[DOC] [TLE] Yao Ming - Wikipedia [PAR] Yao Ming (Chinese: ; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese retired 
professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the 
Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the ... At the 
time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7 ft 
6 in). He is the... [DOC] [TLE] Houston Rockets - Wikipedia [PAR] The Houston Rockets is an American professional basketball team based in 
Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (
NBA), as a member club of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. 
The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown ... 
Houston became the lowest-seeded team in NBA history to win the title. [DOC] [TLE] James Harden's playmaking puts Rockets over Sharks in first game ... [PAR] Oct 2, 2016 ... James Harden's playmaking puts Rockets over Sharks in first game .... against 
Shanghai Sharks forward Zhai Yi, right, at the Toyota Center ..... struggled a bit 
with his shot, making just 5 of 15 attempts, though he ... first two seasons, Capela 
had spent much of the offseason working on his touch from the line. [DOC] [TLE] Basketball has become 'part of the Chinese culture' - NBA.com [PAR] Oct 8, 2016 ... Houston Rockets star James Harden shares his shooting secrets ... Houston 
Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans sweep into Shanghai .... 6 overall by 
Milwaukee in 2007 and spent five seasons in the NBA ... 1 is that he had the 
ability to the best center in the world. ... 10 Before Tip: Stephen Curry Interview... [DOC] [TLE] Yao Ming, horoscope for birth date 12 September 1980, born in ... [PAR] May 14, 2016 ... After playing five seasons with the Shanghai Sharks, Yao (his last name) joined 
the Rockets as the number one draft pick in the 2002 NBA season. ... live at the 
Shanghai Sports Technology Institute, where he spent eight years. ... one NBA 
draft pick, signing an $18 million contract with the Houston Rockets,... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Yao - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel [PAR] The Houston Rockets have met for the first time with the Shanghai Sharks ... 
center's injury on Tuesday and said he would get a second opinion before ... It 
was a good night for the 7-foot-6 center, who has spent most of his second 
season in the ... Rockets center Yao Ming played just five games this season 
before the team... [DOC] [TLE] The Legacy of Yao  - Grantland [PAR] Jul 20, 2011 ... Some of the then-Rocket players wanted to trade the pick for Lamar Odom ... 
Eventually, the world and the NBA became accustomed to Yao ... As the injuries 
piled, he spent less and less time around the team's .... Houston and the 
Shanghai Sharks, the Chinese basketball club with which he honed his skills... [DOC] [TLE] 5 places in Shanghai that made Yao Ming | CNN Travel [PAR] Jul 20, 2011 ... Before he became the NBA's "Great Wall of China," Yao Ming cleaned ... Yao 
owns the Shanghai Sharks team in China. ... The 2.29-meter sportsman, the 
tallest in the NBA since he joined the Houston Rockets in 2002, has been the ... 
on Kangping Lu, Xuhui district, is where Yao Ming spent his childhood. [DOC] [TLE] Yao Ming -- 11 things to know about soon-to-be basketball Hall of ... [PAR] Apr 1, 2016 ... Former Houston Rocket Yao Ming reacts to being elected to the ... center, who 
spent his entire nine-year NBA career with the Houston ... When the Rockets 
selected Yao with the first pick of the 2002 NBA ... Shanghai Sharks ... He also 
led the Sharks to championship series appearances in 2000 and 2001. [DOC] [TLE] Yao Ming - CRIENGLISH.com [PAR] Jun 4, 2008 ... Before Yao Ming went to America, NBA was far beyond the reach of the Chinese 
audience; but now Houston Rockets has become like a national team to ... Two 
years later, Yao joined the Shanghai Sharks

Question: He spent 5 seasons with the Shanghai Sharks before becoming the Houston Rockets' center in 2002
Answer: Yao Ming