue never had the idea of giving up or crying.
By 1999, Sun Yue was already a high-profile young player in Cangzhou. However, he was faced with two choices: one was to enter the provincial sports school, which required him to spend five years before graduating from secondary school, and needed to pay more than 4,000 yuan a year to the provincial sports school, while his parents were just ordinary wage earners;Another option is to participate in a trial for the Beijing Olympic team. The Okushen team was one of the few private teams in the CBA at the time, and was known for its unique and mysterious atmosphere. And Sun Yue's father finally decided to let him participate in the trial training of the Aoshen team, because not only is there no fee, but he can also receive a monthly salary.
Known for their eclectic style and adherence to the principles of fairness, the Aoshen became one of the most watched teams in the CBA at the time. The addition of Sun Yue marks his official entry into professional basketball. However, it also planted a curse in his career.
The beginning of the story
In the big family of the Aoshen team, the boss Li Su is very fond of Sun Yue and the other members of the second team, as if they were his own children. To make sure they can enjoy a delicious meal, the cheese for breakfast is even flown in from the United States. This ingenious care makes the atmosphere of the Aoshen team feel warm and full of human touch.
In order to cultivate the players' true colors on the court, Li Su specially hired more than a dozen black sparring partners. In Sun Yue's group of players, each member has a full-time black sparring partner, who is cared for as if they were precious treasures. This unique training method allows the players to feel meticulous care while training professionally.
And the Aoshen team's cultivation of Sun Yue has been carefully considered. Although Sun Yue's height makes him possible to position him as a small forward or even a power forward in other teams, the Aoshen team has cleverly adapted Sun Yue's characteristics to make him an outstanding defender.
On December 8, 2002, Sun Yue, who was only 17 years old, ushered in his debut in the CBA. In that season, he handed in a 36 points, 18 rebounds and 1The data of 3 assists, although it is unremarkable, but as a rare tall defender in China, Sun Yue's flexible playing style and handsome appearance have attracted the attention of fans.
In the 2003-04 playoffs, Sun Yue, who had just turned 18, showed amazing strength against the Jiangsu team, contributing an average of 105 points, 75 rebounds, 55 assists and 2 steals. Although the Aoshen team was finally swept by the Jiangsu team, Sun Yue's performance was impressive.
However, with that came the call-up to the national team. Although the Chinese Basketball Association sent letters to the Aoshen team twice asking Sun Yue to report for duty, the Aoshen team resolutely refused, and even triggered a fierce dispute with the Basketball Association. The Basketball Association finally announced a one-year ban on the Aoshen team, a decision that angered Li Su, and the Aoshen team announced its withdrawal from the CBA. In the case of Sun Yue as a player's "contractor", he could not choose where he went.
During this period, Sun Yue felt frustrated and helpless. One day, after receiving the notice, he walked alone through the streets of Beijing, from Longtan Lake to Xizhimen Zoo. By chance, he walked into the Youth Palace Cinema and was a thriller. Spending this time with him was a model named Gu Chen, and the two resonated because of their respective difficulties. After this chance encounter, Gu Chen became a frequent guest of Sun Yue's competition, and the two would meet to celebrate after the victory, sharing each other's laughter and depression, and even the place of celebration gradually changed from a bar to a cottage rented by Gu Chen in Beijing......
Tragic basketball career
Although Sun Yue was unexpectedly emotionally happy, his basketball career began a tragic prelude.
After the Okushen team refused the Basketball Association's call-up for the second time, they fell into a state where they could barely play regular games. They can only occasionally participate in some exhibition matches, friendly matches, and the form is somewhat similar to wild ball. For 20-year-old athlete Sun Yue, this is undoubtedly a devastating blow. Not being able to play in the CBA and not being able to play for the national team meant that he lost the opportunity to play effectively in the game.
Just when Sun Yue fell into the bitterness of his desire for the game, his girlfriend Gu Chen began to become popular. In 2005, Gu Chen was admitted to the Beijing Dance Academy with the first grade in his professional class, and also appeared on the cover of a well-known fashion magazine, and became famous overnight.
For Sun Yue, Gu Chen's success triggered an inferiority complex in his heart. The Aoshen team, which is playing an exhibition match in Taiwan, Sun Yue can't open his mouth every time he picks up ** and wants to confide in Gu Chen. The teammates even gave a blow: "How can there be a girl in the modeling industry who is dedicated?."And you are far apart, so it's no wonder that she doesn't change her mind. These words made Sun Yue's mood fall to the bottom.
When the Aoshen team went to Kaohsiung to play, Sun Yue happened to see Gu Chen's ** in the magazine. Driven by the psychology of inferiority, he sent Gu Chen an email to break up. The email was sent out for several days, but Sun Yue did not receive a reply from Gu Chen. When he thought the relationship was over, Gu Chen suddenly appeared in front of his dormitory door, blaming him for disappearing from her world so suddenly. She cried and said, "I've had so hard to find you......."Sun Yue was moved and guilty, hugged Gu Chen tightly and said, "I'm sorry, it's just that I'm afraid that I don't deserve you." Gu Chen responded seriously: "I love you and will never say break up!."”
