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The 'Chosen One' has landed in China. Lebron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers are in Shanghai, home city of fellow NBA star Yao Ming, for the NBA's pre-season China tour. James and co. reached their first NBA finals last year, and despite losing in four games to the San Antonio Spurs the big man believes it's onwards and upwards for Cleveland. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I'm excited. As an individual I'm excited to carry our team to great heights and hopefully we can something big in the NBA and continue to get better." SUPERCAPTION: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers Forward. The six-foot eight-inch forward is also likely to be back in China back next year. SOUNDBITE: (English) "It's going to be electrifying. You know, the Olympics is one of the biggest, if not the biggest events in sports and to be a part of the USA men's national team and to be a leader, it's going to be great." SUPER CAPTION: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers Forward. Cleveland face the Orlando Magic, under new head coach Stan Van Gundy, in their first exhibition match on Wednesday - the Magic, led by the towering six-foot 10-inch Dwight Howard. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I think it's a great idea. You know, God has blessed me to be able to play basketball and to be able top go to another country, especially China, and play basketball it's just a wonderful experience. It's something that I go back and tell my grandkids and my family about me coming to China." SUPERCAPTION: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic Center/Forward. Second only to soccer in popularity, basketball has an estimated 300 million players in this country - that's equal to the entire population of the United States. Little wonder the NBA is determined to make its mark in China.   <저작권자(c)연합뉴스.무단전재-재배포금지> NBA determined to make its mark in China