T-11: How long will Yi Jianlian last with the Lakers?

Post #1 » by **Slava** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:07 pm

T-12: Which Laker do you see winning an individual NBA award next season? | Brandon Ingram (Rookie of The Year) (36%)
T-13: How many Lakers do you see participating at all star weekend? (All Events) | 2 (38%)
T-14: If the Lakers end up trading for a star/future star-ish player who will it be? | DeMarcus Cousins (52%)
T-15: Where will the Lakers finish in the Pacific Division in wins? ? 3rd/4th tied (36% each)
T-16: How many trades will the Lakers complete by end of season? | 1 (58%)
T-17: Which Laker will hold the season high for points in a game next season? | D'Angelo Russell (61%)
T-18: What do you expect to be the outcome of Jim Buss' timeline at end of this season? | Jim Buss retracts his promised timeline and stays to continue rebuilding beyond 2016-17 season (65%)
T-19: How many seasons will Luke Walton serve as headcoach of the Lakers? | > 6 seasons (56%)
T-20: Who will get majority of the back up PG minutes? | Marcelo Huertas (33%)/Jose Calderon(33%)
T-21: Who will get majority of the back up center minutes? | Tarik Black (35%)
T-22:Who will lead the Lakers in turnovers? | D'Angelo Russell (71%)
T-23: Which Laker is most likely to be top 10 in the NBA in a statistical category? | Julius Randle - Rebounds/Game (67%)
T-24: Which Lakers will be chosen as the new team captains | Luol Deng(33%), D'Angelo Russell (27%)
T-25: Which Lakers veteran will be traded first? | Lou Williams (43%)
T-26: Which member of the young core will get traded first? | Julius Randle (36%)
T-27: Who will begin the season as a starter and get demoted to the bench later? | Luol Deng/Julius Randle (38%)
T-28: Who will lead the Lakers in assists per game? | D'Angelo Russell (80%)
T-29: Which player will be the first to get cut from the roster? | Nick Young/Travis Wear tied at 44%
T-30: Which player will lead the Lakers in scoring? | D'Angelo Russell (56%)

dAdo dA dEvil · Post #2 » by **dAdo dA dEvil** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:19 pm

I expect him to be traded before the deadline.

lake_show · Post #3 » by **lake_show** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:46 pm

Judging from the 9 page Yi thread this one should be interesting :lol:

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He'll be here all year... I'll even go out on a limb and say we'll be resigning him at the end of the year.

He's so much better than people think he is and he fits well into the type of offense we're trying to run.

stan francisco · Post #4 » by **stan francisco** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:11 pm

lake_show wrote:Judging from the 9 page Yi thread this one should be interesting .

He'll be here all year... I'll even go out on a limb and say we'll be resigning him at the end of the year.

He's so much better than people think he is and he fits well into the type of offense we're trying to run.

This.

Marionettetc · Post #5 » by **Marionettetc** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:02 pm

Low 40's

But he's on minimum + incentives so I don't have any expectations.

anthoang · Post #6 » by **anthoang** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:16 pm

it depends on how much the Lakers want to spend for marketing. Basically, the Lakers can waive Yi at any point of the season and pay him based on the number of games he has played.... or just sit him on the bench and not have to pay him. Essentially, Yi is getting paid minimum NBA hourly wage. It's the best contract possible for a team owner. The Lakers get a decent player who they can market their team to 1.7 billion people on the planet for about the same cost of a scrub backup NBA player.

As for Yi, he gets to spend more time with his wife and two young sons who have been living in L.A. It's a good contract for Yi as well, as he gets to spend time with family. Asians are all about the family yo.

cambomvmt · Post #7 » by **cambomvmt** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:49 pm

I expect him to be traded before his big bonus kicks in

Dr Aki · Post #8 » by **Dr Aki** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:30 am

lol, he's gonna get paid

ArC_man · Post #9 » by **ArC_man** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 2:09 am

Why trade a MVP candidate?

TylersLakers · Post #10 » by **TylersLakers** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:43 pm

He'll last the season, if not more.

