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Report: Chinese team says Bucks not best for Yi
Reuters
Updated: July 17, 2007, 1:03 PM ET
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BEIJING -- The Milwaukee Bucks' campaign to secure the services of reluctant power forward Yi Jianlian has suffered a blow after the player's Chinese club said it would block his move to the United States.
Yi, taken by Milwaukee with the sixth selection in the NBA draft last month, would "definitely not" play for Milwaukee, Tuesday's Beijing News quoted Guangdong Tigers chief, Chen Haitao, as saying.
"This is not -- as media reports have said -- because Milwaukee, as a city with very few Chinese people, is not good for Yi's commercial development," Chen said.
"Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem," he added.
Earlier in July, Yi's Chinese agent said the unsigned player was looking to be traded to another club, despite pledges by Milwaukee officials to do whatever they could to make him feel at home.
Chen expressed concern that Yi would have trouble getting playing time with the Bucks, whose squad boasts Australian 7-footer Andrew Bogut and a number of other tall young players.
"The national team and the Olympic Games are now our key considerations ... If [Yi] goes to a team where he can't compete, that would be being irresponsible to the national team," Chen said.
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And did Zhizhi Wang become better with the Heat? No. This is just way out of hand
Who does Yi think he is, John Elway? Bucks should hold on to his rights forever
This is getting absolutely ridiculous. So who would inhibit the growth of Yi in Milwauke? Bogut? Villanueva? Gimme a break! It's a great situation for Yi to develop his basketball skills, where he can go in and contribute right away.
This is embarrassing.
Too bad the Vancouver Grizzlies aren't still around; well, and Golden State is another candidate for him.
Screw Yi. Bucks should trade him to the Lakers for Kobe.
Chen expressed concern that Yi would have trouble getting playing time with the Bucks, whose squad boasts Australian 7-footer Andrew Bogut and a number of other tall young players.
Give me a ing break. Everyone knows why they don't want him there - marketing dollars.
If I were Stern I'd send Yao's ass back to China as well and tell them to go themselves.
Then sending any players over here is irresponsible because they could get injured. What liars, all of the teams they pre-approved don't have tall players? And it's not all about height, much to the chagrin of their engineers"The national team and the Olympic Games are now our key considerations ... If [Yi] goes to a team where he can't compete, that would be being irresponsible to the national team," Chen said.
him. let him rot in that excuse for a league they have over there. We don't need to be sending any more $$ to China anyway.
If we(The Association) let Yi get his way, then that will pave the way for all good Chinese prospects to think they are above the game...
Even worse than that...all international players with country ties. How can it get worse? It becomes so absurd that all rookies feel they have a choice where they play their rookie season and the draft becomes inconsequential...if even exists in 10 years AT ALL.
As soon as players play one year of college, they immediately become free agents.
it, nobody really gives a about the whole story
I agree. The China team who participated in the 4-Nation Invitational team tournament in the Phils last week was not scary at all. They came 4th."The national team and the Olympic Games are now our key considerations ... If [Yi] goes to a team where he can't compete, that would be being irresponsible to the national team," Chen said.
Okay it's just a warm up but if Yi won't compete China might lose. They belong to group A(dubbed as the Group of Death by some), in Japan Qualifying which will start next week. YI must lead that team if Yao chose not to participate.
This YI case is becoming ridiculous already. I wonder why they applied in the first place if they wanted certain cities in the U.S. where he wants to play. It's unfair to the team who chose to draft them, IMO. Milwaukee could have chosen another if they could have known Yi's status in advance.
They warned the Bucks not to pick him weeks if not months in advance.
Just to stick it to China, Milwaukee should hold his rights until he chooses to sign there.
"Rather we want to find a team suitable for Yi's growth. That's the root of the problem," he added.
Read: "somewhere that he can make us a load of money"!
I completely agree...that is what it is all about anyway
Perhaps they should explain to the Chinese club the economic impact of their golden boy coming into the league (if he even makes it) with a monstrous cloud of negative press over his head, because that's all they are setting up here. The only person I've ever seen be marketable while most of the world was rooting against him in the league is Kobe Bryant.
I remember when Yao came into the league. He didn't set the world on fire like everyone was expecting him to straight out of the gate. However he had the saving grace of being inexplicably likeable despite being a stiff and speaking practically no english. Regardless of who is pulling the strings on this , they need to wake up and realize that the longer this goes on the more heat is going to be on this kid. By the time he even plays his first game there's plenty of folks who will be ready to boo him out of the building. He's got the pressure of two countries breathing down his neck, and demanding he get into a bigger market will only amplify every rookie struggle he has.
I don't expect the Milwaukee management to be able to look their season ticket holders in the eye, admit that they knew this could happen and still spent a lottery pick on this guy, but, hey, it's the principle of the matter that counts. It's probably bad for their bottom line but I hope they stick to their guns and tell them this guy is playing in Milwaukee or he's not playing in the league.
you left off another attribute Yao came into the league with besides being stiff. He wasn't(and still isn't) very aggresive for a player over 7'...could you imagine what numbers Yao would put up if he had the drive of say KG?? I'll betcha he would challenge some of Wilts numbers if he did.
That would be hilarious and Milwaukee should do it and not think twice about it. You can't play in the NBA unless you play for us.
bucks should trade yi back to china where theres a huge chinese population so he can play in their ty ass league
really? well I didn't know about that. thanks for tellin' me.
Still, this player or who's around him want to create controversy or what.. they're on top of Asia right now but he's not even the best player in the World, you know.
That would be hilarious and Milwaukee should do it and not think twice about it. You can't play in the NBA unless you play for us.
I think the Bucks shld do that.
it's kind ofalready, you know!
Big city, Huge endorsement contract, etc. + Yi's contract = more money for Chinese Government. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY!!!!
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