[Bryan88]

ESPN - Sources: Nets agree to trade Jefferson to Bucks for Yi, Simmons - NBA

The New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks are on the verge of a trade that will send Richard Jefferson to the Bucks for forwards Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons, according to NBA front-office sources.

Sources told ESPN.com that the deal has been agreed to and submitted for league approval in advance of Thursday night's draft. No draft picks are involved in the trade, sources said.

Such a swap would create an estimated $10-plus million in long-term savings for the Nets as they continue to re-shape their team after trading another mainstay -- point guard Jason Kidd -- to Dallas in February.

The trade would also enable Yi to make a move to the larger media market he was hoping for this time last year, when Milwaukee drafted him out of China with the sixth overall pick. Kiki Vandeweghe, New Jersey's new general manager alongside team president Rod Thorn, is a longstanding Yi fan who has frequently likened the 7-footer's perimeter skills and potential to Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki.

The Bucks, meanwhile, would be supplying new coach Scott Skiles with a veteran player coming off his best season to fill a problem position. Jefferson averaged 22.7 points per game last season and played all 82 games after an injury-plagued 2006-07 season.

[Lefty Noob]

So Yi gets his wish, he gets out of Milwaukee. I think the Bucks make out by picking up Jefferson here. He'll really help them out.

[Bryan88]

I really like this trade for the Bucks, I agree that Jefferson can help them out tremendously and he is only 28 years old. I am not totally sold on Yi, but he certainly has potential and since it seems the Nets are starting over I think he is a nice pickup. Simmons is a solid bench guy and you need those types. Still the Bucks get one of the better players in the league and that may be enough (depending on how the offseason goes) to push them back into the playoffs.

[Lefty Noob]

Yi seems like a primmadonna to me.
He hasn't shown me anything yet, but he's trying to make demands about where he plays.
I sure wouldn't want a guy like that on my team's roster.