NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
When the Nets traded Richard Jefferson to the Bucks in June, they were excited about getting back 20-year-old 7-footer Yi Jianlian, a big man with big potential. Friday, the Nets finally got to see that potential up close.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Yi Jianlian's shooting was off, as should have been expected, because he had been out for a week with a sprained left ankle. His defense was shaky, as should have been expected, because he's coming out of a rookie season during which "Yi" and...
In the 'Zzone (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
I know I used that headline over the summer - and I probably will again - but it works today because Yi Jianlian went through his first full practice as a Net. He had gone through shooting and running and...
In the 'Zzone (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Yi Jianlian and Keyon Dooling are out 7-10 days due to left-ankle sprains. They each suffered them in one of the recent scrimmages, landing on someone else's foot. That was the biggest news to come out of today's Media Day....
NetsDaily Blog (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
After arriving in NJ from China on 9/8, whats he been busy with during this half a month? What’s life in New Jersey been like for him? Yi JinLian spoke with our reporter yesterday and answered some questions. Q: What’s occupied your time since your move to New Jersey? Yi: I’ve been working out [...]
FIBA (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
NEW YORK (NBA) - Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue were key parts of China’s run to the quarter-finals at this summer’s Olympics. Now both have turned their focus to the United States, where they will resume their professional careers. Yi has decided to get a jump on his preparations for the NBA campaign by joining up with the New Jersey Nets this ...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Last year, an enthusiastic Yi Jianlian showed up two days before the start of his first NBA training camp. Last year, he pretty much was burnt toast two months before the end of his first NBA season. So despite playing for China in the Olympics...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Yi Jianlian returned from China and the Beijing Olympics and joined 16 other players as the New Jersey Nets held voluntary workouts ...
In the 'Zzone (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
EAST RUTHERFORD - Training camp doesn’t begin for another 17 days, but 17 Nets were in the gym today, which is a good sign for a team that some think could struggle to win 17 games. The only guys with guaranteed contracts who weren’t were Eduardo Najera – he has a camp in Mexico – and Stromile Swift – he’s back in Louisiana helping with the Hurricane relief. Yi Jianlian made his first East Rutherford...
NetsDaily Blog (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
... veteran. Thorpe who runs a training program for NBA players has a certain fondness for both Yi Jianlian and Sean Williams , consistently ranking both in the top five during the early part of the season. So his scouting reports were quite complimentary. Yi, he described as “a gifted player, maybe the second-purest talent in this class (after Kevin Durant)” but said “he could really be a rebounding...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
There were many, including former Bucks coach Larry Krystowiak, who felt the demands and pressures on 7-0 Yi Jianlian from the Chinese National team were absurd during his rookie year in Milwaukee, which contained an inevitable head-first collision...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Sean Williams could get a complex. The Nets' 2007 first-round pick probably planned on quality time this season. So the Nets traded for Yi Jianlian, drafted Ryan Anderson, signed Eduardo Najera, all guys who play Williams' four spot. Plus, returning...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
The Nets have 15 guaranteed contracts, the most allowed on a roster once the season starts. They have also signed Eddie Gill, Brian Hamilton, Julius Hodge and Awvee Storey to round out their training camp roster. ... Forward Yi Jianlian (sprained ankle) rode a stationary bike during the Nets’ morning practice. ... Vance Wahlberg, the Massachusetts assistant who designed the dribble-drive offense...
In the 'Zzone (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
... years with no Jason Kidd or Jefferson - and all the optimism that was unaffected by news that Yi Jianlian and Keyon Dooling would miss the start of camp, would be out 7-10 days because of Grade 1 left ankle sprains. They each got hurt stepping on someone else’s foot during one of their last scrimmages. There’s been worse on Media Day. Like tfour years ago, when Kidd and Alonzo Mourning basically...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
Quizzed yesterday by Nets.com’s Ben Couch, Yi Jianlian professed to never having heard of fantasy sports. As it turns out, the newly acquired Swamp C is only slightly less informed than the hosts of a major Northeastern radio program. Boston Sports Media’s Bruce Allen recaps the highlights of yesterday’s edition of “The Big Show” on [...]
