Yi JianLian has asked to be released from Lakers

Villain6Activated · Star Player Joined: 22 Dec 2011 Posts: 6697

https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/790432836159279105

ESPN sources say Yi Jianlian, after talks with the team Sunday, has asked to be released by the Lakers and will be formally waived Monday.

dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17674

Interesting. Especially when you realize he can't make the money he can here at the end of the bench in China
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iimarshon · Star Player Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 2673

Stoked!

Now we'll keep T-Rob
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dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17674

Should have gave the Yi contract to TRob lol. Still a very good move by the FO
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iimarshon · Star Player Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 2673

Since Yi was going to be 8m does this mean we have addt cap space?
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RestEasyBlackMamba · Star Player Joined: 24 May 2015 Posts: 3061

Rather have TRob anyways.

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AFireInside619 · Franchise Player Joined: 11 Dec 2015 Posts: 11447

Wow. I wondering how it all went down. Well, there goes our trade chip I guess. Hope he can find basketball happiness where ever he plays next.

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The Brain · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:11 pm Post subject:

What was Yi expecting? He's 8 feet tall, wide as a mack truck and cant rebound, cant post up and cant hit a perimeter shot.
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dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17674

cital · Star Player Joined: 25 May 2002 Posts: 3647

No we just need to waive TRob and Peace and pick up Bentil

Get Peace to sign on as an assistant...

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dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17674

TRob deserves to be a 9th/10th man on a team. Not a 13-15th guy.
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GasolBynumKobe · Star Player Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8193

He was trash anyways. Lakers doing him a favor making him look good with this story.
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Rek · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:19 pm Post subject:

Good news even if it's only regarding the end of our bench. One less non-defender on the roster. Besides, really didn't want to see him potentially taking minutes away from Black, Zubac or Nance.

lalakersfan88 · Star Player Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 1324

good riddance. i don't want a player that was given an opportunity, just to squash it like him. show's the type of person he is.

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cital · Star Player Joined: 25 May 2002 Posts: 3647

I'm telling you guys, Boston just had too many players under contract... Ben Bentil has way more potential at this point than Robinson and would fit better in our system. He may not pan out, but he is worth taking a chance on...

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ringfinger · Retired Number Joined: 08 Oct 2013 Posts: 29418

Good. I wanted Trob anyway.

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