At the time of separation, Gu Chen said to Sun Yue: "The chicken can only fly to the wall, but the eagle can fight in the sky." You are a dormant eagle, temporary setbacks are nothing, he borrows the long wind every day, and still soars for nine days!These words made Sun Yue fall into deep thought.
Although the Aoshen team withdrew from the CBA, the Chinese Basketball Association has not given up on Sun Yue. The new head coach of the men's basketball team, Younas, had high hopes for Sun Yue and directly asked him to be selected for the national team. Although the Aoshen team once refused Sun Yue's selection for the national team, under the pressure of the Basketball Association's ultimatum, the Aoshen team finally agreed to release Sun Yue. This not only ended a nearly two-year dispute, but also marked the final chance for Sun Yue to return to the national team.
The Aoshen team once insisted on not letting Sun Yue go because of the "Interim Measures for the Management of Foreign-related Transfers of Athletes of the Chinese Basketball Association". According to the regulations, once a player is sent to the national team, the club will lose the right to sign a foreign-related contract with the player. Since the Aoshen team is a purely private enterprise, it takes a lot of money to train players, and this regulation makes it impossible for them to recover their costs. Especially for Sun Yue, who may enter the NBA, the Basketball Association wants not only him, but also the investment of the Aoshen team. However, in the end, the Aoshen chose to give up, ending this tortuous basketball controversy.
Peak moments
Sun Yue's career after reporting to the national team ushered in a period of remarkable basketball peak. He actively participated in the Asian Championship that year, winning the championship for the team, and starting his brief but glorious peak moment.
However, with the announcement of the Aoshen team's joining the ABA League in October 2005, Sun Yue's basketball career took an unusual trajectory. The ABA league is not a professional game like the NBA and NCAA, and the playing style here is rough and the quality is relatively low, and there are quite a few complaints about the existence of Sun Yue and others. The pitch was filled with elbow-waving motions and unbearable curses in the mouth: "These guys who can't play are not even as good as shit." ”
In the face of this provocation, Sun Yue was angry in his heart and awakened the dream of martial arts that had been buried for many years. He unleashed a move to "sweep through a thousand armies", throwing his opponent to the ground, defeating the opponent's provocation and leaving him stunned. However, this move was banned and punished by the ABA League, which made Sun Yue depressed. Emotionally, he sought the support of his girlfriend Gu Chen, poured out his grievances, and finally calmed down under Gu Chen's comfort.
Affected by this incident, Sun Yue began to devote himself to the game of basketball. He rose to prominence in the ABA league as one of the best guards and caught the attention of NBA scouts. The honorary achievement of the first guard in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team to be selected by the NBA, Sun Yue's basketball career gradually entered a climax.
However, in the face of the opportunity to be drafted in the NBA, Sun Yue also announced his withdrawal after learning that Yi Jianlian withdrew from the draft. Despite this, he still participated in the Asian Games in Doha with the team, and his performance in the game was eye-catching, attracting the attention of Chinese fans. This marked another minor climax in his basketball career.
From the beginning of 2007 to the NBA draft, Sun Yue underwent tryouts with nine teams. During the Lakers tryout on June 16, 2007, he excelled in both 1v1 and 2v2 matchups and became one of the most outstanding tryout players.
In the end, the Lakers selected Sun Yue with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 draft. This makes him the only guard in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team to be drafted by the NBA. The Lakers signed Sun Yue to a contract ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Sun Yue ushered in the peak moment of his basketball career. He became one of the best players in the men's basketball team, stunning the whole court, and capped Howard and Anthony in succession, making fans across the country boil.
After the Olympics, Sun Yue's popularity reached its peak and he joined the Lakers with joy. However, in the Lakers team that is pursuing an NBA championship, newcomer Sun Yue does not have many opportunities. He made just 10 appearances that season, contributing six points, but was lucky enough to earn a championship ring.
After the season, the Lakers cut Sun Yue. Bryant said at the parting time: "I always thought Sun Yue was very talented, but he hasn't played to the extreme. Hopefully he'll be able to do that one day. Leaving the Lakers doesn't mean it's over, stop wasting your talent. ”
Fall quickly
After leaving the NBA, Younas suggested that Sun Yue travel to Europe to participate in basketball. However, Sun Yue insisted on choosing to stay in the Aoshen team and continued to follow the path of his wild ball career. Although it was considered a wrong choice, it seemed to be his only option for the player known as "The Packer".
Sun Yue once again fell into a situation where he had no ball to play, and his training gradually became irregular, which to a certain extent became the objective reason for the low point of his career, because wild balls did not bring him significant growth. However, what is more critical is the "floating" mood that Sun Yue gradually revealed after her small achievements. This trend began to emerge long before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sun Yue had a quarrel with head coach Younas in training, and even wanted to leave the team, which eventually caused Yao Ming's dissatisfaction, Yao Ming bluntly said: If you dare to leave today, I will make you unable to play in the Olympics.
