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Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:48 am
by bondom34
Yi asked to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:43 pm
by PKABOOICU
Yi Jianlian has asked the Lakers to release him as he was not satisfied with his role on the team. He averaged only 11 minutes per game behind Mozgov, Black, Nance, and Randle. He will be returning to China. Yi will be waived on Monday. Thomas Robinson will take the final roster spot.
http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/10/24/report-yi-jianlian-has-asked-for-release-will-be-waived-by-lakers/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs&yptr=yahoo
Re: Yi asked to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:09 pm
by TyCobb
Great news.
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:23 pm
by Michael Lucky
That is really good to hear. I was worried that Zubac would get zero playing time this year. This should help a little.
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:47 pm
by crazyeights
The old "I'm not fired--I quit!"
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:01 pm
by Tiesto_Lakers
He must've been real upset since he could've made up to $8 mill this season.
Anyway, I prefered Thom-Rob over him by a landslide.
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:21 pm
by TylersLakers
Awesome! Jumping with joy. Thomas Robinson is someone I've wanted on the Lakers for MONTHS.
Wooooooooooo!! -Ric Flair-
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:53 pm
by dockingsched
Probably wants to lock in guaranteed money as soon as possible back in China
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:39 pm
by Asianiac_24
Good riddance. Rather give those minutes to Randle and Zubac anyways
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:52 pm
by lake_show
Yeah... sounds like a money play. Probably saw that it would be a struggle to make the full 8m on his contract especially with the amount of mins he'd be getting and decided he could make more money in China.
Oh well. Welcome to the team T-Rob.
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:50 pm
by slifersd
The guy's head was never in this to begin with. He wanted the glory and the money of being an NBA player for Lakers. But as his preseason showed, he was never good enough, nor did he put in enough effort to fight for his spot. He thinks he should be treated like a star, the way they treat him in China. Well, that's not happening here.
Lakers management, while I liked the way you tried to think outside the box, please stick to actual basketball players going forward when you are trying to unearth those diamonds in the rough. No more prima donna please.
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:06 pm
by Danny Darko
He got his ass kicked in the NBA again... He's smart to be a big fish in a small pond, because he's plankton in the NBA.
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:07 pm
by Marionettetc
Scrub got cut, couldn't be happier
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:34 am
by Dr Aki
was brought to spread the floor, no spread, no floor
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:20 am
by anthoang
Good... one less scrub team to spend my time watching. Now i can just focus on the Nets and Jeremy Lin.
Re: Marc Stein: Yi requests to be released
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:21 pm
by Tee212
something about addition buy subtraction
- brain cook