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Yi Jianlian finally surrendered to the Milwaukee Bucks this week by signing a multi-year, likely multi-million dollar contract this week with the team that drafted him 6th overall in June's NBA draft. Surrendered. Yeah, you poor thing. That word was actually used in a headline referring to the situation.

How sad is it that this guy feels that way? I'm sorry you are going to be playing in the NBA next year, Yi. I'm sorry that you moved from China to play with some of the greatest players in the world, making millions of dollars, but you aren't in a market that is "Asian enough" for you. Are you kidding me? If you wanted an Asian market, you should have stayed in China. You can't just come to the NBA, and say, I will only play for the Lakers, Celtics, or Knicks. Who are you anyway?

So you averaged good numbers in China. So did Wang Zhizhi. Remember him? I didn't think so. Why don't you earn your keep first, play a couple seasons in Milwaukee and show the world (and by world, I mean USA) what you can do, and then sign a free agent contract wherever you wanna go? I don't see what there is to complain about.

Labels: Bucks, Kevdog, Milwaukee, NBA, Yi Jianlian