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Shirelijan Muxtar شىرئەلىجان مۇختەر 西热力江·木合塔尔
No. 20 – Nanjing Monkey Kings
Position
Point guard / Shooting guard
League
CBA
Personal information
Born
Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Nationality
Chinese
Listed height
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight
95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
Playing career
2008–present
Career history
2008–2018
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2018–2019
Guangzhou Loong Lions
2019–2020
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2020–present
Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings
Shirelijan Muxtar
Other names
Alternative spelling
Shirelijan Muxtar Xirelijan Muxtar Shirelijan Muhtar Xirelijan Muhtar Xirelijiang Muhetaer
Shirelijan Muxtar (Uyghur: شىرئەلىجان مۇختەر; simplified Chinese: 西热力江·木合塔尔; traditional Chinese: 西熱力江·木合塔爾; pinyin: Xīrèlìjiāng · Mùhétǎěr) is a Chinese professional basketball player of Uyghur origin, who plays the combo guard position for the Chinese national team and for the Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings of the CBA.[1] He is an elite three point shooter and perimeter defender, currently the 10th all-time CBA three point leader. Shirelijan played with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers for 11 years and was an important part of their three consecutive Grand Finals from 2009 to 2011 and their first championship in the 2016–17 season. He is widely regarded as the most iconic player of the Xinjiang Flying Tigers and a popular contender for the all-time greatest Flying Tiger.
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