Liu Wei (Chinese: 刘炜; pinyin: Liú Wěi) is the head coach of Chinese professional basketball team Xinjiang Flying Tigers and former basketball player who played as a point guard.

Liu Wei played alongside his close friend Yao Ming[1] for ten years on several youth teams and with the Shanghai Sharks before Yao went on to play in the National Basketball Association with the Houston Rockets.

[4] Liu then returned to China to play for the Shanghai Sharks, carving out a career as one of the best ever players in the Chinese Basketball Association.

After seventeen seasons playing for Shanghai, Liu decided to sign with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.

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