I'm not really sure why exactly the Bucks wouldn't be suitable for his growth, and hopefully this is just more posturing. Larry Harris is planning to visit China soon, so stay tuned.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.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
The soap opera continues
Good thing Chris is on his honeymoon and won't see this for awhile. After a long stretch of good news, we get this new report:
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This guy gets a percentage of any contract Yi signs so he has a huge financial interest in what market Yi plays in. The National team stuff is just a bunch of BS on his part, this is about money. It is also important to point out that he does not speak for Chinese basketball or the Chinese government.
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