This "floating" sentiment reached its peak in 2009, when the Chinese men's basketball team scored only 52 points in the game, and was defeated by the Iranian team by 18 points, setting a new historical low for the men's basketball team. And Sun Yue and Zhu Fangyu made a joke of "stealing laughter" at the award ceremony, which deepened people's impression of him "floating".
In the same year, Sun Yue's long-term relationship ended and broke up with Gu Chen, who accompanied him through the trough. Although the cause has not been made public, the "car knock door" incident soon after revealed many facts. At that time, Sun Yue was only 24 years old and was in the first period of his basketball career. However, due to the reason for the rotten Aoshen team and his own self-discipline, Sun Yue missed the last opportunity to grow in his career and lived up to Kobe's blessing to him.
From 2009 to 2013, Sun Yue did not participate in any official matches except for the national team competition. The Aoshen team chose not to invest any more money, they did not disband, but just waited for a person's death.
After the "Che Zhen Door" incident, Sun Yue's friend Zhu Fangyu introduced the beautiful Chen Lu he knew. Chen Lu happened to meet Gu Chen, which triggered a rumor that her best friend was snatching love. However, Chen Lu publicly responded that she and Gu Chen were not best friends.
At that time, Sun Yue was handsome and chic, not inferior to the traffic niche in the entertainment industry, while Chen Lu was good-looking and graceful. The two quickly fell in love, but Sun Yue apparently became more restrained and experienced the lessons of the past.
In 2012, Sun Yue and Chen Lu officially obtained their certificates, and on December 3 of the same year, they posted sweet wedding photos. However, due to Sun Yue's preparations for the Olympics and the National Games, the wedding of the two was repeatedly postponed until October 20, 2013. Even Kobe, who was far away in the United States, also sent his blessings.
In 2013, Beijing Shougang got Sun Yue from the Aoshen team on a "loan". This marked the last chance for Sun Yue to compete in an official competition, even though he was already 28 years old at the time.
In the years that followed, Sun Yue performed steadily in the CBA league, and his personal life also ushered in good news. His wife Chen Lu successively gave birth to his daughter "Moon" and son "Sun" for him. During this time, Sun Yue became very honest and got rid of the bad impression in the early stage. He and Chen Lu are also considered a model couple in the sports world.
During this period, although Sun Yue's basketball career was in a downturn, he regained stability and self-discipline with the company of his family. His outstanding performance in the CBA arena became a sharp blade for the team, helping the Beijing team win the championship for two consecutive years. For a player who hasn't played in an official game for nearly a decade, such a performance is both gratifying and regrettable.
However, this is not the end of a basketball career. Sun Yue's performance in the CBA is still impressive, and his family life has become happy. This former "floating" teenager has now found a new starting point in life in the warmth of his family.
Homecoming
In 2017, with the farewell of CBA legend Marbury, the Beijing Shougang team lost the strength to compete for the championship, and at the same time, Sun Yue's situation became extremely embarrassing. The two sides staged a farce, with Shougang accusing Sun Yue of leaving the team without permission, while Sun Yue insisted that he had taken a leave of absence and the impasse was difficult to solve, which eventually led to him once again being without a ball to play and facing a low point in his career.
However, at the end of 2019, Sun Yue was invited by his old friend Marbury to return to the CBA, ushering in a turning point in his basketball career. In 2020, Sun Yue, who is over 35 years old, showed an outstanding performance and helped Beijing Enterprises successfully reach the playoffs, winning high praise from coach Marbury.
In 2021, the 36-year-old Sun Yue officially announced his retirement, ending a period of ups and downs in his basketball career. However, life after his retirement was not as calm as water. Soon after, rumors of dating a young girl came out, followed by the news of separation from his wife Chen Lu on the Internet. Attentive netizens found that Chen Lu, who was once keen to share happy times with Sun Yue on social **, deleted all the information about Sun Yue.
Since then, Sun Yue has been exposed to the news that he has been drunk alone late at night many times. Although there was no positive response, rumors spread on the Internet that Sun Yue and Chen Lu divorced and chose to leave the house. Although the rumors are rampant and there is no clear response from the parties, netizens have frequently exposed the news that Chen Lu has settled in the United States with her children, and even frequently dates beautiful teenagers. In the aftermath of the turmoil, silence may be tantamount to acquiescence.
Today, Sun Yue has returned to the eyes of fans and has become a coach of Li Ning Basketball School, focusing on basketball training and continuing to cultivate the basketball field. He also pays attention to the development of the Chinese men's basketball team, and in the recent World Cup, he provided some pertinent evaluations of the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Perhaps Sun Yue once wasted his talent and lived up to his feelings, which caused many controversies. However, in any case, he left a strong mark in the history of Chinese basketball. Nowadays, it is difficult to find a figure who can match the position of men's basketball guard. Sun Yue's experience may be a basketball legend with twists and turns, and how he will develop in his coaching career in the future has also become the focus of fans' attention.