The broker in charge of the Chinese basketball player Sun Yue's transfer to the NBA has denied the completion of any contract between the player and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Sun Yue

In an interview with website sina.com, Keith Glass confirmed that negotiations between the Lakers and Sun's current owner, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) side Aoshen, are still underway.

The Lakers' training camp will open in early October, before which the contract talks will be concluded, Glass said.

An ESPN TV network columnist, Henry Abbott, published an article on Tuesday, in which Sun was featured in a list of 12 rookies, all of whom were reported to have signed contracts with the Lakers.

Sun had been granted a one-year rookie contract worth about US$420,000 but without a guarantee, according to the Abbott's report.

However, as displayed on the club's website, Sun remains with an unsigned label, the same as that of Spaniard Marc Gasol.

Sun, a Chinese national team player, was picked by the Lakers 48th in this June's draft.

(CRI September 14, 2007)