Los Angeles Lakers sign Chinese Olympian Yi

YI Jianlian

LOS ANGELES: Yi Jianlian, who is fresh off an appearance with the Chinese national team at the Rio Olympics, has signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA team announced.
Yi, of Guangdong Province, averaged 20.4 points and 6.6 rebounds in five games at the Summer Olympics, which wrapped up on Sunday.
“We’re excited to have a player of his worldwide accomplishments,” general manager Mitch Kupchak said on Monday. “We look forward to bringing him to training camp and hopefully having him make an impact on our team.”
Yi, 28, joins a team that has been at or near the bottom of the NBA the past several seasons. To compound their woes, the Lakers lost their top player when future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant retired at the end of this past season.
The Lakers declined to release details of the contract.
Yi is a former first round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2007. He has not played in the NBA since 2012 and has spent the past four seasons playing in the Chinese Basketball Association.
His international career includes winning three gold medals at the FIBA Asia Championships (2015, 2011, and 2005) and a gold at the 2006 Asian Games.

Milwaukee Bucks sign free agent guard Jason Terry
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed free agent guard Jason Terry.
The team announced the signing Monday. Terms were not disclosed.
Bucks general manager John Hammond calls the 38-year-old Terry “a true professional who understands what it takes to be successful” in the NBA.
The 17-year NBA veteran spent the last two seasons with Houston. Terry played in 72 games, including seven starts, with the Rockets last season, averaging 5.9 points, 1.4 assists and 1.1 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game.
The 6-foot-2 guard was selected by Atlanta with the 10th overall pick in the 1999 draft and spent the first five seasons of his career with the Hawks.
Terry then played eight seasons with Dallas, including the Mavericks’ 2011 NBA Championship team. He also has played for Boston and Brooklyn.