Larry Harris Can Still Make The Yi Situation Work In His Favour
Guest CommentaryBy James Ballswin
Yi still maintains the same unknown, mystic he did on draft night. His actual value will either rise or drop after the FIBA tournament.
Harris can still turn this situation in his favour by making a good trade - which would simply entail even giving Yi away for next to nothing IF he can unload a few of his lousy contracts in the process.
However, with all the buyouts over past two years, the number of really bad contracts are disappearing.
Yi certainly would fit nicely as a top bench player in the Bucks current rotation, but so would a handful of othe players.
I see Yi being traded (along with one or two other Bucks) to either Boston or the Clippers.
The risk for Harris is whether to wait until after the FIBA tournament to make a trade. Conversely, any/all interested GM's are probably waiting to see Yi perform at FIBA, hoping his trade value dimishes with a less than stellar showing.
Yi's potential ceiling remains relatively unknown, but that will cease to be the case by the beginning of training camp. That said, Harris' wait-and-see approach may or may not backfire.
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