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Shanghai_boy · 08-28-2007, 08:05 PM

http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2007-08-...63136298.shtml

Yi Jianlian confirms that he will play for Milwaukee Bucks.
It's official.

BenDavis503 · 08-28-2007, 08:09 PM

Try again.

If this was true it would be on RealGM or ESPN.com

Shanghai_boy · 08-28-2007, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BenDavis503

Try again.

come on!believe me.We will see about that.

Shanghai_boy · 08-28-2007, 08:17 PM

Yi Jianlian is in Hong Kong right now.

cipher05 · 08-28-2007, 11:21 PM

that site is pretty legit..

BenDavis503 · 08-28-2007, 11:49 PM

taht site is not legit it is his high school senior project lol

seifer0406 · 08-29-2007, 12:07 AM

Looks pretty legit to me. The time on the news is Aug 29. 10:xx AM, which is less than 5 hours ago. It's not surprising that the news about a Chinese player would appear on a Chinese site (Sina is a very big site in Asia, kind of like yahoo) before it appears on hoopshype or realgm.

seifer0406 · 08-29-2007, 12:08 AM

heres' another link, this is yahoo china.

http://cn.sports.yahoo.com/07-08-/324/29rwl.html

Shanghai_boy · 08-29-2007, 12:28 AM

You rock,seifer0406

Shanghai_boy · 08-29-2007, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BenDavis503

taht site is not legit it is his high school senior project lol

what do you mean?

**narek** · 08-29-2007, 01:25 AM

It's in the journal-Sentinel, too. The Senator went to China (and my friend who works for him didn't tell me!)

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=654093

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Yes, Yi Jianlian is following Yao Ming as China's latest import to the National Basketball Association.

And the 7-foot power forward indeed will be playing for the Milwaukee Bucks.
After Bucks owner Herb Kohl made a trip to Hong Kong to conduct personal negotiations with Yi's representatives, the young Chinese star signed a multiyear deal with the Bucks, ending a saga that began on draft night when he was selected with the sixth overall pick by Milwaukee.

The Bucks announced the signing at 2:15 a.m Milwaukee time (3:15 p.m. in Hong Kong).

Kohl, Bucks general manager Larry Harris and team vice president Ron Walter met with Yi, Chinese Basketball Association officials and Guangdong Tigers owner Chen Haitao on Wednesday in Hong Kong.

"We all anticipate Yi's arrival and welcome him and his family to Milwaukee," Kohl said. "We look forward to a successful relationship for many years to come."

Yi and his representatives initially had balked at signing with the Bucks and requested a trade to another NBA team, preferably one in a major market or with a large Asian American population. Prior to the draft, agent Dan Fegan had warned the Bucks not to select Yi and had not allowed Bucks officials to conduct a private workout of the Chinese player at his Los Angeles training base.

But the Bucks insisted throughout the summer that they did not intend to trade Yi, and their hand was strengthened when they were able to sign their own free agent point guard, Mo Williams, to a six-year, $52 million contract. That lessened the chances they would be inclined to deal Yi, who had gained fame in China for his play with the Guangdong team. He appeared in the last five CBA finals with the Tigers and led them to titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006.