According to league and team sources, the Celtics are very interested in selecting Yi Jianlian with the fifth pick in Thursday's draft, if GM Danny Ainge does not trade it. Ainge and coach Doc Rivers watched Yi work out at the Home Depot Center 18 days ago and talked at length with the prospect. It's been said that his combination of size, agility, and quickness leads to comparisons to Andrea Bargnani, Pau Gasol, and Tyson Chandler.
The Celtics are desperate for superstar talent after the lottery balls didn't fall one or two in this year's draft lottery. At seven feet, 248 pounds, and the ability to hit shots from anywhere on the floor, Yi may be the only prospect that has the potential to be a star equal to Kevin Durant and Greg Oden.
"I'm ready for the NBA," Yi says to the Boston Globe through a translator.
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