O, by the Way: Bucks, Jianlian agree to contract - Bill Ordine on baseball, football and Baltimore

Chinese basketball star Yi Jianlian, the most intriguing prospect before the NBA draft and one of the trickiest to sign since then, finally agreed to a contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Leading up to the draft, there had been speculation that Jianlian (left) -- the No. 6 pick overall -- would be resistant to playing in Milwaukee because he wanted to play someplace with a more substantial Asian population. And since then, that concern seemed to be warranted. Playing for Team China in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Jianlian, a 6-foot-11 forward, averaged 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots.

Photo credit: Mark J. Terrill/AP

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O, by the Way: Bill Ordine has been a reporter and editor for more than 25 years and during that time has covered Super Bowls, major murder trials, township zoning board meetings and bat mitzvahs. In his five years at The Sun, he has been an assistant city editor, pro football writer, poker columnist, enterprise sports reporter and now blogger -- which may indicate his editors have yet to find a job he can get right. E-mail Bill.

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