"You saw in his own way, he's excited about playing in the NBA next year," Harris said. "He's our property. He put his name in the draft and we took him. So we certainly plan on him being here and being in uniform next year."

No matter what happens with the Bucks, Yi's agents seem to lack the ultimate power of saying Yi will stay in China rather than play in Milwaukee.

Yi, whose agents wanted him to land in an NBA city with a large Chinese-heritage population, will not be returning to the Chinese league, according to Liu HongJiang, deputy general manager of the Guandong club.

"Though the final result of the negotiations and communications are uncertain, I can guarantee that whatever the outcome is it could not be so bad that Yi will be back to play in the CBA," he said.

The Bucks could entertain trade offers for 7-foot power forward Yi, who skipped a trip to Milwaukee to join China's national team to train in Dallas. But they snubbed trade offers for their pick from rivals who wanted Yi as well.

Golden State coach Don Nelson highly praised Yi after watching him at a workout in Los Angeles and the Bucks watched Yi at the Asian Games at Qatar last December.

"Rest assured we know him," Harris said. "We felt comfortable that we did not have to go out to LA to confirm or deny. We had our own feelings about what Yi was going to be as a player. We had hours of film, hours of discussion, and when it all came down to it, he was the best player for us at six."

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