I think he'll be a pleasant surprise. Added punch off the bench in spurts. He's more physically ready and more mature now. People forget he had some solid moments at time in his early career. He'll be better now.

slifersd · Post #11 » by **slifersd** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:13 am

He will probably stick around for the year. He is primarily a trade bait, and I really don't think this management will be able to use him for any meaningful trades.

DEEP3CL · Post #12 » by **DEEP3CL** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 2:44 am

WTF type of thread is this ? For one Yi showed on several occasions against the USA team that he was a different player. I fully expect him to be here all season.

Ballerhogger · Post #13 » by **Ballerhogger** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:42 pm

Should be year the whole year unless he plays well and we do trade with him. I don't see us taking him on next year.

MrWaffles · Post #14 » by **MrWaffles** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 2:52 pm

With Kobe done with the Lakers, the organization is in desperate need of a player who can make money for the franchise. Sure the kids are slowly but surely gaining popularity everyday, but Yi is a chinese ball player and we all know how much they love their chinese ball players in the NBA.

Clearly this move was made a potential trade bait/revenue builder for the Lakers. Anyone who watches basketball knows Yi's stats are what they are because it's Chinese Basketball.. I'm pretty sure i could put up 12 and 6 everynight over there.

Maybe he'll surprise me and a lot of Laker fans, but i don't see him lasting that long. Especially when we're already loaded at the frontcourt. Robinson has been working out with the Lakers all summer so he very well could sneak in for the final spot.

Spens1 · Post #15 » by **Spens1** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 3:10 pm

marketing excersise, 1 season i think until they can build up another star with some pull in China (their will never be another Kobe though in that regard, pretty sure he was the most popular non-asian sportsperson over there ever)

lake_show · Post #16 » by **lake_show** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 4:52 pm

MrWaffles wrote:With Kobe done with the Lakers, the organization is in desperate need of a player who can make money for the franchise. Sure the kids are slowly but surely gaining popularity everyday, but Yi is a chinese ball player and we all know how much they love their chinese ball players in the NBA.

Clearly this move was made a potential trade bait/revenue builder for the Lakers. Anyone who watches basketball knows Yi's stats are what they are because it's Chinese Basketball.. I'm pretty sure i could put up 12 and 6 everynight over there.

Maybe he'll surprise me and a lot of Laker fans, but i don't see him lasting that long. Especially when we're already loaded at the frontcourt. Robinson has been working out with the Lakers all summer so he very well could sneak in for the final spot.

... Lol

Post #17 » by **crazyeights** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 5:11 pm

MrWaffles wrote:Anyone who watches basketball knows Yi's stats are what they are because it's Chinese Basketball.. I'm pretty sure i could put up 12 and 6 everynight over there.

Dude you should totally tryout! 12 and 6, you sound like a quality rotation guy.

MrWaffles · Post #18 » by **MrWaffles** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:16 pm

crazyeights wrote:
MrWaffles wrote:Anyone who watches basketball knows Yi's stats are what they are because it's Chinese Basketball.. I'm pretty sure i could put up 12 and 6 everynight over there.

Dude you should totally tryout! 12 and 6, you sound like a quality rotation guy.

Will you fly me out to China? Maybe you could record some video of me and we could put it on Youtube.

Post #19 » by **crazyeights** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 7:44 pm

MrWaffles wrote:
crazyeights wrote:
MrWaffles wrote:Anyone who watches basketball knows Yi's stats are what they are because it's Chinese Basketball.. I'm pretty sure i could put up 12 and 6 everynight over there.

Dude you should totally tryout! 12 and 6, you sound like a quality rotation guy.

Will you fly me out to China? Maybe you could record some video of me and we could put it on Youtube.

Does RGM get blocked by China's firewall? How about a one-way ticket? :wink:

MrWaffles · Post #20 » by **MrWaffles** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:03 pm

crazyeights wrote:
MrWaffles wrote:
crazyeights wrote:
Dude you should totally tryout! 12 and 6, you sound like a quality rotation guy.

Will you fly me out to China? Maybe you could record some video of me and we could put it on Youtube.

Does RGM get blocked by China's firewall? How about a one-way ticket?

Probably does

One way ticket works as well. I'll go drop 12 and 6 vs a bunch of Kobe-Wannabes and then i'll fly on back, hop on the fourm, and discuss with you all why we have the worst record in the west again! 8-)