Yi Jianlian: Yao Ming back in training after surgery
　　China's NBA star Yao Ming has resumed training after he took surgery and he looked good for the Beijing Olympics, said his teammate on Wednesday.
　　"Yao just came back to the team. We are better than ever compared to the last couple of years," said Yi Jianlian, another NBA star from China, at a press conference in New Jersey.
　　"He (Yao) is much better right now, he's very healthy right now," he said. "We practiced a couple of days before I came here."
　　Speculation was on about possibility of Yao attending the Beijing Olympics after he suffered a stress fracture in his left foot. He was forced to suspend his season with NBA Houston Rockets for the injury.
　　Last month, he said that he had been 80 percent recovered and expected to go back to games in mid-July.
　　Yi, who was acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Milwaukee Bucks last month, said at the press conference that the Olympic basketball tournament is his current priority.
　　When asked about his expectation on the grand sport event to beheld in his hometown, Yi said that he believed the Chinese men's team could be "at least top eight" and his team would "try to get maybe top six or something".
　　In the first Olympic game, Chinese men's basketball team will play with the United States, which was considered as a tough competition for the host.
　　"It's a very tough game but I'm excited and looking forward to playing the U.S.," said Yi.
北京时间7月10日《路透社》消息，新泽西篮网在北京时间7月9日晚10点为易建联举办了加盟新闻发布会，在新闻发布会上易建联透露了中国男篮的备战情况，姚明已经归队参加训练。
　　“姚明已经归队，现在的这支国家队是过去两年中最强大的，”易建联说，“姚明已经开始和国家队一起训练，我们已经准备好了。姚明的状态很好，他的身体很健康，在我来美国之前，我们在一起训练了两天，我认为他已经没有问题了。”
　　因为左脚应力性骨折接受手术治疗，姚明的2007-08赛季提前报废。在6月份接受采访时姚明曾表示他已经恢复了80％，他希望能够在7月中旬参加对抗训练。
　　中国男篮希望能够在即将举行的北京奥运会上得到奖牌，中国男篮奥运会首战的对手是美国男篮，易建联表示他对于中国男篮和美国男篮的比赛充满期待。
　　“和美国男篮的比赛会很艰难，但我很兴奋并充满期待，”易建联说。
　　当被问及中国男篮在北京奥运会的目标时，易建联说：“至少前八，努力进入前六或者更好的成绩。”
　　易建联是在08年选秀大会当天作为密尔沃基雄鹿交换理查德-杰弗森的筹码被送到篮网的，易建联表示他对于这次转会感觉很兴奋。“我对于新赛季有很多希望，我来到了一支新的球队，篮网是一支年轻的球队，我认为篮网很适合我，”易建联说。
　　易建联在07年选秀大会上于首轮第六顺位被雄鹿选中，上赛季易建联代表雄鹿参赛66场，场均得到8.6分和5.2个篮板。“我在自己的新秀赛季学习到了很多东西，”易建联说，“完全不同的比赛风格，不同的生活，不同的比赛，每一天对于我而言都很兴奋，NBA拥有世界上最好的篮球运动员，我喜欢NBA。”
　　与密尔沃基相比，新泽西的华裔人口要多很多，将有更多的华裔球迷支持易建联，易建联对此也是充满期待。“对于我来说，有那么多的中国球迷观看我的比赛是一件非常兴奋的事情，”易建联说。

希望能进前八。