The Mavericks have agreed to terms on a one year deal with Yi Jianlian. Yi will rehab from a knee injury by playing with the Mavs D-League affilate, the Texas Legends. Why did the Mavs acquire the Chinese PF?
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After the CP3 trade fell through, the Mavericks gave the Lakers a trade exception for Lamar Odom. Odom's a 6 ft 10 (same height as Jianlian) PF who does a bit of everything on the floor. What logic are the Mavs using in picking Yi him up?
Yi's only 24 years old, hasn't really shown signs of growth in the pros and only has a one year deal. Let's see if he can rehab, comeback and be on the bench if we need him, the Mavericks are thinking. It's a low risk move, but still one that I question.
There can't be much of a role for him on this team. Dirk is gonna play a ton of minutes, Odom will too and Yi is a perimeter shooter, not someone who can play the center spot. The Mavs lost Tyson Chandler this off-season, they needed to sign...
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