Following an impressive individual performance at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Chinese power forward Yi Jianlian has inked a deal for a return to the NBA with the Lakers.
The 6-foot-11 Heshvan native averaged 20.4 points in five games in Rio, ranking third behind only Bojan Bogdanovic (25.3) and Patty Mills (21.3). A workhorse for China, Yi was also third in minutes played (32.8).
Clearly the best player on his team, he was seventh among all players in rebounds (6.6), steals (1.4) and blocks (1.0), but his personal success was wasted on a team that had no other consistent scoring option, as China went winless in Brazil.