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Yi, Jay-Z and Lebron?

Friday, 27th June 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

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Joe Alexander, the West Virginia forward who lived in China for several years, was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the eight pick in the NBA draft Thursday night in New York. But he won't be playing with Yi Jianlian, who was traded hours before the draft in a deal that sent him and small forward Bobby Simmons to the New Jersey Nets for Richard Jefferson.

Yi will finally get the big market and bigger Asian population that he wanted last year. He joins a Nets team that includes Devin Harris at point guard and Vince Carter at shooting guard. The trade will clear up some salary money for the much-rumored acquisition of Lebron James by the Nets in 2010. The Nets are owned by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and scheduled to move to his native Brooklyn by the 2010-11 season.

Image: NBA.com

Tags: Joe Alexander, NBA, Yi Jianlian