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Originally Posted by dude1394
If Yi were making a personal decision based on his best interests I'd be more inclined to say more power to him. However in this case he is not, the system is being manipulated by the chinese government.
Yi isn't "deciding" not to go and collect the millions, he's being told not to go and shut up about it. It sort of throws the whole thing on it's head imo.
And definitely the bucks are screwed unless they petition stern to do something about it.
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You can't separate Yi and the Chinese government. They are intertwined, and they were intertwined from the beginning. If the Bucks didn't have a deal in place when they drafted him, then the Bucks took a hell of a gamble.
The Chinese government (read: Yi) doesn't need the NBA rookie contract.
If this thing carries on for a long period, the Chinese government is going to get what they want--and that's guaranteed. They have nothing to lose.