It has become nearly impossible for Yi Jianlian not to stand out. His 7-foot-0, 250-pound frame makes Yi noticeable in a crowd already filled with tall basketball players.
Yi has cast even more attention, though, for what he has done with the basketball. During closed portions of training camp practice and the tail-end sessions that the media has seen, Yi has made a large chunk of shots from 3-point range.
So much that Walton called Yi “probably our best 3-point shooter out of the bigs,” including starting center Timofey Mozgov and rookie center Ivica Zubac.
“He’s been shooting the heck out of the ball, which is obviously something we can use,” Walton said.