Yi Jianlian's agent is trying to pull together trade offers in hopes the Milwaukee Bucks will deal away the Chinese star they selected sixth in the National Basketball Association Draft. But the Bucks vow they did not pick Yi on Thursday just to make a trade deal even as a standoff appears set with Yi's representatives.

"Our agent team had meetings to study this case immediately after the draft. We feel that the Bucks are not the best fit for Yi Jianlian," Yi's agent Zhao Gang said.

"Our team will make contact with other teams who have watched Yi's training and games to see if there is any possibility of a trade."

Milwaukee selected Yi despite not having a special workout to view Yi in part because Bucks general manager Larry Harris is the son of Del Harris, who coached Yi on China's 2004 Athens Olympics squad.

The Chinese men finished eighth at Athens, the nation's best Olympic result, with the elder Harris making Yi a starter and saying he could follow the NBA stardom path taken by Chinese center Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets.

Yi averaged 24.9 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots a game last season for the Guandong Southern Tigers, who lost to Bayi in the finals this year as they sought a fourth consecutive Chinese basketball crown.

"Yi's selection at six has proved his capabilities and value," Zhao said.

Yi said after the draft he expected to play in Milwaukee this coming season and Harris clung to the comment, downplaying the idea of a holdout or negotiating nightmare.

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