Report: Yi won't sign with Milwaukee Bucks

[Dead_Real]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

Yi Jianlian has no plans to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Chen Haitao, owner of the Guangdong Tigers -- Yi's former team -- said the 6-foot-11 power forward will "definitely not" sign with Milwaukee and could be headed back to the Chinese Basketball Association.

"If the Bucks insist, Yi will go back to the CBA," Chen told the Chinese-language Beijing News on Tuesday.

Yi was the sixth player picked in the NBA draft and had his first meeting earlier this month with Bucks general manager Larry Harris and coach Larry Krystkowiak. His agent, Dan Fegan, has pushed for a trade and wants Yi in a city with a large Asian influence -- or at least a larger city.

It won't be Milwaukee, and the main sticking point is not the lack of Chinese-Americans in the city, Chen said.

"And it's not about Yi's commercial interests," Chen said. "We want to find a team that is good for Yi's development. That's the root of the problem."

The Bucks shouldn't have even drafted him, he blocked them from watching his damn workouts making it clear as day he did not want to play for them just trade is ass. I never understand when rookie players come into the draft with this mentality you play where you're picked that's how I look at it.

[timang]

Yi not playing for the bucks was obviously more real than him playing for them. i'm more surprised that this finally happened later than i thought it would be...

[ALong13]

sucks for Milwaukee, but they picked him, Milwaukee could have selected someone like Corey Brewer or someone that would play, instead they got Yi...not Yi's fault in this one and I don't blame him, he warned them and they didn't believe he was serious....

[tamburello]

I think this is a big blow for teams who would like to draft international players(especially Chinese ones). I believe Yi scandal will effect the next CBA in 2012.

[twebb]

If Yi does not sign it would really hurt the CBA and their reputation. Now every player who comes over will have to go to a large Asian population or they will not play. Not only is it arrogant, its racist

[dvdbumpus]

If Yi does not sign it would really hurt the CBA and their reputation. Now every player who comes over will have to go to a large Asian population or they will not play. Not only is it arrogant, its racist

it definitely is. If they want to sign with a team of their choice, don't put your name in the draft you idiot! Wait until your draft elgibility is up and then sign as a free agent, like Walter did.


It definitely is arrogant, racist, and abusive of the draft process. With all this trouble, Yi's stock will take a severe hit, and I don't see teams that are going to jump all over this guy like before, due to this being a royal pain.