Yi Jianlian traded to New Jersey for Richard Jefferson

you are more optimistic than the Bucks about Yi.
If Yi's potential was so high, he would never been traded.

 

it's official: lebron james will be a NET in 2010. him going to NY, teaming up with jay-z, it's so obvious.

now if we're trying to get anybody, it is going to be wade by then.

 

bad for him? yi never wanted to go there in the first place and acted like a prima donna before playing in one NBA game, trying to control where he wants to go.

now he gets to go to a city that is big and can make himself more known with a big asian population. milwaukee did him a huge service. him not wanting to stay in milwaukee had something to do with this.

plus, he's not going to be as good as yao, a perennial all-star. he got worse and worse as the season progressed and played less and less minutes.

 

To me if Yi can bulk up and develops a power game, he is going to be a stud. Right now his jumper is there, but not much else. He defends well at times, and at times he is just completely lost out there. All signs for lack of development and experience for a rookie. Remember J.O couldn't even finish a dunk in his 2nd and third year and everybody thought he was a bust.

The combination of length and agility that Yi brings is too much to write off at this point of his career.

 

Yi's future is to be determined, but clearly the Bucks gave up on him. If they thought he had a chance to be good there is no way they would have let him go.

 

JO was 17 or 18 when he came into the NBA. Many people put Yi at 22/23. Big difference. But if Yi turns out to be a good player, Herb Kohl will want to shoot himself.

 

the bucks should never have drafted yi that high anyway. poor judgment on yi's marketing value on the bucks' part imo.

yi might've been a fair pick in the high teen's last year. then his performance and potential would've been justified. but personally i don't see him as anything special. he might be good, but not great.

and this trade makes sense to both teams, though a relatively insignificant one.

 

Some reports say Yi started playing basketball when he was 12. The age issue aside, I think he still has room to improve. The kid has good work ethic and willing to do what the coach says, a typical trait of Chinese athletes. I think the Bucks gave up on him a little too early because clearly Yi wasn't ready in his first season in NBA and realizes what he needs to to do in order to improve. He could be a real stud if he figures it out. I think his athletic ability for his size is tremendous. I hate to compare him with KG, but I feel he could have a shot of being a KG type of player in this league.

 

I actually think Carter is probably underrated.

Paul Pierce was good player on terrible team and on the downside of his career last year. Then we come to find out he is the clutchest of the big 3 and playoff MVP.

Now is probably a good time to buy Carter.

The Jefferson deal was a steal for Milwalkee. Heck, if I am the Heat and wasn't going to draft Beasley (they don't seem to want to), I would have offered Marion and #2 for RJ and #10 (prob. one of Augustine, Westbrook, Love or Brook Lopez there) + next years #1. And NJ would be foolish not to get Beasley to try to pair him with Lebron.

 

its draft day, a lot of crazy stuff happens. You can't blame morey for this trade, we might not of had what they wanted. lets see what happens tonight.

 

Wow, how has a non-Rockets thread went over 100 posts and 2000 reads in just a few hours? Look like a lot of people have, for whatever absurd reasons, hoped Yi to fail and are now escastic to see the trade as something to validate it, which in turn draw a lot of Yi's supporters came out in dove to defend him. Very interesting.

 

It was well acknowledge that Yi and his people didn't want to play for the Bucks. It either a smart move by the Bucks to not pass on a good deal getting Jefferson since pretty much Yi would opt out of his contract with the Bucks and they will lose everything. You do not keep an unhappy player(s) that will disrupt the team.

Trust me. Even if you're an owner or a GM. Even if this person is a superstar and isn't happy being on you team or City, you move him.

If Yi had no potential, why did they ask for Jefferson in return and NJ obliged?

 

I agree. I didn't see Yi staying, so trade him and they got good return. Nets save a little cash and get a young player with good upside.

 

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Bucks did not give up on Yi because he had no potential. It because they had no other choice and pretty much did him a favor by placing him in NJ. Even if Yi turn out to be as good as Jefferson stats wise. They couldn't keep him anyway. They probably would've had a better trading deal but...you don't really want to play the what if factor.

 

wow, good for yi

 

Personally, I am not seeing the trade from the lens of Yi--I have no feeling either way about him. I am seeing however a just turned 28 year old star with a really well rounded game and off his best season being had for last years #6 pick (a player with his ups and downs, but certainly didn't vault himself over any player drafted in front of him, save perhaps Mike Conley). Further, nearly the same pick last year (#5), fetched a 32 year old fading star (Ray Allen).

What would be say if Seattle got RJ for Jeff Green, who was picked before Yi and played more consistent than him. We would say great trade Seattle.

Good trade Milwalkee for value. Doesn't mean Yi won't produce down the line.

 

Their reason is not 'absurb', I'd call it 'personal'.

Some people have acted like they have put 'Yi to fail' in their prayers every night.

 

Yi's locked into a contract for several years. Bucks got a player, Nets got their salary dump.

 

What happened to the 'I ONLY play for a team with Asians that will worship treat me like Yao' thing, yes I exaggerated

 

Nets are probably more competitive because of this. The east seems to be thickening. Richard Jefferson is one of those guys who is great on the floor, but truly a horrible, horrible person. Like Jason Kidd.