After four years of playing in China, Yi Jianlian is back in the United States, specifically in El Segundo at the Lakers' practice facility.
Surrounded by a horde of English- and Chinese-speaking reporters on Friday, the 2007 sixth-overall draft pick worked on his shot before discussing his return to the NBA.
Yi averaged 7.9 points and 4.9 rebounds during his five seasons in the NBA. While overseas, the defensively lacking Chinese League bolstered his pedestrian numbers, as he put up more than 23 points per night in each of his last four seasons with the Guangdong Southern Tigers.