Mystery surrounds Yi ahead of NBA draft
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They love Yao. Now comes Yi &#151; Yi Jianlian, the 7-foot power forward who will be among the top choices in Thursday's NBA draft.
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The suspense surrounding Alonzo Mourning's playing status for next season is nearing an end.
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MILWAUKEE -- Yi Jianlian is finally going to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.
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With the NBA set to play its first ever game in China today, commissioner David Stern has hinted regular season games could be held in the country.
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The main question surrounding Sean Williams, who was selected 17th by the Nets in the N.B.A. draft, is whether he can stay out of trouble.
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Former Boston College forward Jared Dudley held a party at a club in downtown San Diego with a couple of hundred family members and friends last night, but even the partygoers weren't expecting what came out of commissioner David Stern's mouth when he announced the 22d pick in the NBA draft.
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The NBA draft has played a minor role in the turnaround of the Wizards, but they are holding out hope that the 2007 draft will produce a special player.
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As the widespread coverage of Yi Jianlian's NBA move reaffirmed China's love affair with basketball, a first-round pick from the 2004 NFL draft was in Beijing on Friday to promote "America's favorite sport".
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The owner of the Milwaukee Bucks has written to first-round draft pick Yi Jianlian requesting a meeting with the Chinese power forward, according to a newspaper report.
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A seven-foot phenom may be China's second hoops star, and the search is on for the third
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With the Celtics looking far and wide to move the No. 5 pick for someone to bring immediate help to an increasingly beleaguered Paul Pierce -- so far, with no luck -- the question looms: What will No. 34 do if David Stern gets up on the podium tomorrow night and announces that Yi Jianlian, Jeff Green, or Corey Brewer ...
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The New York Knicks will begin working out draft prospects on Monday, though it isn&#039;t clear what role &amp;#151; if any_ Larry Brown will have.
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Chinese forward Yi Jianlian of the Milwaukee Bucks was among four international newcomers chosen for the rookie team in next month's Rookie Challenge at the National Basketball Association All-Star Game.
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Yi Jianlian&#39;s agent is trying to pull together trade offers in hopes the Milwaukee Bucks will deal away the Chinese star they selected sixth in the National Basketball Association Draft.
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As Andrea Bargnani told a curious media contingent about himself Tuesday, Tyrus Thomas sat a few feet away and was asked what he knew about the potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony (15) goes to the basket while guarded by Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11) of China in the first half Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004, in Houston.
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From the moment he was traded to the Boston Celtics 8-1/2 weeks ago, Gary Payton had been a mystery man. The player who is known for his non-stop talking