How many years has Yao Ming played in the NBA?

Yao Ming has been in the NBA in 2002 and announced his retirement in 2011. He has played for a total of 8 years, or 8 seasons to be exact.

Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets as the No. 1 pick in 2002 and became the first foreign pick in history. Yao Ming has played for the Rockets in 8 seasons, playing in a total of 486 games, averaging 19 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.4 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 52.4%, a three-point shooting percentage of 20%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 83.3%.

Yao Ming was selected as the All-Star in his career, all of which were the starters, 2 second teams, 3 third teams, 2 best month, and 1 best rookie first team. In 2016, he was selected as the Nai Smith Basketball Celebrity Memorial Hall. The highest data in the regular season game is: 41 points, 22 rebounds, 7 assists, 8 blocks, and 4 steals. The highest number of single-game statistics in the playoffs is: 33 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 blocks, and 2 steals.

Yao Ming has partnered with several All-Star players in the Rockets. In the early stage, there were "Furian Boss" Francis and Glenn Rice, and in the middle and late stages, there were McGrady, "Uncle Huo" Zhuwan Howard, "Uncle Mutombo" and Artest. Other powerful players include "Old Cats" Mobley, Posey, Cato, Alstom, Scola, Landry, Bathir, Jim Jackson, etc. But Yao Ming's best result in the playoffs was only the second round.