China News Service Client, March 16th. CBA Beijing Shougang announced on the evening of the 15th that the club has signed an American player Jordan McKree, who averaged 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in the NBA last season.

A poster of McKree joining by the Beijing Shougang team.

  According to the announcement, Mike Rui was born on March 28, 1991. In 2014, he entered the NBA through the draft and played for the Suns, Cavaliers, Wizards, Nuggets and Pistons. He averaged 6.9 minutes per game in 13.8 minutes. Score 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

  In 2016, when McKree played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he set a personal NBA career-high record of 36 points and won the championship with the team that summer.

Last season, he played 37 games in the NBA, averaging 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

  As a swingman for the front guard, Mike Rui, who is 196cm tall, has a pair of long arms with a wingspan of 214cm, has excellent physical fitness and excellent three-pointer/center shooting/interior offense and scoring ability.

  Mike Rui has completed all epidemic prevention and control measures and has traveled to Zhuji to join the team. He will wear the Beijing team's No. 52 jersey.

And he will also be an important piece of puzzle on the road to reinforcement of Beijing Shougang, which is struggling in the rankings this season.

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