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Analysts said the appointment of Basketball Hall of Famer Yao Ming as the president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) represents a big step in breaking the association away from the official sports body and a milestone for the country's sports reform.


Yao Cheap Luismi Jersey , member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and former NBA all-star player, was unanimously voted CBA president on Thursday.


Yao, 37, is the first non-government official to take the position. He was elected at the ninth national congress of the association and will be responsible for the association's decision-making, leadership and personnel appointments.


""Previously, officials from the Basketball Management Center under the General Administration of Sport (GAS) were in charge of the CBA. Naming Yao Ming as the president means that the CBA will separate from the management center and begin to operate as an independent association,"" Su Qun, editor-in-chief of the Basketball Pioneer newspaper Cheap Kevin Gameiro Jersey , told the Global Times.


""Over the past years, match fixing and corrupt referees have stunted the development of Chinese basketball. The separation means that the CBA will enjoy more freedom in its operations,"" said Wang Qi, the manager of the China Sports Industry Group.


Both Su and Wang noted that Yao's international reputation, especially in the US, will serve as a diplomatic tool to help China spread its influence in the country and promote the awareness of Chinese basketball.


As one of the sports icons of China, Yao landed in the NBA in 2002 as a first-draft pick by the Houston Rockets. He played for the Rockets for nine years and featured in NBA All-Star Games eight times.


Yao also led the Chinese national basketball team to the quarterfinals in the Athens and Beijing Olympic Games. He was China's flag-bearer at the home Olympics in 2008.


Bold reforms


""The transition in leadership is just a starting point. In the future, we will unite professional talent in all fields Cheap Jose Antonio Reyes Jersey , especially those who work in the government sector, to give full play to their wisdom and experience. We will adopt a different mind-set when considering further reforms, and promote the development of Chinese basketball in innovative ways,"" Yao told the People's Daily in an exclusive interview.


Specifically, Yao said that the first steps in his reform program will focus on CBA league matches. By operating league matches in a market-oriented way, Yao aims to promote the brand and attract more audiences.


Yao said he hopes to change the way players are recruited for the national team. Previously, the country issued an administrative order to clubs and sports bureaus to select players.


In the future, he plans to show more respect to players and invite them to join the national team so that they could be clearer about their responsibilities.


An insider close to the GAS told news portal sports.163 that Yao may extend the calendar for league matches and shorten the time for national team training. Besides Cheap Grzegorz Krychowiak Jersey , he may restrict the number of ""foreign players"" to offer more chances to the local ones. Changes in the referee system and referee committee may be made to ensure fairness.


To avoid conflicts of interest, Yao would sell his shares in the CBA side Shanghai